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1) Anglerfish
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The ocean is home to a variety of fascinating animals. Strange Sea Creatures: Anglerfish dives in and gives readers a chance to explore this little-known creature. This captivating book provides fascinating facts about these under water animals, including their varied physical traits, habitats, food sources, life cycles, and more. Strange Sea Creatures: Anglerfish provides an interactive approach to teaching life science. The book introduces basic...
2) Anglerfish
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Did you know that some fish use their own kind of fishing rod? The female anglerfish dangles a worm-like spine in front of its face to lure prey before capturing them with her jagged teeth. The anglerfish's "worm" can even glow! Young readers will learn about this fish's bait-and-switch tactics in this enlightening title.
Author
Language
English
Description
Dive thirteen thousand feet below the ocean's surface, where no ray of sunlight can penetrate. Resources are scarce, and fellow inhabitants scarcer. This is life in the midnight zone-life for the anglerfish, known as the Seadevil of the Deep. Still largely a mystery to scientists, the deep-sea anglerfish is a true source of fascination and awe. To some, the fish resembles a prehistoric creature forgotten by time; to others, she is the embodiment of...
Author
Language
English
Description
In eighteen thematically linked stories, Colin Fleming explores the ways in which relationships end, with a focus on the void a loved one leaves behind. In 'Fire with Legs,' the inhabitants of a noise machine discuss the end of a previous relationship, and the life that went with it. In 'Playing in Room B,' an amateur videographer searches for his vanished wife in his movies, wondering when she started slipping out of the frame. In 'Green Wood,'...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a daydream-prone student is allowed to research her favorite creature, the anglerfish, she dazzles her classmates and teacher with her report"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Deep in the darkest part of the ocean, visit a primordial, fierce-toothed fish that draws in prey with its own bioluminescent lure.
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, Llc
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 15 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Deep in the darkest part of the ocean, a primordial, fierce-toothed fish, mesmerizing and unforgettable, draws in prey with its own bioluminescent lure.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
49 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Takes readers into the lives of amazing glowing organisms - animal and otherwise - and shines a new light on the spectacular natural phenomena of bioluminescence, biofluorescence and ultraviolet light."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kay Ryan is the sixteenth Poet Laureate of the United States. Here is the poet's own selection of more than two hundred poems, offering both longtime followers and new readers a stunning retrospective of her earlier work as well as a generous selection of powerful new poems.
17) Top 10: oddities
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing/45th Parallel Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dive into the Wild Wicked Wonderful world of the animal kingdom with the Top 10: Oddities. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
North American edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 810L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 18 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Terrifying & Ugly Sea Creatures features amazing and frightening underwater sea creatures such as the Portuguese man-of-war, the stonefish, and the gray reef shark.
Physical Desc
10 picture books, 5 laminated information sheets, in a canvas backpack
Language
English
Description
This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Enter the ring to witness an epic battle of brawn between an ant and an elephant! A chimp vs. a crow in a showdown of wits! An emporer penguin vs. a pygmy mamoset in a contest for cutest creature! Some of the victors might surprise you and all of these animals will amaze you! Stats, fun facts, photos, and in-depth profiles about each contender will help you pick winners for more than a dozen mighty matchups. A March Madness-style bracket at the end...
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