Animals

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Snorta!

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Get ready for laughter as your friends and family suddenly start sounding like they were born in a barn!

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Special Education
Play Time: 
20 min.
Snorta!

Fauna

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360 animals on big cards are waiting for the players of Fauna. Every round a single animal presents itself by name and picture. The 2-6 players try to guess the animal's weight, length, height, tail length and - most important - the areas in which the animal lives on the Earth.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Math
Science
Play Time: 
45 min.
Fauna

Amphibians (1996)

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Get ready for “toad-al” fun with Bill Nye and the “Amphibians” episode. Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (worm-like animals that have backbones) are all amphibians, animals that spend part of their lives in water and part on land. Amphibians are slimy. Amphibians are cold-blooded that means their body temperature changes with the temperature outside.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Amphibians

Animal Locomotion (1995)

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Bill’s in the swim with the “Animal Locomotion” episode.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Animal Locomotion

Communication (1994)

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Bill Nye’s trying to tell you something – about communication.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Communication

Wetlands (1995)

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Bill Nye the Science Guy is bogged down with information about wetlands.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Wetlands

Forests (1994)

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“Wood” you like to learn more about forests? Then watch this episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Forests

Mammals (1995)

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Bill Nye gives you the furry facts about mammals.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Mammals

Invertebrates (1997)

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Bill Nye the Science Guy is back to talk about invertebrates.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Invertebrates

Marine Mammals (1995)

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The Marine Mammals episode is smooth; it’s like blubber.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Marine Mammals

My Life in Dog Years (Unabridged)

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Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs. In each chapter he tells of one special dog, among them Cookie, the sled dog who saved his life; Snowball, the puppy he owned as a boy in the Philippines; Ike, his mysterious hunting companion; Dirk, the grim protector; and his true friend Josh, a brilliant border collie.

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Lexile: 
1150L
Length: 
01:45
My Life in Dog Years (Unabridged)

Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers: Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs (Unabridged)

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An experienced Iditarod racer, Gary Paulsen brings his love of the sport to readers on a personal level in this intimate essay about the life of a litter of pups born to pull sleds across the snowy frontier - and the marvel he experiences as he watches them grow and learn.

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Lexile: 
1280L
Length: 
01:16
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers: Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs (Unabridged)

Ancient Egyptian Culture

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Ancient Egypt is known in the popular imagination for its hieroglyphics, jewelry, and dazzling treasure-filled tombs. Readers will learn how these products were made through engaging, accessible text. In addition, this book explores the rich culture that produced these objects and will explain how Egypt's religion helped shape its art and politics.

Ancient Egyptian Culture

Cardline: Animals

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Cardline: Animals is a card game played with approximately 100 cards. Both sides of each card depict an animal, its name, and its class (amphibian, mammal, etc.), while its average length, weight, and lifespan are printed on only one side of the card.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Science
Play Time: 
15 min.
Cardline: Animals

Animals Welcome: A Life of Reading, Writing, and Rescue

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Copies: 7

Peg Kehret has long been known to her readers as the author who loves animals.

In this loving memoir, she recounts the joys and challenges of her life on a small animal sanctuary.

She rescues a mother cat and her kittens who were shot with a pellet gun, and discovers a black bear on her porch, staring at her through the window. She studies the animals and birds she encounters, attempting to improve the lives of band-tail pigeons and starving deer.

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950L
Animals Welcome: A Life of Reading, Writing, and Rescue

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