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Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1988
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, growth from pupa to larva to adult, and other aspects.
3) Fossil
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A photo essay about different types of fossils, from bacteria and algae to birds and mammals.
4) Explorer
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1991
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Highlights various explorers and their discoveries.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers can journey back in time to ancient Greece in this visually stunning introduction to one of the world's founding nations that features fascinating information, statistics and facts showing how the ancient Greeks transformed our world.
7) Amphibian
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the evolution, behavior, physical characteristics, and life cycle of all kinds of amphibians.
10) Cowboy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs trace the history and lore of cowboys around the globe.
11) Knight
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the age of knighthood, covering such aspects as arms, armor, training, ceremonies, tournaments and the code of chivalry, and the Crusuades.
12) Mummy
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
1993, 2004, 2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
72 p.: col. ill. 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.
13) Ancient China
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1994, 2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
72 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A spectacular and informative guide to the history of the great Chinese empire and the customs and traditions of its people. --Amazon
14) Archeology
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1994
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : coll. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
15) Castle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks behind fortress walls to explore how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals, the important rooms, the people who lived in them, and what castle life was like.
16) Jungle
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Provides a close-up look at the extraordinary inhabitants of Earth's endangered rain forests, from huge spiders that stalk birds to tiny antelopes that can leap nine feet in the air
17) Pirate
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Be an eyewitness to the bloodthirsty activities of pirates, from the barbarous corsairs of the Mediterranean to the cutthroat buccaneers of the Spanish Main"--Cover, p. [4].
18) Prehistoric life
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1994
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
20) Africa
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1995
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English