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Visit the rocky shores of A Tidal Pool and find out about seaweed, shells, and the diverse number of animals that make tidal pools their home.Spectacular photographs and easy-to-understand text show how different conditions during high-, mid- and low-level tides determine which plants and animals live in which part of the shore. ... Read more

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Tidal Pool
I thought this was an excellent book.It was a good source of info for my report on tidal pools.Buy this book! It is great! ... Read more

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Different kinds of cactus provide food, moisture, and shelter to a wide variety of plants and animals.A Saguaro Cactus tells young readers what animals make their home high above, on the ground, and deep below the cacti of the Sonoran Desert in the United States and Mexico. ... Read more

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A saguaro cactus
This book contains so much more than the title would suggest. It tells not only of the cactus itself but also of the desert life that surrounds it and uses it. There are photographs and sketches of the desert animals as wellas "side bars" with interesting information about desert life.Also included are suggested activities for using the new knowledge aboutdesert life. ... Read more

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At the seashore . . .

High tide rushes in to fill a sandy basin with water. At first glance, it may seem like an ordinary puddle. But look again. Do you spy the ochre sea star or the tentacles of the giant green anemones? Look even closer. Now can you see the hermit crabs and turban snails, the barnacles and periwinkles?

In lyrical prose, Barbara Brenner reveals the fascinating happenings in one small place. She explains the recurring formation of tide pools and the remarkable interdependence of their creatures. Tom Leonard’s brilliant illustrations take you underwater to a secret world. His detailed, lifelike depictions of sculpins and mussels, algae and seaweed, show the splendor that dwells in the most unexpected places.

So stop. Observe. Explore your natural world. If you look closely enough, you will surely find . . . one small place that is home for many things.

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Have you ever ventured to the edge of the sea and peered into a tidepool? A whole community of creatures lives there! This salty, splashy habitat is unique and colorful. Vivid close-up art and amusing text make this both fun and educational for children. "Field notes" in the back offer intriguing glimpses of these creatures, from snails to sponges, adding educational value. After reading this book, children will peer into tidepools with new eyes. ... Read more

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The African grasslands stretch across the continent below the Sahara. In a swuare of land about the size of a living room, children will see animals they might have encountered only at the zoo. . .discover the rewards and dangers of their natural home. . .and observe how these creatures live with each other in a changing, endangered environment. It's an exciting journey of discovery, coming to you from the One Small Square series of interactive science and nature books. . .where the next stop could be as near as your backyard or as far as half a world away. ... Read more

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We Are Very Happy With This Book
We bought this book as a birthday present for a 2 year old preschooler. We wanted something different and this book certainly fits the bill. It is a hard board, flap book with a twist. It is colorful and creative and presents animals in six different settings: Backyard, Farm, Sea, Desert, Rain Forest, and Africa. We highly recommend it. ... Read more

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Finalist, Animal Behavior Society Children's Book Award 2003
Superb illustrations, attention to detail, and one of the most charismatic and appealing mammals around combine to make Giant Pandas a sure hit, with its fascinating account of the natural history and behavior of the giant panda. Gail Gibbons' beautiful illustrations transport the reader to the rugged mountains of northern China that giant pandas call home. One third grader wrote: "I would read this book over and over and it would NEVER get boring. This book is a wonderful way to learn." The conservation message that is woven throughout the book provides a realistic though hopeful conclusion to a book that will enthrall children and parents. ... Read more

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A thought-provoking look at the state of our world, how our environment has been damaged and how it can be repaired.The "Life in the..." series looks at cities, deserts, islands, oceans, plains and more (in English and Spanish) - teaching kids ages 8-11 how to protect the environment.

The Parent Council proclaims that this is "An excellent series... Definitely a winner in any school library." ... Read more

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Amazing
I found this book absoloutly wounderful. It countians amazing facts and wounderful pictures. The book has facts about how people lived with the sea and the animals in it. This book is excellent. ... Read more

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An excellent introductions to wetland habitats
Once again, Gail Gibbons has done a wonderful job introducing 4 to 8 year olds to another natural realm. In Marshes and Swamps, Ms. Gibbons writes and shows through her illustrations where both freshwater and saltwater wetlands are found, how they developed and are maintained, the plants, animals, invertebrates, plants and insects who live there, and why they are threatened by humans. The book explains a bit about freshwater marshes, saltwater marshes, freshwater swamps, and mangrove swamps. Marshes and Swamps can launch a great classroom unit on the importance of wetlands to migratory birds, on food chains, on pollution and its impact on the environment, on the different adaptations of plants and animals to wet/brackish/salty environs. I am using this book with my third grade classroom and it is so full of information that we will use it for a month. Wading Into Wetlands, by the National Wildlife Federation is a great companion book of hands on activities that enhance the Gail Gibbons Marshes and Swamps book. ... Read more

