Sandra Markle
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Honeybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce fruit. But large numbers of honeybees are disappearing every year . . . and no one knows why. Is a fungus killing them? Could a poor diet be the cause? What about changes to bees' natural habitat? In this real-life science mystery, scientists and beekeepers are working...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Acclaimed science author Sandra Markle offers a fascinating look at Gobi bears—the rarest bears on the planet. These adorable animals face threats ranging from illegal gold miners to climate change. Find out more about these bears, which are considered a national treasure in Mongolia, and learn what scientists are doing to help this critically endangered species.
"Markle clearly and efficiently introduces a bear unfamiliar to most North American...
3) Toad Weather
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl, her mother, and her grandmother embark on a rainy day adventure in this engrossing story of discovery and wonder, inspired by a true story.
There's nothing to do on a rainy day—or so Ally thinks. But Mama says she's seen something amazing, so despite Ally's misgivings, she sets out on an adventure with her mother and grandmother.
On their journey, she sees all sorts of things: dripping awnings, wet cardboard, splashing...
There's nothing to do on a rainy day—or so Ally thinks. But Mama says she's seen something amazing, so despite Ally's misgivings, she sets out on an adventure with her mother and grandmother.
On their journey, she sees all sorts of things: dripping awnings, wet cardboard, splashing...
4) Octopuses
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
5) Prairie dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
6) Skunks
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book describes skunks, prey animals that have a powerful defense weapon.
7) Zebras
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book describes zebras, prey animals that are fast runners and have sharp hearing and eyes to protect them from lions, cheetahs, and crocodiles on the African plains.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every year in Namibia, about two thousand zebras suddenly disappear from their grazing area along the Chobe River. Months later, the herd returns. Where do they go? And why? Thanks to satellite-tracking collars, scientists were able to solve the mystery, but several questions remain. Award-winning science author Sandra Markle reveals the process scientists used to study the zebras, and she also delves into the science of migration, exploring how animals...
9) Musk oxen
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book describes musk oxen, prey animals that are well equipped to survive the harsh environment of the Arctic and fierce predators.
10) Porcupines
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book describes a North American porcupine, a prey animal that can drive its quills deep into an enemy's skin.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
If you could have any animal's front teeth, whose would you choose?What If You Had Animal Teeth!? takes children on a fun, informative, and imaginative journey as they explore what it would be like if their own front teeth were replaced by those of a different animal. Featuring a dozen animals (beaver, great white shark, narwhal, elephant, rattlesnake, naked mole rat, hippopotamus, crocodile, and more), this book explores how different...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
What is that huge, hairy spider—the size of a dinner plate? It's a tarantula! In this book, you will learn how tarantulas are similar to and different from other arachnids. Close-up photographs and diagrams reveal extraordinary details about the tarantula's body both inside and out. A hands-on activity illustrates how a tarantula grows bigger and bigger by molting. Learn more about this fascinating member of nature's Arachnid World.
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