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Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Estivation is just like hibernation - only it happens in summer instead of winter. Why do some animals settle into cool, snug spots and sink into a summertime sleep? Because it's too hot for their bodies to function, or their food is in short supply. Some estivating animals sleep groups; others rest alone. Some go on a long journey before they slumber; others hunker down right at home. From the pixie frog to the spotted turtle to the desert hedgehog,...
2) Dolphins
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the different types of dolphins, where they live, what they eat, etc.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers. A concise main text highlights how feathers are not just for flying. More curious readers are invited to explore informative sidebars, which underscore specific ways each bird uses its feathers for a variety of practical purposes. A scrapbook design showcases life-size feather illustrations.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From award-winning author Melissa Stewart comes the grossest journey through the animal world you'll ever take. From ants to zebras, get ready to discover some seriously strange animal behaviors. Slurp up soupy insides with houseflies, spit sticky saliva to build nests with birds, and fend off predators with poop-flinging caterpillars and farting snakes. And that's just the tip of the dung pile! These yucky habits may seem surprising to us, but they're...
Author
Publisher
Collins/HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
47 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book answers specific questions about coral colonies that form coral reefs and the creatures that live in, on, and around a coral reef with information on how construction and pollution harm coral reefs and what can be done to save coral reefs.