Physical & Behavioral Adaptation Series

58 primary works • 58 total works
Achoo! Why Pollen Counts
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3.72 · 29 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2015 · 15 editions
Spring has arrived and pollen is in the air. Baby …

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    Animal Ears
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    4.06     · 17 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 8 editions
    Hearing is an important sense for animals’ surviva…

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    Animal Eyes
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    4.00     · 16 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2014 · 11 editions
    The sense of sight helps an animal stay safe from …

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    Animal Helpers: Raptor Centers
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    3.89     · 19 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2014 · 12 editions
    Even powerful birds of prey can get sick or hurt. …

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    Animal Legs
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    4.09     · 11 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 9 editions
    Can you smell with your feet? Do you dig your claw…

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    Animal Mouths
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    3.94     · 31 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2015 · 14 editions
    What are some things we can learn about animals fr…

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    Animal Partners
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    4.00     · 17 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2014 · 15 editions
    From the "crocodile's dentist," to the "mongoose s…

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    Animal Tails
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    4.14     · 14 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 10 editions
    Readers will be fascinated by the many ways animal…

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    Anybody Home?
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    3.76     · 29 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2013 · 16 editions
    Polly ‘Possum is looking for a new home to raise h…

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    The Beavers' Busy Year
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    3.79     · 38 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2014 · 16 editions
    Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beaver…

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    Been There, Done That: Reading Animal Signs
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    4.07     · 14 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 8 editions
    Spotting wildlife is a thrill, but it s not easy. …

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    A Cool Summer Tail
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    3.80     · 41 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2014 · 13 editions
    When summer heats up, animals find ways to stay co…

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    A Day in the Deep
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    4.02     · 61 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2013 · 14 editions
    Travel deep into the ocean way below the surface a…

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    A Day in the Salt Marsh
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    4.03     · 58 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2007 · 14 editions
    Enjoy A Day in the Salt Marsh, one of the most dyn…

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    A Day on the Mountain
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    3.95     · 37 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2010 · 13 editions
    Come spend A Day on the Mountain, the follow up to…

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    Dear Komodo Dragon
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    3.65     · 43 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 8 editions
    Lots of children have pen pals but one little girl…

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    Ferdinand Fox's First Summer
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    4.10     · 51 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 13 editions
    Outstanding Science Trade Book
    2013 Bronze Moonbeam…

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    The Ghost of Donley Farm
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    3.84     · 19 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2014 · 12 editions
    Rebecca, the red-tailed hawk, is not afraid of gho…

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    The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights
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    3.87     · 84 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions
    Modeled after The Wizard of Oz, this enchanting st…

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    The Glaciers Are Melting!
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    3.00     · 24 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2010 · 13 editions
    Chicken Little may have thought the sky was fallin…

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    Henry the Impatient Heron
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    4.06     · 36 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2009 · 18 editions
    Henry the Heron couldnt stand still! He was always…

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    Home in the Cave
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    4.17     · 53 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    Baby Bat loves his cave home and never wants to le…

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    If a Dolphin Were a Fish
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    4.05     · 20 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2006 · 14 editions
    If A Dolphin Were a Fish is the clever story of a …

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    If You Were a Parrot
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    3.60     · 52 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2006 · 11 editions
    This whimsical story lets children imagine what li…

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    Kersplatypus
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    3.52     · 27 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2007 · 10 editions
    When a strange creature appears after the big rain…

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    Little Gray's Great Migration
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    3.56     · 25 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions
    Little Gray loved his lagoon and the humans who ca…

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    Little Red Bat
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    3.72     · 40 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2010 · 15 editions
    Red bats are the only bat species that can hiberna…

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    Little Skink's Tail
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    3.95     · 44 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2007 · 14 editions
    While Little Skink hunts yummy ants for breakfast,…

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    Mammals
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    4.00     · 16 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2016 · 13 editions
    All mammals share certain characteristics that set…

