Cynthia Overbeck has written 19 work(s)
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Full-color photographs and a clear text illustrate how seeds are transported by the wind, on water, and on animals
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9780822595694 | Reprint edition (First Avenue Editions, September 1, 1990), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Describes how seeds are moved from place to place by wind, water, and animals, and how they function in plant reproduction.
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9780822514749 | Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes how seeds are moved from place to place by wind, water, and animals, and how they function in plant reproduction.
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9780613645218 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $14.25 | About this edition: Describes how seeds are moved from place to place by wind, water, and animals, and how they function in plant reproduction.
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Describes the special parts of the cactus plant and how they work together to enable the plant to survive in the desert by storing water.
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9780822595564 | Reprint edition (Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1989), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: An attractive combination of detailed, full-color photographs illustrating the magnificent variety of cacti and an easy-to-read text explaining how the special parts of the cactus enable it to survive life in the desert
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9780822514695 | Lerner Pub Group, August 1, 1982, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: An attractive combination of detailed, full-color photographs illustrating the magnificent variety of cacti and an easy-to-read text explaining how the special parts of the cactus enable it to survive life in the desert
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9780606205870 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $13.66 | About this edition: An attractive combination of detailed, full-color photographs illustrating the magnificent variety of cacti and an easy-to-read text explaining how the special parts of the cactus enable it to survive life in the desert
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9780613277563 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1982, cover price $14.10 | About this edition: An attractive combination of detailed, full-color photographs illustrating the magnificent variety of cacti and an easy-to-read text explaining how the special parts of the cactus enable it to survive life in the desert
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Describes the characteristics and behavior of ants that build nests for storing food and raising their young, ants that spend most of their time traveling, and ants that invade the nests of other ants.
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9780822595250 | Reprint edition (Lerner Pub Group, January 1, 1988), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: As slave makers, invaders, travelers, or nest builders, ants of different species live in many different ways, and many are described here
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9780822514688 | Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: As slave makers, invaders, travelers, or nest builders, ants of different species live in many different ways, and many are described here
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9780613277112 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1982, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: As slave makers, invaders, travelers, or nest builders, ants of different species live in many different ways, and many are described here
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9780822514800 | Lerner Pub Group, January 1, 1984, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: A comparative study of the habits of domestic cats and the habits of such wild cats as lions and leopards illuminates interesting similarities in hunting, playing, and caring for their young
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Traces the life cycle of the dragonfly and damselfly, describes their habitat, characteristics, and behavior, and examines their role in the ecology during the three stages of their metamorphosis
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9780822514770 | Lerner Pub Group, October 1, 1982, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Introduces dragonflies and damselflies, closely related winged insects which undergo a three-stage process of development called incomplete metamorphosis.
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Describes the Venus fly trap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort, and explains how active and passive traps work in these meat-eating plants.
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9780822514701 | Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1982, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the Venus fly trap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort, and explains how active and passive traps work in these meat-eating plants.
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Full-color photographs and descriptive text focus on the macaque monkeys of Japan, explaining how these monkeys, noted for their intelligence, survive the cold winters of their native environment
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9780822514640 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1981, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Describes the macaque monkeys of Japan and explains how they have learned to survive the cold, snowy winters on the northern island of Honshu.
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9780822514633 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1981, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes the complex and dangerous life of lions on the African savannas.
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Text and photographs describe the growth of a sunflower from a seed to a full-grown plant.
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9780822514572 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1981, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Close-up photographs of sunflowers at different stages of development chronicle the growth of a sunflower from seed to full-grown plant, recording the natural process of germination
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Introduces twelve fish, both fresh and saltwater, that are native to the tropics.
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9780822511106 | Lerner Pub Group, July 1, 1978, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Describes the appearance and behavior of twelve kinds of tropical, fresh and saltwater fish
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Text and illustrations introduce the characteristics of 10 familiar butterflies and the 4 stages in the life cycle of the butterfly.
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9780822511113 | Lerner Pub Group, July 1, 1978, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Brief descriptions of ten familiar and uncommon butterflies are accompanied by a summary of the butterfly's life cycle
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Two children care for their pet turtledove and observe the birth and growth of her babies.
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9780876140840 | Carolrhoda Books, June 1, 1977, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Two children care for their pet turtledove and observe the birth and growth of her babies.
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Discusses the structure and history of the fortified wall stretching across northern China that took hundreds of years to complete.
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9780822513575 | Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1977, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: An account of the construction and history of the great fortified wall that stretches for fourteen hundred miles across northern China
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Three sisters love to visit their grandparents in the country and care for their Irish setter.
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9780876140802 | Olympic Marketing Corp, February 1, 1977, cover price $2.98 | About this edition: Three sisters love to visit their grandparents in the country and care for their Irish setter.
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Describes the life of a fox terrier that lives in an apartment building in the city.
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9780876140710 | Carolrhoda Books, September 1, 1976, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Describes the life of a fox terrier that lives in an apartment building in the city.
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Two youngsters visit Marine Land where they learn that dolphins are intelligent and friendly creatures.
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9780876140611 | Carolrhoda Books, September 1, 1976, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Jean and Ricky learn about the friendliness and intelligence of dolphins during their weekend trip to Marine Land
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Two farm children are concerned about the runt in the new litter of piglets and decide to take care of it themselves.
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9780876140697 | Carolrhoda Books, September 1, 1976, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: Mark and Susie take care of Curly, the tiny piglet who is the runt of a large litter
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9780822502975 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1975, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A brief introduction to the characteristics of a variety of vegetables.
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Text and illustrations introduce the characteristics of various fruits.
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9780822502951 | Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1975, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Describes the appearance, origin, taste, and uses of various fruits found in the supermarket
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