Nic Bishop
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The extinction of dinosaurs some sixty-five million years ago is one of the greatest biological catastrophes in the history of our planet. Yet in recent years, paleontologists have turned up increasing evidence that ancestors of one group of dinosaurs still fly among us: birds. Join Cathy Forster, one of the few female paleontologists working today, on an expedition to Madagascar in search of clues to the mystery of bird evolution.
2) Frogs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Nic Bishop's photographs show all different kinds of frogs, big ones, very tiny ones, frogs with beautiful colors of skin, and one frog you can see inside of.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's an exciting morning for Joey the baby koala, high above the ground, in the shade of a eucalyptus tree, Joey the baby koala wakes up hungry! Crawling over his sleeping mom, Joey goes exploring ... only to find that his mother's arms is where he's supposed to be after all. Featuring simple text and stunning photographs of a rare interaction between a koala and her little one. Includes fun facts about koalas and their habitat.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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"Travel to the African bush with Sibert medal winning team Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop in this myth-busting new addition to the Scientists in the Field series as they join the internationally acclaimed woman researcher conducting one of the longest and most important studies of African mammals in the history of science."--
6) Elephants
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Few animals are more impressive than elephants. They are by far the biggest of all land animals. And yet, elephants are more than mighty. They are sensitive and intelligent creatures who live in large, caring family societies run by females. They have extraordinary senses and communicate in complex ways that scientists are only now starting to understand. Elephants play an essential role in the delicate African and Asian ecosystems. Today, elephant...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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While many of us may never see a Tapir in the wild, we would miss them if they disappeared- for if Tapirs vanish, the forests they help to germinate will suffer. But not if the field scientist Pati Medici has anything to do about it.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year: A “fascinating” photo-filled book on these amazing arachnids! (Booklist)
Yellow blood? Skeletons on the outside? These attributes don’t belong to comic book characters or alien life forms, but to Earth’s biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas. In this book you are invited to follow Sam Marshall, spider scientist extraordinaire (he’s never...
Yellow blood? Skeletons on the outside? These attributes don’t belong to comic book characters or alien life forms, but to Earth’s biggest and hairiest spiders: tarantulas. In this book you are invited to follow Sam Marshall, spider scientist extraordinaire (he’s never...