A is for Axolotl: ABC animals found around the world


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In this book, we learn all about the alphabet with various animals from all over the world. From A is for Axolotl, to Z is for Zebu. this book is full of beautiful drawings of animals and fun facts about each one, perfect for curious little minds and animal lovers alike. Learn your ABC's with these unique and amazing creatures.




A Is for Axolotl: An Unusual Animal ABC


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Incredible animals await in Catherine Macorol's A Is for Axolotl—not the tame or the merely wild, but the strangest, most fascinating creatures of all! Readers will join an alphabet adventure that spans the globe as they climb trees with the binturong (also known as the bearcat), glide through the rainforest canopy with the colugo, and deep dive with the Dumbo octopus. Get ready for close encounters with axolotls, binturongs, colugos, dumbo octopuses, echidnas, fossas, gerenuks, hyraxes, ibex, jerboas, kiwis, lorises, maned wolves, naked mole rats, okapis, pangolins, quokkas, red pandas, saigas, thorny dragons, uakaris, vaquitas, water bears, xenopus, yeti crabs, and zebra duikers.




Cute as an Axolotl


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"Cats of Instagram" meets National Geographic in this hilarious picture book about nature's cutest weirdos from the author of Pink Is for Blobfish! The Internet pretty much runs on cute animal photos, but "cute" is so much more than clickbait kittens and insta-pups. Cute is for feathery-gilled axolotls (pronounced: ax-uh-LOT-ulz), shy pygmy hippos, poisonous blue dragons, and armored pangolins. All of these animals are cute, but they've also adapted remarkable ways to survive in their unique environments. With her signature blend of humor and zoological know-how, Pink Is for Blobfish author Jess Keating shows how cute animals can be more than just a pretty face in this latest installment of the World of Weird Animals.




P Is for Pangolin


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What is a pangolin? Better yet, what is a yeti crab and how does it grow food? Learn fun and fascinating facts about these and many other little-known creatures from across the globe. Each animal is richly depicted in bright, playful watercolor illustrations. The back of the book features four teacher resource pages with thought-provoking activities written by the author, a certified teacher. In addition, there is a section dedicated to conservation for readers who want to take action. Even avid wildlife enthusiasts are sure to learn something new from this extraordinary alphabet book.




Earth System History


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Designed for a new generation of readers, Stanley's Earth System History is a reforging of his Exploring Earth and Life Through Time. Adopting an earth system approach throughout, Earth System History shows students how Earth's ecosystem has developed over time and how events in the past provide a perspective for dealing with present and future changes. Clear and concise, the new Second Edition of this introduction to historical geology is perfect for one-term non-majors courses and contains lots of new content and improved visuals.




The Jungle Doctor


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Explore the majestic, biodiverse world with Australia's very own 'jungle doctor'. Fresh from veterinary school, passionate conservationist Dr Chloe Buiting headed for the front line of Africa's rhino-poaching crisis, going on to live and work in many other remote corners of the globe. From catching wild giraffes by helicopter in Zimbabwe to meeting elephants with prosthetic legs in Asia, working with Maasai communities in Tanzania and tending to wildlife caught up in the bushfire crisis at home in Australia, Chloe's compassion for animals in their natural habitat takes her into awe-inspiring locations – and hair-raising situations. See what life is like in a job where no day is ever the same. Accompany Chloe on her journey into the fascinating world of conservation. And discover humanity's deep connection with the animal kingdom, one adventure at a time. 'The Jungle Doctor prepares current and future wildlife heroes to take on any challenge in their path with confidence' Stephanie Arne, Conservationist




N Is for Narwhal


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What is a narwhal? Better yet, what is an electric ray and how does it catch fish? Learn fun and fascinating facts about these and many other little-known sea creatures from across the globe. Each animal is richly depicted in bright, playful watercolor illustrations. The back of the book features four teacher resource pages with thought-provoking activities written by the author, a certified teacher. In addition, there is a section dedicated to conservation for readers who want to take action. Even avid wildlife enthusiasts are sure to learn something new from this extraordinary alphabet book. Creatures included in this ABC are: Arctic Comb Jelly, Blanket Octopus, Cauliflower Jellyfish, Dusky Sea Snake, Caribbean Electric Ray, Feather Stars, Goliath Grouper, Horseshoe Crab, Isopod, Japanese Firefly Squid, Krill, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Mudskipper, Narwhal, Ocean Sunfish, Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Queen Conch, Red Lionfish, Spotted Handfish, Southern Bluefin Tuna, Flower Urchin, Vaquita, Whale Shark, Xenocephalus egregius, Yellow-Eyed Penguin, and Zooid. From the author of P is for Pangolin: an alphabet of obscure, endangered & underappreciated animals Take a look at other titles by Anastasia Kierst: Imagination Vacation Yellowstone Imagination Vacation Colorado Imagination Vacation Great Smoky Mountains Goldibear and the Three Campers: A Bear Aware Tale Go Find It! an Outdoor Active Scavenger Hunt Hummingbird Heaven: a counting poem




Axolotls: Day to ZZZ


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Axolotls getting up emerging from the rocks they’re getting ready for their day— woken by their clocks. Spend a day with the cutest smiling amphibians in their anthropomorphized world. Exercise with Flexolotl. Go to work with Lumberjaxalotl. Groove to the music with Saxolotl, and so many more! With silly wordplay and hilarious illustrations, Axolotls: Day to ZZZ is the perfect booxalotl for clever kids (and parents)!




1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals


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The 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals was a major advance on its predecessors in clarity of layout and amount of information presented. This is taken further in the 1996 edition, which is also the first global compilation to use the complete new IUCN Red List category system.