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Africa's Flamingo Lake

By Francine Jacobs

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Hardcover:

9780688221973 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1979, cover price $10.00

Applied Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook

By Francine Jacobs (editor), Richard M. Lerner (editor) and Donald Wertlieb (editor)

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Paperback:

9781412915700 | Sage Pubns, January 12, 2005, cover price $146.00

Barracuda: Tiger of the Sea

The life cycle of the dangerous barracuda fish is explored, from the hatching of the eggs in the sea to the adult barracuda's search for food and travels within the ocean community

By Francine Jacobs

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Hardcover:

9780802764133 | Walker & Co, August 1, 1981, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Follows the events of the great barracuda's life cycle, from hatching to hunting to the laying of eggs.

Bermuda Petrel: The Bird That Would Not Die

Discusses the Bermuda petrel, a bird that nests only in Bermuda, and how it was saved from extinction.

By Francine Jacobs

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Hardcover:

9780688002404 | Olympic Marketing Corp, February 1, 1981, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: An account of how the Bermuda petrel was saved from extinction by concerned people and naturalists

Breakthrough: The True Story Of Penicillin

Describes the history of penicillin from the discovery of the mold by Fleming through the years of work by such scientists as Chain, Heatley, Florey, and Sheehan who purified, tested, synthesized, and eventually presented the 'miracle' drug to the world.

By Francine Jacobs

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Paperback:

9780595328499 | Backinprint.Com, August 30, 2004, cover price $12.95

Library:

9780396085799, titled "Breakthrough, the True Story of Penicillin" | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1985, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Describes the history of penicillin from the discovery of the mold by Fleming through the years of work by such scientists as Chain, Heatley, Florey, and Sheehan who purified, tested, synthesized, and eventually presented the 'miracle' drug to the world.

Coral

Simple text and three-color illustrations describe the growth cycle of coral from baby larvae to grown-up polyps, skeleton-like structures that form fantastic patterns of color

By Francine Jacobs and D. D. Tyler

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9780399611452 | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 1980, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Describes the life cycle of a coral polyp, the formation of a coral reef, and the function of this structure in the sea.

Cosmic Countdown: What Astronomers Have Learned About the Life of the Universe

Examines the new discoveries and revolutionary ideas that have transformed the ancient study of the stars into the complex science of astronomy. Also discusses theories about the beginning of the universe and what is likely to happen to it in the future.

By Francine Jacobs

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Hardcover:

9780871314048 | M Evans & Co, April 1, 1983, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A guide to the development of astronomy explores a wide range of recent discoveries about black holes, pulsars, supernovas, red giants, white dwarfs, and the evolution of the universe

Fire Snake: The Railroad That Changed East Africa

Describes the construction of the East African railroad at the turn of the century and the political and social effects of it on colonial Africa.

By Francine Jacobs

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9780688222321 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1980, cover price $11.25 | About this edition: A vivid description of the political and social effects of building the East African railroad through colonial Africa

Library:

9780688322328 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1980, cover price $11.88 | About this edition: A vivid description of the political and social effects of building the East African railroad through colonial Africa

Follow That Trash!: All About Recycling

Describes how metal, glass, plastic, and newspaper trash can be recycled

By Francine Jacobs and Mavis Smith (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780448413143 | Grosset & Dunlap, October 1, 1996, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Describes how metal, glass, plastic, and newspaper trash can be recycled

Library:

9780448416014 | Grosset & Dunlap, October 1, 1996, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Describes how metal, glass, plastic, and newspaper trash can be recycled

Reinforced:

9780606113397 | Demco Media, October 1, 1996, cover price $10.10 | About this edition: Describes how metal, glass, plastic, and newspaper trash can be recycled

Handbook of Applied Developmental Science: Promoting Positive Child, Adolescent, and Family Development Through Research, Policies, and Programs

By Francine Jacobs (editor), Richard M. Lerner (editor) and Donald Wertlieb (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780761922780 | Sage Pubns, October 22, 2002, cover price $760.00

The Legs of the Moon.

