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1) Basketball
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Description
"Presents information about basketball in the Olympics, including the history of basketball, how it became an Olympic sport, and well-known players, such as the United States' 1992 Dream Team"--
2) Stingrays
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for elementary readers describes the venomous stingray. Readers learn how these ocean animals use the stinger on their tails to defend against predators. Also explains the threat of these stings to humans and what to do when they are encountered"--
4) Bulldogs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018
Description
A photo-illustrated book for early readers about the bulldog breed. Describes this stocky dog's unique features, social behaviors, and how they act as pets. Includes a photo diagram, fun facts, table of contents, glossary, and further resources.
5) Siamese cats
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for early readers about Siamese cats. Describes the Siamese's unique features, history as good show cats, social behaviors, and how they act as pets"--
6) Birman cats
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for early readers about Birman cats. Describes the Birman's unique features, social behaviors, and how they act as pets"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"This photo-illustrated book describes the blacktip reef shark. Explains their coral reef habitat, their life cycle, and how they hunt prey. Includes information on what makes them good sharks for zoo aquariums and the work being done to protect this shark from overfishing"--
9) Sphynx cats
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for early readers about the unique hairless Sphynx cats. Describes the Sphynx's unique features, how they were bred to be hairless, their social behaviors, and how they act as pets"--
10) Basking sharks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"This photo-illustrated book describes basking sharks, the second-largest sharks in the sea. Explains how they use gill-rakers to feed on zooplankton, their life cycle, and work being done to protect this species of huge but gentle sharks"--
11) Beagles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for early readers about the beagle dog breed. Describes this hound dog's unique features, social behaviors, and how they act as pets. Includes a photo diagram, fun facts, table of contents, glossary, and further resources"--
12) Drones
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. Describes the history that led to today's drones and the what makes a drone a robot or simply a remote control plane. Explains their role today and possible future applications in the military, commercially, and for fun. Includes Q&A feature, glossary, index, and further resources"--
13) Persian cats
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for early readers about Persian cats. Describes the Persian's unique features, history as good house pets, their social behaviors, and how they are the most popular and oldest breeds of cat"--
14) Skiing
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic skiing. Includes descriptions of each of the men's and women's aerial, freestyle, alpine, and Nordic ski events. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the 2018 PeyongChang, South Korea Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index"--
16) Snowboarding
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic snowboarding. Includes descriptions of slopestyle, halfpipe, snowboard cross, and parallel slalom events, along with the new big air event. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the 2018 PeyongChang, South Korea Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources"--
17) Boxers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for early readers about the boxer dog breed. Describes this dog's unique features, social behaviors, and how they act as pets. Includes a photo diagram, fun facts, table of contents, glossary, and further resources"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
This photo-illustrated book describes the life of US Border Patrol Agents, including the work they do to keep criminals, weapons, and drugs out of the United States. Describes what it takes to get a job as a border patrol agent, the training required, and what a day in the field is like. The Q&A features throughout promote reader inquiry and critical thinking. Includes glossary, further resources, and index.-Provided by publisher
19) Scorpions
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for elementary readers describes the venomous scorpion. Readers learn how these desert animals use the stinger on their tails to defend against predators. Also explains the threat of these stings to humans and what to do when they are encountered"--
20) Figure skating
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic figure skating. Includes descriptions of men's and women's singles program, ice dancing, pairs skating, and the team figure skating events. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index"--