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Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Have you ever landed a smallmouth bass after a fair fight? Or spent a day slowly trolling for walleye? Or felt a trout or pike tug on your bait after a perfect cast? There's nothing better than a successful day fishing on freshwater lakes, rivers, or streams. Enter the Great Outdoors Sports Zone to learn about the history, gear, rules, and catches connected to freshwater fishing. You'll discover: What fishing techniques work best for different ...
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This title introduces readers to Freshwater Fishing. Readers will learn about the types of boats, tackle, and gear that are needed to reel in freshwater fish. Sought-after freshwater fish such as bass, walleye, trout, northern pike, muskellunge, catfish, crappie, sunfish, and perch are examined including how to locate them and which tackle works best with each fish's habitat, weight, and habits. Safety concerns such as weather and proper casting are...
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Explores the freshwater lake biome, plants and animals in the biome, the biome food chain, and highlights the lake trout. Inside and around a pond is a world of life. It is a water biome. Plants float on its surface. Snails inch along its bottom. And animals drink its water. Learn about the many water biomes found on Earth in this series. See what types of life each biome supports. And find out about the food chains that exist in nature. Photographs,...
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Explores the freshwater marsh biome, plants and animals in the biome, the biome food chain, and highlights the alligator. Inside and around a pond is a world of life. It is a water biome. Plants float on its surface. Snails inch along its bottom. And animals drink its water. Learn about the many water biomes found on Earth in this series. See what types of life each biome supports. And find out about the food chains that exist in nature. Photographs,...
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With this "How-to" guide, readers will learn all the basic knowledge of freshwater fishing and what essentials are needed to making a first time fishing experience a success. From supplies and safety to picking a spot and actually fishing, readers will learn what's needed to become a skilled freshwater fisherman.
11) Largemouth Bass
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From gills to fins, the largemouth bass is a fascinating animal. This game fish is a valuable part of its environment. Bass fishing is now the most popular freshwater sport in the United States, and more anglers fish for bass than for any other freshwater fish. Fittingly, the Fish & Game series is part life science, part sports and recreation. This book explores the largemouth bass, including its habitat, appearance, history, seasonal habits,...
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Although a view of Earth from space makes it appear we have plenty of water, less than 3 percent is freshwater. Climate change also threatens the small percentage of healthy freshwater humans worldwide can access. However, this exciting title will introduce aspiring engineers to the innovative ways technology is tackling this problem! This explanatory and empowering text describes key ideas about ways technology is cleaning and conserving water supplies-from...
14) Frogs Matter
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What can we learn about the health of an ecosystem through frogs? This title takes readers to our freshwater sources to see how pollution is disrupting the reproduction and lives of frogs, how humans are to blame, and what we can do to fix it.
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Follow along as a fictional researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through North America's Great Lakes ecosystem. Outstanding photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit the world's largest group of freshwater lakes. Simple graphs show facts about the lakes, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve them.
16) Deep blue
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Waterfire saga volume 1
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English
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Uncovering an ancient evil, Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas, to save their hidden world.
18) Fishing
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Fishing isn't only for adults. This book introduces kids to the sport of fishing. Readers will learn about fishing gear, different kinds of saltwater and freshwater fish, and how to cast a line. They'll be able to plan a trip, know where to fish, and know what kinds of fish are found in different kinds of water. Readers will enjoy fact boxes and sidebars, which add fun facts to the main text. Vibrant photographs will encourage readers to get out on...
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Whether it's a beaver dam or the Hoover Dam, all dams rely on science to function properly. People first began damming rivers to stop flooding and provide water for irrigation. These early dams were made with simple techniques and technology. Today, dams are constructed to prevent flooding and to provide water for irrigation, hydroelectric power, and freshwater for large populations. Modern advances in dam technology would have never happened if it...
20) Spearfishing
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This title introduces readers to Spearfishing. Readers will learn about the types of gear that are needed to spear game fish such as pole and hand spears, pneumatic and band-powered spear guns, and the Hawaiian sling. Different types of spear fishing are examined such as scuba, ocean, freedive, and freshwater as are popular game fish such as grouper, tuna, mackerel, shark, and marlin. Safety concerns such as accidental discharge of a spear gun and...
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