14358 documents

Mosquitoes

Coughlan, Cheryl / Saunders -smith, Gail

Publié en 1999

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Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics of mosquitoes. Introduces some of the characteristics of mosquitoes that includes information on the sounds they make, their antennas, and their eating habits.

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What is an insect ?

Trubauer, Llisa

Publié en 2003

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Text and photographs introduce insects and some of their common physical characteristics.

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Dinosaur Time (i Can Read Level 1)

Lobel, Arnold / Parish, Peggy

Publié en 1974

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An easy-to-read introduction to eleven different dinosaurs--their size, their diet, the pronunciation of their names, and their distinctive characteristics.

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Insects A to Z

Marshall, Stephen A

Publié en 2009

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A beautifully illustrated dictionary of 26 insects. Insects A to Z uses an accessible and successful format to describe 26 insects. Each page features two full-color photographs of the insect and one or two descriptive paragraphs. There are also the Latin and common names of the order, family, genus and species, as well as information on geographic distribution. Fact boxes for each entry provide at-a-glance information detailing each insect's scientific name, diet, average size and the location at which each was photographed.The 26 insects are: Army ants Bumble bees Cicadas Darner dragonflies Earwigs Fireflies Grasshoppers Hummingbird moths Ichneumonid wasps Jewel beetles Katydids Lacewings Mosquitoes Net-winged midges Owlflies Paper wasps Queen termites Robber flies Spider wasps Tiger beetles Urania moths Viceroy butterflies Weevils Xylocopid bees Yucca moths Zebra clubtails.

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Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dragon players

Cammuso, Frank

Publié en 2009

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Fiction
Bande dessinée

Artie King and his Camelot Middle School friends, Percy and Wayne, enter the annual Dragon Duel robot tournament to earn a much-needed 300 dollars, then must decide whether or not to cheat.

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Frog Girl

Lewis, Paul Owen

Publié en 1997

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Fiction
Album

A Native American girl helps save her village from being destroyed by a volcano when she rescues the frogs that have been stolen from the lake and returns them to their grandmother

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Emeline at the Circus

Priceman, Marjorie

Publié en 2001

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Fiction
Album

While her teacher Miss Splinter is lecturing her second-grade class about the exotic animals, clowns, and other performers they are watching at the circus, Emeline accidentally becomes part of the show.

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If I ran the circus

Dr Seuss

Publié en 1984

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Presents the Circus McGurkus with its imaginative young owner, Morris McGurk, and its intrepid performer, Sneelock.Young Morris McGurk lets his imagination run wild with his circus McGurkus. "Fun for the entire family."

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You see a Circus, I see

Downs, Mike / Mcgrory, Anik

Publié en 2005

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A young boy, who is a member of an acrobat family, describes the people and activities of his circus home.

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And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street

Dr Seuss

Publié en 1964

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Fiction
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A boy imagines a series of incredible sights on his way home from school so that he will have an interesting report to give his father.As little Marco describes the horse and wagon he saw on Mulberry Street, they are transformed into an elephant and a band wagon with a retinue of police

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Anansi the Spider: a tale from the Ashanti

Mcdermott, Gerald

Publié en 1972

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Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief-maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes.In this traditional Ashanti tale, Anansi sets out on a long, difficult journey. Threatened by Fish and Falcon, he is saved from terrible fates by his sons. But which of his sons should Anansi reward? Calling upon Nyame, the God of All Things, Anansi solves his predicament in a touching and highly resourceful fashion. In adapting this popular folktale, Gerald McDermott merges the old with the new, combining bold, rich color with traditional African design motifs and authentic Ashanti language rhythms.

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Gilbert de la frogponde: a swamp story

Cowles, Rose / Rae, Jennifer

Publié en 1997

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Fiction
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In the swamp lives a fat and sassy frog named Gilbert de la Frogponde (that's Frogponde with an e). Gilbert spends his days catching flies and lazily dozing on the dock until one day, two gourmet chefs arrive at the pond in search of dinner. Too fat to outrun them, Gilbert must outsmart them by convincing them that bugs, not frogs, are all the rate in the most stylish restaurants. Only Gilbert de la Frogponde could possibly talk himself out of such a jam!Children will fall in love with this adorable, roly-poly, green fellow, while adults will delight in Gilbert's self-reliance and quick wit. Gilbert's antics are captured by quirky, inventive illustrations that will enchant audiences of all ages.

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