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1) Life in a frozen world: wildlife of Antarctica

Author

Batten, Mary

Publisher

Peachtree Publishing Company Inc

Pub. Date

[2020]

Edition

First edition.

Lexile measure

NC 1130L

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

Description

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"Although a frozen continent, Antarctica supports a variety of wildlife on and around it. Bone-chilling cold and wind, combined with dry conditions, form a hostile environment but certain species have adapted to live there successfully. From the giant to microscopic algae that provide photosynthesis and the animals depending on these producers to support the food web, to the apex predators reliant on the sea ice and life there, Antarctica forms a...

2) Spit: what's cool about drool

Author

Batten, Mary

Publisher

Firefly Books

Pub. Date

2019.

Physical Desc

64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Language

English

Description

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"Spit uncovers the secrets secreting in the many mouths on the globe. From humans to cows to vampire bats to spitting spiders, this book looks at spit from many different angles to provide readers with the fascinating world found in this gross-out subject."--

3) Life in hot water: wildlife at the bottom of the ocean

Author

Batten, Mary

Publisher

Peachtree

Pub. Date

[2022]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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An award-winning science writer discusses one of the most extreme environments on Earth-hydrothermal ocean vents at the bottom of the sea-and the creatures who have evolved to thrive in this unlikely habitat.