Anthony D. Fredericks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Using the alphabet book format the rainforest is explored and explained. A poem explains each topic followed by detailed expository text. Topics include Brazil, epiphytes, gorillas, Kapok tree and nocturnal"--Provided by publisher.
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April 1, 1946 - an enormous tsunami wave strikes Hilo, Hawai'i, causing death and destruction. Even those islanders who are fortunate to have survived find their lives forever altered. Young Kimo loves his grandfather very much - they go everywhere together, sharing island stories and experiences. But there is one story his grandfather has yet to share and that is the reason behind their yearly pilgrimage to Laupahoehoe Point. Here, in silent remembrance,...
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Get up close and personal with an amazing creature that has invaded our lexicon as well as our restaurants.
It breathes with tubes, it has no head or brain, it feeds through a filter, and it is the source of dozens of familiar proverbs ("happy as a clam!"). Clams, it turns out, have been worshipped (by the Moche people of ancient Peru), used as money (by the Algonquin Indians), and consumed by people for thousands of years. Yet The Secret Life of...
7) Moose
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Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of the comical-looking moose, whose appearance hides strength, speed, and agility.
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Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The desert is an amazing place filled with secrets and surprises. Desert Night Desert Day brings the best of the desert out from the shadows with warm and enticing illustrations for kids to enjoy over and over. Popular nature author Anthony D. Fredericks and artist Kenneth J. Spengler team up to bring the desert to life with lively verse and colorful illustrations.
15) Weird walkers
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Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the unusual manner in which such creatures as mudskippers, ostriches, starfish, and sloths get around.
17) Desert dinosaurs
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[2012]
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Join a fan-filled expedition to modern museums and national parks to track down evidence of the dinosaurs that once inhabited the American Southwest. This sourcebook for scientific discovery is full of incredible facts and compelling data on many of the dinosaur species whose fossils and footprints you can encounter in Arizona and New Mexico. Desert Dinosaurs offers readers insights, observations, and spirited examinations of the natural world in...
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2023
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An extraordinary journey to visit the oldest trees in the United States that beautifully reveals the connection between humans and natural history— a perfect read for nature lovers and fans of The Hidden Life of Trees. Follow award-winning author Anthony D. Fredericks's adventures across the United States to uncover the remarkable secrets and lives of ancient trees. He introduces some of the oldest trees in the country using up-to-date research,...
19) Tall, tall tree
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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"High in a redwood tree is an unseen world of all kinds of animals. Readers will meet them through rhyming verses as they count them 1 to 10"--
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Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A child finds a goldenrod flower and, looking closely, discovers a whole community of insects on it. Includes "field notes" of facts about these animals and their relationships, plus resources for further study"--Provided by publisher.