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Books in Looking at Layers series

  • Looking into the Grand Canyon

    Martha London

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2020)
    Explore the Grand Canyon's layers from the nearly 2-billion-year-old rocks of the Pre-Cambrian Era to the few formations of the Mesozoic Era. Learn about the different kinds of rock that make up the canyon and how the Colorado River carved them into the majesty of the Grand Canyon today. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.
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  • Looking into Caves

    Emma Huddleston

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2020)
    Explore caves' layers from the dim entrance zone to the damp dark zone. Learn how life survives in caves' inhospitable conditions and how caves' spectacular structures form. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.
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  • Looking Inside the Human Body

    Emma Huddleston

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2020)
    Explore the human body's layers from the skeleton to the skin. Learn about cells and tissues, body systems, joints, and more. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.
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  • Looking at Art 123: How Many Can You See?

    National Gallery of Australia / Author

    Hardcover (National Gallery of Australia, March 26, 2010)
    Looking At Art ABC, 123, and Colours is a delightful series of books that encourages children from 2 to 6 to look at art. The books feature wondrous paintings from the famous collection of the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, including works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne, George Seurat, Pierre Bonnard, Claude Monet, Maurice Denis, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Edouard Vuillard. They also include poems to help children look closely at the paintings and are designed to be read to children or for children to read themselves.
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  • Animals in Hot Places

    Moira Butterfield

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Aug. 1, 1999)
    Presents various animals that live in such hot places as deserts, rain forests, and grasslands, and describes how they adapt to their environment
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  • Animals on Plains and Prairies

    Moira Butterfield

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Aug. 1, 1999)
    Introduces animals that live on plains and prairies, including lions, gazelles, vultures, termites, lizards, and prairie dogs
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  • Animals in Rivers and Lakes

    Moira Butterfield

    Library Binding (Raintree Pub, Aug. 1, 1999)
    Introduces animals that live in rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds, including the trout, kingfisher, crocodile, and bullfrog
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  • Jamini Roy: A Trail of Paint

    Anjali Raghbeer, Soumya Menon

    Paperback (Tulika, Aug. 10, 2010)
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  • M.F. Husain: Barefoot Husain

    Anjali Raghbeer, Soumya Menon

    Paperback (Tulika, Aug. 8, 2010)
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  • Animals in the Oceans

    Moira Butterfield

    Library Binding (Raintree Pub, Aug. 1, 1999)
    Provides an introduction to some of the different animals that live in the world's oceans, including the jellyfish, whale, manta ray, shark, starfish, and sea cucumbers
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  • Animals in Trees

    Moira Butterfield

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Aug. 1, 1999)
    Introduces animals that live in trees in both temperate woods and rainforests, including squirrels, woodpeckers, fruit bats, tree boas, ocelots, and sloths
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  • Looking at Art ABC: Alphabet

    National Gallery of Australia / Author

    Hardcover (National Gallery of Australia, March 26, 2010)
    Looking At Art ABC, 123, and Colours is a delightful series of books that encourages children from 2 to 6 to look at art. The books feature wondrous paintings from the famous collection of the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, including works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne, George Seurat, Pierre Bonnard, Claude Monet, Maurice Denis, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Edouard Vuillard. They also include poems to help children look closely at the paintings and are designed to be read to children or for children to read themselves.
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