Animal Kingdom | McKinney Public Libraries

41) Ultimate showdown: 5 books in 1!

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Pallotta, Jerry

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"What if one dangerous animal had a fight with another? Who do you think would win? In this five-book bind-up of the popular Who Would Win? series, kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pairs before finally discovering the winner! This nonfiction collection is full of facts, photos, and realistic illustrations, and it includes a range of mammals, sea creatures, insects, and dinosaurs...

42) Battle royale

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Pallotta, Jerry

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Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this bind-up of five books in the Who Would Win? series, featuring a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans.

43) Big book of animals: a LEGO adventure in the real world

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LEGO nonfiction

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LEGO figures present information on such creatures as pandas, butterflies, lions, zebras, and meerkats.

44) Common critters: the wildlife in your neighborhood

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"The creatures that crawl, run, buzz, and flit through your neighborhood are not only common, they are-literally-wild."--Provided by publisher.

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Let's save our planet

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From scientists and conservationists helping to protect forest creatures, to tech inventions like robot tree-planters, this book helps children aged 8 and up to discover the solutions to deforestation that are being worked on around the world right now. Readers can begin by exploring different forest types around the world, discovering what makes each of them precious and unique, before taking a look at the causes, effects, and solutions to deforestation....

46) The screaming hairy armadillo and 76 other animals with weird, wild names

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Murrie, Matthew

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An illustrated compendium of animals with funny, fascinating, or just-plain-weird names (like the sparklemuffin peacock spider or the fried egg jellyfish) teaches kids about unusual animals as well as scientific taxonomy. Genuinely fun reference!

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Resler, Tamara J

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National Geographic kids

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Detailed information about many different types of animals, for children.

48) Follow those zebras: solving a migration mystery

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Every year in Namibia, about two thousand zebras suddenly disappear from their grazing area along the Chobe River. Months later, the herd returns. Where do they go? And why? Thanks to satellite-tracking collars, scientists were able to solve the mystery, but several questions remain. Award-winning science author Sandra Markle reveals the process scientists used to study the zebras, and she also delves into the science of migration, exploring how animals...

49) It can't be true!: Animals!

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"Reveals incredible information about the weird and wonderful world of animals ... [with] record-breaking facts and amazing stories ... featuring astounding animals from all the main groups--invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals"--

50) 50 reasons to love animals

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Barr, Catherine

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Discover 50 reasons to love animals! Lions have magnificent shaggy manes, penguins go tobogganing on their tummies, bears wiggle and dance as they scratch, whales sing songs, and elephants can feel sadness. But all the animals in this book especially need our love - now more than ever. Learn about their habitats, what makes them special, and show them you care with simple activities you can do at home.

51) Extreme ocean: amazing animals, high-tech gear, record-breaking depths, and much more!

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Earle, Sylvia A

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National Geographic kids

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Information and photos of oceans for young children.

52) Animal antics

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Kids love animals - they love the silly, funny and crazy ways they behave, eat, and play. Animal Antics is full of fascinating facts that takes a look at the most engaging, informative, humorous and intriguing aspects of animal behavior including why blue-footed boobies like to dance, why a goose whiffles, or why penguins like to steal food. Using a selection of funny animal pictures from swinging pandas to ninja lizards to weightlifting ants and...

53) Animology: the big book of letter art alphabeasts

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This stunning book takes Maree Coote's Letter Art to the next level, while telling amusing stories of the very "human" idiosyncrasies of the animal kingdom. Striking color and exciting imagery make each page a masterpiece. Accompanied by an amusing verse, every image is a typographic portrait of each animal, created using only the letters of each animal's name. The exact fonts used are provided in a key on each page to make it easier to hunt and find...

54) Extinct: an illustrated exploration of animals that have disappeared

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A gorgeously illustrated tribute to animals that no longer live on our planet, paired with information on how we can save future species. This exploration of animals that we have lost over the past century, from the California grizzly to the Persian tiger, aims to create awareness and inspire children to act responsibly toward their environment. Each animal's story of how it came to extinction is told through graphically stunning illustrations and...

55) Alien ocean animals

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National Geographic kids readers. Level 3

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Learn about animals in the sea that are alien.

56) travel the animal world an atlas of amazing creatu

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Author

Tyler, Madeline

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Go with the flow and take a piece of the pie in this exciting real-life series. Explore topics such as the weather, animals, oceans, and plants and use our Smart Charts to see the world by numbers. How much rain falls in the UK every year? Which animals eat the most-and sleep the least? How many people ride the New York Subway every day? Get data-driven answers to all this and more in this colorful and engaging series.

58) weird and wonderful animals

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59) Insect superpowers: 18 real bugs that smash, zap, hypnotize, sting and devour!

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A book of insects, with a focus on their 'super powers'--their extraordinary and very real abilities--and an art/design style that evokes comic-book-hero-and-villain awesomeness. The book will include profiles of the animals and their powers, mixed with spreads that compare, contrast, and pit the insects against each other in a kind of 'who would win??' action format. Head-to-head combat! Astounding weapons and abilities! Awesomeness! Plus: science....

60) Encyclopedia of animals: contains 300 species!

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Plunge into the diversity of the animal kingdom in this Encyclopaedia of Animals. Packed with over 500 creatures, every one is looked at in detail by a natural history expert. From the tiniest sponge to the largest elephant, all entries are gloriously illustrated in this spectacular celebration of life on Earth.