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81) Kinkajous
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Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the nocturnal kinkajous of southern Mexico and Central and South America.
84) Ancient Egypt
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A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.
87) Wombats
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Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the nocturnal wombats of Australia.
91) The tiny seed
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A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.
92) Tarsiers
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Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the nocturnal tarsiers of Southeast Asia.
93) Fennec foxes
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Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the nocturnal fennec foxes of Africa's northern desert region.
94) Life-Size Farm
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With more than 200,000 copies in print and Parents' Choice Gold Awards for each of its first three titles (Life-Size Zoo, More Life-Size Zoo, and Life-Size Aquarium the Life-Size series moves to the barnyard to get readers closer than ever before to 19 of their favorite animals. With informative facts and fun illustrations accompanying the superlative photographs that depict the animals at features in their actual life size (or at least as much of...
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"Follow the scientists working in the Pacific Northwest to learn about the orca whale population there, as they race to save these remarkable mammals from extinction. Perfect for fans of The Great White Shark Scientist and readers looking for excellent nonfiction on this high-interest animal."--
99) Opposites
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Rhyming text and playful illustrations of animals introduce fourteen pairs of opposites, such as wet and dry and day and night.
100) The casual vacancy
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When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils, Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the town's council...
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