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Publisher
National Geographic
Description
"The most celebrated holiday in the Jewish year, Passover commemorates the Exodus of Hebrew slaves from Egypt to freedom over 3,500 years ago. This colorful book explores the many forms that this weeklong celebration takes worldwide. Deborah Heiligman’s rich text details the long, lavish meals called seders, at which the Exodus is recalled in ritual, prayer, song, and story. With historical significance of traditional Passover feasts, delicious...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
It's 82 million years ago. Tyrannosaurus rex rules the land. But T. rex is not the fiercest predator alive. To find the giant killer carnivores, you must take your life in your hands and join a family of dolphinlike reptiles called Dolichorynchops ("dolly" for short) as they venture deep into the realm of Sea Monsters.
A young female sea dolly is born in the shallow waters of a prehistoric Kansas Mesozoic-era lake and learns to survive after encountering...
6) Volcanoes!
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Series
Description
Describes how a volcano is formed, the different types of volcanoes, where the most active volcanoes are found, and what happens when a volcano erupts.
7) Frogs!
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
What was that? That's the roaring burp of a bullfrog! See that? That's the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs! Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian amigos.
10) Trucks
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Describes different types of trucks.
11) Ants
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Describes different types of ants and their behavior.
12) Dolphins
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Description
Describes the different types of dolphins, where they live, what they eat, etc.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"What's your human footprint? Well, it's 13,056 pints of milk; 28,433 showers; 12,888 oranges; 14,518 candy bars; 43,371 cans of soda; and $52,972 worth of clothes, all in one lifetime. And that's just a fraction of the mountain of stuff you'll consume. Think of that times six billion other footprints. Makes you want to step more lightly on the Earth!"--P. [4] of cover.
19) Planes
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Discusses various types of planes and their different functions and uses.
20) Race day
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Description
Young readers are invited along on an automobile race, where they can see what it is like to race, take pit stops, and zoom around other cars.
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