Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
An octopus is amazing An octopus is amazing Patricia Lauber An introduction to one of the curiosities of the sea--the multi-tentacled, highly intelligent octopus. OL15213450W
Earthquakes: new scientific ideas about how and why the earth shakes Earthquakes: new scientific ideas about how and why the earth shakes 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. OL15213463W
Life on a giant cactus Life on a giant cactus Patricia Lauber Describes the life cycle of the giant cactus, the saguaro, which grows only in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico. OL15213483W
Seeds Seeds Patricia Lauber Text and photographs describe the many different ways that seeds travel and disperse. OL15213501W
This restless earth This restless earth Patricia Lauber Explains and enumerates the ways the seemingly solid earth changes--by earthquakes, volcanoes, and continental drift. OL15213509W
Painters of the caves Painters of the caves 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. OL15213531W
Clarence and the Cat Clarence and the Cat Patricia Lauber Clarence, a very friendly dog, finally finds a novel way of teaching the visiting Cat to be a perfect guest. OL86416W
Tapping Earth's heat Tapping Earth's heat Patricia Lauber Discusses the uses of heat and energy from volcanoes, geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs. OL86436W
Who discovered America? Who discovered America? Patricia Lauber Discusses how information on the settling and exploration of America before Columbus has been compiled from archaeological discoveries. OL86440W
Junior science book of volcanoes Junior science book of volcanoes 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. OL86448W
Tiger Has a Toothache Tiger Has a Toothache 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. OL86459W