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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Famously feisty Tasmanian devils and perpetually ravenous hyenas may not seem to have a lot in common. However, both carnivores are ready to kill at a moment's notice. For those who wonder what would happen if one beast was pitted against another, this lively volume has the answers. It breaks down each hunter's adaptations that have helped it survive in its wild habitat, such as the Tasmanian devil's brawny bite and the hyena's staggering stamina....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 1010L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What if you woke up one morning and you had sprouted a tail overnight? What If You Had An Animal Tail? -- the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series -- explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw that you had an animal tail! From a peacock's showstopping tail to a scorpion's dangerous stinger, discover what it would be like if you had one of these special tails -- and find out why your own tailbone is just the right...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
220L
Language
English
Description
"In Butterfly or Moth?, beginning readers will learn to spot the differences between these insects. Carefully leveled text relays what the insects look like and how they behave. Each page then asks readers to name which one is shown in the photo. Answers appear upside down on the bottom of each page, making reading for learning interactive and fun. A See and Compare spread shows and labels each insect side by side, while a Quick Facts feature lists...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Trickiest! introduces readers to some of the slyest animals on the planet, and the award-winning author and illustrator Steve Jenkins is here to show you what earned them their reputation." --Amazon.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
GN 1120L
Language
English
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 withspreads 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."--...
10) Life
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.
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English
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"A natural history of cheating from selfish genes to lying politicians. Nature is rife with cheating. Possums play possum, feigning death to cheat predators. Crows cry wolf to scare off rivals. Amphibians and reptiles are inveterate impostors. Even genes and cells cheat. The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars explores the evolution of cheating in the natural world, revealing how dishonesty has given rise to wondrous diversity. Blending cutting-edge...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A Harvard evolutionary biologist presents an engaging discussion of how the human body has evolved over millions of years, examining how an increasing disparity between the needs of Stone Age bodies and the realities of the modern world are fueling a paradox of greater longevity and chronic disease.
15) Animal eyes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The sense of sight helps an animal stay safe from predators, find food and shelter, defend its territory and care for its young. We can tell a lot about an animal from its eyes: whether it is predator or prey, whether it is more active during the day or night, and sometimes even its gender or age. Award-winning nature photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland shares fascinating animal eyes with readers of all ages."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"How do some young animals know what to do and how to do it? Does someone teach a caterpillar what to eat? Who gives a baby shark swimming lessons? Sometimes young animals learn things from their parents, but other times... they just know! Explore animal instincts through engaging text and fanciful illustrations."--
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Language
English
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Description
Vermeij focuses on the importance of adaptation, how organisms interact with their environment, and examines the ways that both are altered. He supports his arguments with examples from ecosystems around the globe, and also redefines the longstanding question of nature vs. nurture so as to make it more accessible to future investigation.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marine animals have adapted to their habitat over millions of years. Huge whales and giant squids have been able to grow exceptionally large despite the absence of strong limbs due to the buoyancy of living in salt water. Blubber keeps some animals warm in the deep as other adaptations let animals live in very warm waters. Readers dive into the complex and fascinating subject of life under the sea through 20 interesting facts about how bodies, predation,...
19) Bee or wasp?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
250L
Language
English
Description
"In Bee or Wasp?, beginning readers will learn to spot the differences between these insects. Carefully leveled text relays what the insects look like and how they fly and behave. Each page then asks readers to name which one is shown in the photo. Answers appear upside down on the bottom of each page, making reading for learning interactive and fun. A See and Compare spread shows and labels each insect side by side, while a Quick Facts feature lists...
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