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Penguins |
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Barbara Taylor |
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Book Description
These endearing animals are shown in over 150 stunning close-up wildlife photographs and artworks, while the lively text reveals every aspect of penguin behavior.
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Wolves |
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Lily Wood |
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The Scholastic Science Readers series was created especially to bring exciting nonfiction to beginning readers. Each book combines easy-to-read text with outstanding photographs to give kids an introduction to their favorite topics. Nature comes alive within the covers of these full-color books. Special ³Take a Look² boxes give kids a closer look at the natural world, the inside of a wolf¹s den, an X ray of a hand, or a close-up of a bat¹s fur. Each book includes an easy activity that a child can do for further exploration. SCHOLASTIC SCIENCE READERS: WOLVES is the perfect introduction to these strong, beautiful animals. Kids will learn dozens of facts about wolves, how they hunt, travel in packs, communicate, and care for their pups. Readers will learn how wolves were once seriously endangered in... |
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Coyote Attacks |
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Suzanne J. Murdico |
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0516233130 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7-Along with discussions of what motivates these animals to attack people, farm animals, and pets, the authors cover the habitat of each creature, its preferred food, and how it hunts and survives in a human world that is increasingly closing in on their natural territory. Bear alternates between facts and accounts of ursine attacks and includes some population statistics and general facts on these animals. A full page of tips on how to prepare for hiking and camping in bear country offers sound, practical advice. Coyote provides a balanced view of this misunderstood animal. Readers will learn that these creatures live in wild areas and forests, as well as some suburbs and even large cities. Both books have many full-page color photographs; two in Coyote are particularly graphic. While the books will... |
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Wolves |
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Gail Gibbons |
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0823412024 |
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Gr. 2-4. One might ask whether there is room for yet another book about wolves. Emphatically, yes--if it is by Gibbons. Using her effective format of large color drawings and a text packed with nuggets of information, the author explores the life of the gray wolf (or timber wolf). She discusses its habitat (which has been greatly decreased over the last several centuries), appearance, hunting, diet, communication systems, social order, reproduction, and relationships with humans. Readers learn that the alpha female is the sole mother in a pack, producing as many as 14 pups. The many kinds of sounds that come from wolves' mouths are not the only means of communication--the placement of their ears and the position of their tails say a lot as well. Lively color illustrations, a mixture of watercolors, pen-and-ink, and... |
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Wild Fox |
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Cherie Mason |
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0892726598 |
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From Publishers Weekly
"Have you ever touched the nose of a wild red fox? I have." With this pleasingly disconcerting opening, Mason leads readers into the wonder of her relationship with an unexpected backyard visitant. When a maimed fox accepts her offering of chicken, Mason grows curious about her skittish forest neighbor and deliberates about how far she should intervene in saving his life. Vicky--as the fox comes to be called--savors Mason's treats (especially blueberry muffins), although he never abandons his wild nature. But one memorable night, as friends watch "the rippling pink and lavender curtains of the northern lights," the bushy-tailed animal joins the group--a leaping, somersaulting form among spellbound human shadows. Surrounded by Stammen's strikingly poignant and elegantly rendered pastel illustrations, the book's... |
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Ordinary Wolves |
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Seth Kantner |
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1571310479 |
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From Publishers Weekly
In the small but growing genre of ecological fiction, the great challenge is to balance political and environmental agendas with engrossing storytelling. This riveting first novel sets a new standard, offering a profound and beautiful account of a boy's attempt to reconcile his Alaskan wilderness experience with modern society. Abe Hawcly came to Alaska in search of his bush-pilot father, became enraptured with the wilderness, then moved there with his wife to live in a sod igloo and subsist on his hunting skills while he pursued his painting. Soon disenchanted with isolation and hardship, his wife abandoned him, leaving him to rear and educate their three children. Abe's youngest child, known by his Iñupiaq name, Cutuk, grows to manhood and learns to hunt, gaining an intimate knowledge of the frozen... |
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Gray Wolf, Red Wolf |
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Dorothy Hinshaw Patent |
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0395696275 |
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Booklist, ALA : "Succinctly presents a great deal of information on these beautiful animals."
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"Succinctly presents a great deal of information on these beautiful animals."
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Wolf Pack: Tracking Wolves in the Wild |
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Sylvia A. Johnson |
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0822595265 |
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Card catalog description
Describes the social interaction of wolves in a pack as they share the work of hunting, maintaining territory, and raising young.
