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Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book introduces you to the fungi kingdom, from familiar mushrooms to unicellular yeasts. It examines the types of fungi, their reproductive methods, and how they feed. It also looks at modern uses of fungi, as well as how fungi recycle dead organic matter into useful nutrients.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Fungi can appear anywhere, from desert dunes to frozen tundra. They can invade our bodies and live between our toes or our floorboards. They are unwelcome intruders or vastly expensive treats, and symbols of both death and eternal life. But despite their familiar presence, there's still much to learn about the eruption, growth, and decay of their secret, interconnected, world"--
Author
Series
Comet cycle volume 2
Publisher
Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From award-winning author Benjamin Percy comes the second novel in his grippingly original sci-fi series, The Comet Cycle, in which a passing comet has caused irreversible change to the growth of fungi, spawning a dangerous, invasive species in the Pacific Northwest that threatens to control the lives of humans and animals alike"--
10) Forest
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces characteristics of different kinds of forests found around the world, the plants and animals that populate them, and how they are endangered.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
What should we have for dinner? When you can eat just about anything nature (or the supermarket) has to offer, deciding what you should eat will inevitably stir anxiety, especially when some of the foods might shorten your life. Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from a national eating disorder. As the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast food outlet confronts us with a bewildering and treacherous...
12) Act of god
Author
Publisher
Pantheon
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
When their row house is contaminated by a strange mold infestation that ultimately spreads throughout Brooklyn, four women are forced to evacuate with only the clothes on their backs and become caught up in a nightmare as frightened, bewildered New Yorkers wait out the plague.
Author
Publisher
Kyle Books
Pub. Date
2010, c2009
Language
English
Description
"Forget filling fungi. 'Bite Me', a creatively clever, fresh, stylish and extremelys satisfying cookbook, reminds us that cooking and entertaining can be stress-free and fun...Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat are full of beans, basil, balsamic, butter, blueberries...you get the picture. These saucy sisters have come up with 175 foolproof recipes for everyday meals and impromptu parties..."--Front flap.
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"There is an incredible diversity of life on Earth, from microscopic, single-celled organisms to giant redwoods and blue whales. 'The Kingfisher Nature Encyclopedia' is an authoritative and beautifully illustrated guide for the whole family to our world and its inhabitants--both flora and fauna..."--P. [4] of cover.
17) Forces of nature
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Hoping to restore her father's good name and job, Maggie teams up with friend Nate to win a junior naturalist contest, but the rare bioluminescent fungus they find is big trouble. Includes facts about fungi.
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