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Books in Learn About Animals series

  • Learn About: Rainforests

    Jen Green

    Hardcover (Lorenz Books, July 28, 2008)
    Rainforests cover only about 6 per cent of the Earth's surface, yet they are home to over half of all the species of plants and animals in the world. Learn About Rainforests explores the tallest treetops, reveals the noises of the canopy, and unveils the secrets of the dark and dripping forest floor.
  • Animals Staying Safe

    Xavier W. Niz

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Discusses the ways that animals defend and protect themselves from danger. Some of the animals shown include a skunk, a gray tree frog, a polyphemus moth, and an octopus.
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  • Working Animals of the World

    Tammy Gagne

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Humans often benefit from the everyday actions of animals. See how ladybugs help plants grow, and beavers battle floods. Give readers the details about the hardest working animals around, including their ranges, habitats, appearances, and behaviors. Large, colorful photos entice young readers while fact boxes support the text.
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  • Working Animals of the World

    Tammy Gagne

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Humans often benefit from the everyday actions of animals. See how ladybugs help plants grow, and beavers battle floods. Give readers the details about the hardest working animals around, including their ranges, habitats, appearances, and behaviors. Large, colorful photos entice young readers while fact boxes support the text.
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  • What's a Bird?

    Anna Kaspar

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 10, 2012)
    Though all birds have feathers, not all birds can fly. Kids will love learning about our feathered friends in this informative, yet accessible, book for emerging readers. Young readers will be drawn in by eye-catching photographs of penguins, pelicans, parrots, and more. TheyÂ’ll come away knowing not only the national bird of the United States, but what that birdÂ’s main food is.
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  • What's a Fish?

    Anna Kaspar

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2012)
    We think of all fish as water-dwelling, but some fish are capable of traveling by land as well. Then there are some traits that all fish do havesuch as gills and scales. This incisive volume offers kids a great introduction to the many species of fish that inhabit our oceans, seas, bays, rivers, stream, lakes, ponds, and other bodies of water. Young readers will even learn about the difference between ocean water and fresh water. The gorgeous photographs of fish of many species will charm readers.
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  • Animals Communicating

    Xavier W. Niz

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Discusses the various methods and reasons for animal communications. Some of the animals shown include a tiger, a penguin, a bullfrog, and a chimpanzee.
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  • Animals Raising Offspring

    Wendy Perkins

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Explains the varied ways in which such animals as cheetahs, kangaroos, gray whales, and woodpeckers take care of their young.
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  • All About Animals

    Tammy Gagne

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2015)
    From dancing birds to mine-sniffing rats, some animals are just meant to stand out. Whether it’s an odd appearance, helpful behavior, or dwindling population, these animals have something that makes them unique. Learn about ranges, habitats, appearances, and behaviors of the world’s most adorable, endangered, hard working, and bizarre animals.
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  • What's a Mammal?

    Anna Kaspar

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 10, 2012)
    From enormous elephants to friendly dolphins, many of the most beloved animals are mammals. Young readers will learn that hair and drinking their mothersÂ’ milk as babies are the distinguishing characteristics of mammals. They will discover all sorts of interesting facts about fascinating mammals, such as koalas, blue whales, and orangutans. Kids will even learn where they fit in the animal kingdom.
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  • What's an Insect?

    Anna Kaspar

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2012)
    The vast majority of Earths animal species are insects, and scientists have already identified 900,000 individual species. Incredible photographs of insects, both beautiful and strange, will assist readers in learning what antennae are and how insects use them. Readers learn about interesting species such as beautiful luna moths and industrious ants. Readers will even come away knowing the number of legs each insect has.
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  • In the Sea

    Barbara Bakowski, Laura Ottina, Sebastiano Ranchetti

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, )
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