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An octopus is amazing
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Patricia Lauber |
An introduction to one of the curiosities of the sea--the multi-tentacled, highly intelligent octopus. |
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Earthquakes: new scientific ideas about how and why the earth shakes
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Patricia Lauber |
Through accounts of some famous earthquakes, explains new scientific theories about the causes of earthquakes and how we can learn to live with them. |
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Life on a giant cactus
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Patricia Lauber |
Describes the life cycle of the giant cactus, the saguaro, which grows only in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico. |
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Seeds
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Patricia Lauber |
Text and photographs describe the many different ways that seeds travel and disperse. |
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This restless earth
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Patricia Lauber |
Explains and enumerates the ways the seemingly solid earth changes--by earthquakes, volcanoes, and continental drift. |
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Painters of the caves
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Patricia Lauber |
Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times. |
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Clarence and the Cat
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Patricia Lauber |
Clarence, a very friendly dog, finally finds a novel way of teaching the visiting Cat to be a perfect guest. |
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Tapping Earth's heat
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Patricia Lauber |
Discusses the uses of heat and energy from volcanoes, geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs. |
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Who discovered America?
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Patricia Lauber |
Discusses how information on the settling and exploration of America before Columbus has been compiled from archaeological discoveries. |
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Junior science book of volcanoes
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Patricia Lauber |
A description of how volcanoes are born, erupt, and become dormant. Cites their vast destructive force but also mentions ways in which their power is being harnessed beneficially. |
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Tiger Has a Toothache
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Patricia Lauber |
Examines the work of zoo veterinarians focusing on such cases as a tiger with a toothache, a gorilla with a cold, and a tortoise with a broken bone. |
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