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Alligators and Crocodiles

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780823423439 | Holiday House, January 3, 2011, cover price $7.99

Apples

Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

By Gail Gibbons

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Hardcover:

9781430109983 | Pck har/co edition (Live Oak Media, October 30, 2011), cover price $29.95 | also contains Apples

Paperback:

9781430109976 | Pck pap/co edition (Live Oak Media, October 30, 2011), cover price $19.95 | also contains Apples

9781430109990 | Ppk pap/co edition (Live Oak Media, October 30, 2011), cover price $39.95 | also contains Apples

School and Library:

9780823414970 | Holiday House, September 1, 2000, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

The Art Box

An introduction to creating art describes the many different kinds of tools and supplies that artists use to draw and paint, and teaches about the three primary colors and how other colors can be made from them. Reprint.

By Gail Gibbons (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780823415564 | Reprint edition (Holiday House, April 1, 2000), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Describes the many different kinds of tools and supplies which artists use to produce their work

School and Library:

9780823413867 | Holiday House, September 1, 1998, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Describes the many different kinds of tools and supplies which artists use to produce their work

Bats

Describes different kinds of bats, their physical characteristics, habits and behavior, and efforts to protect them

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780823416370 | Holiday House, April 1, 2000, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Describes different kinds of bats, their physical characteristics, habits and behavior, and efforts to protect them

School and Library:

9780823414574 | Holiday House, September 1, 1999, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Describes different kinds of bats, their physical characteristics, habits and behavior, and efforts to protect them

Beacons of Light: Lighthouses

Traces the development and changes in lighthouse technology from giant bonfires and fires atop stone towers to fully automated lighthouses

By Gail Gibbons

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Hardcover:

9780688073794 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1990, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A survey of lighthouses and how they work in simple text and pictures.

Library:

9780688073800 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1990, cover price $15.93 | About this edition: A survey of lighthouses and how they work in simple text and pictures.

Behold...the Dragons!

A carefully researched, dazzling compendium by a best-selling author and illustrator explains how myths about dragons developed, different types of dragons, what draconologists do, how different cultures portray dragons, and why they are still so fascinating today.

By Gail Gibbons

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School and Library:

9780688155261 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, April 1, 1999, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Explains how myths about dragons developed, different types of dragons, what draconologists do, and how different cultures portray dragons

Library:

9780688155278 | Harpercollins, April 1, 1999, cover price $18.89 | About this edition: Explains how myths about dragons developed, different types of dragons, what draconologists do, and how different cultures portray dragons

BeholdÂthe Unicorns

A magical introduction to the captivating world of the unicorn, drawn from in-depth research, is brought to life with lively illustrations that capture the origins and folklore of this mythological creature. Jr Lib Guild.

By Gail Gibbons

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Hardcover:

9780688179557, titled "Beholdâ¦the Unicorns" | Harpercollins Childrens Books, December 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: For centuries people believed in unicorns, legendary creatures that were said to have magical powers.

Library:

9780688179588, titled "Beholdâ¦the Unicorns" | Harpercollins, December 1, 2001, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: For centuries people believed in unicorns, legendary creatures that were said to have magical powers.

The Berry Book

Describes the many types of berries, edible and poisonous; explains how several varieties are cultivated, harvested, and used; and includes recipes for blueberry pie, blackberry jam, and raspberry ice cream.

By Gail Gibbons

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School and Library:

9780823416974 | Holiday House, March 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Describes different types of berries and how they grow.

Bicycle Book

Introduces the history, design, care, uses, and safety rules of the bicyle to young readers

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780823414086 | Holiday House, April 1, 1999, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Introduces the history, design, care, uses, and safety rules of the bicyle to young readers

School and Library:

9780823411993 | Holiday House, September 1, 1995, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Introduces the history, design, care, uses, and safety rules of the bicyle to young readers

Boat Book

Introduces many kinds of boats and ships, including rowboats, canoes, sailboats, speedboats, cruise ships, submarines, tugboats, and tankers.

