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1) Fossil
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Packed with striking photography, Eyewitness Fossil explores the creatures and plants that lived long ago. Become an eyewitness to the natural treasures found in rocks in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of all things fossils. Children will be mesmerized by the bones, teeth, and plants from long ago that have all been turned to rock. This beautifully illustrated guide for kids aged 9+ gives an insight into how...
2) Reptile
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Become an eyewitness to how reptiles sense the world, move and use camouflage in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of these scaly creatures. Children will be mesmerized by the many different types of reptile species, from small pets to large crocodiles.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
24 pages ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Electric cars take us to work and school, carry our packages, and race down highways without leaving pollution. Readers will enjoy carefully leveled text that explores the science behind these high-interest vehicles"--
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
24 pages ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Big rigs race down highways carrying hundreds of packages. How do they drive, turn, and slow down while carrying so much? With full-color photos and accessible text, readers will discover the science behind how big rigs drive"--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A perfect pick for budding volcanologists - or any child who can't resist a good kaboom! Here's a step-by-step story of a volcanic eruption - told from the volcano's point of view! Readers meet the volcano as it placidly slumbers, which it's been doing for thousands of years. Then things begin to stir to life deep inside. First come the hisses, as hot magma moves into a chamber beneath the volcano. Then, steam, gas and ash start to gurgle and sputter...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen small but MIGHTY sharks battle it out in a huge fight! Who will be the small shark champion? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts 16 small but savage sharks. Readers will learn about each shark's unique features, behavior, and more. Then, compare and contrast the battling animals before finally discovering the winner!"--
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
105 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This introductory guide to the worlds of the leading fantasy role-playing game franchise provides an immersive illustrated primer to the beasts and creatures of D&D. In this illustrated guide for new players, you're transported to the mystical and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and given a one-of-a-kind course on the monsters for which the game (and all of its iterations) is known. Featuring direct, pithy insights on the monsters and how players...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts 16 ferocious ocean creatures. Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling animals before finally discovering the winner!" -- Amazon.com.
What would happen if sixteen sea creatures met in a tournament? Who will be the ocean champion? Who do you think would win? --
9) Wrestling
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidoscope
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides a simple introduction to the sport of wrestling.
10) Fast cars
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
24 pages. 23 x 28
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and color photographs describe nine fast cars"--Provided by the publisher.
11) Big cars
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
24 pages. 24 x 29
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and color photographs describe nine big cars"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
Description
Alligators and crocodiles are some of the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, but can you spot the differences between these two gigantic reptiles? Learn what makes each prehistoric creature unique and more in this toothy introduction to alligators and crocodiles.
"This updated edition vetted by an expert introduces young readers to everything they would want to know about the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, alligators and crocodiles. With...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
56 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"One night a scientist discovered something surprising in his own backyard : a flying squirrel that glowed bright pink! Follow along on an investigation into flying squirrels -- and other mammals -- that glow when exposed to ultraviolet light"--
14) Buses
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book explains the uses, different kinds, and parts of buses"--
15) Trucks
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
16 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book describes the parts, different kinds, and uses of trucks"--
16) Cars
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
16 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book describes the parts, uses, and different kinds of cars"--
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
37 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Quick! If you don't move fast, you're going to miss him -- there he goes-- Randolph Caldecott, future famous illustrator. His sketchbook is full of hurly-burly; wild weather, frisky animals and people so sprightly they can barely hold on to the pages. But in the 1850s, there are no children's books like that. Not yet. Many are published, but their pictures look still, full of pretty poses and cluttered scenery. No one has imagined how much fun an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Twin mice Sydney and Simon compete to create the most interesting project about the Earth's moon for their elementary school, and win the first prize--a chance to meet a real astronaut.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, families all across Europe huddled together in basements, attics, and closets as Nazi soldiers rounded up anyone Jewish. The Star of David, a symbol of faith and pride, became a tool of hate when the Nazis forced Jewish people to carry papers stamped with that star, so that it was clear who to capture. But many brave souls dared to help them. Jewish teenager Jacqueline Gauthier, a member of the French Resistance who had to conceal...
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
After discovering that a green sea turtle was harmed by plastic in the ocean, twin mice Sydney and Simon come up with a creative campaign to increase recycling and reduce the amount of trash created in their home, school, and town.
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