Ruth Owen
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"Little Mouse and her babies live in the hedgerow. But one day, something big, noisy, and smelly visits their world and leaves something behind. Sniff? Sniff? As Little Mouse investigates a tempting smell, she finds herself slipping . . . and sliding . . . and falling . . . and stuck! She is trapped in a plastic bottle that was discarded by people in a car. How will she ever escape and make it home to her hungry babies? This important story highlights...
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"These little eight-legged creatures are often the stuff of people’s nightmares, but spiders are amazing animals that are essential for our world. Told from a spider’s point of view, in this book spiders set out to convince their human doubters that they really aren’t out to scare or harm people. In fact, they are far too busy weaving beautiful silk structures, hunting, keeping insect pests under control and raising their young to want to frighten...
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"Which dinosaur had the biggest teeth? Did dinosaurs build nests? How do we know that Triceratops fought with their horns? These questions and many more are answered in this fact-packed question and answer BIG book for young dinosaur fans. Kids will love the full-page labelled images and engaging text that is written at a level for emerging readers to tackle alone or with help." --publisher's website
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This "picture book follows two very different groups of young friends as they each plant a tree and then share their excitement through a series of pen pal letters. In the USA, five friends plant an acorn that grows into an oak tree seedling. They learn about their tree’s life cycle and how it will become an ecosystem that gives food and a home to birds, insects, and other animals. In Senegal, Africa, five friends plant an acacia tree as part of...
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"Earth’s insects are in trouble! That’s one of this book’s simple but incredibly important messages. The book’s other, more hopeful, 'call to action' is that everyone can do something to help protect bees, beetles and thousands of other insects. Without insects, many animals, including birds, amphibians, fish and reptiles could not survive. Humans would struggle to grow enough food and decomposers would not be at work recycling dead plants...
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"They are colorful. Some are bigger than your head. They go through an amazing metamorphosis. They even pollinate plants. And they are every bit as beautiful as butterflies! It's time for moths to take center stage and get the attention they deserve. Explore the world of these fascinating furry insects and learn about their lives, their life cycles and why they fly into your porch light at night!"--Goodreads.com.
11) Bats
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"Swoop, snatch, slurp, suck-welcome to the world of bats. Join the natural world's only flying mammals on their night-time flights as they use echolocation to hunt for insects, feed on fruit or nectar, and even suck blood from other living animals. The exceptional photography in this book will allow young readers to examine these beautiful creatures up close, learn about their physical characteristics and see how they are adapted to obtain food and...
12) Tomato ketchup
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"Can you really grow tomato ketchup? Today, many children do not know where the foods they eat come from. This book takes kids step-by-step through all the stages needed to go from planting some seeds to a crop of tomatoes and finally, a bottle of delicious ketchup." --publisher's website
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"Some look like dog vomit. Others pretend to be mushrooms. There’s even one that grows in the shape of a pretzel. They are creepy, crawly, colorful slime molds and they are living in a backyard, park, or forest near you! These unusual living things ooze over dead leaves and old wood feeding on these substances and acting as one of nature’s clean-up crews. And even though a blob of slime mold has no brain, it spreads out tendrils that work as a...
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"Everyone knows that birds have feathers, but why so many different colors and shapes? From feathers for flying, to feathers for swimming, feathers for camouflage, to feathers for attracting a mate, this book will give readers a fascinating insight into the lives of birds and their physical adaptations. Topics include how a chick’s feathers change from fluffy down to its adult flight feathers, how the bright red and yellow feathers of a macaw can...