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"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about freshwater biomes, the important role they play on Earth, and the climate, geology, geography, and wildlife that define them. Bright, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the lakes, streams, and rivers that make up freshwater biomes. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children...
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Biodiversity: Explore the Diversity of Life on Earth with Science Activities for Kids introduces middle schoolers to the evolution of life on Earth, beginning with the first single-celled organisms that emerged 3.8 billion years ago to the complex, multi-celled organisms that exist today and make up the tree of life. Biodiversity is found everywhere on the planet--on land, in the water, and even in extreme environments such as ice and volcanoes. Biodiversity...
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2017.
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First U.S. edition.
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The more we study the world around us, the more living things we discover every day. The planet is full of millions of species of plants, birds, animals, and microbes, and every single one including us is part of a big, beautiful, complicated pattern. When humans interfere with parts of the pattern, by polluting the air and oceans, taking too much from the sea, and cutting down too many forests, animals and plants begin to disappear. What sort of...
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[2022]
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"Science meets design in this graphic introductory tour of Earth's amazing biodiversity. This guide to Earth's Tree of Life, the reference tool used by scientists to organize the incredible variety of living things on our planet, helps young readers understand how every living creature, from the tiniest germ to the biggest blue whale, is part of one big family tree. Layouts feature fascinating facts and stories behind some of the most extraordinary...
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2020.
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"The world is rich with marvelous forests and amazing communities of plants, animals, fungi, and tiny creatures that populate them. Marvel at the peaceful twilight of the deciduous forest, where birds gather twigs, bats shelter in tree trunks, and the carpet of fallen leaves becomes small creatures' homes. Spot a bald eagle soaring high up in the winter sky through the towering green giants of the redwood forest. Discover all the noises in the Amazonian...
19) Biodiversity
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2008.
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Discusses the threats to biodiversity and what we can do protect earth's many different animal and plant species.
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