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"A huge fish slowly swims with its big mouth open wide. The basking shark is collecting tiny plankton to eat. Although it is the second-biggest shark in the world, this gentle giant doesn't attack any other animals. It just swims around eating plankton! Dive in to learn more about this where the basking shark lives, how it interacts with other fish, and why humans are a threat to this incredible ocean animal. It's time to get shark shocked!"--
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One and only Ivan stories volume 1
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Soon to be a major motion picture! This Harper Classic edition of the Newbery Medal winner and?#1 New York Times bestseller?includes an author's note, a letter from the real Ivan's caretaker at Zoo Atlanta, Ivan's "signature," discussion questions, and more. This?unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this...
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"There are plenty of books about unusual animals. This is a book about fourteen well-known animals--kangaroos, hippos, giraffes--who all have unusual characteristics. For instance, did you know that a kangaroo's kick can be deadly, that a giraffe can clean its own ears with its tongue, or that a hippo has teeth as long as a child's arm? This accessible book, full of amazing photographs and easy-to-digest factoids, is perfect for animal lovers of all...
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"Metamorphosis can be found throughout nature beyond just caterpillars and tadpoles. This fresh spin on the highly curricular topic explores some of the ocean's most fascinating creatures while explaining how and why these creatures metamorphose."--
9) Stellaluna
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After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
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Duck (David Shannon) volume 2
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Pleased with his success in riding a bike, Duck decides to drive the farm tractor, and invites all the other farm animals along for the ride--all the way to town.
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Transition your young reader from board books to picture books with this interactive story featuring sounds from the farm. Tear resistant paper helps little ones avoid ripped pages and encourages confidence in reading picture books, while the question-and-answer story delights and encourages readers to mimic the familiar sounds of a cow, a donkey, a goose, and other animals heard around the farm.
14) Twilight chant
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As twilight falls, some animals come out to graze while others are settling in for the night.
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Our first words, our first steps, these and so much more are things we celebrate! But when a bird flaps its wings for the first time, or a kitten makes its first climb-do they also celebrate? Celebrate! is a sweet and joyous rhyming picture book about life's milestones, how we celebrate, and wondering what else we might accomplish in our lives as we grow!
16) Chuck's truck
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When too many barnyard friends climb in to go to town, Chuck's truck breaks down, but Handyman Hugh knows just what to do.
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It's bedtime, and Elmer's looking after two baby elephants. But how will he get them to sleep? A good walk will do it, Elmer thinks. But as they walk past their friends, everyone in the jungle seems to think he should tell them a bedtime story, and they each have their own favorites. What's yours?
18) It's a tiger!
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A child imagines that he is in a story where he encounters a tiger at every turn.
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Publisher Annotation: All science classrooms discuss animals that hibernate during winter months, but few know about animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Dual layers of text awaken readers to the reasons estivating animals become dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens food supply or to avoid increased body temperatures. From the ladybug to the salamander, from the lungfish to the desert hedgehog, twelve...
20) We all play
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Greystone Books
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From Julie Flett, the beloved author and illustrator of Birdsong, comes a joyous new book about playtime for babies, toddlers, and kids up to age 7. Animals and kids love to play! This wonderful Own Voices book celebrates playtime and the connection between children and the natural world. Beautiful illustrations show: birds who chase and chirp! bears who wiggle and wobble whales who swim and squirt! owls who peek and peep! and a diverse group of kids...
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