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Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"From fish to mammals and plants to insects, every organism on Earth must reproduce, and the survival of each species--and of life itself--depends on this and on the diversity it creates. In this groundbreaking book, Katherine Roy distills the science of reproduction into its simplest components: organisms must meet, merge their DNA, and grow new individuals; and she thoughtfully highlights the astonishing variety of this process with examples from...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 28 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Language
English
Description
At Saint Boniface General Hospital in Manitoba two women pass each other in the corridors. Gisèle Fontaine hurries to help women in childbirth, while Louise Saurette attends the dying. Birth and death, moments of transition that involve a transformative journey, have much in common. The midwife and the chaplain offer themselves as guides on the painful and essential path of abandonment. With delicacy and restraint this film reveals the essence of...
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces various animal life cycles, including birds, amphibians, butterflies, and mammals"--
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Butterflies have been flying around the planet for over 50 million years, and today around 20,000 different species inhabit the globe. From egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to the winged insect, this follow their life stages, highlighting their survival techniques and the new science that is unlocking the secrets of their world and changing the view of these fantastic and yet fragile creatures.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sandpiper/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Green Light readers ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[24] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs depict the various stages of a butterfly's development, from an egg to a caterpillar, a chrysalis, and its final transformation into a winged insect.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about spiders, including different species, reproduction, differences between males and females, and some ways to protect spiders from environmental damage.
10) One red apple
Author
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Follows the life cycle of one red apple: from a fruit growing on a tree to store, to picnic, to seed, to sapling and tree, and finally a new apple"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this poetic exploration of how trees help one another grow, readers follow along as the story of a tree's lifecycle is told in reverse -- from mature giants to saplings to small sprouts to seeds waiting to pop."--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fly is fed up with everyone studying butterflies. After all, flies go through metamorphosis too--and they are so much cooler! They flap their wings 200 times a second, compared to a butterfly's measly five to twelve times. Their babies--maggots--are much cuter than caterpillars (obviously). And when they eat solid food, they even throw up on it to turn it into a liquid. Who wouldn't want to study an insect like that? Both funny and informative, this...
14) Mammals
Author
Series
Publisher
TickTock, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the different kinds of mammals, from orcas in the sea to koalas in the treetops, and explores their life cycles, habitats, diet, and homes.
15) I am an apple
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Depicts a bud on an apple tree as it grows into an apple, ripens, is harvested, and provides seeds as a promise for the future.
16) Sunflowers
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Photographs and simple text provide a basic overview of the life cycle of a sunflower, from seed to flower, and also provides additional facts about sunflowers and step-by-step growing instructions.
17) The tiny seed
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.
19) The butterfly
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the habitat, food, and life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"What are the tallest living things on Earth? Trees! Discover what growing trees need so they can rise to the sky in this lyrical look at the tree life cycle"--
"Trees are the tallest living things on Earth. But how do they grow to be so tall? Science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch presents a poetic introduction to the tree life cycle in Rise to the Sky. Accompanied by Mia Posada's detailed collage illustrations, this book features the tallest tree species...
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