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    The Most Dangerous
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    3.75     · 20 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 20 editions
    Dangerous animals from all over the world gather f…

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    Nature Recycles—How about You?
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    4.03     · 34 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2013 · 16 editions
    From sea urchins in the Atlantic Ocean to bandicoo…

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    Night Creepers
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    3.84     · 25 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 8 editions
    Short, lyrical text makes this a perfect naptime o…

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    Ocean Hide and Seek
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    3.30     · 23 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2009 · 13 editions
    The sea is a place of mystery, where animals big a…

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    Ocean Seasons
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    3.71     · 35 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2007 · 10 editions
    Seasons change in the ocean much as they do on lan…

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    Octavia And Her Purple Ink Cloud
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    3.64     · 33 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2006 · 12 editions
    Octavia Octopus and her sea-animal friends love pl…

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    Oliver's Otter Phase
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    3.64     · 47 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 6 editions
    What child hasn’t wondered what it would be like t…

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    On the Move: Mass Migrations
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    4.09     · 33 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2013 · 14 editions
    Imagine seeing hundreds or even thousands of the s…

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    Once Upon an Elephant
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    4.12     · 83 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    From stopping wildfires to planting seeds, one ani…

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    Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet
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    3.00     · 8 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2009 · 14 editions
    Go along on the exciting dream journey from mornin…

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    Polar Bears and Penguins
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    4.00     · 44 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2014 · 17 editions
    Outstanding Science Trade Book
    ILA Children's and Y…

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    Salamander season
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    3.64     · 14 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2015 · 12 editions
    One cold, rainy, spring night, a young girl and he…

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    Sea Slime: It’s Eeuwy, Gooey and Under the Sea
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    3.53     · 36 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions
    Snails and sea slugs use Sea Slime. But, did you k…

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    Shark Baby
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    3.69     · 39 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2013 · 12 editions
    “Who am I?” wonders Shark Baby. When his “mermaid’…

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    Sharks and Dolphins
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    3.70     · 30 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2016 · 11 editions
    Sharks and dolphins both have torpedo-shaped bodie…

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    Sounds of the Savanna
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    3.27     · 11 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2015 · 11 editions
    "From the first light of dawn until the sun sets a…

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    The Sparrow and The Trees
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    4.21     · 24 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2015 · 11 editions
    The Sparrow family is ready for their trip south f…

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    Ten for Me
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    3.94     · 53 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2011 · 18 editions
    Two friends take off on a butterfly hunt, only to …

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    They Just Know: Animal Instincts
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    3.76     · 34 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions
    How do some young animals know what to do and how …

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    Three Little Beavers
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    3.06     · 16 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    Beatrix the beaver longs to be good at something. …

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    The Tree That Bear Climbed
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    3.70     · 57 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2012 · 18 editions
    The Tree That Bear Climbed is a creative twist on …

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    Tudley Didn't Know
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    4.16     · 128 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 2006 · 13 editions
    Tudley, a pond-living painted turtle, adopts other…

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    Turtles In My Sandbox
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    3.55     · 22 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2006 · 14 editions
    Imagine finding turtle eggs in your sandbox! When …

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    Wandering Woolly
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    3.92     · 12 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 editions
    Little Woolly leaves her mother behind as she chas…

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    A Warm Winter Tail
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    3.95     · 88 Ratings · 22 Reviews · 17 editions
    ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo se mantienen ca…

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    Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean
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    4.10     · 29 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2005 · 14 editions
    This soothing bedtime story explains how ten diffe…

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    Where Should Turtle Be?
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    3.91     · 47 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2009 · 17 editions
    Little turtle was lost! Free from his egg, he clim…

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    Whistling Wings
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    3.76     · 17 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2008 · 15 editions
    Marcelo, es un cisne de tundra joeven, que se ha c…

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    Yodel the Yearling
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    3.83     · 18 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 10 editions
    Yodel and his siblings have woken from their long …

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