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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"This book introduces readers to the science behind spider webs. Students learn about the uses of spider silk and the different purposes of different kinds of webs. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Description
A whole new approach to business communication by two brilliant, Harvard-based educators, trainers and consultants. Kegan and Lahey show us how the way we talk in the workplace can be understood as seven different types of speaking, seven languages that reveal our attitudes, expectations, corporate culture, hidden agendas, emotional baggage, motivation and other crucial characteristics and issues. They show how all managers and executives are actually...
63) Stinky animals
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to stinky animals such as the skunk, opossum, ladybug, and peccary, and explore how they use bad smells to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
64) Slimy animals
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to slimy animals such as the hagfish, fulmar, tomato frog, and ribbon worm, and explore how they use slime to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"If you could have any animal's tongue, whose would you choose? If you had a gaur's tongue, you could taste ice-cream flavors. If you had a chameleon's tongue, you could catch any Frisbee. And if you had a wolf's tongue, you'd never break a sweat no matter how hot it got! The animal kingdom has tons of amazing tongues, but yours is pretty great, too!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"Aurora has always enjoyed her simple life. She loves to explore the beautiful woods and enchanting Moors surrounding her quaint cottage. She is comforted knowing that her faerie godmother is always nearby, keeping a watchful eye on her. She even likes living with her bumbling yet well-meaning aunts. But when Aurora discovers a dark secret about her past, her whole world turns upside down. Will she be able to save herself from an imminent curse? Or...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Deciduous forests around the world are home to a variety of animals. Animals that are part of the temperate deciduous forest biome must adapt to the conditions of all four seasons to survive. Animals that are part of the tropical and subtropical deciduous forest biomes must adapt to both the wet and dry seasons. In this book, readers in grades 3-5 will discover how deciduous beasts rise to the challenges of the climate in each biome. This NGSS-aligned...
71) Rain forest life
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Color photos and simple text describe animals and their adaptations to a rain forest habitat"--Provided by publisher.
74) Thank you, moon
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Animals adapt their behavior to the different phases of the moon"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Mimicry is when two or more animals that aren't closely related look, act, or sound similar. Mimicry is an adaptation that some species developed to keep them safe from predators. However, there are also cases in which mimicry deceives the mimic's prey or even the male or female of the mimic's own species. In this book, readers learn about the different types of mimicry and find interesting and up-close examples of mimicry in the wild. Fun fact boxes...
77) Animals that run
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Each book in the Adapted to Survive series looks at a selection of high-interest animals that share a common skill, examining how each animal has adapted to survive in its own particular environment. This book looks at animals that run, and includes chapters on horses, cheetahs, gazelles, ostriches, and more!"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"A book of insects, with a focus on their 'super powers'--their extraordinary and very real abilities--and an art/design style that evokes comic-book-hero-and-villain awesomeness. The book will include profiles of the animals and their powers, mixed with spreads that compare, contrast, and pit the insects against each other in a kind of 'who would win??' action format. Head-to-head combat! Astounding weapons and abilities! Awesomeness! Plus: science."--...