Waldo, Steph
Summary: "When a little slug finds new friends in the backyard, she notices they look a lot like her ... except they have shells! Maybe a shell is exactly what she needs to fit in--but finding one is a lot harder than it sounds!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WALFoxe, Steve
Summary: Grandma has taken Baby to a serene location overlooking Carnivore Cove to practice meditating. Baby is doing his best when--AWWW! A cute little bunny slug hops up to him. He wants to focus and meditate but he keeps getting distracted because teeny tiny cute things are his absolute weakness!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN FOXTyler, Madeline
Summary: Describes mollusks, their habitat, life cycle, diet, and relationship with humans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 594 TYLBright, Rachel
Summary: Doug the slug is looking for a hug and soon finds there is a friend for everyone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE BRIGilpin, Daniel.
Summary: Introduces the reader to an incredible group of animals, from the common garden snail to the giant squid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 594 GILGregory, Nici
Summary: George and his sister Lotta have found a new slug friend named Speedy. They can't wait to introduce him to the family, but Speedy has other plans. He escapes! The whole family helps to bring their lost critter home. But is George and Lotta's jar really his home, or does Speedy belong outside with his fellow slugs?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berbay Publishing 2021
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Summary: Explores the world of seashells, crabs, sea stars, sand dollars, and other things to be discovered at the seashore.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwood Press 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 592 TIBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animal Take TibbittsCassie, Brian
Summary: Provides information about mollusks and their shells and how to identify them, along with detailed descriptions and photographs of fifty common North American shells.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 594 CASOfinoski, Steven.
Summary: Provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of snails and such related species as clams, oysters, and cuttlefish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 594 OFIEdwards, Pamela Duncan.
Summary: A smug slug that will not listen to the animals around it comes to an unexpected end.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC EDWScales, Helen
Summary: Offers an examination of mollusks, their shells, and their role in human culture, as well as their susceptibility to the effects of humans on the environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sigma 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 SCAHendra, Sue
Summary: Norman dreams of becoming a snail and sets out to find the perfect shell, but after happening upon a donut, Norman's new shell proves to be more than he bargained for.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2017
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Summary: Provides simple, step-by-step instructions for teaching a slug how to read, including using Mother Slug rhymes, helping your slug sound out words, and making vocabulary lists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children's 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PEAWallace, Nancy Elizabeth.
Summary: When Buddy Bear and his mother go to the beach, she teaches him all about shells and mollusks. Includes facts about shells.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WallaCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WALAston, Dianna Hutts
Summary: "From the acclaimed duo Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long comes this gorgeous look at the fascinating world of shells. From land snails to freshwater mussels, giant clams to tiny, an incredible array of shells are showcased in all their splendor. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, this carefully researched book will spark the imaginations of children in classroom reading circles as well as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2023
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Summary: Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti in the South Pacific, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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Summary: Boaters on the Great Lakes often see clusters of small mussels stuck to docks, rocks, and even boats! Called zebra mussels, these organisms can cause people to cut their feet, filter out food for larval fish, and more. Through reading about how zebra mussels came to these freshwater lakes, readers learn what invasive species are and how they can cause great harm to native ecosystems. Facts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 594 RAJRoss, Susan Elizabeth.
Summary: Life can be difficult when you're a slug, just ask Slimon. It's not easy to maintain your self-esteem when everybody who sees you says "Ugh!" Slimon wonders what it would be like to be a bedbug or a centipede or a bumble bee? Finally, he realizes just who it is he wants to be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yellow Toadstool Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Ross 2011Stewart, Melissa
Summary: "This book sheds a surprising light on how seashells--the hard, protective outer layer that mollusks inhabit--serve tremendous purpose. This large group of marine animals needs shells for protection, feeding, transportation, anchorage, and more."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 594.147 STE1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STE
Reidy, Jean
Summary: A slug gets a hug, and passes along the kindness to other animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company 2021
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Summary: "What's better than a snack with friends? A snack surprise for friends, of course! When Snail spots a shiny crab apple high up in a tree, she can't wait to share it with her pals ... she just has to get it down first!"
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WALBarnett, Cynthia
Summary: "A compelling history of seashells and the animals that make them, revealing what they have to tell us about nature, our changing oceans, and ourselves. Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature's creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.47 BARDuprat, Guillaume
Summary: Nonfiction lift-the-flap book with recent scientific research on animal vision. Illustrations show how various animals see the world. Discover pigeons' sunglasses, owls' tube-shaped eyes, insects with thousands of mini eyes. Learn how cows spot predators coming up from behind, cats see mice scurrying through the night, snakes see infrared (which we only feel as heat), and eagles see eight times...
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Publisher / Publication Date: What on Earth Books 2018