Nicola Davies
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Some farms are up in the hills ... or down long, winding lanes ... but Silver Street Farm is different — it's right in the middle of a town!
It's summer at Silver Street and all the animals are getting very hot and thirsty. The three children who run the farm — Meera, Gemma and Karl — decide to hold a competition to see who can come up with the best scheme for getting water to the farm. The solution surprises everybody!
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Some farms are up in the hills... or down long, winding lanes... but Silver Street Farm is different - it's right in the middle of a town! It's winter and the residents of Lonchester are struggling against the Big Freeze. School is closed, and Meera, Karl and Gemma are delighted. But there's no time to play. Many people in Lonchester find themselves stuck without food. However, with the help of a stranded Russian Ballet company, their sled dog, Boris,...
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It's springtime at Silver Street Farm, and all the animals are getting ready to have their babies. Flora, who usually runs the farm, has gone to look after her father's farm and the three children are on their own. At first things go smoothly but then one of the pigs breaks into Flora's caravan, the mother hen leaves the rooster, and even Buster the dog has a surprise in store...
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Some farms are up in the hills... or down long, winding lanes... but Silver Street Farm is different – it's right in the middle of a town! After a baby-filled spring, Silver Street Farm is bursting at the seams! The lambs refuse to stay in their pen, the pigs are restless and the chickens have set up home in the office. There's not enough space for all the new animals, but Meera, Karl and Gemma can't bear to say goodbye to even a single guinea-pig....
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm
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"Our planet is always turning. It may be midnight in London, but in different time zones other living things are waking up, ready to hunt or feed or fight. As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon toward the sea, and enormous whale sharks gulping plankton...
26) One tiny turtle
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29 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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The story of a tiny sea turtle who swims out to sea, then returns after a few years to the beach where she was born to lay her eggs before returning to the sea. Includes many facts about sea turtles.
27) Dolphin baby!
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28 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Following his mother, a baby dolphin learns about life under the sea, from catching his first fish to developing his own unique whistle.
29) Big blue whale
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27 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of the blue whale.
30) Just ducks!
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25 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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On her way to school, a young girl spots mallard ducks in the river and enthusiastically describes their appearance, habits, and behavior. Interspersed throughout the pages are facts about ducks.
32) Hummingbird
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29 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
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Every spring, birds small enough to fit in the palm of your hand fly two thousand miles north to lay their eggs. This is the story of one tiny hummingbird's amazing journey.
Provides facts about hummingbirds as one intrepid bird makes it way north to New York City, delighting all those who see it.
33) The promise
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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On a mean street in a mean, broken city, a young girl tries to snatch an old woman's bag. But the frail old woman, holding on with the strength of heroes, says the thief can't have it without giving something in return: the promise. It is the beginning of a journey that will change the thieving girl's life -- and a chance to change the world, for good.
34) Deserts
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56 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
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Presents an introduction to deserts, in simple text with illustrations, and includes information on what they are, its animal life, its plant life, as well as a description of different world deserts, such as the Gobi, the Sahara, and the Mojave.
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61 pages : color illustrations ; 16 x 26 cm
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Animals adapt to their surroundings for survival. Learn how they survive in conditions that humans never would. Are you ready for the competition? From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, from the hardy reptiles of the driest deserts to the squash-proof creatures of the deepest seabeds, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human faster than you can say "coffin."...
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60 pages : color illustrations ; 16 x 25 cm
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Mites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms -- most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome guests -- parasites -- are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride on a humpback whale's head to the tiny flies that control a bee's brain and make it literally dig its own grave. Now an expert team returns for an in-depth look at how these insidious critters do it, whether it's leaping aboard...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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An introduction to genetic code combines simple, engaging language and expressive, child-friendly illustrations to explain how biological life grows and changes and how DNA combines to make humans both unique and connected to all life on the planet.