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"Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable, colorful species. For centuries they have captured our imaginations - revered by indigenous Americans, coveted by European collectors, and to this day admired worldwide for their unsurpassed metallic, jewel-like plumage, acrobatic flight, and immense character. Yet they exist on a knife-edge -- theirs is a precarious life, dependent upon finding sufficient...
3) Re-cycles
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Describes the cycle of soil decomposition and the water cycle, as well as how to develop a compost pile for recycling peapods and other garden products into compost to feed a garden.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"From fish to mammals and plants to insects, every organism on Earth must reproduce, and the survival of each species -- and of life itself -- depends on this and on the diversity it creates. In this groundbreaking book, Katherine Roy distills the science of reproduction into its simplest components: organisms must meet, merge their DNA, and grow new individuals; and she thoughtfully highlights the astonishing variety of this process with examples...
13) Frog
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 23 cm.
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Describes the life cycle of frogs, discussing how they are born, develop, feed, play, and breed.
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128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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"Butterflies immediately catch our attention with their beautiful wing patterns and colors. They exemplify metamorphosis with the creeping caterpillar transforming into a soaring butterfly. They have also come to be creatures of science, revealing much to biologists about evolution and the ecological processes and historical accidents that have generated the diversity of life on Earth. In Butterflies, Dick Vane-Wright provides a complete introduction...
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xiii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Written by the man who "Fortune" magazine refers to as a "Global Guru," "When Markets Collide" offers a cogent picture of the rapidly changing world financial system, and provides a detailed blueprint for capitalizing on the opportunities now available.
18) Being frog
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 x 27 cm
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An up-close look at the behavior and habits of frogs.
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