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4) Dinosaurs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1981]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly describes a number of different dinosaurs, what came before and after them, why they disappeared, and how we have learned about them.
6) Horses
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1981
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly traces the growth and training of a foal, weanling, and yearling, discusses the history and uses of horses in America, and describes various kinds of horses.
7) Insects
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1981
Description
Briefly introduces some distinctive characteristics, habits, similarities, and differences of a number of different insects.
9) Animal homes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes a variety of animal homes, shelters constructed by man for domesticated and zoo animals, and explains that some animals do not build homes.
11) Conservation
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1982]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains how people have disrupted ecological chains, and what should be done now to protect our natural resources.
12) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly describes the earth's interior, the forces and stresses that sometimes cause the ground to shake, and the effects of such movement.
13) Elephants
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to Indian and African elephants, including what they eat, how they live, and how they are captured and tamed.
14) Football
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the game of football as it is played by high school, college, and professional teams and lists the teams and some famous players of the National Football League.
16) Indians
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes in simple text how the Indians of the sea coast, plains, deserts, swamps, and woodlands lived and how their way of life was influenced by the environment.
17) Jungles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the climate and locations of jungles and describes the plants of which jungles are made and the animals and people that live in jungles.
18) Oceans
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1982]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the world's four largest bodies of salt water, the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian oceans.
19) Rivers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1982
Description
Describes how a river begins and grows and how it influences the land that it flows through. Also discusses the many ways people use rivers and the importance of keeping them clean and unpolluted.