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2) Hawai'i
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144 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, art, and people of Hawaii, a state made up of a string of Pacific Ocean islands.
3) Desert
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46 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
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English
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Introduces the plants, animals, and peoples that live in deserts and describes what kind of adaptations they have have developed to live in such a spare environment.
6) Malaysia
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144 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of Malaysia.
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Aliens have taken over our parks, our gardens, our stream and lakes! They are not from outer space-- they are plants, animals, and other organisms that have hitchhiked beyond their own home habitats on Earth.
8) Algeria
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English
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Introduces the geography, history, government, people, religion, arts, and foods of Algeria.
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, sports, arts, religions, culture, and people of Algeria.
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352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
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English
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"How was our universe made from a tiny speck of energy? Where did the first trees, plants, animals and humans come from? What happened to the dinosaurs? What was so miserable about medieval times? How were railroads and electricity invented? What are the perils of global warming? You might have many big questions about our planet, life and people. Embark on an entertaining journey across millennia and continents with this captivating book by Christopher...
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viii, 290 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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From mud tracks on a quiet country road to dirt specks on the soles of walking boots, forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire uses her decades of scientific expertise to find often-overlooked clues left behind by criminal activity. She detects evidence and eliminates hypotheses armed with little more than a microscope, eventually developing a compelling thesis of the who, what, how, and when of a crime. Wiltshire's remarkable accuracy has made her one...
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1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living in America. It wasn't exactly a 'New World, ' but an old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals, and causeways. But after Columbus set foot in the Americas, an endless wave of explorers, conquistadors, and settlers arrived, and with each of their ships came a Noah's Ark of plants, animals, and disease. Here is an exploration into...
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63 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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English
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"The world is rich with marvelous forests and amazing communities of plants, animals, fungi, and minute creatures that populate them. Marvel at the peaceful twilight of the deciduous forest, where birds gather twigs, bats shelter in tree trunks, and the carpet of fallen leaves becomes small creatures' homes. Spot a bald eagle soaring high up in the winter sky through the towering green giants of the redwood forest. Discover all the noises in the Amazonian...
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