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Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of members of the crocodilian family.

Library:

9780836840216 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2004, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of members of the crocodilian family.

Prebinding:

9780613785204, titled "Alligators & Crocodiles" | Turtleback Books, September 30, 2002, cover price $14.25

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Product Description: Animals do some extraordinary things, but not always while people are watching. When patient and persistent scientists do make a discovery, it can change how we think about animals and ourselves. Animal Aha! highlights a number of magnificent moments in animal science...read more

Paperback:

9781554511648 | Annick Pr, February 1, 2009, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Animals do some extraordinary things, but not always while people are watching.

School and Library:

9781554511655 | Annick Pr, February 1, 2009, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Animals do some extraordinary things, but not always while people are watching.

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Product Description: Do you ever play hide-and-seek? So do animals. Fish hide in seaweed forests, and red foxes dig deep burrows beneath big logs. A polar bear lies snug and warm in its den. From birds nesting in a thick bush to a brown gecko disguising itself as a rock, animals can be hard to see.

Hardcover:

9781550413267 | Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd, January 1, 2004, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Do you ever play hide-and-seek?
9781550549010 | Greystone Books, March 1, 2002, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Photographs and simple text show animals engaged in play, while questions invite the reader to notice and identify particular traits, such as whether an orangutan's arms or legs are longer.

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Product Description: Do you like to swing? An orangutan does. It grabs a leafy branch and swoops from tree to tree. Red foxes pounce on each other, and sea lions dive and dash through the sea. From romping lion cubs to rolling polar bears, animals love to play.

Hardcover:

9781550413281 | Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd, January 1, 2004, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Do you like to swing?
9781550549003 | Greystone Books, March 1, 2002, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Photographs and simple text show animals engaged in play, while questions invite the reader to notice and identify particular traits, such as whether an orangutan's arms or legs are longer.

Paperback:

9781550549041 | Greystone Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $10.01 | About this edition: Photographs and simple text show animals engaged in play, while questions invite the reader to notice and identify particular traits, such as whether an orangutan's arms or legs are longer.
9781550549058 | Greystone Books, November 1, 2001, cover price $10.01 | About this edition: Photographs and simple text show animals engaged in play, while questions invite the reader to notice and identify particular traits, such as whether an orangutan's arms or legs are longer.

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Product Description: Do you ever take an afternoon nap? A polar bear does! It curls up on the cold snow, using its fur coat for a comforter and its big paw for a pillow. An iguana would rather snooze on the rocky shore, basking in the sunshine. From walruses to chimpanzees, all animals need a little shut-eye...read more

Hardcover:

9781550413304 | Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd, January 1, 2004, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Photographs and simple text reveal animals as they are sleeping or preparing for rest, such as squirrels, walruses, and the coypu.
9781550548372 | Greystone Books, August 1, 2001, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Photographs and simple text reveal animals as they are sleeping or preparing for rest, such as squirrels, walruses, and the coypu.

Paperback:

9781550413328 | Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd, January 1, 2004, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Do you ever take an afternoon nap?
9781550548556 | Greystone Books, March 1, 2002, cover price $5.95

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Photographs help children identify common fast-moving animals, such as dolphins, eagles, and cheetahs, and guide them in pointing out the mechanisms that aid in the animals' swiftness.

Hardcover:

9781550413342 | Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd, January 1, 2004, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Photographs help children identify common fast-moving animals, such as dolphins, eagles, and cheetahs, and guide them in pointing out the mechanisms that aid in the animals' swiftness.
9781550548273 | Greystone Books, August 1, 2001, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Photographs help children identify common fast-moving animals, such as dolphins, eagles, and cheetahs, and guide them in pointing out the mechanisms that aid in the animals' swiftness.

Paperback:

9781550413366 | Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd, January 1, 2004, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Do you ever play tag or run for a ball?
9781550548563 | Greystone Books, November 1, 2002, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Photographs help children identify common fast-moving animals, such as dolphins, eagles, and cheetahs, and guide them in pointing out the mechanisms that aid in the animals' swiftness.

Filled with intriguing facts, an innovative book explores animal diet and cuisine, from dungeoness crabs who eat their own offspring, to vampire bats who eat half their bodyweight in blood each night to stay healthy.
By Terry Smith (illustrator) and Diane Swanson

Paperback:

9781551108094 | Whitecap Books Ltd, August 1, 1998, cover price $14.95

School and Library:

9780805058468 | Henry Holt & Co, November 1, 1998, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Describes what different animals ingest and why

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When the two kings divide their kingdoms with a tall wall, Tamala and her family are unhappy about being separated from their grandmother and so build a hot-air balloon and, despite the danger involved, set sail to bring them to the other side. Simultaneous.

School and Library:

9781550378092 | Annick Pr, September 1, 2003, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When King Frack and King Frick divide their kingdom with a tall wall, Tamala and her family daringly ascend the wall in a hot air balloon in order to visit relatives who live on the other side.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of the only mammal with wings.

Library:

9780836835595 | Gareth Stevens Pub, December 1, 2002, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of the only mammal with wings.

Prebinding:

9780613784948 | Turtleback Books, October 30, 2003, cover price $15.95

Introduces different species of bears and their physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior

Paperback:

9781551105192 | Whitecap Books Ltd, April 1, 1997, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Introduces different species of bears and their physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior.

Library:

9780836822137 | Gareth Stevens Pub, September 1, 1998, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Introduces different species of bears and their physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior

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An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of beavers, emphasizing the development of beaver kits. (view table of contents)

Library:

9780836835601 | Gareth Stevens Pub, December 1, 2002, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of beavers, emphasizing the development of beaver kits.

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Introduces young readers to the world of the buffalo, sharing fascinating details about this remarkable animal that almost disappeared from the planet a century ago. Reprint.

Hardcover:

9780871568618 | Sierra Club Juveniles, April 1, 1996, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Describes the history and habits of North America's largest land animal

Paperback:

9781552858585 | 2 revised edition (Walrus Books, March 16, 2007), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes the history and habits of North America's largest land animal.
9781551103785 | Whitecap Books Ltd, February 1, 1996, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes the history and habits of North America's largest land animal

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Looks at the hunting and eating habits of different types of insects, including dragonflies, preying mantises, wasps, ladybugs, and aphids

Paperback:

9781551105321 | Whitecap Books Ltd, September 1, 1997, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Looks at the hunting and eating habits of different types of insects, including dragonflies, preying mantises, wasps, ladybugs, and aphids

Looks at the hunting and eating habits of different types of insects, including dragonflies, preying mantises, wasps, ladybugs, and aphids.

Paperback:

9781552851692 | 2 edition (Walrus Books, September 30, 1997), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Looks at the hunting and eating habits of different types of insects, including dragonflies, preying mantises, wasps, ladybugs, and aphids.

Prebinding:

9780613785075 | Turtleback Books, January 30, 2001, cover price $24.50 | About this edition: Looks at the hunting and eating habits of different types of insects, including dragonflies, preying mantises, wasps, ladybugs, and aphids.

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Up close and personal photography that shows the many details of common bugs is complimented with fascinating information about how they live, what they eat, and their unique characteristics. Simultaneous.
By Paul Davidson (illustrator) and Diane Swanson

Hardcover:

9781554531387 | Kids Can Pr, October 1, 2007, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Up close and personal photography that shows the many details of common bugs is complimented with information about how they live, what they eat, and their unique characteristics.

Paperback:

9781554531394 | Kids Can Pr, October 1, 2007, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Up close and personal photography that shows the many details of common bugs is complimented with information about how they live, what they eat, and their unique characteristics.

Explains what foods make up a healthy diet, how the sense of taste and the digestive system work, and various eating customs.
By Rose Cowles (illustrator) and Diane Swanson

Hardcover:

9789706907004 | Planeta Pub Corp, March 15, 2004, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Explains what foods make up a healthy diet, how the sense of taste and the digestive system work, and various eating customs.

Describes what happens when food is eaten, and how the body converts food into energy.

Prebinding:

9780613362436, titled "Burp! the Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About Eating" | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Describes what happens when food is eaten, and how the body converts food into energy.

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Introduces the terms used to refer to the young of various animals and describes some of their characteristics.
By Mariko Ando Spencer (illustrator) and Diane Swanson

Paperback:

9781554510832 | Annick Pr, August 17, 2007, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Introduces the terms used to refer to the young of various animals and describes some of their characteristics.

School and Library:

9781554510849 | Annick Pr, August 17, 2007, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Introduces the terms used to refer to the young of various animals and describes some of their characteristics.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of the coyote, a type of wild dog that can reach speeds of forty miles per hour.

Library:

9780836833133 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2002, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of the coyote, a type of wild dog that can reach speeds of forty miles per hour.

Prebinding:

9780613785112 | Turtleback Books, October 30, 2003, cover price $16.00

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Explores the lives of animals--from rats to falcons--that have made their homes in cities, describing their urban ecosystems and interaction with humans
By Douglas Penhale (illustrator) and Diane Swanson

Paperback:

9780896582729 | Voyageur Pr, June 1, 1995, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Explores the lives of animals--from rats to falcons--that have made their homes in cities, describing their urban ecosystems and interaction with humans
9780896582729 | Voyageur Pr, June 1, 1995, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Explores the lives of animals--from rats to falcons--that have made their homes in cities, describing their urban ecosystems and interaction with humans

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Entertaining illustrations and engaging text combine to explore eleven animals and the collective nouns that describe them, such as a tower of giraffes, an army of caterpillars, and a raft of ducks, providing a term's origins and a profile of the behavior and characteristics of each animal. Simultaneous.
By Mariko Ando Spencer (illustrator) and Diane Swanson

Paperback:

9781554510474 | Annick Pr, June 22, 2006, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Presents eleven animal groups and explains how their social behaviors led to the collective nouns that describe them.

School and Library:

9781554510481 | Annick Pr, June 22, 2006, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Presents eleven animal groups and explains how their social behaviors led to the collective nouns that describe them.

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Describes earthquakes, avalanches, glaciers, volcanoes, geysers, tidal waves, and various kinds of storms, and recounts notable examples
By Laura Cook (illustrator) and Diane Swanson

Hardcover:

9781563522604 | Longstreet Pr, October 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes earthquakes, avalanches, glaciers, volcanoes, geysers, tidal waves, and various kinds of storms, and recounts notable examples

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Product Description: The Dentist and You is a book for any young child making a trip to the dentist's office. It familiarizes children with many of the dental tools and procedures they are likely to encounter during their visit, allowing them to become more comfortable with dentists and oral hygienists...read more

Paperback:

9781550377286 | Annick Pr, March 1, 2002, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: In the follow-up to The Doctor and You, children can become familiar with many of the dental tools and procedures they are likely to encounter during their visit, allowing them to become more comfortable with dentists and oral hygienists.

School and Library:

9781550377293, titled "The Dentist and You" | Annick Pr, March 1, 2002, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Simple text and photographs provide an introductory look at going to the dentist's office, including the equipment used and what might happen during a dental visit.

Reinforced:

9780606242950 | Demco Media, April 1, 2002, cover price $16.16 | About this edition: The Dentist and You is a book for any young child making a trip to the dentist's office.

Prebinding:

9780613784351, titled "Dentist And You" | Turtleback Books, March 30, 2002, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: The Dentist and You is a book for any young child making a trip to the dentist's office.

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Looks at a typical trip to the doctor's office, showing the types of tools and equipment a child might see there, including a stethoscope, blood pressure equipment, x-ray hammer, and other items, and providing reassurance about how encounters with such devices will feel.Takes a trip to the doctor's office, showing equipment a child might see there, including a stethoscope, blood pressure equipment, x-ray hammer, and other items, and providing reassurance about how such devices will feel. (view table of contents)

Paperback:

9781550376722 | Annick Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Looks at a typical trip to the doctor's office, showing the types of tools and equipment a child might see there, including a stethoscope, blood pressure equipment, x-ray hammer, and other items, and providing reassurance about how encounters with such devices will feel.

School and Library:

9781550376739 | Annick Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Looks at a typical trip to the doctor's office, showing the types of tools and equipment a child might see there, including a stethoscope, blood pressure equipment, x-ray hammer, and other items, and providing reassurance about how encounters with such devices will feel.

Reinforced:

9780606206341, titled "The Doctor & You" | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $16.16 | About this edition: Looks at a typical trip to the doctor's office, showing the types of tools and equipment a child might see there, including a stethoscope, blood pressure equipment, x-ray hammer, and other items, and providing reassurance about how encounters with such devices will feel.

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