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Product Description: Children are very curious about dinosaurs, so it makes sense that they would ask the best and most inquisitive questions about them. Dino-Why?, previously published as The Dinosaur Question and Answer Book, is based on more than 11,000 questions from real children...read more
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Hardcover:

9781897349243 | Maple Tree Pr, March 28, 2008, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Children are very curious about dinosaurs, so it makes sense that they would ask the best and most inquisitive questions about them.

Paperback:

9781897349250 | Maple Tree Pr, March 28, 2008, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Dino Why?

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An interactive volume discusses the brain's role in thoughts, dreams, senses, emotions, and memories, utilizing an accessible, magazine-style format that combines factual text with cartoon-like artwork. Simultaneous.
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Hardcover:

9781897066430 | Maple Tree Pr, October 30, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Discusses the brain's role in thoughts, dreams, senses, emotions, and memories.

Paperback:

9781897066447 | Maple Tree Pr, August 15, 2005, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Discusses the brain's role in thoughts, dreams, senses, emotions, and memories.

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Product Description: Most children dream of riding a horse at one time or another, so it's not surprising when they clamor to know everything they can about their favorite four-legged animal. Enter The Kids' Horse Book, the ultimate guide to everything equine...read more
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Paperback:

9781897066379, titled "The Kids' Horse Book" | Maple Tree Pr, February 28, 2005, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Most children dream of riding a horse at one time or another, so it's not surprising when they clamor to know everything they can about their favorite four-legged animal.
9781895688078 | Maple Tree Pr, October 1, 1993, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Introduces the history, life cycle, and behavior of the horse, and provides information on breeds, horse care, riding, equestrian sports, and other topics

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Written for ''tween' girls, an informative health book examines the human components that make a person who they are, exploring personality, the working of the brain, body language, and more. Simultaneous.
By Susanna Denti (illustrator), Gilbert Duclos (illustrator) and Sylvia Funston
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Hardcover:

9781894379588 | Maple Tree Pr, March 1, 2004, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Written for ''tween' girls, an informative health book examines the human components that make a person who they are, exploring personality, the working of the brain, body language, and more.

Paperback:

9781894379595 | Maple Tree Pr, March 1, 2004, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Examines the physical and psychological aspects of who a person is and how they develop, offering ways of self-evaluation and suggestions for self-improvement.

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Explains the world of magic and how it relates to actual science, including who the first magicians were, how to see into the future, and how to heal using magic.
By Sylvia Funston and Joe Weissmann (illustrator)
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Hardcover:

9781894379335 | Maple Tree Pr, September 1, 2003, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Explains the world of magic and how it relates to actual science, including who the first magicians were, how to see into the future, and how to heal using magic.

Paperback:

9781894379342 | Maple Tree Pr, September 1, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Explains the world of magic and how it relates to actual science, including who the first magicians were, how to see into the future, and how to heal using magic.

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Introduces readers to some of the most famous and not so famous mummies from around the world, showing how different sorts of mummies are made, how dead bodies tell tales, and even how to make a mummy at home.
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9780613503488 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $20.85 | About this edition: Introduces readers to some of the most famous and not so famous mummies from around the world, showing how different sorts of mummies are made, how dead bodies tell tales, and even how to make a mummy at home.

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Explores the real science behind monsters of all shapes and sizes, from mythical beings such as dragons and sea monsters, to monstrous creatures we know exist, to the monsters that are the products of human fears.
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Hardcover:

9781894379175 | Maple Tree Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Explores the real science behind monsters of all shapes and sizes, from mythical beings such as dragons and sea monsters, to monstrous creatures we know exist, to the monsters that are the products of human fears.

Paperback:

9781894379182 | Maple Tree Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Explores the real science behind monsters of all shapes and sizes, from mythical beings such as dragons and sea monsters, to monstrous creatures we know exist, to the monsters that are the products of human fears.

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9780613503457 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $19.15 | About this edition: Explores the real science behind monsters of all shapes and sizes, from mythical beings such as dragons and sea monsters, to monstrous creatures we know exist, to the monsters that are the products of human fears.

