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Product Description: These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, to illuminate the issue...read more
By Noah Berlatsky (editor)

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9780737773873 | Greenhaven Pr, December 14, 2015, cover price $27.80 | About this edition: These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.

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9780737773866 | Greenhaven Pr, December 14, 2015, cover price $39.40 | About this edition: These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.

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Product Description: Huge holes cover a cornfield. The corn plants in the field have been dug up and trampled, and much of the corn is half eaten. What caused this terrible damage? The answer is big, hairy, and running wild. Throughout the South and in much of the United States, feral pigs, many of which were once farm animals, are destroying crops, ruining property, and polluting streams and rivers with their waste...read more

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9780515098761, titled "Lone Star and the Death Merchants" | Jove Pubns, January 1, 1989, cover price $2.95 | also contains Lone Star and the Death Merchants | About this edition: One by one, the town's citizens are cashing in their chips, leaving grieving widows and gambling debts.

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9781627248297 | Bearport Pub Co Inc, August 1, 2015, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Huge holes cover a cornfield.

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Explores how and why insects and animals enter ecosystems to which they are not native, as well as the consequences of these invasions for other animals, plants, and humans.

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9781433997235 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2013, cover price $14.05 | About this edition: Explores how and why insects and animals enter ecosystems to which they are not native, as well as the consequences of these invasions for other animals, plants, and humans.

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9781433997228 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2013, cover price $31.95

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Some introduced species just naturally drive out native plants and animals from their environments. This captivating book acquaints readers with some of these invaders, from kudzu to Burmese pythons. Your readers will learn how experts are dealing with each ecological threat.

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9781435824874 | Powerkids Pr, September 1, 2009, cover price $8.25 | About this edition: Some introduced species just naturally drive out native plants and animals from their environments.

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9781404280847 | Powerkids Pr, September 1, 2009, cover price $23.60

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Product Description: Students read about organisms that have hitchhiked beyond their own habitats and learn about the damage invasive species do to our environment and economy.

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9781433920578 | Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2009, cover price $31.00 | About this edition: Students read about organisms that have hitchhiked beyond their own habitats and learn about the damage invasive species do to our environment and economy.

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9781602793279 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2009, cover price $29.93

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Product Description: Termites can invade homes and cause a lot of damage. Termites that invade new countries can damage more than just homes. The Formosan subterranean termite was accidentally brought to the United States on infested ships. These invaders have disrupted ecosystems and caused billions of dollars in damage to buildings, crops, and trees...read more

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9781602793309 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2009, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Termites can invade homes and cause a lot of damage.

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Product Description: Fire ants are tiny, but they pack a powerful sting. Some kinds of fire ants were accidentally brought to North America from South America in cargo ships. Look inside to learn how these invasive fire ants have spread to many places around the world and why they are a threat to wildlife, human beings, and economies...read more

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9781602793286 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2009, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Fire ants are tiny, but they pack a powerful sting.

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Product Description: Book by Somervill, Barbara A., Gray, Susan H.

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9781602793293 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2009, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Book by Somervill, Barbara A.

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Product Description: There are 6,200 known invasive species in the United States, and scientists are scrambling to stop their unique paths of destruction, which can take a huge toll on regional economies and ecosystems. To effectively combat an invader, scientists must know the organism inside and out: What does it eat? How does it reproduce? What was its environment like in its native home? There are many questions, but just one right answer might yield a weakness in the enemy...read more

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9780618756360 | Houghton Mifflin, October 27, 2008, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: There are 6,200 known invasive species in the United States, and scientists are scrambling to stop their unique paths of destruction, which can take a huge toll on regional economies and ecosystems.

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Product Description: Provides a global look at animals that have spread beyond their native habitats and taken over new territory, showing the challenges these invasive species pose and what is being done to stop their spread.

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9781602792401 | Cherry Lake Pub, August 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Provides a global look at animals that have spread beyond their native habitats and taken over new territory, showing the challenges these invasive species pose and what is being done to stop their spread.

