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Brimming with new discoveries, Smith's book takes you swimming in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans to meet the sea's most fascinating creatures. There are scarlet-colored corals, baby-blue sponges, and creatures that change color at the drop of a hat. From the pygmy seahorse to the whale shark, you'll learn what they eat, how they play, and how they care for, live on, and mimic each other. -- adapted from jacket.
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Animal Conservationists takes a look at the ways in which scientists are working to save animals from disease, human encroachment, and invasive species across the world. Features include vivid photos, in-depth examinations of scientific concepts, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index.--
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"Brothers John and Frank Craighead knew there was a problem when they saw fewer and fewer grizzly bears at Yellowstone National Park. But how did grizzlies-with a population size once as big as 100,000-wind up on the endangered species list? Follow along in this graphic adventure based on a true story of how the Craighead brothers learned all they could about these beautiful bears in order to save the silvertip. Then, learn more about grizzlies and...
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A dramatic chronicle of Antarctica's penguins that bears witness to climate changes that foreshadow our own future. Scientist Bill Fraser has studied the Adélie penguins of the western Antarctic Peninsula for three decades. In that time, this breathtaking region has warmed faster than any place on earth, with profound consequences for the Adélies, the classic tuxedoed penguin that is dependent on sea ice to survive. During the Antarctic spring and...
672) The secret leopard
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This video takes you to Kenya's famous Masai Mara Game Reserve, where the mother of three cubs prowls her haunts and strives to raise her family.
676) American ocelot
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"Chronicles the sad history, precarious present, and optimistic future for one of the United States' most endangered wild cats. Wildlife filmmaker Ben Masters documents these rare and elusive animals in South Texas while meeting with the biologists, the ranchers, and the cats themselves."--
680) Tigres al anochecer
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Tigres con problems? Esto es con lo que se enfrentan Annie y Jack cuando viajan en la casa del arbol con Teddy, el perro encantado, a un bosque de la India. Alli los exoticos tigres son atrapados por codiciosos cazadores. Podran Annie y Jack encontrar la manera de ayudar? O se los comera un feroz tigre primero?
Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie...