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Hardcover, Weidner Zoehfeld, Kathleen, 48 pages, 9 x 11, 9781912920051
The perfect book for dinosaur lovers! Journey backwards to prehistoric Earth, starting in the present and zipping back hundreds of millions of years, stopping in frozen ice ages, lush prehistoric rainforests, and ancient oceans along the way. Bold illustrations allow children to discover...

Nightsong
SIM390
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hardcover, Ari Berk, 48 pages, 11 x 10, 9781416978862
A breathtaking picture book by award-winning author Ari Berk, illustrated by mega-bestseller Loren Long, about a young bat setting off into the world using only his good sense! Sense is the song you sing out into the world,  and the song the world sings back to you. With these words,...

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Hardcover, Bill Martin, Jr., 40 pages, 10 x 11, 9781442433854
Ten little caterpillars are out and about in our big, wide world--come join them! You never know what you might find. . . . A butterfly, perhaps? Readers of all ages have celebrated the work of Bill Martin Jr and Lois Ehlert ever since their first collaboration on  Chicka Chicka Boom Boom...

Waiting for Wings
HMC347
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Hardcover, Lois Ehlert, 40 pages, 10 x 12, 9780152026080
Every spring, butterflies emerge and dazzle the world with their vibrant beauty. But where do butterflies come from? How are they born? What do they eat--and how? With a simple, rhyming text and glorious color-drenched collage, Lois Ehlert provides clear answers to these and other questions as...

Buttercup the Bigfoot
MPS240
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Hardcover, Douglas Rees, 40 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781250209344
A fiercely funny picture book from author Douglas Rees and illustrator Isabel Muñoz about the fantastic friendship between a little girl and a creature out of legend. When Willa Cathcart Wilmerding, the bravest girl in the world, is told she must stop her nightly tradition of howling at the...

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Paperback, Rebecca Giggs, 352 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781982120702
Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” ( The New York Times Book Review ) about the awe-inspiring...

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Paperback, Julia Rothman, 208 pages, 6 x 9, 9781635861600
Julia Rothman’s best-selling illustrated Anatomy series takes a deep dive into the wonders of the sea with  Ocean Anatomy . Follow Rothman’s inquisitive mind and perceptive eye along shorelines, across the open ocean, and below the waves for an artistic exploration of the watery universe....

Night Animals
RAN432
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Hardcover, Gianna Marino, 40 pages, 10 x 10, 9780451469540
Something’s out there in the dark! First Possum hears it. Then Skunk. Then Wolf comes running. “What could it possibly be?” asks Bat. “Night Animals!” the animals declare. “But you  are  night animals,” Bat informs this not-so-smart crew. Children will love the...

Owls (New & Updated)
PGN394
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Hardcover, Gail Gibbons, 32 pages, 10 x 10, 9780823452026
On silent wings a bird sweeps down in the moonlight.. .Delve into the nocturnal world of owls in this new and updated edition of a classic from the #1 science writer for kids Gail Gibbons. With their striking appearance and distinctive  hoot, hoot , owls are one of the most recognizable...

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Hardcover, Tom Adams, 14 pages, 9 x 11, 9780763696870
Journey back millions of years to the time of the dinosaurs in this museum-in-a-book. Discover everything you want to know about dinosaurs in this novelty-packed book that feels like a natural history museum. Explore topics ranging from paleontology to different species of dinosaurs and how...

The Christmas Wish
PGN389
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Hardcover, Lori Evert, 48 pages, 9 x 12, 9780449816813
Celebrate the season with this   New York Times   bestselling wintry tale that will have readers of all ages believing in the magic of Christmas. This is one to pull out every year and savor all winter long! In the merry tradition of classics like  The Polar Express,  this special picture...

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Hardcover, Amanda Abler, 48 pages, 9 x 11, 9781632172129
A compelling nonfiction picture book about the remarkable rescue of an orphaned orca calf, Springer (A73), whose story captured the hearts of whale lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 2002, a killer whale calf was discovered swimming alone in Puget Sound. This picture book follows the...

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Hardcover, Susie Brooks, 64 pages, 10 x 12, 9781580898287
A treasure trove of extraordinary ocean animals. Beneath the ocean waves lies a web of life that ties together creatures great and small. Fan favorites like hermit crabs and great white sharks share space with mysterious bottom-dwellers like mimic octopuses and giant sea spiders in this...

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hardcover, Julie Bertagna, 128 pages, 7 x 10, 9781930238947
Told for the first time in a graphic novel, this is the exciting life story of John Muir—who sailed to America as a boy and ended up changing the world. John Muir led an adventurous life, starting with his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland and culminating in his legendary exploits in...

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The Rainbow Fish
ING025
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Hardcover, Marcus Pfister, 32 pages, 8.7 x 0.3 x 11.3, 9781558580091
The Rainbow Fish is an international bestseller and a modern classic. Eye-catching foil stamping, glittering on every page, offers instant child-appeal, but it is the universal message at the heart of this simple story about a beautiful fish, who learns to make friends by sharing his most prized...

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Paperback, 256 pages, 8.2 x 0.8 x 10.5, 9781770854604
A lavishly illustrated who's who of the prehistoric world. Firefly Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals  is a stunning new reference to 350 of the most amazing animals ever to have roamed the Earth. More than 1,000 full-color commissioned artworks bring the prehistoric world to...

Orca Chief
HPC146
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Hardcover, Roy Henry Vickers, 40 pages, 12 x 0.3 x 8.2, 9781550176933
Orca Chief  is the third in a series of Northwest Coast legends by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd. Their previous collaborations,  Raven Brings the Light  (2013) and  Cloudwalker  (2014), are award-winning national bestsellers. Thousands of years ago in the village of Kitkatla, four...

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Hardcover, Roy Henry Vickers, 40 pages, 12 x 0.2 x 8.2, 9781550175936
In a time when darkness covered the land, a boy named Weget is born who is destined to bring the light. With the gift of a raven's skin that allows him to fly as well as transform, Weget turns into a bird and journeys from Haida Gwaii into the sky. There he finds the Chief of the Heavens who...

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Paperback, Matt Dembicki, 156 pages, 8.2 x 8.2, 9781938486388
The world's oceans represent the last wild frontier on Earth. While our understanding of life in the ocean is relatively basic, our actions are putting hundreds of species in danger. In this graphic anthology, Matt Dembicki, editor and artist of the award-winning  Trickster  and ...

Prehistoric Predators
SIM239
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Hardcover, Brian Switek, 104 pages, 11.8 x 1 x 10.5, 9781604335521
Discover the most dangerous carnivores that ever roamed the Earth in this exciting and action-packed exploration of Prehistoric Predators, featuring a unique cover that feels like dinosaur-skin! The biggest baddies of the prehistoric world -- the carnivores -- come alive in Prehistoric...

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Paperback, Mari Ono, 128 pages, 9 x 9, 9781782496373
Take a trip to the sea with these 35 ocean-based origami projects from bestselling author Mari Ono. Includes 50 sheets of origami paper. Take a trip to the sea with these 35 ocean-based origami projects from bestselling author Mari Ono. Taking inspiration from the BBC's  Blue Planet  series,...

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Hardcover, Daniel Frost, 32 pages, 9 x 10, 9783899558166
Award-winning illustrator Daniel Frost tells a tale of kinship and beauty in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.  There is an animal in the nearby waters that is six times the size of a house and has a heart as big as a boat, yet no one knows where it roams.  This is a place where the...

Six Little Birds
IPS106
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Hardcover, Bernard Duisit, 16 pages, 11 x 6, 9783899558289
A magical, rhyming pop-up book tells the story of six little birds. What do six little birds do once they've learned to fly? One bird nibbles on a sunflower, another flies dangerously close to a hawk, and one little bird says goodbye to all of the birds who are flying south. During winter,...