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780823407095 | Reprint edition (Holiday House, July 1, 1988), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Discusses boats moved by oars, paddles, the wind, or engines, and provides pictures of these different types of boats

School and Library:

9780823404780 | Holiday House, March 1, 1983, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Discusses boats moved by oars, paddles, the wind, or engines, and provides pictures of these different types of boats

Catch the Wind!: All About Kites

When two children visit Ike's Kite Shop they learn about kites and how to fly them. Includes instructions for building a kite.

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780316309967 | Reprint edition (Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1995), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: In addition to providing instructions on the construction, launching, and landing of kites, this informative volume examines the various types of kites and the history and applications of kite-flying

School and Library:

9780316309554 | Little Brown & Co, September 1, 1989, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: In addition to providing instructions on the construction, launching, and landing of kites, this informative volume examines the various types of kites and the history and applications of kite-flying

Reinforced:

9780606073530 | Demco Media, April 1, 1995, cover price $11.15 | About this edition: In addition to providing instructions on the construction, launching, and landing of kites, this informative volume examines the various types of kites and the history and applications of kite-flying

Cats

Presents information about the physical characteristics, senses, and behavior of cats, as well as how to care for these animals and some general facts about them.

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780823414109 | Holiday House, September 1, 1998, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Presents a guide to cats, discussing their existence as domestic pets for the past four thousand years, differences in their physical characteristics, ways one can communicate with them, and the proper manner in which to care for them

School and Library:

9780823412532 | Holiday House, September 1, 1996, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Presents a guide to cats, discussing their existence as domestic pets for the past four thousand years, differences in their physical characteristics, ways one can communicate with them, and the proper manner in which to care for them

Caves and Caverns

Text and labeled illustrations describe the formation and physical features of various kinds of caves, with a brief section on spelunking.

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780152013653 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 1996, cover price $7.00 | About this edition: A journey through the various types of caves and caverns in the earth--including sea caves, lava caves, and ice caves--examines the creatures, formations, characteristics, and exploration of these mysterious places

School and Library:

9780152268206 | Harcourt Childrens Books, October 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A journey through the various types of caves and caverns in the earth--including sea caves, lava caves, and ice caves--examines the creatures, formations, characteristics, and exploration of these mysterious places

Reinforced:

9780606107709 | Demco Media, October 1, 1996, cover price $14.75 | About this edition: A journey through the various types of caves and caverns in the earth--including sea caves, lava caves, and ice caves--examines the creatures, formations, characteristics, and exploration of these mysterious places

Prebinding:

9780785799658 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A journey through the various types of caves and caverns in the earth--including sea caves, lava caves, and ice caves--examines the creatures, formations, characteristics, and exploration of these mysterious places

Check It Out!: The Book About Libraries

Discusses what is found in a library and how different libraries serve their communities

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780807259979 | Pap/cas edition (Listening Library, December 1, 1991), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Discusses what is found in a library and how different libraries serve their communities

9780152164010 | Houghton Mifflin, September 1, 1988, cover price $7.00 | About this edition: Discusses what is found in a library and how different libraries serve their communities

School and Library:

9780152164003 | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1985, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Discusses what is found in a library and how different libraries serve their communities

Reinforced:

9780606229838 | Demco Media, September 1, 2002, cover price $14.71 | About this edition: Discusses what is found in a library and how different libraries serve their communities

Prebinding:

9780833524560 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Discusses what is found in a library and how different libraries serve their communities

Chicks & Chickens

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780823419395 | Holiday House, April 1, 2005, cover price $7.99

Chicks & Chickens

Product Description: Domestic chickens are an essential part of the agriculture and food production in America. Gibbons takes a look at how chicken eggs are developed for human consumption and at how fertilized eggs develop into embryos and finally into fuzzy little baby chicks...read more

By Gail Gibbons and Bonnie Kelley-Young (narrator)

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Paperback:

9781430117230 | Pck pap/co edition (Live Oak Media, January 31, 2014), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Domestic chickens are an essential part of the agriculture and food production in America.

Christmas Is

Demonstrates the many things that Christmas is to different people, including the birth of the Christ Child, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, presents, and prayers.

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780823417674, titled "Christmas Is..." | Reprint edition (Holiday House, September 1, 2002), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Demonstrates the many things that Christmas is to different people, including the birth of the Christ Child, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, presents, and prayers.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781681418117, titled "Christmas Is..." | Unabridged edition (Dreamscape Media Llc, October 20, 2015), cover price $14.99

School and Library:

9780823415823, titled "Christmas Is..." | Holiday House, September 1, 2001, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Demonstrates the many things that Christmas is to different people, including the birth of the Christ Child, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, presents, and prayers.

