Wayne Lynch
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English
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Destroying a dynasty.
That was the mission of Wilt Chamberlain and 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers.
For eight straight years, the Boston Celtics had dominated the National Basketball Association. Each and every season during that stretch, a new NBA championship flag was hoisted to the top of the hallowed Boston Garden. No team had been able to stop them. Nobody thought any team could or would.
Season of the 76ers, The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the...
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English
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An extensive, accessible guide to the owls of Canada and the United States, featuring beautiful photography.
There is no group of birds more mysterious and fascinating than owls. The loudmouths of the raptor world, they peep, trill, toot, bark, growl, shriek, whistle, chittle, whoop, chuckle, boom, and buzz. Indeed, very few actually "hoot." They have become the stuff of lore and legend, from the Roman myth that an owl foot could reveal secrets,...
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Dr. Lynch introduces us to the strange and wonderful natural history of the world's 8 bear species. Wildlife photographer and science writer Dr. Wayne Lynch has dedicated almost three decades to learning everything he can about these powerful mammals. In his quest for bears, he has crawled inside the winter dens of black bears and polar bears, held squirming grizzly cubs in his arms, sailed along the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, hiked...
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English
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Amazing photography and tons of factual information on the animals, plants, climate and landscape come together to give a complete picture of this ecosystem in action. Subjects cover the wide diversity of living things in this habitat from the giant saguaro cactus and ocotillo to javelinas, rattlesnakes and dozens of desert birds.
8) Falcons
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English
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, and life cycle of falcons.
10) Baby grizzly
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007" Born in a mountain cave in Alaska, three grizzly cubs wait out the winter with their mother. When spring finally arrives, the mother grizzly leads her babies down the mountain to the river. But the mother is wary; there are big male bears near the water, and they are a danger to her children. When they are older, the cubs will be ready to fish in the river with the adult bears. But for now they will...
11) Baby koala
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Presents a children's book about baby koalas, how a mother koala protects her baby for the first six months in her pouch, and how they care for them afterwards.
12) Baby sloth
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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An introduction to infant sloths using vivid photographs and simple text.
13) Baby owl
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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As their nest becomes more and more crowded, the baby great horned owls stretch and flap impatiently. But they can't fly just yet. Even if one of them falls from the tree and must find its own shelter on the ground, the little one still depends on its parents' care. There are many weeks to go before the young chicks will be strong enough to fly away and find homes of their own.
16) Rocky Mountains
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NorthWord Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"The author's narrative and photographs follow the polar bear, the brown bear, the Asiatic black bear, and the American black bear through the four seasons of the year. The book is richly illustrated and informative about the biology, ethology, and ecology of bears"--
19) Owls
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NorthWord Press
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, and life cycle of owls.
20) The everglades
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Series
Publisher
NorthWord Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English