Perdew, Laura
Summary: This field guide highlights 100 mammals found throughout the world. Readers will gain a greater understanding about the behaviors and appearance of each mammal and will be able to identify these creatures after seeing the vivid photographs and useful labels within the book. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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3 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599 PERProthero, Donald R.
Summary: After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth were spectacular beasts such as saber-toothed cats, giant mastodonts, immense ground sloths, and gigantic giraffe-like rhinoceroses. Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 569 PROMiller, Dorcas S.
Summary: "If you're fascinated by animal tracks or the practice of tracking, then learning to identify scat is a helpful aid. If you're curious about which critters are crossing your path or are in your backyard, then Scat Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify mammal scat of eastern North America, from the states that border the Mississippi...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nature Study Guild Publishers, an imprint of AdventureKEEN 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.15 MILDrimmer, Stephanie Warren
Summary: "An encyclopedia of mammals-including profiles and explanation of what mammals are-for early readers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 DRSummary: Introduces viewers to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistible. Looks at 4,000 species, including ones that have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on Earth. Examine how their adaptations for finding food have had an effect on the way...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas 2007
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIFMaloney, Brenna
Summary: "Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Mammals can be found in all shapes and sizes. Did you know a bumblebee bat is the same size as a large bee? Or, that a blue whale is the largest animal on the planet? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten mammals in this book are very small and which ones are really...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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2 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599 MALPanciroli, Elsa
Summary: "For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story. In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 569 PANWalker, Sarah.
Summary: Presents an overview of mammals, including their history, various kinds, physical characteristics, behavior, and endangered and extinct species.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2002
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Summary: Guides readers on an exploration of the world's mammals, from the terrifying grizzly of North America to the marsupials of Australia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Jr. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 ALORead, Nicholas
Summary: Presents information about the harbor seals and other marine mammals that seek refuge in a seal garden in the Great Bear Sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2018
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Summary: Many mammals are unique, especially when it comes to what's going on inside their bodies. Kangaroos, bats, elephants, and other mammals each have special internal body parts that help them function every day. This book gives readers a look at these animals' interesting insides. Colorful diagrams, paired with simple labels and descriptions of the animal's key components, provide a unique and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 WESBorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: Young readers will learn where beavers live, how they affect their environment, their role in the food web, and the dangers they face.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 1995
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.097 BURStewart, Melissa
Summary: "Superhero and comic book force? Sure, but also a real-life animal! Find out in this Level 3 Reader how fierce wolverines, who are expert survivors, can be even more fantastic than those in movies and graphic novels. Journey through harsh cold and rugged mountain ranges to see how wolverines take down prey, raise their young, and live in one of the world's harshest environments. Learn how their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE STEJaycox, Jaclyn
Summary: "Have you ever heard of a mammal that lays eggs? What about a mammal that can give birth to 50 babies at once? Young readers learn all about echidnas, Tasmanian devils, and other mammals with unusual life cycles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.156 JAYKainen, Dan.
Summary: A magical journey where readers encounter eight animals that come alive. Using an innovative lenticular-based technology, precision sliding lenses, and original four-color video imagery, each image is like a 3-D movie on the page, delivering a rich and fluid visual experience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.0967 KAIVitale, Ami
Summary: Panda Love is a collection of incredible images of these gentle giants. Ami Vitale's stunning photographs, taken on location in China, document the efforts to breed pandas and release them back into the wild. Ami was given unprecedented access to the pandas and her photos give an amazing insight into the bears' lives in both the sanctuaries and their natural habitat. Fluffy panda cubs tumble...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hardie Grant Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.789 VITHansen, Grace
Summary: This title will introduce readers to the leopard seal. Complete with awesome photographs and more facts! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J591.7 HANLevine, Sara
Summary: A playful picture book that will keep readers guessing as they find out how human teeth are like and unlike those of other animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.943 LEVSummary: Reveals the most amazing facts and folklore about our favorite furry animals. Towering or tiny, ferocious or friendly, mammals trot, hop, swim, and soar. Meet the creatures that make up this huge and varied family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV EYEBrownell, M. Barbara.
Summary: Defines what mammals are and examines the characteristics and behavior of various primates, sea mammals, ungulates, rodents, marsupials, etc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 BROBrusatte, Stephen
Summary: "Beginning with the earliest days of our lineage some 325 million years ago, Brusatte charts how mammals survived the asteroid that claimed the dinosaurs and made the world their own, becoming the astonishingly diverse range of animals that dominate today's Earth. Brusatte also brings alive the lost worlds mammals inhabited through time, from ice ages to volcanic catastrophes. Entwined in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022