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1) Elephants
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the largest land animal on earth, which now lives only in Africa and Asia.
2) Lions
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
Description
Describes the complex and dangerous life of lions on the African savannas.
4) Penguins
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the Adeelie and emperor penguins that make their homes in Antarctica.
5) Spiders
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe how a variety of spiders produce silk and use it for making webs, trapping insects for food, and for other purposes.
6) Sunflowers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe the growth of a sunflower from a seed to a full-grown plant.
7) Beetles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Introduces members of the beetle family, discussing their development, environment, and life cycle.
8) Cactus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Describes the special parts of the cactus plant and how they work together to enable the plant to survive in the desert by storing water.
10) Crabs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crabs.
11) Dragonflies
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Introduces dragonflies and damselflies, closely related winged insects which undergo a three-stage process of development called incomplete metamorphosis.
12) Frogs & toads
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe the transformation of tadpoles into mature frogs and toads.
13) How seeds travel
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Describes how seeds are moved from place to place by wind, water, and animals, and how they function in plant reproduction.
14) Inside an egg
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs trace the development of a chicken egg from the time it is laid until the chick is born.
15) Mushrooms
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how mushrooms and other fungi get their food, grow, and produce more of their own kind.
16) Silkworms
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the domesticated silkworm moth, raised on farms in Japan and elsewhere for the sake of the silk thread out of which its cocoons are constructed.
17) Snails
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the structure and ways of life of some of the 40,000 kinds of snails, with an emphasis on land smalls.
19) Apple trees
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the growth and cultivation of apple trees and the development, harvesting, and storage of apples.
20) Cats
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, birth, habits, and behavior of cats.
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