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Author
Publisher
Milbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the Panamanian golden frog, the national symbol of Panama, which has been vanishing due to a fungus infection, and follows a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwide
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A historically large irruption of snowy owls during the winter of 2013-2014 brought them across the eastern US, and farther south than usual. Scientists used this opportunity to attach GPS tracking devices to some snowy owls to increase understanding of their winter behavior and migration."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A godwit hatches, evades predators, and learns to hunt and fly. Then, she sets off on her first migration - 7,200 nonstop miles, from Alaska to New Zealand! Facts about godwits
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about the ongoing investigation into the decline of honey bees around the world from colony collapse disorder, as scientists look at the impact of such factors as pesticides, farmer transportation of bee hives, fungal infections, and climate change.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of whale sharks-- the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were categorized as endangered in 2016. Despite the marine sanctuaries set aside to protect whale sharks, their population is still decreasing. These gentle giants may be accidentally caught in fishing nets, fished by poachers, or hit by a ship's propeller. But new conservation methods, which include enlisting...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Look out for these public enemy's-mosquitoes-as they are after blood! Mosquito females need a meal of blood before they can lay their eggs. They target humans and animals and zoom in for a feast. But these insects may do more harm than causing itchy welts. Mosquitoes can also pass along a number of serious and deadly diseases to those they bite. Humans have developed a number of ways to get rid of mosquitoes, from spreading chemicals to putting mosquito...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Check out the action at a nearby pond where a master predator is on the hunt-a diving beetle! This skillful insect is after larvae, small fish, salamanders, and other prey. Key body parts make a diving beetle an effective hunter. When it spots a target, the beetle's body traps an air bubble, which it uses to breathe underwater for up to 10 to 15 minutes! Its legs act like oars to move it quickly through the water. A smooth, waxy coat helps too. The...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Watch out for these masters of defense-stick insects! Their secret weapon is being able to hide in plain sight. To protect themselves from predators, they have developed long, narrow bodies. They blend right in to the branches they live on. Some stick insects even have extra growths that look like leaves for more camouflage. Stick insects also protect themselves by being most active at night when it is even harder to see them. They escape from predators...
14) Finding home
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A koala mother faces two challenges: protecting herself and her joey from the raging bushfire, and finding food after their home range is destroyed. Her journey brings her closer to the world of humans than she has ever been before--but it's a risk she must take. Based on the real-life story of a koala nicknamed Cinders that survived two bushfires
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Southern white rhinos are in trouble. For years, a rumor has been spreading that their horns can be used to cure cancer, and poachers have been targeting these creatures. Sandra Markle takes readers behind the scenes to see how civilians, volunteer organizations, and African governments are working together to protect rhinos.
17) Owls
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics of owls that combine to make them such able predators
18) Wolverines
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
©2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A look at the world of the wolverine.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every year in Namibia, about two thousand zebras suddenly disappear from their grazing area along the Chobe River. Months later, the herd returns. Where do they go? And why? Thanks to satellite-tracking collars, scientists were able to solve the mystery, but several questions remain. Award-winning science author Sandra Markle reveals the process scientists used to study the zebras, and she also delves into the science of migration, exploring how animals...
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