Summary: We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives. People living in the Muslim world saw what the Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Greek, and Romans had discovered and spent the next one thousand years adding new developments and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 297.2 ONEMyers, Maya
Summary: "Welcome to the world of baby animals! Learn about the different types of baby animals, how and where they are born, and what their families are like"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2022
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Summary: "Impress your friends and family with all these weird but true facts about everything rock and mineral"--
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Summary: "Kids learn about the brain in this collection of fun, illuminating experiments they can do themselves"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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Summary: "Learn about the amazing bugs that are all around you! Take this guide with you next time you go outside to help you find and identify different types of bugs"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "Can you spot the truth from a lie? Kids can test their sleuth skills in this gut-bustingly funny follow-up title in the exciting Real or Fake series. Can you detect a hoax from the real deal? See right through photo trickery? Spot the phony logic in a story in seconds? Put your sleuthing skills to work in this riotously fun book! See if you can find the truth behind bizarre stories, faulty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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Summary: Updated and reviewed by experts in the field for the most accurate, up-to-date information, this reference book features 2,500 species, 1,000 photos, and more than a dozen maps. Includes fun facts such as the world's tallest animal, the longest living animal on Earth, and even the smelliest--it also contains new, "From the Field" reports highlighting National Geographic explorers working around...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2021
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Summary: "Sometimes big nerdiness comes in a small package - and this little book is a dinosaur nerd's dream! In Jurassic Smarts, you'll learn about the weirdest, coolest, most amazing dinos to ever walk the Earth. Plus, you'll have some of your most burning dino questions answered, meet people who nerd out about dinos for a living, and travel to dino destinations around the world. You'll also find...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 AGRSilen, Andrea
Summary: "Giant teeth! Crushing bite! Slicing claws! And ... feathers? Scientists have unearthed new knowledge about the king of the dinosaurs, and now you can, too. Travel back in time to the Mesozoic forests to meet the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. Learn how their bodies were perfectly adapted for hunting, how T. rex parents guarded their nests, and just how much meat they could guzzle down in a single...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SILSummary: Discover Earth's strangest natural wonders, animals, festivals, ancient architecture, news, and more in this annual compendium of everything Weird But True! fans love ... and then some. Readers will journey across the seven continents, dive into the ocean, and even blast off into space to discover a whole wide world of weird. From volcano-surfing in Nicaragua to a beach in Japan where the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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Summary: "A LEOPARD LEAPS into a tree with prey twice its weight. A LION lets out a ROAR and lunges at a wildebeest across the golden plains. A JAGUAR silently STALKS a deer through the dense, dark jungle. Through famed National Geographic photographer Steve Winter's legendary, award-winning lens, readers will get up close and personal with the "big four"--lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards--presented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 599.75 WINMusgrave, Ruth A.
Summary: "Little readers learn how this kid-favorite animal develops from a tiny egg to a chubby tadpole to a big-eyed, long-legged adult frog ready to hop, leap, and splash...supersimple facts and vivid National Geographic photography introduce the youngest explorers to fabulous frogs of all sizes and colors"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Partners, LLC 2024
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Summary: "Get ready to sink your fangs into the hidden worlds of reptiles with leading reptile scientist and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Ruchira Somaweera as your guide! Between the pages of this book, readers will get up close and personal with the coolest cold-blooded animals ever. From lizards to snakes, turtles to crocodiles, something called a tuatara, and even enormous prehistoric reptiles...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.9 SOMSummary: "A collection of 12 stories of baby animals, illustrated with stunning, adorable photography"--
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Summary: "Explore the African savanna as you pounce, play, and prowl with lion cubs! Learn all about this king of beasts, including what people around the world are doing to help protect lion prides." -- Back cover.
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Summary: "Have you ever wanted to speak to animals? Learn the ins and outs of the varying methods animals use to communicate, from wild animals to household pets!"--
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Summary: "An encyclopedia of mammals-including profiles and explanation of what mammals are-for early readers"--
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Celebrate America's grandeur and diversity with more than 75 National Geographic maps, more than 350 color images, 50-plus attention-grabbing graphics, and more. Each state has its own detailed, easy-to-read map plus a brief essay, facts at a glance about population, state capital, statehood date, and the state flag, bird, and flower, as well as highlights unique to the state"--Provided by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 912.73 UNIKramer, Barbara
Summary: Meet Pope Francis. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas. He's also the first Pope to replace a living one! Learn all about the Pontiff in this Level 1 reader, carefully leveled for an early independent reading or read aloud experience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015