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Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explorer Basil Bernard Barnswhitten (B.B.B.) has a list of creatures he needs to verify for an important report so he visits the Finchhaven Museum of Extraordinary Curiosities, Oddities Improbabilities. But he finds that one of the glass exhibit cases is damaged - something appears to be missing. Or did it escape? To complete his report, B.B.B. travels around the world to track down each creature on his list, all the while asking the same three questions:...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Do you love exotic quaggas or strong black rhinos? Whatever your favorite extinct or endangered animal, you'll soon be drawing these creatures like a pro with the help of this fun book. Just follow the steps and you'll have a great-looking animal before you know it. Fact-filled descriptions accompany the drawings, so you can learn all about different kinds of extinct and endangered animals. You'll also find tips on adding details to your drawing -...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cody Koala, an imprint of Pop!, a division of Abdo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book introduces readers to the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and fossil record of Brachiosaurus. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Words & Pictures, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Step back in time and discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded and snakes had legs! Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands in this fascinating creature guide like no other. Learn how whales once walked on four legs before taking to the oceans; how dinosaurs evolved into birds; and how the first cats were small and lived in trees. Featuring a stunning mix of annotated illustrations, illustrated...
8) The dodo
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the extinct dodo, a large flightless bird that lived on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion in the Indian Ocean.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From the frozen tundra of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetics labs of Harvard University, a group of young scientists--under the guidance of Dr. George Church, the most brilliant geneticist of our time--is working to make the impossible happen. Their task? To bring the Woolly Mammoth, a creature that has been extinct for three thousand years, back into our world. How will they do it? By sequencing the DNA of a frozen Woolly Mammoth harvested from...
10) Dinosaur hunters
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Scientists uncover dinosaur fossils in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia; careful examination of these fossils have revealed much about these large extinct creatures.
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's been more than a decade since the world has come undone, and Sasha Severn has returned to her childhood home with one goal in mind-find the mythic research her father, the infamous Last Beekeeper, hid before he was incarcerated. There, Sasha is confronted with a group of squatters. The friends soon become her newfound family, offering security and hope. But just as she settles into her new life, Sasha witnesses the impossible. She sees a honeybee,...
15) Dinosaur world
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982
Language
English
Description
Traces the development of early life forms, especially dinosaurs, and explains how modern scientists have discovered what they were like.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Cullen's summer in Lily, Arkansas, is marked by his cousin's death by overdose, an alleged spotting of a woodpecker thought to be extinct, failed romances, and his younger brother's sudden disappearance.
Author
Series
Heidelberg science library volume 2
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Pub. Date
1967.
Language
English
20) How to bee
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"In a near-future Australia, where real bees are extinct, the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees and pollinate the flowers by hand. Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine -- and bees must be ten -- Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achieve her dream. Life on the farm is...
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