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Product Description: Can the conquest of one city change the world? In 1519, two powerful empires - Spain and Mexica (Aztec) - were hungry for expansion in central Mexico. Led by emperor Motecuzoma II, the Mexica people had subdued their native enemies and now controlled a sprawling territory with the great city of Tenochtitlán at the center...read more
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9780822590798 | Twenty First Century Books, February 1, 2009, cover price $38.60 | About this edition: Can the conquest of one city change the world?

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Describes the physical characteristics, diet, and life cycle of cobras and discusses their relationship with humans.
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9781575058719 | Lerner Pub Group, December 22, 2006, cover price $27.93 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, diet, and life cycle of cobras and discusses their relationship with humans.

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Examines the American crow, providing information about its range, behavior, diet, communication, association with the West Nile virus, and interaction with humans.
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9781575056289 | Carolrhoda Books, September 1, 2004, cover price $27.93 | About this edition: Examines the American crow, providing information about its range, behavior, diet, communication, association with the West Nile virus, and interaction with humans.

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Text and photographs trace the development of a chicken egg from the time it is laid until the chick is born.
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9780613645270 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $14.25 | About this edition: Full-color photographs trace the development of a chicken embryo as the backbone, nervous system, eyes, and feathers form

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Introduces the phenomenon of bird song, explains how and why birds sing, describes how scientists learn about bird communication, and indicates the dangers to songbirds due to changes in their habitats. (view table of contents)
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9781575054834 | Carolrhoda Books, January 1, 2001, cover price $27.93 | About this edition: Introduces the phenomenon of bird song, explains how and why birds sing, describes how scientists learn about bird communication, and indicates the dangers to songbirds due to changes in their habitats.

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Describes the physical characteristics, diet, behavior, and life cycle of kangaroos, as well as their relationship with humans.
By Denise Burt, Sylvia A. Johnson (editor) and Neil McLeod (illustrator)
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9781575053882 | Carolrhoda Books, December 1, 1999, cover price $27.93 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, diet, behavior, and life cycle of kangaroos, as well as their relationship with humans.

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Complete with maps from Mesopatamia through the Age of Exploration and beyond, young readers are introduced the different ways in which the world has been viewed by people throughout time. (view table of contents)
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9780689818134 | Atheneum, September 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's view of the world.

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Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, behavior, and conservation of koalas
By Denise Burt, Sylvia A. Johnson (editor) and Neil McLeod (illustrator)
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9781575053806 | Carolrhoda Books, September 1, 1999, cover price $27.93 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, behavior, and conservation of koalas

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Presents information about the physical characteristics, behavior, and history of ferrets and discusses keeping and caring for these animals as pets
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9781575050140 | Carolrhoda Books, June 1, 1997, cover price $27.93 | About this edition: Presents information about the physical characteristics, behavior, and history of ferrets and discusses keeping and caring for these animals as pets

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Provides a close-up look at the various foods--including potatoes, corn, beans, tomatoes, chili peppers, squash, and peanuts--that originated in the New World and explains how they each made their way to Europe and changed eating habits in various regions of the world.
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9780689801419 | Atheneum, April 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Describes many foods native to the Americas, including corn, peppers, peanuts, and chocolate, which were taken to Europe and used in new ways around the world

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A visit to the University of Minnesota's Gabbert Raptor Center focuses on a bald eagle, from its arrival with a gunshot wound through surgery, rehabilitation, and release, and discusses the threats to these majestic birds.
By Sylvia A. Johnson and Ron Winch (illustrator)
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9780525453017 | Dutton Childrens Books, July 1, 1995, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Follows the work of the Gabbert Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota as an injured bald eagle is nursed back to health and ceremonially released

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Describes the habits and habitat of the lynx
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9780876148440 | Carolrhoda Books, November 1, 1994, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Describes the habits and habitat of the lynx

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Full-color photographs follow beekeeper John Wetzler through four seasons, with an informative text that explains honey-production techniques, from introducing a new queen bee in the spring to keeping bees warm through the winter.
By Sylvia A. Johnson and Nick Von Ohlen (photographer)
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9780316467452 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1994, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Follows a beekeeper through the four seasons, showing how bees and humans work together to make honey

