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3) Mammals
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48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
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English
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This book helps to explore mammals, their adaptive features, habitats, relationship with humans and lots more.
Presents general information about mammals, looking at how much mammals can differ, what they have in common, where they can be found, how they reproduce, and how humans are among the most successful mammal species.
4) Skunks
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English
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The smelliest animal in the forest may also be one of the most mysterious. From the differences in species' markings to the chemical makeup of their malodorous defensive spray, learn more about these fascinating creatures inside. The World of Mammals reveals the fascinating physical and behavioral characteristics of a diverse sampling of animals and offers a detailed account of each animal's habitat and natural history. This series also teaches children...
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640 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 22 cm
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English
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The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals is the essential companion for anyone going on safari or interested in African mammals-no other field guide covers the whole continent in a portable format. Now fully revised and updated, it covers all known species of African land mammals and features more than 500 stunning color illustrations. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, distribution, habitat, food, behavior, adaptations,...
11) Orcas
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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English
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"Simple text and full-color photographs provide a brief introduction to orcas"--Provided by publisher.
12) Whale
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72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
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English
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Describes whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals, their habitats, means of communication, and family life.
13) Las suricatas
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Eyediscover volume 24
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Español
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Aprende de las suricatas.
Learn about meerkats.
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251 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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English
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"Earth Almanac presents the greatest hits of North American nature. Structured around phenology, the study of seasonal patterns in nature, these day-by-day descriptions offer insight into activities and connections throughout the natural world. Beginning with the Winter Solstice in December, Earth Almanac highlights a wide range of natural history, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects, intertidal and marine life, trees, plants, fungi,...
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Platypus Police Squad volume 2
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218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Detectives Rick Zengo and Corey O'Malley investigate foul play at the opening of the Kalamazoo City Dome, the world's largest indoor amusement complex"--
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xvi, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Enamored of bats ever since discovering a colony in a cave as a boy, Tuttle realized how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. He shares research showing that frog-eating bats can identify frogs by their calls, that vampire bats have a social order similar to that of primates, and that bats have remarkable memories. Bats also provide enormous benefits by eating crop pests, pollinating plants, and carrying seeds needed for reforestation; they are...
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384 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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" This breathtakingly beautiful book brings readers nose-to-nose with all of the world's marine mammals-a comprehensive line-up of remarkable whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, walruses, otters, polar bears, dugongs, and manatees. A highly practical field guide, it combines state-of-the-art illustrations with superb color photographs and detailed maps. The book highlights key field marks and clearly summarizes the types of behaviors that marine-mammal...
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A conservationist traces his efforts to save the endangered White Rhino, describing the brutal region where the last fifteen were struggling to survive, the bureaucratic forces the author navigated to establish protections, and his work as a chief negotiator between the violent Lord's Resistance Army and the Ugandan government.
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157 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Panda Love is a collection of incredible images of these gentle giants. Ami Vitale's stunning photographs, taken on location in China, document the efforts to breed pandas and release them back into the wild. Ami was given unprecedented access to the pandas and her photos give an amazing insight into the bears' lives in both the sanctuaries and their natural habitat. Fluffy panda cubs tumble out of baskets and play hide-and-seek with their carers,...
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v, 230 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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O'Connell is a smart twentysomething who treats her pregnancy like a new project, researching and planning. She envisions a natural birth and a year of wholesome breast feeding. But things do not go as she expects. Life throws curveballs, and after 40 hours of contractions, she opts for a C-section. She manages to nurse for a year but resents her baby's control over her body. This is not a book about the wonders of motherhood but about the tension...
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