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Author: Ernest Herndon
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780310382515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a computer error causes the CIA to select twelve-year-old Eric as an agent for their new wildlife conservation branch, he finds himself spying on renegade scientists who are tampering with the monitor lizards on a Pacific island.
Author: Jonathan Richards
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780702236396
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Secret War is the latest salvo in the History Wars that sees historians, politicians and writers arguing over the extent of Indigenous deaths in frontier clashes. It is an authoritative and groundbreaking contribution to Australia's white settlement history. Australian author.
Author: Daniel Pinkwater
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Published: 2017-08-15
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1681371847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn ALA Notable Book Kids ages 9-12 will “delight in [the] oddness” of this Home Alone-style tale set in the 1970s—from a prolific children’s author who captures “a magic that’s not like anyone else’s” (Neil Gaiman). With Victor’s parents out of town, he is free to investigate the mysterious lizard musicians who have recently appeared on TV . . . Things Victor loves: pizza with anchovies, grape soda, B movies aired at midnight, the evening news. And with his parents off at a resort and his older sister shirking her babysitting duties, Victor has plenty of time to indulge himself and to try a few things he’s been curious about. Exploring the nearby city of Hogboro, he runs into a curious character known as the Chicken Man (a reference to his companion, an intelligent hen named Claudia who lives under his hat). The Chicken Man speaks brilliant nonsense, but he seems to be hip to the lizard musicians (real lizards, not men in lizard suits) who’ve begun appearing on Victor’s television after the broadcast of the late-late movie. Are the lizards from outer space? From “other space”? Together Victor and the Chicken Man, guided by the able Claudia, journey to the lizards’ floating island, a strange and fantastic place that operates with an inspired logic of its own.
Author: Janice DeLong
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780810836884
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFinally, a summary section provides a brief synopsis of at least one title, representative of the author's style, and several of the writers have provided personal annotations of their works."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Ian Livingstone
Publisher: Puffin HC
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780140317435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ana María Rodríguez
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-07-15
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 0766087263
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders tag along with scientists as they uncover intriguing adaptations that help animals survive in their environments. This colorful book explains the electric eels hunting tactics and an unexpected defense strategy, why some fish sleep in mucous cocoons, how jumping spiders hear from across a room, what the shape of a European eels head reveals about its diet, and why midshipman fish sing only at night. Based largely on primary sources, including interviews with the scientists, illustrated with original research and stock photographs, and complemented with a hands-on activity, this volume opens a window into the world of scientists as they uncover animal secrets that vividly complement basic biological principles.
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 1022
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.
Author: Ernest Herndon
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780310207337
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile river rafting and backpacking in Northern California, Ax, Erik, and Sharon hear reports of gnomes in the remote forest, leading to intrigue and danger for the group.
Author: Mark O'Shea
Publisher: Ivy Press
Published: 2021-03-23
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1782409572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLizards of the World is ultimate book on these fascinating creatures, featuring the all the different types of lizard worldwide. As survivors from the time of the dinosaurs, lizards are scaly, cold-blooded, living fossils—relics from a prehistoric world that remain alive and well in ours. Lizards exert a morbid fascination, in many mythologies they are dark creatures, symbolizing death and misfortune. From chameleons and skinks to geckos and iguanas, Lizards of the World brings these creatures firmly into the light, to reveal their extraordinary diversity Found in almost every type of terrain globally, there are almost 6,500 species of lizard, including lizards with frills, horns, or wings, those that drop their tails, and others that squirt blood from their eyes. Here, the lizard family and subfamily profiles, organized phylogenetically, are illustrated with stunning photography. Each profile includes a population distribution map, a table of essential information, and a fascinating commentary revealing notable characteristics, fresh scientific understanding, and the diversity of species. Written by world-renowned herpetologist Mark O’Shea, Lizards of the World is a magnificent showcase of the natural history and beauty of these remarkable reptiles.
Author: Bryan Christy
Publisher: Twelve
Published: 2008-08-01
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 044653790X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImagine The Sopranos, with snakes! The Lizard King is a fascinating account of a father and son family business suspected of smuggling reptiles, and the federal agent who tried to take them down. When Bryan Christy began to investigate the world of reptile smuggling, he had no idea what he would be in for. In the course of his research, he was bitten between the eyes by a blood python, chased by a mother alligator, and sprayed by a bird-eating tarantula. But perhaps more dangerous was coming face to face with Michael J. Van Nostrand, owner of Strictly Reptiles, a thriving family business in Hollywood, Florida. Van Nostrand imports as many as 300,000 iguanas each year (over half the total of America's most popular imported reptile), as well as hundreds of thousands of snakes, lizards, frogs, spiders, and scorpions. Van Nostrand was suspected of being a reptile smuggler by Special Agent Chip Bepler of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who devoted years of his life in an obsessive quest to expose The Lizard King's cold-blooded crimes. How this cat-and-mouse game ended is engrossing and surprising.
