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The Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From, and How They Live- How are birds so good at flying and navigating?- Why are birds so like mammals- and yet so very different? - Did birds descend from dinosaurs, and if so, does that mean birds are dinosaurs?- How do they court each other and fend...
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Spit: What's Cool about DroolThe title says it all. It's yucky. It's gooey It makes your food chewy Ptooey Ptooey Oh, spit. Ew Nasty Ew Gross But spit is no spitball joke. Drool is cool It's one of the most amazing fluids in your body. In Spit, renowned...
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How Dogs WorkHow well do we really know dogs? People may enjoy thinking about them as "man's best friend," but what actually drives the things they do? What is going on in their fur-covered heads as they look at us with their big, expressive eyes? Raymond...
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Elephant Don: The Politics of a Pachyderm PosseMeet Greg. He's a stocky guy with an outsized swagger. He's been the intimidating yet sociable don of his posse of friends--including Abe, Keith, Mike, Kevin, Torn Trunk, and Willie. But one arid summer the tide begins to shift and the third-ranking Kevin starts...
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Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social MindIn 1838 Charles Darwin jotted in a notebook, "He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke." Baboon Metaphysics is Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth's fascinating response to Darwin's challenge. Cheney and Seyfarth set up camp in Botswana's Okavango Delta,...
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The Dancing Bees: Karl Von Frisch and the Discovery of the Honeybee LanguageWe think of bees as being among the busiest workers in the garden, admiring them for their productivity. But amid their buzzing, they are also great communicators--and unusual dancers. As Karl von Frisch (1886-1982) discovered during World War II, bees communicate the location of...
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Secret Worlds: The Extraordinary Senses of AnimalsMartin Stevens explores the extraordinary variety of senses in the animal kingdom, and discusses the cutting-edge science that is shedding light on these secret worlds. Our senses of vision, smell, taste, hearing, and touch are essential for us to respond to threats, communicate and...
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Mammals: A Very Short IntroductionFrom a modest beginning in the form of a little shrew-like, nocturnal, insect eating ancestor that lived 200 million years ago, mammals evolved into the huge variety of different kinds of animals we see today. Many species are still small, and follow the lifestyle...
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Ecotoxicology Essentials: Environmental Contaminants and Their Biological Effects on Animals and PlantsEcotoxicology Essentials: Environmental Contaminants and Their Biological Effects on Animals and Plants provides a fundamental understanding of this area for students and professionals in ecotoxicology, ecology, conservation, chemistry, public health, wildlife management, fisheries, and many other disciplines. Although new chemicals and potential problems are...
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Thump Goes the Rabbit: How Animals CommunicateRead and find out about how animals communicate in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.Did you know that animals each have their own unique way to communicate? Birds sing, dogs bark, cows moo--and animals use their ears, tails, feet, and bodies to communicate, too!...
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ElephantsJoin award-winning science writer Seymour Simon as he investigates the many characteristics and behaviors of one of the world's most beloved animals: the elephant This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8....
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Big Cats: Revised EditionIn this completely updated edition of Big Cats, award-winning writer Seymour Simon celebrates the grace and power of lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, pumas, and snow leopards. Readers will learn all about how they hunt, care for their young, and rest in their varied...
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What's It Like to Be a Fish?Read and find out about how a fish's body is perfectly designed for life in water in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.You can't breathe underwater, but a fish can. You can't eat underwater, but a fish does every day. Named a Best Children's...
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Sea CreaturesDive into the wonderful world under the sea with Sea Creatures, a gorgeous informational picture book from award-winning science writer Seymour Simon This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a...
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Bird PopulationsIn the latest addition to the New Naturalist series, Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation - food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity.The combination of a rapidly expanding human population, a predominantly utilitarian attitude to land, central government...
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Hidden Jungle: Spotlight BookFrom the Amazon rainforest in South America to the Congo in Central Africa, find the animals hidden in each scene using the special "flashlight" included in the book. Who's hiding in the grass? And what about the shadow in the branches of that tree?...
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CougarsThis revised edition surveys key aspects of cougars, describing these American wild cats' appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why cougars have long, thin bodies.Author: Kate RiggsPublisher: Creative EducationPublished: 01/15/2022Pages: 24Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.82w x 0.32dISBN: 9781640265103Audience: Ages...
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Hawk Moths of JamaicaJamaica was initially one of a few locations in the New World where early collections of hawk moths were made by visiting naturalists including Sir Hans Sloane, Philip Gosse, and natural history illustrator Luke Robins. From this material several species of hawk moths, new...
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Animal Lives and Why They MatterThis book engages with the changing ways in which we, as a society and culture, look upon and interact with animals, stressing how much animals differ among themselves. An invitation to appreciate the peculiar role of animals in telling important if uncomfortable truths about...
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Conservation Physiology for the Anthropocene - Issues and Applications: Volume 39bConservation Physiology for the Anthropocene - A Systems Approach, Volume 39B in the Fish Physiology series, is a comprehensive synthesis related to the physiology of fish in the Anthropocene. This volume helps solve knowledge gaps by considering the many ways in which different physiological...
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