Rebecca Stefoff
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Charles Darwin's famous theory of natural selection shook the world of science to its core, challenging centuries of orthodox beliefs about life itself. Darwin's boundary-shattering treatise was captured in On the Origin of Species, originally published in 1859, a groundbreaking and detailed study on ecological interrelatedness, the complexity of animal and plant life, and the realities of evolution. This Young Reader's Edition makes Darwin's cornerstone...
4) Whale sharks
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Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and natural habitat of the whale shark, as well as the dangers they face. Includes a glossary and a list of additional resources.
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"An empowering, engaging young readers guide to understanding and battling climate change from the expert and bestselling author of This Changes Everything and On Fire, Naomi Klein. Warmer temperatures. Fires in the Amazon. Superstorms. These are just some of the effects of climate change that we are already experiencing. The good news is that we can all do something about it. A movement is already underway to combat not only the environmental effects...
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"In the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called "Freedom Summer." But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went missing, presumed victims of the Ku Klux Klan. The disappearance...
7) Owl
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Examines the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural habitat of various kinds of owls.
10) Penguin
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Examines the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural habitat of different species of penguins.
12) Crab
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Examines the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural habitat of different types of crabs.
13) Bears
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Color photos fill this overview of bear species, which describes their histories, physical traits, biologies, habitats, diets, behavior, life cycles, and relationships with humans.
15) Octopus
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of octopuses and several similar creatures.
17) The bird class
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"Explores the habitats, life cycles, and other characteristics of organisms in the bird class"--Provided by publisher.
18) The fish classes
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"Explores the habitats, life cycles, and other characteristics of animals in the Fish classes"--Provided by publisher.
19) Starfish
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Text and photographs introduce some of the 3600 kinds of starfish.
20) Penguins
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Discusses the evolution, biology, life cycle, and social and mating behavior of penguins.