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Meet Megalodon and more of the biggest, coolest, and creepiest marine animals from the prehistoric era!
Teeth, tails, and scales-oh my! Newly independent readers will be transported back to a time when bugs were big and monsters ruled the deep. Each page of this dazzling Level 2 reader is packed with jaw-dropping facts on the fiercest predators of the ancient oceans. Learn about Megalodon, the largest shark ever to have lived; Jaekelopterus, a human-size...
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Having had enough of life on board the ship that saved her from a watery grave, Dido Twite wants nothing more than to sail home to England. Instead, Captain Casket's ship lands in Nantucket, where Dido and the captain's daughter, Dutiful Penitence, are left in the care of Dutiful's sinister Aunt Tribulation. In Tribulation's farmhouse, life is unbearable. When mysterious men lurk about in the evening fog, the resourceful Dido rallies against their...
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Get swept away by this summery story based on PBS's award-winning television show!
When Curious George, the man with the yellow hat, and their friend Marco visit Professor Wiseman at the beach, they have many new experiences. They dig for clams in a tidal pool, swim with dolphins, and even bury some special treasure. But when the tide comes in and takes their treasure out to sea, George and Marco need their new knowledge of how tides work-and...
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Le décès de son père a beaucoup affecté Charly. Le jeune Madelinot, souvent seul, aime explorer les Îles à vélo, s'arrêter en haut des collines et dessiner tout en guettant le retour des bateaux de pêche. Un jour, sur le quai, Charly croit devenir fou : il entend une voix dans sa tête ! Est-ce bien ce gros homard à la pince croche qui lui parle ? Contre toute attente, Charly et Crochet le homard se lient d'une amitié précieuse et surprenante....
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Welcome to the amazing world of Sea Turtles Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Sea Turtles.
You will find Sea Turtles in nature with pictures to include the many Sea Turtles species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Sea Turtles Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 30 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Sea Turtles with facts and...
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"Grade 'A'. A spectacular maritime page-turner … one perfect storm of a book." - Entertainment Weekly
"A gripping account [that] reads like a novel." - USA Today
"THE PERFECT STORM transferred to Alaska, but with a much more heroic conclusion." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Blockbuster." - New York Magazine
"[A] gripping sea rescue tale." - Anchorage Daily News
"A powerful story reported and told with extraordinary skill....will keep you turning...
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Emaline and her family love being in the wilderness, so they decided to move to Colorado. There, in the summer, they go hiking, camping, and biking. In the winter, they go skating. skiing, and sledding. But there is one thing they miss terribly-the ocean. As often as they can, they travel to the beach to play in the sand and surf, and explore the beautiful tidal pools.
Emaline is an underwater adventurer. She loves exploring the pool and meeting...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Penguins Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Penguins.
You will find Penguins in nature with pictures to include the many Penguins species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Penguins Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 28 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Penguins with facts and color photos.
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¡Ahoy, pequeños exploradores!¿Preparados para navegar por mares de imaginación y descubrir un tesoro de risas y aprendizaje? ¡Entonces levad anclas y sumergíos en las páginas de "Las locas aventuras del loro pirata"!Un libro único que combina:Diversión sin límites: Un loro pirata travieso, una isla llena de sorpresas y una historia trepidante que cautivará la atención de los más pequeños.Ilustraciones vibrantes: Un festín de colores...
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Newly revised and updated, this guide to the most common animals and plants of the California seashore is a must-have companion for any curious beach visitor.
Look no further than The New Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life of California for the essential tidal guidebook. More than 270 of the sponges, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars, sea anemones, jellies, fishes, seaweeds and other flora and fauna you're likely to see are described here in concise...
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The Shark's Tooth is a poetic tale of imagination and conservation in which a young girl visiting her grandparents' beach house finds friendship with the ocean's creatures. Sharks' teeth are given to her by her new aquatic friends as gifts, symbolic of her connections to nature and the sea. As the little girl grows up and moves away to the city, she loses her kinship to the natural world. When she returns to the beach house as an adult, she is convinced...
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"Eels [is] more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself. . . . [Prosek] passes on the truth that the often disdained eel, like all migratory fish, is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring it back." - New York Times Book Review
"A wonderful account of far-flung travels in pursuit of the secrets of the earth's most mysterious fish. . . . Fascinating and beautifully rendered." - Peter Matthiessen
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Dawn the deep-sea dentist sees all sorts of teeth in the ocean. When a whale has a sore tooth, she knows just what to do. Readers will enjoy this charming underwater story.
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This wonderfully silly young graphic novel from Graphix Chapters about fin-tastic friends is perfect for fans of The Bad Guys and Narwhal and Jelly!
Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters!
Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children...
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First published in 1904, under the German title Kunstformen der Natur, this unique collection of plates holds a lasting influence in both the art and science worlds. Ernst Haeckel's detailed illustrations serve as a visual encyclopaedia for his pioneering research and anatomical discoveries. Working in both pencil and watercolour paint, he preserved the complex forms, patterns, and structures of the organisms he discovered. Featuring intricate depictions...
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The Whale Who Ate Plastic is a heartwarming picture book to teach young children about the ocean plastic pollution problem and to help inspire children to want to make a difference in protecting our beautiful, and fragile environment. This gentle story inspires children to take action that can really make a difference in our world. Synopsis: The Whale Who Ate Plastic is a picture book that follows a hungry whale who loves to eat. One day he meets...
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It's a battle between two terrifying, tooth-filled predators! The great white shark is today's largest predatory fish. But millions of years ago, megalodon ruled the seas as the ocean's deadliest hunter. Learn what makes these similar monsters of the sea so deadly. Then decide which one would triumph if they battled in the ocean's depths.
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