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256 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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English
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Adored for their fairy-like beauty and power of flight, butterflies and moths captivate enthusiasts world-wide. As well as being attractive to watch, these exquisite insects are also of huge biological importance. Not only are they useful pollinators, they also act as scientific 'indicators' of changing levels of light, heat and availability of food. Consequently, some species are the subject of intense study to see how well they are adapting to environmental...
3) Moths
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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"This search-and-find book invites early readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a moth's habitat, body parts, and behaviors"--
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208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm
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English
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Moths are a crucial insect group encompassing more than 160,000 species, and they are among the most ancient of Earth's inhabitants, with some fossils believed to be 190 million years old. This richly illustrated guide to their biology, evolution, and history demonstrates the incredible diversity of these winged insects and reveals the ruthless survival tactics used by some -- including blood-sucking moths, cannibalism in the cocoon, and carnivorous...
8) Moths
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Moths volume 1
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English
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Forty years ago, the world changed. Toxic threads left behind by mutated moths infected men and boys around the globe. Some were killed quietly in their sleep, others became crazed killers, wildly dangerous and beyond help. All seemed hopeless. But humanity adapted, healed and moved on. Now matriarchs rule, and men are kept in specially treated dust-free facilities for their safety and the good of society, never able to return to the outside. Mary...
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82 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
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English
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Known in scientific circles as Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths, while closely related, display wildly different characteristics. At a glance we can usually tell a butterfly from a moth by whether it flies during the day or the night. Butterflies are day flyers, and moths are most often nocturnal. Look inside for more details about and gorgeous photos of swallowtail butterflies; blue, copper, and hairstreak butterflies; burnet moths; and atlas,...
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277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A plastic box with a lightbulb attached may seem like an odd birthday present. But for ecologist Tim Blackburn, a moth trap is a captivating window into the world beyond the roof terrace of his London flat. Whether gaudy or drab, rare or common, each moth ensnared by the trap is a treasure with a story to tell. In The Jewel Box, Blackburn introduces these mysterious visitors, revealing how the moths he catches reflect hidden patterns governing the...
15) Claudia & Moth
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Claudia loves butterflies. Blue ones. Yellow ones. Purple ones with dots. And since she can't take them home, she paints them in all their beautiful colors. But when winter comes, there are no more butterflies to paint...until she finds a little moth. Suddenly, Claudia sees winter in a whole new light.
Claudia loves butterflies and likes to paint them in a rainbow of colors, and when the winter comes and she is sad that there is nothing left to draw,...
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355 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"A lyrical debut novel that asks what we owe to our families, what we owe to our ancestors, and what we owe to ourselves. Janelle M. Williams's Gone Like Yesterday employs magical realism to explore the majestic and haunting experience of being a Black woman in today's America"--
Gone Like Yesterday follows two Black women--Zahra, a listless college prep coach, and Sammie, a teenage girl and budding activist soon off to college--who are drawn to...
17) Not a bean
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English
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"Did you know that a Mexican jumping bean isn't a bean at all? It's a seedpod with a very special guest inside-a caterpillar. The pod is its home and food source. Learn how the caterpillar gets inside the seedpod, why and when it moves, and how it gets out. Count from one to ten and practice Spanish vocabulary as you follow the fascinating life cycle of a most unusual Not a Bean. Get ready to shake, rattle, and roll!"--Page [2] of cover.
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Español
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This book lets children see the world through the eyes of one of the most beautiful insects on Earth – a butterfly. Readers will learn about how caterpillars change into butterflies, what butterflies eat, and where they live. Age-appropriate text is perfect for beginning readers and young listeners. A Words to Know section helps young readers make connections between the illustrations and concepts that may be new to them. Bright, full-color illustrations...
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