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Paperback, David Berger, 224 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780295745442
In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes. In the course of his investigation, Berger...

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Hardcover, Dianna Bonder, 32 pages, 9 x 11, 9781770500433
Dianna Bonder's whimsical alphabet picture books have been capturing the hearts and minds of our earliest readers for over 10 years. Now, in this all-new picture book, Dianna illustrates the ocean, capturing the spirit and beauty of sea creatures throughout the world.   A, B, Sea   moves...

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Hardcover, Deborah Hodge, 36 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781773062488
It’s spring on the Pacific west coast and new life is stirring! Wild babies are being born – in the ocean, on the shore and deep inside the ancient rainforest. Wolf pups, cougar kittens, bear cubs and whale calves all begin their life in the pristine wilderness of this magnificent place....

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Hardcover, Andrea Pinnington & Caz Buckingham, 26 pages, 8.5 x 8.75, 9780228103028
Rumble! Hiss! Squawk! Thwack! With just the touch of a button, readers can travel back 65 million years and more to find out what these 12 extraordinary creatures sounded like, from the trombone-like call of Parasaurolophus to the low-frequency rumble of T-Rex. Twelve of the most iconic dinosaur...

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Hardcover, Barbara Sandri, Francesco Giubbilini, 80 pages, 10 x 12, 9781616899080
Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens! This beloved barnyard bird is full of surprises. Did you know some chickens are so small they can perch in the palm of your hand, and others have feathers that look like a beard? Chickens can learn to count up to four and have excellent hearing—many...

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Paperback, Leigh Calvez, 224 pages, 5.5 x 7.5, 9781632170255
In this  New York Times  bestseller that will appeal to readers of  H is for Hawk , a naturalist probes the forest to comprehend the secret lives of owls. Join Leigh Calvez on adventures into the world of owls: owl-watching, avian science, and the deep forest—often in the dead of night. These...

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Paperback, Todd McLeish, 264 pages, 5.5 x 7.5, 9781632171375
A science journalist's journey along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters--the appealing species unique to this coastline that was hunted to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries. These adorable,...

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Hardcover, Dougal Dixon, 64 pages, 8 x 12, 9781912413973
A 2019 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K–12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council). From the moment life crawled out of the oceans and onto land, to when our primate ancestors climbed down from the trees, the history of Planet Earth is filled with...

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Paperback, David Allen Sibley, 504 pages, 4.9 x 1.1 x 7.8, 9780307957924
Clear and detailed bird descriptions, augmented with information on habitat and behavior. All new maps and truly superb illustrations.

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Paperback, Stan Tekiela, 160 pages, 8 x 9 x 0.7", 9781647553845
Delve into the lives of owls with this collection of photographs and information by award-winning author and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela. They are silent and beautiful. They symbolize knowledge and mystery. Owls are among the most popular and beloved animals in the world. Yet most are...

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Paperback, Gail Damerow, 320 pages, 7 x 9.3 x 1", 9781603425612
From addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both informative and...

INSIDERS: Ocean
SIM129
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Hardcover, Beverly McMillan & John A. Musick, 64 pages, 9.8 x 0.5 x 10.5, 9781416938590
INSIDERS -- a visually groundbreaking, state-of-the-art nonfiction series that outshines Eyewitness and Discoveries. This stunning new series offers an inside look into twelve riveting subjects, beginning with Dinosaurs, Egypt, Oceans, and Space. Expertly written, each book will feature an...

INSIDERS: Sharks
SIM130
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Hardcover, Beverly McMillan & John A. Musick, 64 pages, 9.8 x 0.5 x 10.5, 9781416938675
Get Immersed in Sharks. . INsiders brings sharks and their relatives to life, with the most up-to-date information and state-of-the-art 3-D illustrations that practically leap off every page, stimulating minds and imaginations in a whole new way.

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Paperback, Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw, 40 pages, 11.3 x 9.3, 9780805099768
Once there was a redwood tree--one of the world's largest and tallest trees, and one of the oldest. And once, born nearly a thousand years after the tree first took root, there was a girl named Julia, who was called Butterfly. When exploring her beloved forest, Butterfly wandered into a grove...

