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1) Owls
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of owls.
2) Kinkajous
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Introduces kinkajous, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and how they protect themselves against predators.
3) Bats
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Series
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English
Description
What comes to mind when you think about bats? Creepy? Spooky? Vampires? Bats get a bad rap. They do not harm people. Many are hardworking pollinators. America is home to 45 species of bat. They are the main pollinators of desert plants like the Saguaro cactus in Arizona. Nectar-eating bats from other countries help plants to produce the fruits we love to eat, such as bananas, peaches, and mangos. Native Pollinators: Bats is a good place to learn about...
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Series
Hooray-- series (Brian Won) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Owl wakes up and is ready to play, but all his friends are sleeping.
Author
Series
Supernatural Society volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Will Hunter thought his life couldn't get any worse - his parents just got divorced ; his best (and only) friend now is his dog, Fitz ; and his Mom moved them from New York city to a middle-of-nowhere town called East Emerson. But Will was wrong - things are about to get way worse. Because East Emerson is filled with a whole lot of monsters that only he can see. To everyone else they look like normal people. When all the town pets (including Fritz),...
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English
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Mr Sloth loves to explore new and exciting places, and one day decides to walk along a muddy pathway which leads him to the big city. It's much busier than the forest, full of fast cars, lots of people, and loud strange noises! Lost and confused, he asks a little girl for directions. Did he follow her directions to the letter? Find out in Mr Sloth's exciting city adventure!
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English
Description
Welcome to the 6th volume of the 'Curious Kids Series'! Kids are naturally curious about the world around them. These series aims to help fill that curiosity and teach them about the world around them. With bright, colorful pictures and simply written facts, the 'Curious Kids Series' is exactly what parents are looking to fill those bookshelf spaces!In this volume, we explore bats. Will vampire bats really drink a person's blood? How do bats see where...
10) Bats at Night
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English
Description
When many people are getting ready to go to sleep, most bats are waking up and stretching their wings. This book explores facts and fallacies about the world's only flying mammal. Informative text and fun fact boxes explain how important bats are to the ecosystem and how misunderstood they are at times. Color photographs show that some bats are also very cute. Readers will find out why bats are nothing to be afraid of, unless you happen to be an insect,...
11) Skunks at Night
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English
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Oh, no! What's that awful smell? Has someone crossed paths with a skunk? Although they're best known for their distinctive odor when threatened, most skunks are happy to go about their business quietly in the dark. This book explores the life cycle and habits of a creature that most of us hope we'll never encounter. Color photographs depict in detail what most people see only as a shadow moving in the darkness. Fact boxes provide fun insights.
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Language
Français
Description
Que se passe-t-il dehors quand tu dors ? Ce texte court et poétique est une histoire idéale pour l'heure de la sieste ou du coucher. Elle initie les jeunes lecteurs aux animaux nocturnes et à leurs comportements. Les lecteurs plus âgés en apprendront plus sur chaque animal grâce aux textes dans la marge. "The book works equally well for lap-sitters and older children since these rhyming verses accompany longer paragraphs about each species....
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English
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Don't miss out on the inaugural adventure of the instantly loveable "Houdini" the Hedgehog as he rolls unexpectedly from one escapade to another. Meet Waffles, Mercy and Morag, too, in this delightful tale of the value of friendship, no matter how different we may look on the outside, in a world where not everybody seems to have your best interests at heart.
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English
Description
Cricket song is a lovely, drowsy sound to fall asleep to. This book explores the lives of crickets, an insect whose day is just beginning when yours is ending. Crickets wake up when the sun sets and begin their night of hunting and eating, or of being hunted and eaten. Color photographs provide a close-up view of the creatures that make that delightful chirping sound. Fun fact boxes contain insights into their nightly activities.
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English
Description
Scorpions are one of the most easily recognized members of the animal kingdom. Unfortunately, they've also acquired an undeserved bad reputation. This book examines the lives of these mysterious nocturnal creatures. Full-color photographs give a close-up view of scorpions' unusual body features. Fact boxes share additional information and dispel myths. While scorpions should be treated with a healthy respect, they're certainly not the villains that...
17) Superbat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pat is an ordinary bat who wants nothing more than to be special. But when he proclaims himself a superbat, the other bats laugh and say that anything he can do, like fly and navigate through the dark, they can do too.
Disheartened that his friends have the same superpowers as him, Pat is ready to rip off his cape and throw it away when suddenly his supersonic hearing picks up a terrified cry. A cat has trapped a poor mouse!
Without a second thought,...
18) Worms
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Series
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English
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This fun book provides an easy-to-read introduction to worms. The book features simple text and vibrant photos, making it a perfect choice for beginning readers. It also includes a table of contents, picture glossary, and index. This Little Blue Readers book is at Level 1, aligned to reading levels of grades PreK-1 and interest levels of grades PreK-2.
19) Opossums
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What has two opposable toes and is the only marsupial crawling through the forests and backyards of North America? It's the opossum! These animals are often referred to as natures garbage disposal, so don't be surprised to find one munching from the dog's dish or gulping down last week's leftovers in the trash. Young readers will devour this fact-packed title about these creatures of the night.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's a good thing this spider's prey can't read, because this spider's name gives away its secret. Trap-door spiders build burrows that double as slick traps they use to catch a tasty meal. These cunning eight-legged terrors hide at the bottom of the burrow and wait for dinner to show up at its door. Through incredible photographs showing the building and use of these nests, readers explore the world of trap-door spiders and see how they differ from...
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