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Baby Animals: A Change-A-Picture Book
by: Shapiro, Larry
See & learn about butterflies, frogs, fish, chickens, deer, &
lions as you pull the tab and watch as the baby animal turns into an adult.
Ages 4-7. 10 pgs.
c. 1979, H/C...$3.99
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good, inscription inside front
cover
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Baby Animals (Barron's Pocket Gems)
Somerville, Louisa
Pocket-size book with color photographs & information on a variety
of baby animals. 61 pgs. Ages 4-8.
c. 1996, H/C...$3.95
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Baby Animals (Color Nature Library)
by: Burton, Jane
This book is not only a superb collection of color photos of the most
appealing baby animals, it is also a fascinating and authoritative account
of the family life and biology of the very many different kinds of animals
that are so delightfully portrayed. Ages 12 & up. 64 pgs.
c. 1977, H/C...$12.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
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Baby Animals, Usborne Book of
by: Mayes, Susan
Richly detailed illustrations & simple informative text explain each
animal. 32 pgs. Ages 4-7.
c. 1994, S/C...$6.95
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Common Campground Critters Of The West: A Children's Guide
by: Pollock, Jean
Photos, illustrations & information about critters commonly found
in the forests and mountains of the western United States, including the
golden-mantled squirrel, tassel-eared squirrel, gray jay, and Clark's
nutcracker. 24 pgs. Ages 10 & up.
c. 1990, S/C...$5.95
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Creatures Of Darkness
by: Waters, John
Illustrations & information on creatures that move at night including
bats, rats, insects, snails, salamders, shrews, skunks, raccoons, mice.
B/W illustrations. Ages 10 & up. 77 pgs.
c. 1975, S/C...$5.00
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Creepy Creatures
An exciting photo-filled looked at bats, snakes, spiders, and lizards.
Meet true and false vampire bats, see a spitting spider nab its dinner,
and much more. 109 pgs. Ages 7-12.
c. 1998, H/C...$19.95
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Like New
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Dangerous Mammals (Encyclopedia of Danger Series)
by: Peissel, Michel & Allen, Missy
Examines 24 dangerous mammals found around the world, from the African
elephant to the wolf. Includes information about the animal, decriptions,
range maps, types of injuries it can cause, & prevention measures
to avoid injuries. Color illustrations of each animal. 120 pgs. Ages 9-12.
c. 1993, H/C, (Reg. $22.95)...$17.95
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual
library markings otherwise like new
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Defenders
by: Stonehouse, Bernard
This book is about defenders, & how they hold on to whatever they
value - homes, mates, offspring, & lives. It is a dramtic introduction
for young readers into the lives of creatures great 7 small, with in-you-face
artwork that captures nature's most spectacular moments or reveals the
hidden phenomena only seen by expert naturalists. Covers animals such
as: ringed plover, armadillo, porcupine fish, rhino, octopus, giant horntail
sawfly, desert tortoise, termites, musk oxen, clown fish, hermit crab,
western tanager, albatross, skunk, porcupine, & more. Spectacular
full-page color illustrations of each animal. Ages 6-10. 48 pgs.
c. 1999, S/C...$6.95
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Deserts (Kingfisher Young Knowledge Series)
by: Davies, Nicola
A delightful way for children to investigate deserts, including: a salt
train across the Sahara, tiny tadpoles surviving, a mine for opals in
Australia, and a zoom around the dunes in a dune buggy. With fun and easy
projects! 48 Colorful pgs. Ages 4-8.
c. 2005, H/C...$8.95
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Discovery Atlas Of Animals
Edited
Maps, illustrations, and text present animals in their natural habitats
and relate important aspects of the world's major animals to their homes.
Color photos & illustrations. 64 pgs. Ages 9-12.
c. 1993, S/C...$4.95
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Good
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Do You Know The Difference?
by: Bischhoff-Miersch, Andrea & Michael
Does the leopard live in Africa and the jaguar in South America, or is
it the other way around? How do you tell them apart, anyway? This book
explores some of the lookalikes found in the animal kingdom, and explains
the apparent similarities and the all-important differences. Example:
Reindeer vs. Moose. Full-color illustrations. Ages 6-10.
c. 1995, H/C...$14.95
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Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother,
Too?
by: Carle, Eric
From baby kangaroos to baby elephants to baby monkeys, every kind of animal
has a mother. Fully illustrated. Complete with names of animal babies, parents,
and groups that are shown in the book. 24 pgs. Ages 3-6.
c. 2000, S/C...$6.99
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Dogs Bring Newspapers But Cats
Bring Mice: & Other Fascinating Facts About Animal Behavior
by: Berger, Melvin & Berger, Gilda
Did you know that: a chimp shows fear or excitment by pulling back its lips
& showing its gums & teeth?; three species of cobras spit poison
at an attacker's eyes? or to show it eants to play a dog lowers the back
part of its body while keeping the back part up in the air?, and many more
fascinating facts about different animals and how they respond to their
surroundings. Ages 8-12. 48 pgs.
c. 2004, S/C...$5.95
Used
Condition: Very
Good - back corner of cover bent, inside like new
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Family Library Of Animals (5 Vol Set)
5 book set: Baby Animals In Color; Kittens In Color; Cats In Color; Horses
In Color; Dogs In Color.
