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1) The nature and science of fire

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Language

English

2) The nature and science of reflections

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

32 : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Language

English

3) The nature and science of numbers

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Language

English

4) The nature and science of survival

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

2001

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Language

English

5) Ginger the kitten

Author

Series

How your pet grows!
Baby animals growing up

Language

English

Description

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Photographs and text describe the first nine months in the life of a newborn kitten as he eats, plays, and explores his environment.

6) Snowy the barn owl

Author

Series

How animals grow!

Pub. Date

1989

Physical Desc

24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Depicts a barn owl feeding, growing, and learning to hunt and fly during the first year of its life.

7) Chester the chick

Author

Series

How your pet grows!

Pub. Date

1988

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Text and photographs follow a baby chick through its first year of life as it learns how to peck for food, plays with other chicks, and develops into a rooster.

8) Jack the puppy

Author

Series

How your pet grows!

Pub. Date

1988

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Text and photographs present Jack the puppy's first year of life as he plays with his nine brothers and sisters and grows larger.

9) Freckles the rabbit

Author

Series

How your pet grows!

Pub. Date

1988

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Text and photographs follow a newborn rabbit through her first year of life as she receives nourishment from her mother, explores her environment, plays with other rabbits, and has babies of her own.

10) The nature and science of fossils

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

1999

Edition

U.S. ed.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the nature and formation of fossils, the different types, and how and where to find them.

11) The nature and science of spring

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

1999

Edition

U.S. ed.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Explains why the season of spring happens and how it manifests itself in the weather and changes in plants and animals.

12) The nature and science of summer

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

1999

Edition

U.S. ed.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

13) The nature and science of energy

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

1998

Lexile measure

940L

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes different kinds of energy and explores some properties of energy and some of the different forms that it can take.

14) The nature and science of winter

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

1999

Edition

U.S. ed.

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Explains why the season of winter happens and how it manifests itself in the weather and changes in plants and animals.

15) The nature and science of rocks

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

1998

Edition

U.S. ed.

Lexile measure

1000L

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Explores such aspects of rocks as their location, how they are formed, what they are made of, their appearance, how they can be dated, and their changing nature.

16) The nature and science of leaves

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

1997

Lexile measure

920L

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses different kinds of leaves, the forms and colors they may have, and their functions.

17) The nature and science of wings

Author

Series

Exploring the science of nature

Pub. Date

1998

Lexile measure

860L

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the physical features that various insects, birds, and animals use to fly, describing their different sizes, shapes, and functioning.

18) Coral reef

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1992

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

29 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the variety of life found on coral reefs, including the seahorse, hermit crab, and sea slug.

19) The age of dinosaurs: a photographic record

Author

Pub. Date

1991

Physical Desc

96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Language

English

20) My kitten friends

Author

Pub. Date

2002

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

12 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 19 cm

Language

English

Description

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Shows photos of kittens being sneaky, scared, shy, busy, rude, and comfy.