Huddleston, 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 HEOMarkle, 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 MARMoffett, 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 MOFGreen, 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 GreenBodden, 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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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 BODWilson, Edward O.
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 WILGregory, Josh
Summary: "This book details the life and habits of ants."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 GREPeterson, Megan Cooley
Summary: "What makes an ant an ant? What are the coolest ants from around the world? Carefully leveled, engaging text supports life science curriculum related to classification, behavior, life cycles, and more"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble 2019
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Summary: Africanized honeybees, also known as killer bees, and army ants are both tiny animals that really strike fear in many people. In this action-packed volume, readers will follow along with a battle of the insects and decide who they think would be the ultimate victor. Readers will learn about factors such as adaptations, size, and sting. They'll use the information to make an educated guess about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.79 SHENischk, Frank
Summary: "For many people, cockroaches are the most pesky of pests. Not so for entomologist Frank Nischk. In this funny and fascinating book, Frank reveals his love and admiration for so-called "nasty" creatures like cockroaches, crickets, and more. He shows us that even seemingly terrifying insects are beautiful in their own way--and essential to all life on Earth." -- from Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.72 NISPearson, Scott
Summary: Examines how red fire ants invade and affect their habitats and what you can do to avoid them.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2017
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Summary: "Deborah Gordon's Ants at Work takes us to the amazing world of an ant society and reveals a new and original understanding of how these tiny animals get the work of the colony done. Gordon's surprising and deceptively simple message that the queen is not in charge represents a fundamental shift in modern biology. It is no less than a revolution in our thinking on the mystery of natural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.796 GORNagle, Frances
Contents: What's wrong with the ants? -- Parasite problem -- Not new news -- Freaky fungus -- The death bite -- Chemical control -- Always on time -- Fighting back -- A parasite's parasite.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Animal Zom NagleSummary: Presents an illustrated version of the traditional song along with some discussion of its folk origins. Includes music and the words to ten verses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2003
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Summary: This field guide has 100 entries highlighting a variety of insects and arachnids. Readers will gain a greater understanding about these living creatures and will be able to identify them in the wild. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 MOOMessner, Kate
Summary: "Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. This book takes readers on a journey through the wonders concealed in the curves of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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Summary: A World Bank and WHO advisor and epidemiologist presents an assessment of the factors influencing international AIDS prevention, in a report that makes recommendations about how to more appropriately allocate tax funds and draws on interviews with a wide range of contributors, from Indonesian transsexuals to Chinese prostitutes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 PISMacQuarrie, Kim.
Summary: "Kim MacQuarrie tells great stories of South America's history, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to the last survivor of an Indian tribe, all of these stories set in the Andes Mountains"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 980 MACCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 980 MACMasoff, Joy
Summary: An alphabetical collection of articles about disgusting things, from acne, ants, and bacteria to worms, x-periments, and zits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2000
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 031.02 MASHempstead, Andrew
Summary: Canada resident and avid outdoorsman Andrew Hempstead offers his firsthand advice on experiencing the Canadian Rockies, from rafting on the Bow River and hiking Lake O'Hara to staying in a remote log cabin. Hempstead includes unique trip ideas, such as A Week Under the Stars and Exploring the Canadian Rockies with Children. Complete with details on escaping the crowds at Lake Louise, viewing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.1 CANPaul, Joel R.
Summary: Documents the machinations of three individuals in their efforts to win the American Revolution, tracing their applications of espionage to smuggle weapons and supplies while spinning a web of international political intrigue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.385 PAUFowler, William M.
Summary: On May 28, 1754, a group of militia and Indians led by 22-year-old major George Washington surprised a camp of sleeping French soldiers near present-day Pittsburgh. The brief but deadly exchange of fire that ensued, in Horace Walpole's memorable phrase, "set the world on fire." The resulting French and Indian War in North America escalated into a global conflict fought across Europe, Africa,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.26 FOWGunderson, Jessica
Summary: In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany's Nazi regime expanded into neighboring European countries. In France, groups of anti-Nazi citizens, known as the French Resistance, fought to stop Germany's reign of terror. A brave woman named Nancy Wake became one of the movement's greatest assets as a spy. In her role, Wake often transported Jews to safe locations and rode her bicycle through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023