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1) Jellyfish
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to jellyfish. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
3) Penguins!
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Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior of different kinds of penguins.
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viii, 394 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Since the release of the documentary Blackfish in 2013, millions around the world have focused on the plight of the orca, the most profitable and controversial display animal in history. Yet, until now, no historical account has explained how we came to care about killer whales in the first place. Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and his own family history, Jason M. Colby tells the exhilarating and often heartbreaking story...
7) Sea bones
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"Did you know that Jellies (not Jelly Fish -- because they aren't actually fish) have no bones and no brains? Or that the largest animal on Earth is the blue whale? Join author-illustrator Bob Barner as he makes waves with this lush picture book about the sea featuring his signature rhyming text and colorful illustrations. Filled with incredible fishy facts about vertebrates, invertebrates, endoskeletons, and exoskeletons, and an underwater informational...
8) Mosquitoes
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An introduction to the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of mosquitoes, insects which can transmit various diseases to people.
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The blue whale holds the title of largest creature that has ever lived, and it may also be the most mysterious. The biggest blue whales can outweigh every player in Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League combined. Their mouths can gulp more than thirteen thousand gallons of seawater. A newborn can be over twenty feet long and gain nearly twenty tons in seven months-about eight pounds per hour. Blue whales emit more powerful sounds than...
11) Humpback whales
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to humpback whales. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
12) Blue sharks
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"Readers will take in information about a blue shark's preferred habitat, what it likes to eat, and more alongside amazing underwater photographs"--Publisher's website.
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"This nonfiction picture book uses a guessing game to introduce eight different ocean animals and some unique aspects of their bodies. First, readers are shown a close-up illustration of an unusual part of an animal's body and asked to guess its owner. The following spread reveals the animal's name along with an illustration of the whole animal in its habitat. There's also a brief description of the animal's traits with a special emphasis on the featured...
14) Bull sharks
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Dive into this book to learn all about bull sharks. Readers will take in information about a bull shark's preferred habitat, what it likes to eat, and more alongside amazing underwater photographs.
15) Angel sharks
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Dive into this book to learn all about angel sharks. Readers will take in information about an angel shark's preferred habitat, what they like to eat, and more alongside amazing underwater photographs.
16) Nurse sharks
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of nurse sharks.
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Eye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in their own quotidian rhythms. Carl Safina's guide and inspiration is an albatross he calls Amelia, whose life and far-flung flights he describes in fascinating detail. Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, Eye of the Albatross probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine...
18) Parrotfish
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to parrotfish. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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