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Describes the social interaction of wolves in a pack as they share the work of hunting, maintaining a territory, and raising young
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9780822520078 | Lerner Pub Group, October 1, 1993, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Describes the social interaction of wolves in a pack as they share the work of hunting, maintaining a territory, and raising young

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Examines the nature and function of flower colors and explains their role in attracting animal pollinators to help the plants reproduce
By Sylvia A. Johnson and Yuko Sato (illustrator)
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9780822515944 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1991, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Examines the nature and function of flower colors and explains their role in attracting animal pollinators to help the plants reproduce

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Explores the physical characteristics and habits of ten animals living in the temperate forest--the raccoon, otter, beaver, moose, porcupine, flying squirrel, red fox, koala, European brown bear, and white-tailed deer.
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9780822512769 | Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1991, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: Examines the physical characteristics and habits of ten mammals living in the world's temperate forests

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Describes the evidence that modern scientists use in studying dinosaurs and the characteristics of specific dinosaurs such as Stagosaurus and Apatosaurus
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9780822522010 | Lerner Pub Group, February 1, 1991, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Describes the evidence that modern scientists use in studying dinosaurs and the characteristics of specific dinosaurs such as Stagosaurus and Apatosaurus

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Presents possibilities for ways different dinosaurs met their basic needs of food, shelter, reproduction, and survival
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9780822522027 | Lerner Pub Group, February 1, 1991, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Presents possibilities for ways different dinosaurs met their basic needs of food, shelter, reproduction, and survival

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Discusses different kinds of dinosaurs, their possible fate, and the other animals to which they may have been related
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9780822522034 | Lerner Pub Group, February 1, 1991, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Discusses different kinds of dinosaurs, their possible fate, and the other animals to which they may have been related

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Explains the life cycle of wheat, its varieties, its cultivation, its harvesting, and its importance in feeding millions of people all over the world.
By Sylvia A. Johnson and Masaharu Suzuki (photographer)
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9780822514909 | Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1990, cover price $21.50 | About this edition: A close-up look at the world's most important food crop examines the development and life cycle of the wheat plant and discusses the cultivation, harvest, and processing of wheat in diverse regions of the world

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Photographs and text offer a close-up look at the world of the hermit crab, discussing the crustacean's unusual living arrangements, its life cycle, and its behavior
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9780822595779 | Lerner Pub Group, October 1, 1989, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the hermit crab.

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9780822514886 | Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1990, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the hermit crab.

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Describes the nature and cause of cleft lip and palate, emphasizing the positive outlook for successful treatment and the role parents and caregivers play
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9780816614912 | Univ of Minnesota Pr, February 1, 1990, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Describes the nature and cause of cleft lip and palate, emphasizing the positive outlook for successful treatment and the role parents and caregivers play

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Describes the characteristics and activities of the Laysan albatross which flies to Midway Island to breed and discusses how birds and humans have learned to live together on this small island in the Pacific Ocean
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9780876143919 | Carolrhoda Books, February 1, 1990, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the characteristics and activities of the Laysan albatross which flies to Midway Island to breed and discusses how birds and humans have learned to live together on this small island in the Pacific Ocean

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Examines the life cycles, behavior, characteristics, and habitats of several species of insects that spend nearly all their lives in and around water--including the whirligig beetle and water strider
By Sylvia A. Johnson and Modoki Masuda (photographer)
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9780822514893 | Lerner Pub Group, February 1, 1990, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycles of some insects that spend most of their lives in the water.

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Details the stages of a silkworm's development, shows the role of silk-thread production in its life, and explains how silk thread is made into cloth
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9780822595571 | First Avenue Editions, November 1, 1989, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: An introduction to the domesticated silkworm moth, raised on farms in Japan and elsewhere for the sake of the silk thread out of which its cocoons are constructed.

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9780822514787 | Lerner Pub Group, August 1, 1982, cover price $21.50 | About this edition: An introduction to the domesticated silkworm moth, raised on farms in Japan and elsewhere for the sake of the silk thread out of which its cocoons are constructed.

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9780613280662 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1982, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: An introduction to the domesticated silkworm moth, raised on farms in Japan and elsewhere for the sake of the silk thread out of which its cocoons are constructed.

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