Science

Animals by the Numbers

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Copies: 6

Do all the insects in the world weigh more than all the humans?

Which animal can survive both boiling water and the vacuum of space?

Which animal sleeps more, a python or a bat?

Which animal is more dangerous: a shark or a hippopotamus?

In Animals by the Numbers, Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more. Mind-boggling facts, figures, and comparisons are explained with colorful, easy-to-understand infographics and illustrations. Filled with unexpected and accessible information, this is a book to pore over for hours!

Author:

Steve Jenkins

Lexile:

940L

Duck Puzzle

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A layered puzzle that shows the life cycle of a duck.

Grade Level:

Primary

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

5 min.

Banana Puzzle

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A layered puzzle that shows the growth cycle of a banana

Grade Level:

Primary

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

5 min.

Frog Puzzle

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A layered puzzle that shows the life cycle of a frog.

Grade Level:

Primary

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

5 min.

Season Puzzle (Larger)

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A layered puzzle exploring the changes in nature across the four seasons.

Grade Level:

Primary

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

5 min.

Carrot Puzzle

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A layered puzzle that goies through the growth cycle of a carrot plant.

Grade Level:

Primary

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

5 min.

Habitats

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In Habitats, each player builds a big wildlife park without cages or fences. The animals in your park need their natural habitats: grassland, bush, rocks or lakes.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

High

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

45 min.

What Milly Did: The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling

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Copies: 6

Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town’s full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard — the system of numbers you see inside the little triangle on plastics. This is the inspiring story of how she mobilized her community, creating sweeping change to help the environment.

Author:

Elise Moser

Lexile:

1090L

What Milly Did: The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling

Sea Otter Rescue

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Copies: 6

Sea Otter Rescue is the third in the four-book Wildlife Rescue series. Each book introduces a species of animal in danger somewhere in the world and profiles a rescue center that helps it. Stunning photos by award-winning wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas give readers a rare view of these endearing creatures and the high level of care they receive.

Author:

Suzi Eszterhas

Lexile:

1010L

Climate Migrants: On the Move in a Warming World

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Copies: 6

Around the world, from US coastal towns to island nations of the Pacific and the deserts of Africa, people are in danger of losing their homes. Some have already fled. Others know they are running out of time. By 2050, at least 25 million people will be driven from their homes due to the effects of climate change.

Author:

Rebecca E. Hirsch

Lexile:

1230L

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