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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Living treasure Living treasure Laurence P. Pringle Discusses the rich variety of life on earth, the origins of such diversity, its rapid loss, and how to save organisms from extinction. OL15124380W
When life nearly died When life nearly died M. J. Benton "Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. It is far less widely understood that a much gr… OL20023975W
Slate blues Slate blues Sheri Cooper Sinykin When she finds out that the popular rock star Slate is her aunt, thirteen-year-old Reina uses the relationship to get accepted by the in-crowd at school and risks losing her best friend Nikki. OL2627376W
The band never dances The band never dances James David Landis Working through the anguish of her beloved brother's suicide and trying to forge an identity of her own, sixteen-year-old Judy goes on tour as drummer for the hot new rock band Wedding Night and form… OL3520496W
Extinctions in the History of Life Extinctions in the History of Life Paul D. Taylor Extinction is the ultimate fate of all biological species - over 99% of the species that have ever inhabited the Earth are now extinct. The long fossil record of life provides scientists with crucial… OL8297417W