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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Español
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"¡Rosa y sus amigos regresan por más diversión, haciendo experimentos básicos que abarcan ciencia, technología, ingeniería y habilidades numéicas!."--
"Rosa and her friends return for more fun, conducting basic experiments involving science, technology, engineering and number skills."--
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xx, 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm
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English
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How does the cuckoo get away with laying its eggs in the nests of other birds and tricking them into raising young cuckoos rather than their own offspring? Early observers who noticed a little warbler feeding a monstrously large cuckoo chick concluded the cuckoo's lack of parental care was the result of faulty design by the Creator, and that the hosts chose to help the poor cuckoo. These quaint views of bad design and benevolence were banished after...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her three cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to survive in the wild. Until one day, fox dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world around her and bringing the forest to life. Death is not just an end; it's also a beginning"--Page [2] of cover.
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xii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"In their critically acclaimed bestseller, Zoobiquity, the authors revealed the essential connection between human and animal health. In Wildhood, they turn the same eye-opening, species-spanning lens to adolescent young adult life. Traveling around the world and drawing from their latest research, they find that the same four universal challenges are faced by every adolescent human and animal on earth: how to be safe, how to navigate hierarchy; how...
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viii, 322 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"There's no doubt that our world has gotten more extreme. Pandemics, climate change, superpower rivalries, cyberattacks, political radicalization -- virtually, everywhere we look there is mayhem bearing down on us, putting trillions of assets at risk. And at least two factions have formed around how to respond. In Chaos Kings, Scott Patterson depicts how one faction, led by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, bestselling author of The Black Swan, believes humans...
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"What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel's Family Tree, things aren't always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides her acorn treasures beneath the shadows of the great oak trees in the forest, little does she know the role she plays in creating the very environment she forages in."--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm
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English
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In 4 weeks there will be butterflies in room 6! Mrs. Best brought butterfly eggs to school. Tiny caterpillars hatched out of them. The kindergartners gave the caterpillars food and watched them grow... and grow... and grow... until finally they became chrysalises. Now butterflies are growing inside. The children watch and wait. When will the butterflies come out?
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xxviii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"New York Times bestselling coauthor of the runaway bestsellers The Whole30 and It Starts With Food presents a paradigm-shifting plan that shows you how to boost energy, improve health, and feel happier by living more in tune with the seasons"--
Hartwig presents a paradigm-shifting plan that shows you how to boost energy, improve health, and feel happier by living more in tune with the seasons. By making small but meaningful changes in the ways you...
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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First, George accidentally frees some of the animals at the zoo. Then, George discovers that different animals make different tracks. Next, George learns that all living things behave in different ways. Then, George designs and builds the perfect pigeon perch. Next, George must gather and analyze evidence to prove that Gnocchi has been wrongfully accused. Then, George realizes that dogs come in all different shapes and sizes. Next, George learns a...
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A magnificent species whose survival is inextricably tied to the survival of the planet In what he calls "the most important environmental writing" in his long and award-winning career, best-selling author and journalist Mark Kurlansky recounts the sobering history of salmon and their perilous future. Kurlansky employs his signature multicentury storytelling and compelling attention to detail to chronicle the harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle...
138) Tadpoles and frogs
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Tadpoles and Frogs introduces readers to the fascinating life cycle of a frog, and includes information about a variety of different frogs from around the world.
139) An elephant's life
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24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm.
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English
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Introduces elephants, discussing the physical characteristics, life cycle, and eating habits of the species.
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