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Border Collies

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781602538924

These ultra-smart dogs have been used to herd animals for hundreds of years. Learn more about the ever-busy, ever-thinking border collie inside!

Boas

Mary Ann McDonald (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438332

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of various boa constrictor species.

Bomb-Sniffing Dogs

Kara L. Laughlin (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631434983

Describes the necessity of bomb-sniffing dogs, their duties, temperament, training, and common breeds chosen.

Black Rhinos

Kristen Pope (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071543

Learn all about black rhinos, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author.

Black-Footed Ferrets

Jody Jensen Shaffer (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071987

Learn all about black-footed ferrets, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author.

Basset Hounds

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781602538917

Basset hounds may look sad, but they are one of the happiest dog breeds around! Learn all about these funny, quirky dogs, from their origins in France to their importance as tracking dogs.

Beagles

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781609541316

From hunting in Britain to working in the world's airports, beagles have long been prized for their scent-finding abilities. Learn more about these great family pets inside!

A Pocketful of Pets: A Search-and-Count Adventure

Jane Belk Moncure (author) Paige Billin-Frye (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781623237585

A child enlists the help of a variety of animals to find Mama Kangaroo's baby, but they all get so sleepy they hop in Mama's pouch for a nap.

Ankylosaurus

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071420

Imagine walking down the street and running into an Ankylosaurus. Its heavy, plated body and thick spines would surprise anybody! But despite its size and armor, this 'stiff lizard' could move pretty quickly when it needed to. Discover how Ankylosaurus continues to surprise scientists--and unsuspecting readers--to this day. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.

Apatosaurus

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071437

Find out how the enormous, plant-eating Apatosaurus gained the name 'deceptive lizard.' Learn what role it played in 'The Great Bone Wars' of the 1870s. Follow the many changing theories surrounding Apatosaurus, and come up with your own ideas about what life was like for this strange and mysterious dinosaur! Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.

Animal Swimming Stars

Nancy Furstinger (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503820647

Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a swimming competition: the sailfish, leatherback sea turtle, or bottlenose dolphin? Explore the animal kingdom's best swimmers and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Animal Weightlifting Stars

Nancy Furstinger (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503820654

Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a weightlifting competition: the mountain gorilla, horned dung beetle, or bald eagle? Explore the animal kingdom's strongest animals and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Animal Sprinting Stars

Susan E. Hamen (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503820630

Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a sprinting competition: the green basilisk lizard, cheetah, or peregrine falcon? Explore the animal kingdom's best sprinters and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Animal Long Distance Stars

Sally McGraw (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503820623

Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a long distance competition: the blue wildebeest, humpback whale, or Arctic tern? Explore the animal kingdom's best distance athletes and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Animals

Kathy Thornborough (author) Kathleen Petelinsek (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631434747

How do you say rabbit in sign language? Learn the signs for a wide variety of animals, ranging from the tiniest mouse to the most gigantic elephant.

Animal High Jumping Stars

Susan E. Hamen (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503820616

Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a high jumping competition: the klipspringer, jumping spider, or red-eyed tree frog? Explore the animal kingdom's best jumpers and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Animal Gymnastics Stars

Gail Terp (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503820609

Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a gymnastics competition: the mountain goat, Eastern gray squirrel, or sifaka? Explore the animal kingdom's best gymnasts and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Animal Boxing Stars

Rebecca Barone (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503820586

Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a boxing competition: the red kangaroo, boxer crab, or spiny-tailed lizard? Explore the animal kingdom's best boxers and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

American Shorthair Cats

Nancy Furstinger (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631435485

Learn more about American Shorthair cats, including breed history, appearance, and cat care.

Allosaurus

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071413

Long ago, a once-mighty Allosaurus stalked the land searching for helpless prey for dinner, too sick to battle stronger dinosaurs. Millions of years later, scientists discovered the bones of this 'different lizard' in Wyoming and named him Big Al. Read how Big Al helped them learn more about Allosaurus and its days on Earth. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.

African Elephants

Nancy Furstinger (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071536

Learn all about African elephants, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author.

Abyssinian Cats

Tammy Gagne (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631435522

Learn more about Abyssinian cats, including breed history and these cats' playful personalities.

Abe Builds a Birdhouse: A Book about Animal Homes

Kerry Dinmont (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503820951

Introduces readers to Abe's day of building a birdhouse. Discusses the benefits of making a birdhouse and explains how to build a birdhouse from household materials. Additional features to aid comprehension include vivid photographs, Common Core questions and activities, a phonetic glossary, and sources for further research.

Escaping an Animal Attack

Alisha Gabriel (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503828940

Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from animal attacks. Facing fearsome animals ranging from sharks in the Pacific Ocean to bears at Yellowstone National Park, these people escaped the jaws of wild animals and lived to tell the tale. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.

Understanding Biomes

Jeanne Sturm (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781612366982

In Understanding Biomes, students will learn about the different biomes that exist on Earth. Readers will love discovering new information in this chapter book while also reinforcing learned skills with comprehension and extension activities.