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9781433921285, titled "Welcome to my Country: Invasive Species Become Major Menaces" | Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2009, cover price $270.00

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9780836896169 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2008, cover price $324.00

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Product Description: How the Giant African Snail destroyed field crops and flower gardens and spread diseases to people thousands of miles from their native Africa.

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9781602792418 | Cherry Lake Pub, August 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: How the Giant African Snail destroyed field crops and flower gardens and spread diseases to people thousands of miles from their native Africa.

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Product Description: Looks at the qualities of brown tree snakes and examines how they became an invasive species in Guam, how they cause problems in their new environment, and the ways that people have attempted to deal with them.Title: Brown TreesnakeAuthor: Somervill, Barbara A...read more

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9781602792395 | Cherry Lake Pub, August 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Looks at the qualities of brown tree snakes and examines how they became an invasive species in Guam, how they cause problems in their new environment, and the ways that people have attempted to deal with them.

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Product Description: The Walking Catfish have upset the balance of the ecosystems and hurt local economies.

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9781602792425 | Cherry Lake Pub, August 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: The Walking Catfish have upset the balance of the ecosystems and hurt local economies.

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Product Description: American mink have beautiful, thick, glossy fur. At one time, many were exported to other countries where farmers raised them for their fur. Find out what happened to native species when fur went out of fashion and many minks were released into the wild.

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9781602791145 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: American mink have beautiful, thick, glossy fur.

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Product Description: Zebra Mussels are known for their striped shells and clingy habits. These natives of Europe and Asia traveled to North America in by ship. Learn more about why the zebra mussel poses a threat to native animals and the health of North American waterways.

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9781602791114 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Zebra Mussels are known for their striped shells and clingy habits.

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Product Description: Emerald Ash Borers have shiny green bodies and an appetite for ash trees. This native Asian insect hitchhiked to North America and has killed millions of ash trees. Learn more about the emerald ash borer and what is being done to try to stop its spread.

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9781602791121 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Emerald Ash Borers have shiny green bodies and an appetite for ash trees.

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Product Description: Gray squirrels are known for their bushy tails and hoarding habits. These North American natives were imported to parts of Europe and South Africa as pets, but quickly went from pets to unwanted pests. Learn more about the problems caused by invasive gray squirrels and what can be done to solve them...read more

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9781602791169 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Gray squirrels are known for their bushy tails and hoarding habits.

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Product Description: Honeybees are known for their familiar buzzing and honey production. Learn how an experiment meant to increase honey production created aggressive Africanized honeybees that have taken over territory and caused big problems for beekeepers, farmers, and anyone unlucky enough to disturb them...read more

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9781602791176 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Honeybees are known for their familiar buzzing and honey production.

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Product Description: Starlings have glossy feathers and are aggressive competitors for nesting sites. Native to Europe and Asia, these birds were introduced to North America, Australia, and South Africa. Find out why these feathered invaders pose a threat to native birds species and farm crops.

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9781602791138 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Starlings have glossy feathers and are aggressive competitors for nesting sites.

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Product Description: Cane toads are known for their warty skin and poison glands. They were brought to Australia and other places to help control pests that were harming crops. Learn more about how the cane toad has gone from being farmer's friend to an unwanted pest.

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9781602791152 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Cane toads are known for their warty skin and poison glands.

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Product Description: Asian carp have big appetites and can leap out of the water when startled. They were brought to the United States from their native Asian habitats to control algae growth on fish farms. Find out what happened when some of these big, jumping fish escaped and made their way up the Mississippi River...read more

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9781602791183 | Cherry Lake Pub, January 1, 2008, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Asian carp have big appetites and can leap out of the water when startled.

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Product Description: One by one, the town's citizens are cashing in their chips, leaving grieving widows and gambling debts. It is up to Jessie and Ki to turn the tables on some crooked card sharks. But if the hustlers fight like they play cards, it is a sure bet that backshooting will be involved.

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9780515098761 | Jove Pubns, January 1, 1989, cover price $2.95 | also contains Feral Pigs: Chomp, Chomp! | About this edition: One by one, the town's citizens are cashing in their chips, leaving grieving widows and gambling debts.

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