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Chatterjee, Pratap. Davis, Wade. Gregory, Josh Hamilton, Sue L. Naylor, Sean. Terp, GailTerp, Gail
Summary: "Diagrams, graphs, and fun text help readers explore the habitats, diets, and daily lives of anacondas"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Rabbit Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.96 TERGregory, Josh
Summary: Reaching lengths of more than 20 feet (6 meters) and weighing over 550 pounds (249 kilograms), the green anaconda is the largest snake species in the world. Readers will learn all about these massive snakes and their slightly smaller cousins, from the way they use their bodies to crush prey to the way they stretch their jaws to swallow huge animals whole. They will also find out how where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.9 GREHamilton, Sue L.
Summary: Simple text and dynamic close-up photographs bring young readers face-to-face with anacondas. Your students will learn about body parts, how the snakes hunt, habitat, nesting, and their ability to hold their breath under water. The book also features information on snake handlers and what to do if you're attacked.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2018
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Summary: After the Al Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, America quickly toppled the Taliban regime that had sheltered the terrorist organization in Afghanistan. But, believing the war to be all but over, U.S. Central Command refused to commit the forces required to achieve total victory. Instead, the war's biggest battle--one that could have broken Al Qaeda and captured Osama bin Laden--was waged by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.104 NAYDavis, Wade.
Summary: "Many of us are alarmed by the accelerating rates of extinction of plants and animals. But how many of us know that human cultures are going extinct at an even more shocking rate? While biologists estimate that 18 percent of mammals and 11 percent of birds are threatened, and botanists anticipate the loss of 8 percent of flora, anthropologists predict that fully 50 percent of the 7,000...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anansi 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 301 DAVChatterjee, Pratap.
Contents: Introduction: A revolution in military affairs -- Riding the catfish to Anaconda -- Early days of Brown & Root -- Brothers in arms : Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld -- Cheney at the helm -- The birth of LOGCAP -- Supporting the War on Terror -- Operation Restore Iraqi Oil (RIO) -- Corruption in Kuwait -- Camp Anaconda -- Keep on truckin' -- The whistle-blowers -- Investigation and punishment --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2009