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Paperback, 256 pages, 8.6 x 0.6 x 11, 9781465435941
A stunning visual encyclopedia for kids, packed with stunning photography and amazing facts on every aspect of ocean life. From the Arctic to the Caribbean, tiny plankton to giant whales, sandy beaches to the deepest depths, our oceans are brought to life with astonishing images, simple,...

Octopuses One to Ten
SIM296
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Hardcover, Ellen Jackson, 32 pages, 9 x 0.6 x 9, 9781481431828
Dive into this fascinating counting journey through the amazing and mysterious world of octopuses. Everyone knows octopuses have  eight  arms. But did you know that they have  three  hearts and  nine brains? This intriguing exploration of octopuses goes through numbers one to ten, with...

Octopus's Garden
SIM332
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Hardcover, Ringo Starr, 32 pages, 10 x 11, 9781481403627
Come sing and dance around in an octupus’s garden in the shade! The classic Beatles song comes to life with colorful illustrations from bestselling illustrator Ben Cort and a CD with a new music recording and audio reading from stellar musician Ringo Starr. I’d like to be under the sea...

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Hardcover, John Woodward, 32 pages, 10 x 14, 9780744020175
Explore astonishing landscapes teeming with giant insects, dinosaurs, and giant mammals, and see the extraordinary creatures that lived in ancient seas to discover life from ancient creatures to early humans. In a series of stunning panoramic illustrations, this book tells the story of life...

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Hardcover, Jane Goodall, 64 pages, 10 x 10, 9789888240838
Jane Goodall’s fans and followers will love these stories and photos of chimpanzee children living in the Gombe National Park This heartwarming book is filled with photos of many of the chimpanzee babies, toddlers, and young adults that live in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania, where the...

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Paperback, Thor Hanson, 304 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781541699533
As seen on PBS's American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of   The Triumph of Seeds   and   Feathers   presents a natural and cultural history of bees: the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round. Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen....

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hardcover, Owen Davey, 40 pages, 9.3x11.7, 9781912497782
Perfect for quarantine reading with your children! Did you know that an octopus has three hearts? And that they are particularly intelligent, with some being known to use tools? Dive into this fascinating illustrated guide all about the aliens of the deep. From the truly terrifying giant...

Sounds of the Wild
RAN571
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Hardcover, Moira Butterfield, 24 pages, 9 x 12, 9781944530280
Step into the pages of this book and listen for some of the most amazing wild animals on the planet. Nine wild animal sounds and interesting facts about each unique island eco-system are featured in this beautifully illustrated hardcover book with nine sounds. Includes an on/off switch on the...

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Hardcover, Dave Eggers, 56 pages, 10.8 x 7.9 x 0.6", 9781951836733
From Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Eggers, Soren’s Seventh Song is a deadpan take on creativity and persistence, as told through the eyes of a humpback whale looking for a new song—with color illustrations by Mark Hoffman. Soren, a young humpback whale, loves...

The Bird Atlas
RAN613
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Hardcover, Barbara Taylor, 64 pages, 9 x 12, 9780744027358
Take a peek inside the beautiful and absorbing world of birds with this lavishly illustrated children’s bird atlas. From the Amazon Rainforest to the Rocky Mountains, this fully-fledged children’s bird guide will take you on a guided tour, continent by continent, to meet some of the most...

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Ed Yong, 480 pages, 5 x 8, 9780593133255
NEW YORK TIMES   BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” ( The New York Times ), “dazzling” ( The Wall Street Journal ) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed...

Making Friends
KRS001
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Paperback, Kristen Sierra, 28 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781514489420
This is a tale of friendship based on the real characters portrayed in this children’s book. Both Captain Jimmy and Ms. Modo are known to the residents of A dock at Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle. During the summer months of 2003, Kristen observed the antics of these cats and other creatures on...