Christmas on an Island

On a small, wintry island, Christmas features a homemade celebration by the inhabitants, who create gifts, rehearse a school play, cut down trees, and make their own holiday treats

By Gail Gibbons

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Hardcover:

9780688096786 | William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Describes the way residents of a small island celebrate Christmas.

Library:

9780688096793 | William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1994, cover price $14.93 | About this edition: Describes the way residents of a small island celebrate Christmas.

Christmas Time

Discusses the history and significance of Christmas, explaining why Christmas is celebrated, the meaning of gift giving, and the origins of Santa Claus

By Gail Gibbons

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Hardcover:

9780941078849 | Har/cas edition (Live Oak Media, June 1, 1985), cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A brief look at why and how we celebrate Christmas.

Paperback:

9780823405756 | Reprint edition (Holiday House, August 1, 1985), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A brief look at why and how we celebrate Christmas.

9780941078825 | Pap/cas edition (Live Oak Media, June 1, 1985), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A brief look at why and how we celebrate Christmas.

9780941078832 | Pap/cas edition (Live Oak Media, June 1, 1985), cover price $33.95 | About this edition: Discusses the history and significance of Christmas, explaining why Christmas is celebrated, the meaning of gift giving, and the origins of Santa Claus

School and Library:

9780823404537 | Holiday House, July 1, 1982, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A brief look at why and how we celebrate Christmas.

Click: A Book About Cameras and Taking Pictures

Provides young readers with a comprehensive guide to the art of photography through simple text and full-color illustrations, complete with helpful hints and creative ideas, as well as a basic introduction to lighting, framing, and camera parts.

By Gail Gibbons

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School and Library:

9780316309769 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Describes the basic parts of a camera and how to take photographs.

Clocks and How They Go

Describes the weight clock and the spring clock and how they work.

By Gail Gibbons

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Library:

9780690039740 | Harpercollins, August 1, 1979, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: A look at the inner workings--all the nuts, gears, and bolts--that make clocks run

Coral Reefs

Having been in existence since the time of dinosaurs, this comprehensive guide to coral reefs offers an informative tour of this active environment while examining its diverse residence, plant life, make-up, eating habits, and unique characteristics. 12,500 first printing.

By Gail Gibbons

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School and Library:

9780823420803 | Holiday House, September 30, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A guide to coral reefs offers an informative tour of this active environment while examining its diverse residence, plant life, make-up, eating habits, and unique characteristics.

Corn

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780823422456 | Reprint edition (Holiday House, July 1, 2009), cover price $7.99

9780139467325, titled "Western World: 1600 To Present" | Prentice Hall, November 1, 1993, cover price $53.00 | also contains Western World: 1600 To Present

School and Library:

9780823421695 | Holiday House, September 15, 2008, cover price $16.95

Country Fair

A tour of an old-fashioned, but never out of style, country fair begins with the first tent stake and ends with the last of the evening's fireworks. By the author of Pirates: Robbers of the High Seas.

By Gail Gibbons

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School and Library:

9780316309516 | Little Brown & Co, October 1, 1994, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes the various amusements, exhibits, and attractions at a country fair, from preparing the site to the final fireworks show, and discusses the organization and history of such events

Cowboys and Cowgirls: Yippee-Yay!

Explains and illustrates the equipment, work, and lifestyle of cowboys and cowgirls in the Old West

By Gail Gibbons

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Paperback:

9780316168595 | Reprint edition (Little Brown & Co, July 1, 2003), cover price $8.00 | About this edition: Explains and illustrates the equipment, work, and lifestyle of cowboys and cowgirls in the Old West

Reinforced:

9780606278119, titled "Cowboys and Cowgirls: Yippee-Yay" | Demco Media, July 1, 2003, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Let's round em up and move em along!

Prebinding:

9780613717496 | Turtleback Books, July 30, 2003, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: Explains and illustrates the equipment, work, and lifestyle of cowboys and cowgirls in the Old West

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