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Farm (Eyewitness)
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Farm (Eyewitness)Here is an exciting and informative guide to the past, present and future of farming. Superb color photographs give the reader a unique "eyewitness" view of farm animals, crops, machines, harvesting and every other aspect of farming. See all kinds of farm animals, both new breeds and old, a steam threshing machine, a sheep being shorn, a reaper-binder in action, and horses at work. Learn how a cornstack is built, how genetic engineering affects farm animals, when the first plows were made, and what organic farmers do. Discover who grew potatoes first, the inventions of the Egyptians, where corn is stored, what different animals eat, what a dock lifter looks like, and much, much more.

 
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Tags: animals, first, farming, engineering, genetic
Homeless Flea
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Homeless FleaHomeless Flea

"Homeless Flea" by Steve Talmy is a story about a hapless flea that gets shaken off by its host and has to find a new dog to carry it around. In the process, it finds itself on the wrong animals and has to guess where it is.
 
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Tags: Homeless, itself, finds, wrong, animals
Artsy Animals Learn To Read
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Artsy Animals Learn To ReadArtsy Animals Learn To Read

Sharon Jeffus of Visual Manna wants to bring out the creativity and individuality of every child. Her books and materials help in that goal. This new series, called Artsy Animals, is delightful! Artsy Animals Learn to Read makes learning fun and exciting for our young learners. The book provides several benefits to children. First, it teaches reading using phonics and rhyming. Next, it develops fine motor skills through drawing using basic shapes. 
 
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Tags: Artsy, Animals, Learn, using, children, teaches
Ecology (Eyewitness)
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Ecology (Eyewitness)

Discover the ways in which animals, plants, energy and matter are linked together in the cycle of life. Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of ecology. Superb color photographs of animals, plants, and ecosystems reveal the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of life around us. Learn how plants create their own food, how and when the world's human population "exploded," and how your backyard provides a small-scale model of life all over the Earth. Discover how the buffalo was saved from extinction, why insects such as locusts are subject to population explosion, and much, much more!

 
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Tags: plants, population, Discover, animals, exploded
Animals Around the World
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Animals Around the WorldFeaturing both material from the popular Eye Wonder series, along with a wealth of all-new spreads, Animals Around the World teaches readers about animal habitats and habits, as well as anatomy, behavior, communication, hunting, feeding, conservation, and the relationship between people and animals. The whole animal kingdom is covered, from tiny invertebrates to the biggest creature on Earth, the blue whale.

 
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Tags: World, animal, Around, Animals, whale