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Examines the world of otherworldly spectors, the things people believe about them, haunted houses, and related subjects, and explains the science that lurks behind these phenomena.
By Sylvia Funston and Joe Weissmann (illustrator)
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Hardcover:

9781894379199 | Maple Tree Pr, July 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Examines the world of otherworldly spectors, the things people believe about them, haunted houses, and related subjects, and explains the science that lurks behind these phenomena.

Paperback:

9781894379205 | Maple Tree Pr, July 1, 2001, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Examines the world of otherworldly spectors, the things people believe about them, haunted houses, and related subjects, and explains the science that lurks behind these phenomena.

Prebinding:

9780613873932 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2001, cover price $19.05 | About this edition: Examines the world of otherworldly spectors, the things people believe about them, haunted houses, and related subjects, and explains the science that lurks behind these phenomena.

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Discusses such phenomena as UFOs, vampires, ghosts, witches, extrasensory perception, and phobias, and offers possible scientific explanations for them (view table of contents)
By Sylvia Funston and Dusan Petricic (illustrator)
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Hardcover:

9781895688528, titled "Scary Science: The Truth Behind Vampires, Witches, Ufos, Ghosts and More" | Owl Communications, September 1, 1996, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Discusses such phenomena as UFOs, vampires, ghosts, witches, extrasensory perception, and phobias, and offers possible scientific explanations for them

Paperback:

9781895688535, titled "Scary Science: The Truth Behind Vampires, Witches, Ufos, Ghosts and More" | Maple Tree Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Discusses such phenomena as UFOs, vampires, ghosts, witches, extrasensory perception, and phobias, and offers possible scientific explanations for them

Prebinding:

9780613268363 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $20.80 | About this edition: Discusses such phenomena as UFOs, vampires, ghosts, witches, extrasensory perception, and phobias, and offers possible scientific explanations for them

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With just the right dose of gruesome details and mesmerizing facts, a gripping text introduces readers to some of the most famous--and not so famous--mummies, showing how different sorts of mummies are made, how dead bodies tell tales, and even how to make a mummy at home. Simultaneous. (view table of contents)
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Hardcover:

9781894379038 | Maple Tree Pr, October 1, 2000, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Introduces readers to some of the most famous and not so famous mummies from around the world, showing how different sorts of mummies are made, how dead bodies tell tales, and even how to make a mummy at home.

Paperback:

9781894379045 | Maple Tree Pr, October 1, 2000, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Introduces readers to some of the most famous and not so famous mummies from around the world, showing how different sorts of mummies are made, how dead bodies tell tales, and even how to make a mummy at home.

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Describes some of the ways in which body, mind, and behavior may vary, explains some of the reasons why, based on science, cultural differences, and tradition, and offers quizzes and exercises so readers may rate themselves.
By Susanna Denti (illustrator), Gilbert Duclos (photographer) and Sylvia Funston
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Paperback:

9780688177515, titled "The Book of You: The Science and Fun! of Why You Look, Feel, and Act the Way You Do" | Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 2000, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Describes some of the ways in which an individual's body, mind, and behavior may vary, explains some of the reasons why, based on science, cultural differences, and tradition, and offers quizzes and exercises so readers may rate themselves.

Prebinding:

9780613243926 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $17.60 | About this edition: Describes some of the ways in which an individual's body, mind, and behavior may vary, explains some of the reasons why, based on science, cultural differences, and tradition, and offers quizzes and exercises so readers may rate themselves.

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Describes how animal intelligence works, and discusses how animals think and how they communicate with each other and with humans, and how scientists learn about animal intelligence
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Hardcover:

9781895688665 | Maple Tree Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Describes how animal intelligence works, and discusses how animals think and how they communicate with each other and with humans, and how scientists learn about animal intelligence

Paperback:

9781895688672 | Maple Tree Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes how animal intelligence works, and discusses how animals think and how they communicate with each other and with humans, and how scientists learn about animal intelligence

Prebinding:

9780613230834 | Turtleback Books, May 1, 2000, cover price $19.25 | About this edition: Describes how animal intelligence works, and discusses how animals think and how they communicate with each other and with humans, and how scientists learn about animal intelligence

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Looks at how animals express anger, fear, grief, shame, sadness, joy, and affection
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Hardcover:

9781895688818 | Maple Tree Pr, October 1, 1998, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Looks at how animals express anger, fear, grief, shame, sadness, joy, and affection