When an erupting volcano threatens the safety of the red-bearded menehune of Hawaii, one of them bravely volunteers to insure their escape at night by holding the legs of the moon

By Francine Jacobs

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9780698302143 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1971, cover price $4.39 | About this edition: Someone must stay behind to hold the legs of the moon and delay morning until the menehune people clear the island.

Lonesome George the Giant Tortoise

The arrival of goats by one unknowing fisherman led to the large tortoises' small island home being greatly altered and then these grand creatures being considered extinct until one lone giant tortoise, kindly named Lonesome George, was discovered hidden in the rocks.

By Jean Cassels (illustrator) and Francine Jacobs

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Hardcover:

9780802788641 | Walker & Co, December 1, 2003, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Describes the life of Lonesome George, the last living Pinta Island giant tortoise, from his search for food on the Galapagos island to his days at the Charles Darwin Research Station, where scientists are encouraging him to mate.

Library:

9780802788658 | Walker & Co, November 1, 2003, cover price $17.85 | About this edition: Describes the life of Lonesome George, the last living Pinta Island giant tortoise, from his search for food on the Galapagos island to his days at the Charles Darwin Research Station, where scientists are encouraging him to mate.

Nature's Light: The Story of Bioluminescence

Describes the plants and animals that glow with their own light and discusses what scientists have discovered about this phenomenon and its possible uses.

By Pamela Carroll (illustrator) and Francine Jacobs

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Hardcover:

9780688201159 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1974, cover price $10.25 | About this edition: Describes the plants and animals that glow with their own light and discusses what scientists have discovered about this phenomenon and its possible uses.

Sam the Sea Cow

Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.

By Francine Jacobs

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Paperback:

9780802773739 | Walker & Co, May 1, 1992, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.

Library:

9780802781475 | Walker & Co, May 1, 1992, cover price $14.85 | About this edition: Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.

Reinforced:

9780606022538 | Demco Media, May 1, 1992, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.

Prebinding:

9780833592453 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.

The Sargasso Sea: An Ocean Desert

Surveys the history, shifting extent, properties, and plant and animal life of the North Atlantic's great ocean desert and reviews the legends associated with it and its current ecological and oceanographic significance

By Francine Jacobs

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9780688320294 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1975, cover price $6.96 | About this edition: Discusses the location, history, characteristics, marine life, and importance of the unique area of the Atlantic that has spawned numerous unsolved mysteries.

Sewer Sam: The Sea Cow

Relates the true story about a manatee or sea cow that gets stuck in a sewer pipe, is rescued, and is nursed back to health

By Francine Jacobs

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Hardcover:

9780802763686 | Walker & Co, October 1, 1979, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.

Sounds in the Sea

Explores the repertoire of noises of certain marine animals, the functions these noises serve, and the ways in which such sound-producing mammals as the dolphin can benefit man

By Francine Jacobs and Jean Zallinger

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Hardcover:

9780688221133 | William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1977, cover price $9.25 | About this edition: An introduction to marine bioacoustics, the study of underwater sounds and hearing abilities of marine animals, and how man uses this knowledge.

Supersaurus

Documents the 1972 Colorado discovery of the world's largest dinosaur and explains how scientists determined what the animal looked like, where it lived, and what it ate

By Francine Jacobs and D. D. Tyler (illustrator)

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9780399611506 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1982, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Details a paleontologist's 1972 discovery in western Colorado of the biggest dinosaur bones yet.

The Tainos: The People Who Welcomed Columbus

An account of the people whom Columbus managed to virtually wipe out describes their way of life, how Columbus's arrival had disastrous effects on them, the Spaniards' greed for gold and betrayal of the Tainoses' trust, and more.

By Patrick Collins (illustrator) and Francine Jacobs

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Hardcover:

9780399221163 | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1992, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Describes the history, culture, and mysterious fate of the first native Americans to welcome Columbus in 1492

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