John Himmelman
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This book beautifully renders ocean-side wildlife and their delicate relationships with one another. Himmelman's breathtaking watercolor paintings are coupled with rhyming text couplets that examines the delicate balance that exists on the seashore. This book beautifully renders ocean-side wildlife and their delicate relationships with one another. Himmelman's breathtaking watercolor paintings are coupled with rhyming text couplets that examines the...
5) Floaty
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English
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"Blah! Mr. Raisin is a bit of a grump. He lives all alone in a little house, and he likes it that way just fine. One day, a mysterious basket appears on Mr. Raisin's doorstep. When he opens it up, it seems there's nothing inside... until he notices a floating dog bobbing along his ceiling." --
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A "story about a pond-living painted turtle who adopts other animals' behaviors, simply because he doesn't know he can't! Tudley flies like a bird, sings like a katydid, hops like a frog, and glows like a firefly. He uses all his special behaviors to help other animals. Will Tudley's friends help him when he needs help? ... The 'Creative minds' section includes crafts and information about animal adaptations and their habitats"--From publisher.
12) Frog in a bog
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English
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Features animals, insects, and plants in a bog.
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English
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As author Himmelman can attest, people of all ages are actively learning more about frogs, toads, and salamanders. This book covers everything from amphibians' physiology to their place in folklore and literature to possible explanations of why many populations have declined. Along the way we learn where to find them and how to identify them, how to handle them safely, how to create vernal pools and year-round pond habitats for them, and more.
18) A ladybug's life
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Children's Press
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[1998]
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English
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Illustrations and simple text follow the daily activities of a ladybug through its life cycle, from summer to fall.