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An introduction to the underwater world of the octopus. Topics covered include the anatomy, habits, and history of this eight-legged creature. Also discussed is the research of scientists currently studying octopuses in the waters off of British Columbia. Illustrated with color photographs. AUTHOR: Mary M. Cerullo
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | The Dictionary of Everyday Things by Christina Wilsdon
Description not available.A dictionary of more than 125 everyday things presents the stories behind them. AUTHOR: Christina Wilsdon
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Jin Sato's Lego Mindstorms
Description not available.The creator of MIBO, the Lego Hall of Fame's robotic dog, offers programming tips, parts lists, and step-by-step instructions for building unique robots using LEGO toys.
PUBLISHER: No Starch Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Last Panda by George B. Schaller
Today only about 1,000 giant pandas survive in the wild. Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo on the one hand, and threatened by human greed and indifference on the other, the panda is at extreme risk. As recently reported in Time, a live panda can bring $112,000 on the Chinese black market. In Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, black marketeers charge buyers $10,000 or more for a panda pelt. At the same time, Western zoos pay millions to rent the ever-popular pandas for exhibit. Because the panda has become a lucrative commodity, protecting it in the wild seems a near impossible task. George Schaller and his Chinese colleagues were the first to make a detailed study of pandas in the wild. This book recounts their groundbreaking research on the panda in its dwindling native habitat and in the midst of political problems as troubling as any natural threat. Schaller forces us to confront the question: Can this extraordinary creature, survivor of countless threats from nature, survive its own popularity? In 1980, Schaller went into the mountains of Sichuan province to study the panda - a species considered a national treasure in China - on behalf of the Chinese government and the World Wildlife Fund. For over four and a half years, he and his wife, Kay, lived in the forests of the Wolong panda reserve, monitoring the lives of the pandas, recording their travels, fights, courtships, and deaths. In fog and rain and snow, over steep mountains, they tracked not only pandas but also such rare creatures as golden monkeys, red pandas, and takins. This is the story of the Schallers' remarkable journey - told with the evocative power that is George Schaller's gift. But The Last Panda is more thansuperb natural history. It is a frank, disturbing account of good intentions gone dangerously wrong; of pandas left unprotected from poaching; of deadly traps set by poor villagers hunting within nature preserves; of the greed that drives the rent-a-panda programs; of simple bureaucrati AUTHOR: George B. Schaller
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Beneath the Sea in 3-D
Have you ever come eye to eye with a polka-dotted coral cod? Now you can! From brightly-colored angelfish to comical hermit crabs and glowing nudibranchs, marine creatures of all shapes and sizes come swimming toward you in this interactive exploration of the deep. With 3-D lenses innovatively bound into the book, readers will feel as if they are actually underwater with these curious creatures. The spectacular three-dimensional photographs are accompanied by detailed captions and a glossary, making this an excellent tool for children fascinated with the underwater world.
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Worms by Jill Bailey
Description not available.A simple introduction to the physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, predators, habitat, and lifespan of worms AUTHOR: Jill Bailey
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Library
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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