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c2010., Juvenile, Bearport Pub. Call No: 595.79 6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spectacular animal townsSummary Note: This book describes the anthill of wood ants and their huge underground city, discussing how the ants rest, take care of their queen, raise their young, grow their own food, and carry out other tasks.
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c2010, Bearport Pub. Call No: 595.79 6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spectacular animal townsSummary Note: Photographs and illustrations introduce young readers to how ants build large underground nests, raise their young, and take care of their queen.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Bearport Call No: 599.8 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Uncommon animalsSummary Note: An introduction to the aye-aye, a rare species of lemur that lives only in Madagascar, discussing the superstition that nearly led to the animal's extinction, sharing whatscientist Eleanor Sterling has learned about the animal's characteristics and behavior, and looking at what is being done to preserve aye-ayes.
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c2008., Juvenile, Bearport Pub. Call No: 599.76 629 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: America's animal comebacksSummary Note: Explains the reasons why black-footed ferrets came close to extinction, describes the efforts of scientists to capture some of the few remaining wild ferrets and breed them in captivity, and discusses the challenges of reintroducing the ferrets to their natural habitats.
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-- Ferretsc2008., Juvenile, Bearport Pub. Call No: 599.76 ARONIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: America's animal comebacksSummary Note: Explains the reasons why black-footed ferrets came close to extinction, describes the efforts of scientists to capture some of the few remaining wild ferrets and breed them in captivity, and discusses the challenges of reintroducing the ferrets to their natural habitats.
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c2012., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: 978 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Six questions of American historySummary Note: Answers questions regarding the Oregon Trail and the circumstances surrounding it.
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c2012., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Co. Call No: 978 ARO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Six questions of American historySummary Note: Explores the reasons behind why so many people took the 1843 Oregon Trail to the west. Examines the trials on the Trail and how the first settlers lived on the plains.
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c2010., Juvenile, Bearport Pub. Call No: 551.55 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Disaster survivorsSummary Note: An exploration of hurricanes that provides accounts of individuals who have survived one, explains what causes them, and discusses related disaster prevention and safety procedures.
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c2010., Juvenile, Bearport Pub. Call No: 599.36 7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spectacular animal townsSummary Note: This book describes prairie dog towns or burrows that have many chambers, discussing how prairie dogs communicate, find food, raise their young, and build their hideaways under the ground.
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c2010, Bearport Pub. Call No: 599.36 7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spectacular animal townsSummary Note: Photographs and illustrations introduce young readers to how prairie dogs build burrows and describe how they communicate, find food, and raise their young.
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c2011., Bearport Pub. Call No: 616.9 95 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Nightmare plaguesSummary Note: Provides information about tuberculosis, a killer disease that has caused several plagues throughout history, discussing the discovery of the bacteria that causes the disease, how it spreads, and how it is treated, and considering the risk posed by drug-resistant strains of the bacteria.