Pallotta, Jerry
Summary: "Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bindup of four books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, insects, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Rattlesnake vs. Secretary Bird, Lobster vs. Crab, Jaguar vs. Skunk, and Green Ants vs. Army Ants. Kids will learn about each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 PALHuddleston, Emma
Summary: Introduces readers to the lives of different ant species and how they help their environments. Learn about their role in the food web and how their actions benefit plants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 HUDHeos, Bridget
Summary: "Just Like Us! Ants gives young readers an up-close and personal look at how ants do things that are remarkably similar to the way humans do"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 HEODorros, Arthur.
Summary: Explains how ants live and work together to build and maintain their cities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 DORWatts, Barrie.
Summary: A guide to keeping ants temporarily for the purpose of observing them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1990
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 638 WATBowman, Lucy
Summary: "Where do ants make their nests? What do they eat? How do they defend themselves from attack? In this book, you'll find out the answers and lots more about the fascinating lives of ants"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animals Usb BowmanMarkle, Sandra.
Summary: Learn about the amazing world of army ants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.796 MARSwitzer, Merebeth.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of gorillas and ants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2000
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 591Bunting, Philip
Summary: Take a peek under the rock, and discover what we can learn from the world of the ant, in this delightful blend of nonfiction and inspirational humor by author-illustrator Philip Bunting! There are ten quadrillion ants in the world, and yet I bet you never thought they could teach you anything. But these tiny creatures can do big things when they work together--just like people! With his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: A special field trip on the magic school bus allows Ms. Frizzle's class to see how ants live, work, eat, and reproduce as a group.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1996
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Place a hold to request this item.Sayre, April Pulley.
Summary: Description of a swarm of army ants searching for food in the forest. Many animals escape the ant attack, but one unlucky frog becomes their meal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 595.79 SayreKenney, Karen Latchana
Summary: "Early readers will learn about the unique biological adaptations of ants through carefully leveled text and photo illustrations. Includes glossary and index."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pogo Books are published by Jump! 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 KENMoffett, Mark W.
Summary: In tales from Nigeria, Indonesia, the Amazon, Australia, California, and elsewhere, Moffett recounts his entomological exploits and provides fascinating details on how ants live and how they dominate their ecosystems through strikingly human behaviors, yet at a different scale and a faster tempo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.79 MOFSummary: NOVA's Lord of the Ants profiles soft-spoken Southerner E.O. Wilson, renowned for his scientific study of ants that led to his 1975 book Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, where he put forth the notion that evolutionary principles could explain social behavior throughout the animal kingdom, including in humans. Though sociobiology was a controversial new discipline at the time, today experimental...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LORGreen, Emily K.
Summary: "Simple text accompanied by full-color photographs give an up-close look at ants"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2007
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: JE 595.79 GreenParker, Steve.
Summary: Presents all kinds of factual information about ants in the form of a scrapbook prepared by one ant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Children's Books 1999
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: P-J Basket PARBodden, Valerie.
Summary: "A basic introduction to ants, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their tirelessly hardworking behavior"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2013
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Summary: Contains facts about the green ants and army ants, comparing such aspects as their sizes and abilities, and what the outcome would be if they were to fight each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "Summary Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants-from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest. " Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony. . . . Their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg," writes Edward O. Wilson in his most finely observed work in decades. In a myrmecological tour to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.79 WILSummary: It chronicles the famed biologist lifelong love for the natural world and his groundbreaking research. His work with ants led to his remarkable studies of advanced social behavior. His research turned to human behavior, and the controversial discipline of sociobiology was founded. His work in the great National Park of Gorongosa, brings together the great themes of his life and work: nature and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC E.O.Barner, Bob
Summary: The ants get together and decide how long various other insects are by how many ants its takes to measure them, including a caterpillar, ladybug, beetle, and walking stick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 530.8 BARFrench, Jess
Summary: "Bella Loves Bugs tell the story of a day in the life of a girl who is passionate about bugs and nature."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Happy Yak, an imprint of the Quarto Group 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 FREGregory, Josh
Summary: "This book details the life and habits of ants."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2016