Sandra Markle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
What if you woke up one morning and your nose wasn't yours? What If You Had An Animal Nose? --the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series--explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an animal's nose instead of your own! From the elephant's long trunk to a rhino's pointy horn, discover what it would be like if you had these special noses--and find out why your nose is just the right one for you!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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...
5) Snow school
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Twin snow leopard siblings survive their first year of life in Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains by learning critical skills from their mother, including how to hunt, where to find shelter, and to stay away from humans.
7) Toad weather
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a rainy day, Ally's mom asks her to come outside where, amidst the oil slicks, dripping awnings, and splashing cars, they find a toad migration taking place. Told in story format.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Looks at the Panamanian golden frog, the national symbol of Panama, which has been vanishing due to a fungus infection, and follows a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwide.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw a pair of animal eyes instead of your own. From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's eyes that shine in the dark, discover what it would be like if you had these special eyes--and find out why your eyes are just the right ones for you"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Readers will learn how scientists use camera-trap technology to study woolly monkeys in the Manu Biosphere Reserve. These camera traps helped scientists discover information about the woolly monkeys' diet, behavior, and habitat. Known as the rainforest's gardeners, their activities and behaviors are essential to the survival of the trees and animals in the rainforest. Scientists must learn more to save this keystone species and protect the rainforests....
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Series
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Great white sharks can weigh thousands of pounds, and their enormous tail fins send them zooming through the water in pursuit of prey. Find out how these top predators hunt and raise their young.
"Clear, lively language takes readers right into the predator's world with effective use of statistics, narrative descriptions,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Grizzly bears are top predators in their habitats. Their enormous size, keen senses, and ultra-sharp teeth and claws make them one of nature's greatest hunters. Learn about their lives and see them hunt down prey.
"Clear, lively language takes readers right into the predator's world with effective use of statistics, narrative...
16) Family Pack
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A real-life story of adaptation and survival. Acclaimed science writer Sandra Markle and celebrated artist Alan Marks team up for the fifth time in this fascinating real-life story of a wolf and her pack. Years ago, an effort had been made to eliminate wolves from Yellowstone National Park. Recently, conservationists decided to reintroduce the animal to the area, relocating wolves from Canada. Family Pack introduces readers to Female 7 and Male...
17) Hip-Pocket Papa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little papa, big job.
Sandra Markle and Alan Marks, creators of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Award-winning A Mother's Journey, offer an up-close look at the miniature world of the hip-pocket frog.
The male Australian hip-pocket frog, no bigger than an adult human's thumbnail, cares for his children as they grow from tadpoles to young froglets inside the pouches on his legs.
Babies who love science can be anything! Move over Wonder Woman and...
18) Finding Home
Author
Language
English
Description
A remarkable story of survival. The creators of A MOTHER'S JOURNEY and LITTLE LOST BAT, Sandra Markle and Alan Marks team up again to chronicle the challenges faced by a mother koala: protecting herself and her joey from a raging bushfire, and finding food and a new home after their home range is destroyed. Based on a true story. Back matter includes facts about koalas, an author's note about Cinders, the real-life koala that survived two bushfires,...
19) Waiting for Ice
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, WAITING FOR ICE follows an orphaned polar bear cub as she struggles to find food on Wrangel Island, far north in the Arctic Ocean. Left alone at ten months old, the young female finds herself up against other bears who are bigger and stronger than she is-and just as hungry. Due to rising temperatures, the bears are trapped on the island until the ice packs reform. Only then can they venture out to hunt for seals and whales,...
20) Little Lost Bat
Author
Language
English
Description
A baby Mexican free-tailed bat clings to the ceiling of a crowded noisy cave, waiting for his mother to return from her daily hunting trip. After three days of searching and waiting, he is rescued by a bat that is in a strangely similar circumstance. A surprising story of adoption in the animal kingdom based on current research.