Jaycox, Jaclyn
Summary: "Have you ever heard of an invertebrate that spends its whole life inside another animal? What about a beetle that spends most of its life underground? Young readers will learn all about lancet flukes, Hercules beetles, and other invertebrates 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 592.156 JAYLondon, Martha
Summary: Describes worms and their underground homes. Simple text and labeled photos make reading easy and fun, and QR Codes in each chapter give readers access to online resources where they can learn even more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cody Koala, an imprint of Pop! 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599 LONAttenborough, David
Summary: "This book is an attempt to survey all the small creatures without backbones that live on land--in technical terms, the terrestrial invertebrates"--Foreword.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 592 ATTRustad, Martha E. H. (Martha Elizabeth Hillman)
Summary: "Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present animals and plants found in soil"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.75 RUSGuendelsberger, Erin
Summary: Out of this tank, I must be free. I must explore the open sea! Follow Inky the octopus as he escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand to the ocean! Based on a true story, Inky the Octopus chronicles the adventure that the real-life Inky might have taken on his escape to freedom in the open ocean!
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Meinkoth, Norman A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 592.097 MEISteinbeck, John
Summary: This second volume in The Library of America's authoritative edition of John Steinbeck features his acknowledged masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath. Written in an incredibly compressed five-month period, the novel had an electrifying impact upon publication in 1939, unleashing a political storm with its vision of America's dispossessed struggling for survival. It continues to exert a powerful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States 1996
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1 available in Adult, Call number: SC STEINSummary: Nature's neatest creepy crawlies are here to explore. Funny froggies, cute caterpillars, buggy beetles, beautiful butterflies, icky spiders, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Marshmallow Marketing Corporation 1997
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Place a hold to request this item.Gravel, Elise
Summary: "Informative and fun book on bugs: In The Bug Club, Elise Gravel shares all her favourite and most interesting facts about these marvelous creatures, some of which are so unique and strange, you could almost imagine them living in outer space!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.7 GRAGreenburg, J. C. (Judith C.)
Summary: Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot, having been shrunk by a shrinking machine, encounter many terrifying creatures, including Mrs. Scuttle, as they try to reach the Atom Sucker before it explodes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED AL 4Ridley, Sarah
Summary: "Profiles many insects and invertebrates found in ponds, discussing their eating habits, habitats, and survival skills"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.7636 RIDSteinbeck, John
Summary: This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. Annotation. In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, ventured into the Gulf of California to search for marine invertebrates along the beaches. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1995
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: David Attenborough guides the viewer through a miniature universe teeming with life, never normally seen, yet all around us. New technology reveals surreal vistas and their extraordinary inhabitants. Though small, these creatures are ferocious.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIFAlderton, David
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.3 ALDGould, Stephen Jay.
Summary: Explains why the diversity of the Burgess Shale is important in understanding our past and evolution.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560.9 GOUTaylor, Paul D.
Summary: "When searching at almost any fossil site, a collector is more likely to come across an invertebrate fossil than any other kind. This book is a detailed and accessible resource designed to unravel and interpret this rich fossil record. Ideal for any undergraduate or amateur fossil enthusiast, it covers all major groups of fossil invertebrates and provides illustrated descriptions of selected...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 562 TAYYoung, Karen Romano
Summary: "Who needs bones to swim the seven seas? Not octopuses, clams, crabs, or jellies. Learn more about the lives of these and other ocean animals with no spines. Dive in!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 592.1 YOUDerrick, Stevie
Summary: "Can you spot the difference between an ostrich and an emu, and a leopard and an ocelot? You can! Then take on this brain-busting nature challenge with more than 60 topics from across the animal world"--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Introduction -- Habitats -- The animal kingdom. Mammals -- Birds -- Reptiles -- Amphibians -- Fishes -- Invertebrates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 590 ANICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 590 ANILach, William
Summary: Way back in time, astonishing creatures lived on our planet. But they weren't all dinosaurs! In this book, you'll meet some of these amazing prehistoric creatures, from a very big fish with 7-inch teeth to a flying reptile. Based on specimens in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, this book uses riddle-like rhymes and bright illustrations to reveal 16 creatures. With an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LACDowner, Ann
Summary: "This book discusses courtship, sex, and mating habits across the animal kingdom, covering birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and mammals, as well as select invertebrates."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 590 DOWShea, Therese
Summary: "Animals have a lot in common with people: they eat, sleep, and have babies. That's sometimes where the similarities end! Rabbits, for example, eat their own poop so they can digest even more nutrients than they did the first time around. Readers might find this and other facts gross, but they'll also love to repeat them! Full-color photographs and diagrams complement a fun design full of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017