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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The African Penguin population is critically low, due to various factors including climate change. Scientists and volunteers with a South African organization are helping to rescue these endangered birds by rearing abandoned chicks."--
Despite South African government efforts to protect the penguin colonies and their ocean fish supply, young penguins still struggle to survive. Fuzzy chicks waiting for food in open nests may overheat in the sun or...
3) Rescues!
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Walker & Coompany
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the eight panda pairs that were born at China's Wolong Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center in 2005, examining how they live, grow, and play and the steps that are being taken to prepare them for their release into the wild.
10) Lions
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the lives of lions that focuses on how they hunt and how they raise their cubs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the diverse world of bats while explaining the characteristics and behaviors of varieties ranging from the giant flying fox to the tiny bumblebee bat.
Author
Series
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Contrasts the similarities and differences among the world's snake population, enhanced with photographs which show not only the features which all snakes share, but also those features which make these animals uniquely snakes.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her herd suffers during a drought in Tanzania, Grandma Elephant leads Little Calf and the other elephants in a search for the watering hole she remembers from her youth. Back matter includes further information about the phenomenon of a herd of elephants that survived a drought, as well as fascinating elephant facts. A picture book based on a true story.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores how advancements in medicine and technology have helped heart patients, includes real-life stories of survivors, and provides tips on maintaining a healthy heart.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"If you could have any animal's tongue, whose would you choose? If you had a gaur's tongue, you could taste test ice-cream flavors. If you had a chameleon's tongue, you could catch any Frisbee. And if you had a wolf's tongue, you'd never break a sweat no matter how hot it got! The animal kingdom has tons of amazing tongues, but yours is pretty great, too!"--
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