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Discusses the habits of ten animals that live in the Arctic and Antarctic regions
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9780822512813 | Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1976, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Discusses the habits of ten animals that live in the Arctic and Antarctic regions

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Describes desert life and ten animals living in desert areas of the world
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9780822512790 | Lerner Pub Group, July 1, 1976, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Describes desert life and ten animals living in desert areas of the world

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Describes ten animals that live on the African savanna, North and South American plains, and other grasslands of the world
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9780822512806 | Lerner Pub Group, July 1, 1976, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Describes ten animals living on the savanna and in other grassland environments: the lion, red kangaroo, pronghorn, ostrich, mara, African elephant, blackbuck, zebra, bison, and giraffe.

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Explores the physical characteristics and habits of ten animals that live in the tropical forest--the ocelot, golden spider monkey, tiger, giant anteater, two-toed sloth, leopard, Malayan tapir, chimpanzee, okapi, and emerald tree boa.
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9780822512783 | Lerner Pub Group, July 1, 1976, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Describes the behavior and physical characteristics of ten animals native to the world's tropical forests

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Two children learn many things about tortoises when they spend summer vacation with their grandmother and her two pets.
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9780876140727 | Carolrhoda Books, September 1, 1976, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: During a summer vacation at their grandmother's house, Laura and her brother David learn much about her pet tortoises Penelope and Ulysses

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John and his sister Carol watch each development in a duckling's first month of life
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9780876140635 | Carolrhoda Books, September 1, 1976, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Illustrates a duckling's birth and first month of life using text and photographs followed by general information about ducks.

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Two children living on a sheep farm take care of their pet lambs, Penny and Pete.
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9780876140673 | Carolrhoda Books, September 1, 1976, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Annette and Philip, who live on a sheep farm, take special care of two wooly lambs born to the beautiful ewe named Daisy

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A young boy learns about elephants from a visit to the zoo, attending the circus, and reading at home.
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9780876140758 | Olympic Marketing Corp, February 1, 1977, cover price $3.98 | About this edition: A young boy learns about elephants from a visit to the zoo, attending the circus, and reading at home.

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Luke and Ted learn about the habits and characteristics of lions when their uncle, a wildlife photographer, shows them films he took in Africa.
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9780876140819 | Carolrhoda Books, April 1, 1977, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Luke and Ted learn about the habits and characteristics of lions when their uncle, a wildlife photographer, shows them films he took in Africa.

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Discusses the Adâelie and emperor penguins that make their homes in Antarctica.
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9780822514534 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1981, cover price $21.50 | About this edition: Discusses and describes, in words and pictures, the habits and habitats of the Adelie and Emperor penguins that live in the icy waters of Antarctica

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Text and photographs describe the transformation of tadpoles into mature frogs and toads.
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9780822514541 | Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Informative commentary and detailed photographs chronicle the fascinating transformation by which tadpoles develop into adult frogs and toads

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Introduces members of the beetle family, discussing their development, environment, and life cycle.
By Sylvia A. Johnson and Isao Kishida (illustrator)
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9780822514763 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Constituting one-third of the one million kinds of insects in the world, the beetle family includes a picturesque diversity of members, who are introduced in this handsomely photographed book

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Discusses how mushrooms and other fungi get their food, grow, and produce more of their own kind.
By Masana Izawa (illustrator) and Sylvia A. Johnson
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9780822514732 | Lerner Pub Group, August 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Clearly presented, authoritative information on several types of mushrooms and how they obtain food, grow, and reproduce is enhanced by striking full-color photographs

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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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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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9780822514725 | Lerner Pub Group, September 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | 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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Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crabs.
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9780822514718 | Lerner Pub Group, October 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the lives, habits, and body structure of crabs, with full-color close-up photographs that show crabs in their natural environment

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Product Description: An introduction to the structure and ways of life of some of the 40,000 kinds of snails, with an emphasis on land snails.
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9780822595441 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1988, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: An introduction to the structure and ways of life of some of the 40,000 kinds of snails, with an emphasis on land snails.

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9780822514756 | Lerner Pub Group, October 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: An introduction to the structure and ways of life of some of the 40,000 kinds of snails, with an emphasis on land snails.

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Explores mountaineering from the simplest rock climbs to more treacherous ascents, explaining techniques, equipment, special problems, and describing some famous climbs such as the Matterhorn, Annapurna, and Everest.
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9780822505051 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1983, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Explores mountaineering from the simplest rock climbs to more treacherous ascents, explaining techniques, equipment, special problems, and describing some famous climbs such as the Matterhorn, Annapurna, and Everest.

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Photographs and text document the life cycle of the various mosses found growing in water, on the ground, on trees, and around rocks
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9780822595632 | Lerner Pub Group, December 1, 1983, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Describes the characteristics and development of mosses.

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Photographs and text document the life cycle of the various mosses found growing in water, on the ground, on trees, and around rocks
By Masana Izawa (illustrator) and Sylvia A. Johnson
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9780822514824 | Lerner Pub Group, January 1, 1984, cover price $21.50 | About this edition: Describes the characteristics and development of mosses.

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Full-color photographs, drawings, and text follow the development of apple trees from the first leaves in the spring to the ripening of the fruit in autumn
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9780822514794 | Lerner Pub Group, January 1, 1984, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Discusses the growth and cultivation of apple trees and the development, harvesting, and storage of apples.

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Describes the life cycle of the colorful beetles known as ladybugs and considers the ways ladybugs aid humans by feeding on insect pests
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9780822514817 | Lerner Pub Group, January 1, 1984, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the life cycle of ladybugs, from egg through larva and pupa to adult, and explains how ladybugs aid humans by feeding on insect pests.

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Examines the life cycle of the praying mantis, from the hatching of the egg and development of the young to the final molt that produces adult insects
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9780822514589 | Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1984, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes the habits and life cycle of mantises, including the hatching of eggs, development of young, and final molt that produces adult insects.

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Text and photographs examine the different kinds of coral reefs and their composition and describe the variety of fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and other animals that live in the reef environment.
By Sylvia A. Johnson and Shohei Shirai (illustrator)
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9780822514510 | Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1984, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the life cycles of the coral polyps, examines the creation of reefs and illustrates the fish, mollusks, crustraceans, and other inhabitants of the reef environment

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Examines the habits and lifestyle of this intelligent insect, ranging from the development of the young to the creation of the many-celled nests composed of wasp 'paper'
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9780822514602 | Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1984, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: A description of those wasps which are social insects, discussing their nest building, egg laying, metamorphic development, and life in their colony.

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