Each book is 64 pgs and filled with color photos. It gives information
about that animal, different breeds, their babies, and how to care for
that type of animal. Ages 14 & up.
c. 1980, S/C...$12.50
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Field Guide To Rain Forest Animals: Explore the Amazon Jungle
by: Honovich, Nancy
Join the adventure of a lifetime as you explore the Amazon Rain Forest.
Follow the trail of the jungle's most magnificent creatures and then assemble
your own animals for a museum-ready display! Includes 51 pieces to assemble
8 rain forest animals (jaguar, scarlet macaw, squirrel monkey, tapir,
dwarf caiman, amazon river dolphin, coati, & vampire bat), and a removable
diorama. Full-color pages. Color photos & illustrations. 36 pgs. Ages
8 & up.
c. 2007, H/C...$15.95
Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Brand New
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First Book of Mammals
by: Williamson, Margaret
What is a mammal, how mammals, travel, how they find food, how they eat,
what they drink, how they sleep, escaping enemies, in winter, how mammals
talk to each other, how they grow, family life, babies. Color illustrations.
Ages 10 - 14. 62 pgs.
c. 1957, H/C...$5.00
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Glow-In-The-Dark Animal Skeletons
by: Kahney, Regina
This fascinating book of nature illustrations has been printed with non-toxic
ink which will glow in the dark. Turn off the light & you will see
an "x-ray" of a human skeleton & the skeletons of 14 other
animals. (Chimp, monkey, elephant, bald eagle, ostrich, whale, bat, kangaroo,
salmon, turtle, cat. cheetah, cobra & giraffe). See how the shape
of an animal's skeleton determines how that animal moves, eats, hunts,
& raises its young. Ages 10 & up.
c. 1992, H/C...$14.00
Used
Condition: Like new, name inside front cover
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Golden Book Of Wild Animal Pets
by: Pinney, Roy
How to find and care for animals of the wood, field & stream. Chapters
on: finding your pets, caring for your pets, bird feeding stations, how
to build a cage, a back yard zoo, how to build an ant house, setting up
an aquarium, making a terrarium, animals for zoos only, helath and first
aid, pets from other lands, shopping for pets, and books to read. Animals
covered: skunk, armadillo, flying squirrel, rabbit, prairie dog, racoon,
filed mice, bats, opossum, crow, hawks, owls, snakes, turtles, frogs,
toads, lizards, salamaders and insects. Color photos. 68 pgs. Ages 10-16.
c. 1959, H/C...$15.00
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Golden Treasury Of Natural History
by: Parker, Bertha Morris
All about the birds & reptiles, fishes & insects, mammals, amphibians,
plants & trees, flowers & fruit that have inhabited the world
as well as the minerals, fluids and gases of the earth itself and the
suns, stars & planets that surrond it. Color illustrations. Ages 14
& up. 216 pgs.
c. 1952, H/C...$7.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Book in good condition,
dust jacket poor condition
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Grassland Wildlife (Usborne World Wildlife)
by: Khanduri, Kamini
Introductions to the wildlife of some of the world's most exciting and
threatened habitats
Superb illustrations, both realistic and diagrammatic. Covers conservation
issues also. Ages 8-12. 32 pgs.
c.1993...S/C...$6.95
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Great Mammals: My First Pocket
Guide (National Geographic)
by: Hill, Carolinda
What is the tallest land mammal? The heaviest sea creature? Which soaring
bat is as large as an eagle? Children examine 35 massive mammals up close--giant
land and sea creatures that live in various habitats all over the world.
About half of the animals are currently endangered, so this guide provides
a rare opportunity for boys and girls to learn about these creatures in
their natural environments. Color Photos & color illustrations. 80 pgs.
Ages 6-10.
c. 1998, S/C, Pocketsize...$5.95
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Hibernation
by: Mayer, William V.
What is?, Advantages, reproduction, energy storage, disease, causes, advantages.
Color photos & illustrations, graphs, charts. 40 pgs. Ages 12 &
up
c. 1965, booklet...$7.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Fair
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How Animals Care for Their Babies (National Geographic Society)
by: Hirschland, Roger
Introduces the young reader to different parental behavior of a variety
of animals, from monkeys & birds to goats & lions, and more. 34
pgs. Ages 6-9.
c. 1987, H/C...$8.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition:Like New
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How To Be A Nature Detective
by: Selsam, Millicent
Learn to recognize different footprints & identify what animals are around.
Ages 4-8. 32 pgs.
c.1995...H/C...$12.95
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