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Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (28 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that most animals in the world don't have backbones? Learn more about invertebrates in this engaging nonfiction book. Readers will learn all about mollusks, arthropods, arachnids, and crustaceans while being stimulated from cover to cover with its detailed images and charts, intriguing facts, and informative text.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (28 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
Español
Description
Introduces invertebrates and describes different types covering simple invertebrates, mollusks, and arthropods. Includes color photographs and fact-boxes.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jaberwocky
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
950L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Out of this tank, I must be free. I must explore the open sea! Follow Inky the octopus as he escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand to the ocean! Based on a true story, Inky the Octopus chronicles the adventure that the real-life Inky might have taken on his escape to freedom in the open ocean!
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
With this fascinating book, award-winning journalist Richard Conniff satisfies your cravings for the thrill and horror of formication, that chilling sensation of something crawling across your skin. Blending humor and sophistication, he introduces you to a host of spineless creatures, from moths to leeches, and the extraordinary enthusiasts who study them.
For over 20 years, the author has trekked through jungles, oceans, and deserts in search of...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
IG 1020L
Language
English
Description
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 the world to study and protect every kind of animal,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jellyfish are the often transparent, graceful creatures that float beautifully across the sea. Readers can try, but they're not going to find a brain in any jellyfish. They don't have spinal cords or bones either. This book explores how jellyfish survive and the parts they have that have allowed them to spread to oceans all over the world. With full-color pictures and amusing language, this book is sure to interest the budding marine enthusiast and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Coral reefs are homes to some of the most biologically diverse areas of the world, and they are the spawning place of a vast number of marine creatures. They prevent damage to coastlines and provide nitrogen for many marine food chains. Without brains, corals, the builders of coral reefs, create these lush environments. An entertaining narrative and beautiful full-color images help readers explore the life cycle and interesting features of these invertebrates....
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Over 1,000 species of sea anemone live at different depths of the world's oceans, and readers will be surprised to learn they all function without brains. Like other invertebrates, sea anemones use a simple nervous system to navigate the waters around them. This book examines this invertebrate's life cycle as well as some of the characteristics that make sea anemones so unique, for example their symbiotic relationship with clownfish. This is the perfect...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
The body of a sea cucumber doesn't have many parts. Yet sea cucumbers help to clean the world's ocean floors and even help to reduce the effects of global warming. They do all of this without a brain. Exploring the life cycle of this invertebrate, this book covers some of the odd qualities of a sea cucumber, including the ability to expel part of its own intestine in order to escape predators. Sea cucumber abilities will boggle your readers' minds....
13) Insect
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Creatures that are industrious, sociable, and environmentally useful, insects are nevertheless avoided and ignored. Examine the wonders of the insect through macrophotography and startling 3-D graphics that reveal the true importance of these amazing life forms.