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Living treasure
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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. |
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When life nearly died
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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… |
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Slate blues
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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. |
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The band never dances
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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… |
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Extinctions in the History of Life
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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… |
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