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Few places on Earth are as scary as "Snake Island." Across the small island, there are thousands of golden lanceheads. This snake is so deadly and so plentiful that most people aren't allowed to visit. The snake is also a very skilled hunter. It mainly eats birds. The snake's venom is so powerful that once a bird is bit, it usually can't fly away. Learn all about the place called Snake Island and its main inhabitant in Golden Lancehead: Is a Highly...
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For years, people doubted pro soccer would ever catch on in the South. After the Miami and Tampa Major League Soccer teams folded in 2001, there wasn't an MLS team in the region for a very long time. It took the owner of the Atlanta Falcons ten years to convince MLS to let him have a team. Then it cost over one billion dollars to build a new stadium for football and soccer. When Atlanta United FC began playing, fans thought it was worth it. Today...
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Africa is a continent with some amazing sights. Few can compare to watching an attacking column of Matabele ants. These skilled warriors feast only on termites. They help reduce the numbers of these wood-destroying insects. Learn all about how the Matabele fights and takes care of its wounded inside “All About African Matabele Ants”. Part of an ongoing series exploring insects around the world, this book is filled with fun facts and full-color...
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Locusts are incredible insects. Usually, they want to be alone. Then, suddenly and without warning, they start to form groups. These groups transform into dangerous swarms. Part of a series on “Insects Around the World”, “All About African Locusts” explains how these swarms happen and what it means for people. Loaded with eye-catching, full-color photographs, this book reveals the parts of the locust and where it lives. If you've ever wondered...
45) Montreal Impact
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Before becoming a Major League Soccer team, the Montreal Impact had a 20-year history and multiple championships. As an MLS team, they succeeded early reaching the playoffs their second year. They have won the Canadian Championship against rival Toronto and Vancouver MLS teams. Yet after seven seasons, they have not won the championship. The team and its fans hope a new coach and new energy will change their fortune.
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With a head as big as an adult's fist and a body almost as thick as your leg, the Gaboon viper is a massive snake. It doesn't like to move and can lie patiently for hours. When it strikes, its head shoots out at 200 mph. Its huge fangs can release enough venom to kill an elephant. Learn all about this deadly snake in “Gaboon Viper: Africa's Largest Viper Snake”-just one of the titles in the series “Lethal Strikers: Africa's Deadliest Snakes”....
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Bearded dragons look a lot like the scary monsters in movies. Except most of them are sweet and tiny. Still, you have to take good care of them. You'll want to learn all you can about "beardies" before you bring one home. Caring for My New Bearded Dragon will help you get ready. Filled with important details on housing, training, and feeding, this book also includes a shopping list and interesting facts. Just one title in the How to Care for Your...
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Airports welcome planes of all shapes and sizes. Only one attracts crowds wherever it lands. The Antonov 124 was built to carry tanks and helicopters for the Russian military. Today it carries everything from jet engines to trains. It is the biggest working cargo plane in the world.
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Almost invisible, the African boomslang lies in deadly wait. When it strikes, it easily kills. That's because few snakes are as venomous as this silent killer. Part of the series “Lethal Strikers: Africa's Deadliest Snakes”, “African Boomslang: Africa's Most Venomous Snake” offers more than just an introduction to this deadly but beautiful reptile. It's also packed with full-color photos and information on how this snake lives and kills.
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Cockroaches are more than just the scary insects running across your kitchen floor at night. In fact, very few of the over 4,000 different cockroaches invade homes. The Madagascar hissing cockroach stays far away from people. They live on the famous island near the African coast. They get their name from the loud hissing sound they make. You can learn how they make this noise along with many other interesting facts about these unusual insects in “All...
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The Cape cobra lives in a fairly small part of Africa but it is a huge problem. That's because it isn't afraid of people and can be found in some of South Africa's largest cities. With enough venom to kill an adult many times over, it's easily Africa's Most Dangerous Snake. Learn all about this beautiful killer in this title from the series Lethal Strikers: Africa's Deadliest Snakes. Loaded with pictures and information, this book will tell you all...
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What age is the right age to have your first pet? Everything a youngster needs to know about owning and caring for a goldfish is explained in this book including easy-to-understand instructions about daily care, cleaning, feeding and maintaining for one of most popular pets in North America.
54) Garter Snakes
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Young kids have always had a fascination with snakes. Kids will learn everything there is to know about garter snakes. Includes fabulous two-page full-color spreads of the most popular snakes from around the world.
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What age is the right age to have your first pet? Everything a youngster needs to know about owning and caring for a new rabbit is explained in this book including easy-to-understand instructions about daily care, cleaning, feeding and maintaining for one of most popular pets in North America.
56) Rattlesnakes
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Young kids have always had a fascination with snakes. Kids will learn everything there is to know about rattlesnakes. Includes fabulous two-page full-color spreads of the most popular snakes from around the world.
57) Copperheads
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Young kids have always had a fascination with snakes. Kids will learn everything there is to know about copperheads. Includes fabulous two-page full-color spreads of the most popular snakes from around the world.
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Environmental Protection explores the crises of endangered species, global warming, and pollution, and the people and organizations that are working to eliminate the problems. This title also focuses on people who have been helped, the progress that has already been made, and the challenges still left to be met. The young reader analyzes the stories and develops his or her own opinion of what can be done to solve our environmental problems. The book...
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What age is the right age to have your first pet? Everything a youngster needs to know about owning and caring for a new kitten is explained in this book including easy-to-understand instructions about daily care, cleaning, feeding and maintaining for one of most popular pets in North America.
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More than any other musician in the early twentieth century, Duke Ellington brought jazz into nightclubs and later into the living rooms of America. The music he played sprang in part from the blues and gospel rhythms of the plantation slaves living in the mid-nineteenth century, infused with the sounds of ragtime from the turn of the century. Jazz has been called the first musical form created in the United States. It was a type of sharp improvisation...