Paperback:

9781895688825 | Maple Tree Pr, October 1, 1998, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Looks at how animals express anger, fear, grief, shame, sadness, joy, and affection

Reinforced:

9780606161879 | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $17.94 | About this edition: Looks at how animals express anger, fear, grief, shame, sadness, joy, and affection

Prebinding:

9780613145329 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.90 | About this edition: Looks at how animals express anger, fear, grief, shame, sadness, joy, and affection

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Questions and answers provide the most commonly desired information about dinosaurs, as well as information about dinosaurs that has never appeared before.
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Hardcover:

9780920775790, titled "Dinosaur Question and Answer Book" | Maple Tree Pr, December 1, 1992, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: When leading Chinese and Canadian paleontologists joined forces to create The Dinosaur Project, they launched the greatest dinosaur hunt in history.
9780316677363 | Joy st Books, September 1, 1992, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Answers the most common questions about dinosaurs, and includes recent information discovered by the Dinosaur Project

Paperback:

9780316570213 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1998, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Answers the most common questions about dinosaurs, and includes recent information discovered by the Dinosaur Project

Reinforced:

9780606133333 | Demco Media, April 1, 1998, cover price $15.43 | About this edition: Answers the most common questions about dinosaurs, and includes recent information discovered by the Dinosaur Project

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Product Description: What does the inside of my brain look like? Why do some smells instantly make me feel good or bad? Where do the words come from when I talk? Sylvia Funston and Jay Ingram racked their brains to provide answers to these baffling questions and more! A Kid's Guide to the Brain is overflowing with amazing facts, experiments, brain-bending puzzles and all the latest information about what happens inside your head...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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Hardcover:

9781895688221 | Maple Tree Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: What does the inside of my brain look like?

Paperback:

9781895688191 | Maple Tree Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: What does the inside of my brain look like?

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An interactive volume discusses the brain's role in thoughts, dreams, senses, emotions, and memories, utilizing an accessible, magazine-style format that combines factual text with cartoon-like artwork.
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Paperback:

9780448409399 | Grosset & Dunlap, February 1, 1995, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Discusses the brain's role in thoughts, dreams, senses, emotions, and memories

Library:

9780448409405, titled "It's All in Your Brain" | Grosset & Dunlap, March 1, 1995, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Discusses the brain's role in thoughts, dreams, senses, emotions, and memories

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Provides information about the beluga, and discusses the latest efforts made to protect this whale from extinction
By Sylvia Funston and Olena Kassian (illustrator)
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Hardcover:

9780920775936 | Owl Communications, September 1, 1992, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Provides information about the beluga, and discusses the latest efforts made to protect this whale from extinction

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Provides information about the Eastern cougar, and discusses the latest efforts made to protect this big cat from extinction
By Sylvia Funston and Olena Kassian (illustrator)
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Hardcover:

9780920775950 | Owl Communications, September 1, 1992, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Provides information about the Eastern cougar, and discusses the latest efforts made to protect this big cat from extinction

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Provides information about the Peregrine falcon, and discusses the latest efforts made to protect this bird from extinction
By Sylvia Funston and Olena Kassian (illustrator)
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Hardcover:

9780920775998 | Maple Tree Pr, September 1, 1992, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Provides information about the Peregrine falcon, and discusses the latest efforts made to protect this bird from extinction

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Provides information about the Leatherback turtle, and discusses the latest efforts made to protect them from extinction
By Sylvia Funston and Olena Kassian (illustrator)
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Hardcover:

9780920775974 | Owl Communications, September 1, 1992, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Provides information about the Leatherback turtle, and discusses the latest efforts made to protect them from extinction

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Paperback:

9780920775660 | Owl Communications, October 1, 1991, cover price $1.99

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Provides information about dinosaurs, reptiles, penguins, birds' eggs, plants, bats, snakes, human behavior, horses, fish, insects, cats, the senses, and weather
By Katherine Farris (editor), Sylvia Funston (editor) and Owl Magazine
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Hardcover:

9780448400570 | Grosset & Dunlap, November 1, 1990, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Provides answers to a variety of questions about the world around us including 'Why do cats have whiskers?

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