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Wild Dogs: Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes |
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Deborah Hodge |
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1550744208 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4?Basic facts, large print, and easy-to-read texts make these titles appealing. Double-page spreads are devoted to such topics as food, homes, bodies, defense, and the animals' interactions with people. Full-color naturalistic drawings are detailed and appropriately placed. Cutaway diagrams illustrate special anatomical features. In addition, an interesting trivia box appears in the upper right-hand corner of each spread. The material is well organized and generally accurate, with the exception of an inaccurate statement in Wild Dogs. A picture caption reads: "African hunting dog (or hyena)." Hyenas fall into a different family, Hyaenidae, which are more closely related to cats than to dogs. Nevertheless, these books will provide clear, accessible information for young report writers.?Lisa Wu Stowe,... |
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Once a Wolf |
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Stephen R. Swinburne |
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0395898277 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-The excitement of science in action fills the pages of these two books. Montgomery focuses on one man and his research on the red-sided garter snake in Canada. The lively text communicates both the meticulous measurements required in this kind of work and the thrill of new discoveries. Large, full-color photos of the zoologist and young students at work, and lots of wriggly snakes, pull readers into the presentation. A list of "unsolved mysteries" about the snakes and instructions on visiting the snake dens will keep interest high to the very last page. Swinburne gives a historical perspective on the extermination of wolves from the Lower 48 states and details the work of biologists in their efforts to reintroduce the animals into Yellowstone National Park. Vintage illustrations (including pictures... |
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Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf |
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Stephen R. Swinburne |
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0618111204 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-The excitement of science in action fills the pages of these two books. Montgomery focuses on one man and his research on the red-sided garter snake in Canada. The lively text communicates both the meticulous measurements required in this kind of work and the thrill of new discoveries. Large, full-color photos of the zoologist and young students at work, and lots of wriggly snakes, pull readers into the presentation. A list of "unsolved mysteries" about the snakes and instructions on visiting the snake dens will keep interest high to the very last page. Swinburne gives a historical perspective on the extermination of wolves from the Lower 48 states and details the work of biologists in their efforts to reintroduce the animals into Yellowstone National Park. Vintage illustrations (including pictures... |
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Baby Wolf |
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Mary Batten |
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044841645X |
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Book Description
Born underground in a warm den, a baby wolf soon learns how to howl, how to hunt, and how to live with her wolf pack. And with this Level 2 kids can learn, too--all about a baby wolf! Mary Batten lives in Los Angeles, CA. Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen lives in Camden, ME.
Card catalog description
Describes how a wolf pup grows through its first year with its siblings and other members of its pack.
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Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary |
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Jean Craighead George |
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0064435105 |
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From Publishers Weekly
This year-long chronicle follows three wolf pups born in Alaska's alpine tundra; PW praised both the storytelling and the realistic illustrations, calling the book "a sure bet for animal lovers." Ages 5-9. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3. George uses a journal approach to illuminate the first 10+ months of life for three wolf pups born to an alpine tundra pack. Each entry in the "diary" is prefaced with a message (in colored inks) to readers/listeners living south of the area telling them how to keep "tundra-time" in the framework of their own seasons. "When you see dandelions turning silver...." "When the yellow warblers return...." "When you are eating fresh blueberries...." Then, George writes, "Look to... |
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Coyote Attacks |
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Suzanne J. Murdico |
Book Review
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0516235133 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7-Along with discussions of what motivates these animals to attack people, farm animals, and pets, the authors cover the habitat of each creature, its preferred food, and how it hunts and survives in a human world that is increasingly closing in on their natural territory. Bear alternates between facts and accounts of ursine attacks and includes some population statistics and general facts on these animals. A full page of tips on how to prepare for hiking and camping in bear country offers sound, practical advice. Coyote provides a balanced view of this misunderstood animal. Readers will learn that these creatures live in wild areas and forests, as well as some suburbs and even large cities. Both books have many full-page color photographs; two in Coyote are particularly graphic. While the books will... |
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To the Top of the World: Adventures with Arctic Wolves |
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Jim Brandenburg |
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0802774628 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Wildlife photographer Brandenburg's account of a summer he spent near the Arctic Circle with a pack of white wolves is spirited by wildness, discovery and danger, yet also gentled by awe, mutual respect and profound emotion. "Thrilled" at the prospect of knowing wolves "that hadn't learned to fear humans," Brandenburg slips into their world without interrupting it and captures their behaviors, personalities and intelligence in word pictures nearly as descriptive and articulate as his photography. On the musicality of howling: "Every wolf avoided hitting the same note . . . . When this happened by accident, one of the voices would frantically shuffle about until discord could be achieved once again." Although wary of anthropomorphism, Brandenburg writes that "animals undoubtedly have more feelings than we give... |
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Crafty Canines |
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Phyllis J. Perry |
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Hardcover |
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0531116808 |
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Card catalog description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of some species of wild dogs: coyotes, foxes, and wolves.
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Wolves |
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Daniel A. Greenberg |
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0761414479 |
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Crafty Canines |
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Phyllis J. Perry |
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0531164225 |
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Card catalog description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of some species of wild dogs: coyotes, foxes, and wolves.
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Wolves, Vol. 12 |
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Karen Dudley |
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0817245618 |
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From School Library Journal
Gr 3-6--Brief and to the point, these series titles have something for everyone. Scientifically minded readers will appreciate the clear presentation of each animal's classification, life span, and specialized traits, while the imaginative will relish the sections about the myths and folklore surrounding each creature. The books present a wide range of information about physical features, habitat, diet, reproduction, and social activities. Up-to-date chapters defining the status of each creature include plans for conservation. "Viewpoints" pages raise controversial issues and present pros and cons. In addition to facts, thought-provoking questions are raised and left for readers to contemplate. ("Should giant pandas be taken from the wild to stock captive breeding facilities?") Lists of "Twenty Fascinating... |
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