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| Author | : Sneed B. Collard |
| Publisher | : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2017-03-28 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0884485390 |
*Junior Library Guild Selection 2017* Only a few dozen vertebrate animals have evolved true gliding abilities, but they include an astonishing variety of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. North America’s flying squirrels and Australia’s sugar gliders notwithstanding, the vast majority of them live in rainforests. Illustrated with arresting photographs, Catching Air takes us around the world to meet these animals, learn why so many gliders live in Southeast Asia, and find out why this gravity-defying ability has evolved in Draco lizards, snakes, and frogs as well as mammals. Why do gliders stop short of flying, how did bats make that final leap, and how did Homo sapiens bypass evolution to glide via wingsuits and hang gliders—or is that evolution in another guise? Fountas & Pinnell Level R
| Author | : Helen Taylor |
| Publisher | : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2024-07-30 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1668944979 |
When scientist Heather Lynch came across a satellite image of the Antarctic Peninsula's remote Danger Islands streaked with pink, she knew exactly what she was looking at. . . . Poop—guano, to be more specific—and a lot of it. The culprit, she suspected, was a previously unnoticed colony of penguins. A big one. And their favorite food appeared to be pink krill. For a closer look, Heather built a team for an expedition to the Danger Islands, an area notorious for its unpredictable sea ice. Their mission was to count the penguins, determine how long ago the colony was established, and make a case for protecting their habitat from overfishing and other threats. Penguins are particularly important to study because, as indicator species, they can alert scientists to issues affecting the larger ecosystem. Join Heather and her team on a fascinating exploration of these remote islands as they discover a “supercolony” home to one of the world’s largest populations of Adélie penguins. Features team photos from the expedition!
| Author | : Mary M. Cerullo |
| Publisher | : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2017-03-28 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0884485366 |
* School Library Journal Starred Review * * Honor Book SSLI (Society of School Librarians International) * *Skipping Stones Honor Book* Fish that live in tropical seas are like city dwellers, packed into reefs and surrounded by life in great variety and urgent motion,Fish that live in tropical seas are like city dwellers, packed into reefs andsurrounded by life in great variety and urgent motion, day and night. Through color, shape,size, and other adaptations, city fish and country fish have evolved to survive in their particular habitats.In City Fish, Country Fish, Mary Cerullo uses this powerful analogy and Jeffrey Rotman’s vibrant underwater photos to captivate young readers with the wild variety of ocean life. The second edition of this popular book includes new information about the effects of climate change on fish and their habitats and about great white sharks, who are among the few species who roam back and forth between cold and tropical waters. Fountas & Pinnell Level T
| Author | : Sneed B. Collard III |
| Publisher | : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2018-12-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0884486516 |
KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW 2020 Outstanding Science Trade List A Junior Library Guild Selection Natural selection and speciation are all but ignored in children’s nonfiction. To help address this glaring deficiency, award-winning children’s science writer Sneed Collard traveled to the Galapagos Islands to see for himself, where Charles Darwin saw, how new species form. The result is this fascinating story of two species of iguana, one land-based and one marine, both of which developed from a single ancestor that reached the islands millions of years ago. The animals evolved in different directions while living within sight of one another. How is that possible? Collard uses the iguanas to explore Charles Darwin’s great discovery. F&P Level V
| Author | : Paul Erickson |
| Publisher | : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2018-12-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0884485536 |
The role of venoms in nature … and in human medicine Why are toxins so advantageous to their possessors as to evolve over and over again? What is it about watery environments that favors so many venomous creatures? Marine biologist Paul Erickson explores these and other questions with astounding images from Andrew Martinez and other top underwater photographers. GREAT for teaching STEM Marine Biology Scorpions and brown recluse spiders are fine as far as they go, but if you want daily contact with venomous creatures, the ocean is the place to be. Blue-ringed octopi, stony corals, sea jellies, stonefish, lionfish, poison-fanged blennies, stingrays, cone snails, blind remipedes, fire urchins—you can choose your poison in the ocean. Venoms are often but not always defensive weapons. The banded sea krait, an aquatic snake, wriggles into undersea caves to prey on vicious moray eels, killing them with one of the world’s most deadly neurotoxins, which it injects through fangs that resemble hypodermic needles.
| Author | : Paula M. Wilson |
| Publisher | : Capstone |
| Total Pages | : 33 |
| Release | : 2018-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1543556299 |
Looking for a pet that's small and cute? The sugar glider might be the right pet for you. Readers will learn all about sugar gliders so they can make an informed decision before choosing one as a pet. The ins and outs of the responsibilities involved and the care required for sugar gliders is discussed.
| Author | : John D. Beazley |
| Publisher | : MacMillan Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
Encyclopedia of nature and science with more than 900 illustrations, extensive cross references and glossary.
| Author | : Patricia Daniels |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1426328915 |
"...The must-have book for identifying and learning more about the majestic trees in our backyards, city streets, and forests." -- page 4 of cover.
| Author | : Meish Goldish |
| Publisher | : Bearport Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2014-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1627241515 |
A wildfire rages in a forest, lighting up the tall pines with bright orange flames. As the wind whips the fire, it burns 60 acres (24 hectares)—about the size of 45 football fields—every minute! The giant wildfire is much too large for firefighters to extinguish with water hoses. This is a job for specially trained wildfire firefighters called hotshots. Dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how these tough, brave firefighters use their strength, quick thinking, and expert skills to battle deadly blazes. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to learn how hotshots train for their job so that they are ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice.
| Author | : William B. Rice |
| Publisher | : Teacher Created Materials |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2015-07-20 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1480746894 |
This high-interest nonfiction reader will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled text features hands-on, simple science experiments and full-color images and graphics. Fourth grade students will learn all about renewable and non-renewable resources through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.
