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In search of lemurs : my days and nights in a Madagascar rain forest
Artist and naturalist, Joyce A. Powzyk gives a first-person account of the time she spent hunting and pa inting the lemurs of Madagascar''s rain forest region. Her da ys were spent searching for these rare creatures, her evenin gs, painting them. An experienced naturalist offers a personal account, including colorful illustrations based on field drawings, of her research in Madagascar studying …
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- 9780792270720
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- 43 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- National geography society
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- 599.8 POW
Black bear cub
After hibernating all winter, Mother Bear takes Black Bear Cub and his sister out of their den and teaches them how to survive in the forest.
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- 0590852914
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 599.7 LIN
Tiger rescue : changing the future for endangered wildlife
A century ago, 100,000 tigers roamed the forests of Asia. Today, only a few thousand remain, thanks to shrinking habitat and a lucrative trade in tiger parts. Firefly Animal Rescue is a new series of books about endangered and threatened species and what is being done to protect them. It is aimed at readers aged 10 and up with accessible text and color photographs. Each book introduces re…
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- 9781552975589
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 599.7 BOR
Leo, the snow leopard : the true story of an amazing rescue
The true story of a baby snow leopard's amazing rescue. When Leo was less than seven weeks old, he became orphaned in the snowy Himalayan mountains in Pakistan. Snow leopards need their mothers during the first two years of their lives, but Leo was all alone. Luckily, the cub was rescued by a kind shepherd and his family, who hand-fed Leo and kept him safe. But Leo quickly grew too large and w…
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- 9780545229272
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- 599.7 HAT
The man-eating tigers of Sundarbans
Along the Bay of Bengal, between the countries of India and Bangladesh, stretches a strange and beautiful landscape—part ocean, part river, part forest. This is the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, and it is home to more tigers than anywhere else on the earth. Nowhere else do tigers live in a mangrove swamp. Nowhere else do healthy tigers routinely hunt people. Yet about three hundred people a year …
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- 9780618494903
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- 57 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 599.7 MON
Knut : how one little polar bear captivated the world
From the bestselling author of Owen & Mzee, a picture book about Knut, the adorable polar bear cub who's captured hearts around the world. When Knut was born, the first polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo in more than thirty years, he was no bigger than a snowball and unable to care for himself. His mother, a rescued East German circus bear, didn't know how to take care of Knut and rejected him…
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- 9780545047166
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- 599.7 HAT
What is an insect?
What is an insect? What is not? Look inside to find out!
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- 9780590397902
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- 16 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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- 595.7 CAN
Growl! : a book about bears
A simple explanation of what bears look like, how they hunt, what they eat, how they sleep during the winter, and how their cubs are born and raised. Did you know that a grizzly eats about 35 pounds of food each day? Or that pandas were once thought to be raccoons? Each spread in this book features fascinating information and fabulous, full-color photographs.
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- 0439801834
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Series Title
- Berger Science Readers
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- 599.7 BER
Cheetah
In the wild, cheetahs are among the most endangered species. Hunting, disease, and destruction of their natural habitat have all played a part in reducing the world population. This lively photo essay introduces young readers to this sleek and beautiful big cat.
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- 0688081444
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 599.7 ARN
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