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Excellent photography and poetry, great for all ages!
I was looking for poetry books to read to a second/third grade classroom and came across this book in the library. After looking at the pictures and reading the poems to the children I relized I have to have one for myself! ... Read more

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It’s a land of riddles, where a winter night can last for weeks and where the ground is full of water though it rarely rains or snows. Bears, hares, wolves, and foxes roam the ice-crusted earth, as flowers follow the sun as it moves across the sky. Young readers may never come to the Arctic tundra, but now it can come to them—in a book chock full of fun-to-do experiments and activities for children ages 6 and up that help them to solve some of the mysteries of this strange and forbidding world. Arctic Tundra includes a picture field guide, a glossary-index, and a resource list. ... Read more

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Rain Forest Secrets
My children and I loved this book! Was a bit long, but was still ableto keep the kids interested. Covers all types of Rain forests and animals. ... Read more

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Soil may not be alive, but amazingly, multitudes of microscopic creatures live there, battling it out in an eat-or-be-eaten world.These tiny creatures, invisible to our eyes, provide food for the insects that in turn feed the reptiles and mammals that live in and above the soil.You'll never look at the ground you walk on in the same way after Raymond Bial, an award-winning photo essayist, takes you on this eye-opening, down-and-dirty tour of one of the earth's most precious resources. ... Read more

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This book is better than a one-star!
A very quick read, granted, but the illustrations are beautiful. This is the kind of book youngsters will want to look at again and again. I haven't compared it to Yolen's other books, so maybe I would give it less, but for now it deserves a 4.

"Welcome to the Ice House" by Jane Yolen
Owning wonderful "Alphabeastiary" and "Owl Moon" by Yolen mistakenly led us to this book. Text is barely verbal and vacant, certainly not any great addition to our science collection, as Booklist review tends to indicate. Splitting a sentence between four pages is not our idea of reading. Any parents who are reading for literary enhancement should find something else. The star we give is for illustrations, nothing more. The illustrator should have put as much effort into the interior as she did the cover. Too bad, overall disappointment. ... Read more

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Prickly Pear, needlegrass, deer mouse, roadrunner. Where can you find these fascinating plants and animals? In the vast ecosystem of North America's prairies and grasslands! In this guide you will learn about these huge, open areas and unique habitats. Find out how plants survive after wild prairie fires. Learn where to find water sources and when best to view the animals in these habitats. Identify the many different plants and animals in colorful illustrations. Each prairie or grassland region-Tallgrass Prairie, Mixed Grass Prairie, Shortgrass Prairie, Palouse Prairie, California Valley Grassland, and Semidesert Grassland-features full-color illustrations which helps you identify plants and animals. The "hard to find" sections point out unusual finds such as pocket gophers, vernal pools, and the living rock cactus. Maps, a list of common scientific names, and additional resources make America's Prairies and Grasslands a complete guide to North America's prairie habitats. ... Read more

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Introducing the easiest and most enjoyable way for parents to encourage their children to read!Recently selected among the Most Outstanding Children's Books of 1998 by the Parent Council and one of the 100 Best Children's Products of 1998, We Both Read is the firs series of books to invite parents and children to share the reading of a book by taking turns reading aloud.Parents read the more sophisticated text on the left-hand pages and the children read the right-hand pages, which have been written at one of three early reading levels.Developed with reading education specialists, this delightful new series brings parents and children together for a wonderful new reading experience and faster reading development! About this Book: Wonderful photographs bring the seasons to life in this newest non-fiction addition to the We Both Read series.This book explores the seasons through the changing weather patterns and the changing activities of both children and animals.There is a brief description of why the earth has four seasons, but most of the book is devoted to the delightful changes that each season brings into our life and the lives around us. ... Read more

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Parents and Children BOTH Read
This is one of the books in the We Both read series which is a wonderful series that encourages parents and children to read together. The pages on the left side are for the parents to read. The pages on the right are for the children. This book tells a little bit about all 4 seasons. The information on the parents side is wonderful. The information on the children's side is a little more simplistic. ("It is windy in the fall.")There is some very good basic information about seasons in this book but I felt they tried to make this book a little too long (40 pages) and therefore tried to stretch too much on the childrens pages. I would recommend this series of books to parents who like to read with their children for K-1st grade readers. ... Read more