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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes examples of animal behavior that may strike humans as disgusting, including the "gross" ways animals find food, shelter, and safety in the natural world.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Best friends Otter and Beaver both love their stream—but for two completely different reasons! While Otter loves to play in the water, Beaver works hard to build a dam. Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! is a funny and action-packed book about competition, cooperation, and friendship, by Caldecott Honor artist and Coretta Scott King Award winner Brian Pinkney. Otter loves how fast the water in the stream flows; it’s perfect to play in. But Beaver sees...
Author
Publisher
RISE
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This lyrical, nonfiction text honors animals who live in solitude, in contrast to others who live in groups. Against a backdrop of the specific names of various animal tribes (a parade of elephants, a tower of giraffes, a dazzle of zebras), Stein shines a spotlight on those animals who go through life on their own. With nature at his back, Stein invites readers to draw strength and comfort from the behaviors of fellow mammals. Perfect for children...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A lyrical portrait of seal characteristics and life explains how seals appear to be slow and sleepy creatures on land but are powerful, graceful and dynamic animals under the water who cleverly outmaneuver predators and skillfully catch fishy dinners.
Author
Language
English
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2023 ALA Youth Media Awards
Nevada Reading Week 2024: 8th - 12th grade
Rainbow Reads 2023: Young Adult
Nevada Reading Week 2024: 8th - 12th grade
Rainbow Reads 2023: Young Adult
Description
"A quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Join celebrated author Eliot Schrefer on an exploration of queer behavior in the animal world—from albatrosses to bonobos to clownfish to doodlebugs. In sharp and witty prose—aided by humorous comics from artist Jules Zuckerberg—Schrefer uses science, history, anthropology, and sociology to illustrate the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Male sea horses take on a role few other male animals do--they give birth! The female sea horse lays her eggs in a pouch on the male's body where they will grow for 25 days. Despite the careful care male sea horses take with their eggs, less than five babies in 1,000 will survive to adulthood. The bizarre life of the sea horse is just one illustration of the varied life cycles in nature. Full-color photographs and detailed sidebars offer readers...
11) Negative cat
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Max isn't a typical cat, but his loving owner still sees the best in him"--
12) Hawk rising
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Early morning and a ruffle of feathers, A shadow gliding through the backyard. High above your house Father Hawk circles, sharp eyes searching for prey. From the front porch, you watch. Swoosh! He dives after chipmunks, crows, sparrows, squirrels. Screech! The sun sets low in the sky. Whats for dinner? A Coyote Moon (2017), a father red-tailed hawk hunts prey for his family in a suburban neighborhood in this thrilling, fierce, and gorgeous nonfiction...
14) Half brother
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Everyone knows about animals that hibernate in the winter. But it's time to discover animals that sleep all summer long! All science classrooms discuss animals that hibernate during winter months, but few know about animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Dual layers of text awaken readers to the reasons estivating animals become dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens...
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