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K-9 Police Dogs

Elizabeth Raum (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607534259

Describes what K9 police dogs do, where they work, how they are trained, and which dog breeds are the best at working as police dogs. Includes stories about dogs that work for real police forces around the world.

Bomb Sniffing Dogs

Ann Well (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607534266

Describes dogs that work to detect explosives in many locations. Explains training dogs and handlers require, along with the best breeds for the job. Includes stories of dogs that have worked on K9 Police squads and as military working dogs in Iraq.

Stegosaurus

Barbara Alpert (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607534150

Describes how the Stegosaurus was discovered, how paleontologists study its bones, and what the fossil evidence tells us about this plant-eating dinosaur with plates.

Apatosaurus

Barbara Alpert (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607534136

Describes how the Apatosaurus was discovered, how paleontologists study its bones, and what the fossil evidence tells us about dinosaur behavior.

Do You Really Want a Bird?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607533979

Several pet birds (and the narrator) teach a young boy the responsibility—and the joys—of owning a pet bird. Includes "Is this pet right for me?" quiz.

Do You Really Want a Hamster?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607533986

Mischievous hamsters (and the narrator) teach a young boy the responsibility—and the joys—of owning a hamster. Includes "Is this pet right for me?" quiz.

Do You Really Want a Dog?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607533955

A mischievous dog (and the narrator) teach a young boy the responsibility—and the joys—of owning a dog. Includes "Is this pet right for me?" quiz.

Do You Really Want a Cat?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607533962

A mischievous cat (and the narrator) teach a young girl the responsibility—and the joys—of owning a cat. Includes "Is this pet right for me?" quiz.

Do You Really Want a Horse?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607533993

A horse (and the narrator) teach a young girl the responsibility—and the joys—of owning a horse. Includes "Is this pet right for me?" quiz.

Do You Really Want a Rabbit?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607534006

A shy, yet somewhat mischievous rabbit (and the narrator) teach a young girl the responsibility—and the joys—of owning a rabbit. Includes "Is this pet right for me?" quiz.

Do You Really Want to Meet a Platypus?

Cari Meister (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536758

A child goes on an adventure to Australia in search of a duck-billed platypus, which is hard to spot in the wild.

Do You Really Want to Visit a Wetland?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536697

A child goes on an adventure to the Florida Everglades, discovering what the climate is like and encountering many animals and plants that live in wetlands. Includes world map of wetlands and glossary.

Do You Really Want to Meet a Crocodile?

Cari Meister (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536727

A child goes on an adventure to Australia in search of the largest crocodile and learns about the dangers of these wild reptiles.

Do You Really Want to Meet a Tiger?

Cari Meister (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536741

A child goes on an adventure to Russia as a junior researcher to study tigers in the wild, and learns about this endangered species.

Do You Really Want to Meet a Monkey?

Cari Meister (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536710

A child goes on a rain forest adventure and meets several different species of monkeys.

Do You Really Want to Visit a Temperate Forest?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536666

A child goes on an adventure to three types of forests in North America, discovering what the climate is like and the animals and plants that make their homes in different parts of the forest biome. Includes world map of temperate forests and glossary.

Do You Really Want to Meet a Swan?

Cari Meister (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536734

A child goes on an adventure to a marsh to observe a swan and discovers swans can be dangerous if they're defending their nest.

Do You Really Want to Meet a Polar Bear?

Marcie Aboff (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536703

A boy is bored with research for his school report so he decides to visit the Arctic and learn about polar bears firsthand.

Do You Really Want to Visit a Prairie?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536673

A child goes on an adventure to the tall grass prairie of the Kansas Flint Hills, encountering bad weather and harsh climates, as well as encountering the animals and plants that live in this biome. Includes world map of prairies and glossary.

Do You Really Want to Visit a Desert?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536659

A child goes on an adventure in the Great Basin desert, learning about the climate, and encountering animals and plants that live in the desert biome. Includes world map of deserts and glossary.

Do You Really Want to Visit a Rainforest?

Bridget Heos (author)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607536680

A child goes on an adventure to the Amazon Rainforest, discovering what the climate is like and encountering some of the many species of animals and plants that live in a tropical rainforest. Includes world map of tropical rainforests and glossary.

Do You Really Want to Meet a Lion?

Cari Meister (author) Daniele Fabbri (illustrator)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607538394

A child goes on a safari in Africa and observes lions hunting and lions' behavior in their pride.

Do You Really Want a Snake?

Bridget Heos (author) Katya Longhi (illustrator)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607538509

Several snakes (and the narrator) teach a young boy the responsibility—and the joys—of caring for a pet snake. Includes "Is this pet right for me?" quiz.

Do You Really Want to Meet a Cape Buffalo?

Cari Meister (author) Daniele Fabbri (illustrator)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607538424

A child goes on an African safari and observes the behavior of Cape buffalo in the wild as they defend their herd.

Do You Really Want a Guinea Pig?

Bridget Heos (author) Katya Longhi (illustrator)

Publisher: Amicus Publishing ISBN: 9781607538486

A mischievous guinea pig (and the narrator) teach a young boy the responsibility—and the joys—of caring for a pet guinea pig. Includes "Is this pet right for me?" quiz.