Bruce Hiscock

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1) The big tree

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Pub. Date

[1991]

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Follows the development of a large old maple tree from its growth from a seed during the American Revolution to its maturity in the late twentieth century.

2) The big rock

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Hiscock, Bruce

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Traces the origins of a granite rock located near the Adirondack Mountains and describes how it reveals information about the history of the earth.

3) The big caribou herd : life in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Hiscock, Bruce

Pub. Date

c 2003

4) The big rivers: the Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio

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Hiscock, Bruce

Pub. Date

c1997

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Describes the conditions that led up to the severe flooding in the Mississippi River Valley in 1993.

5) Tundra, the Arctic land

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Hiscock, Bruce

Pub. Date

1986

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Describes the geography of the tundra and the animals, plants, birds, and people who have adapted to life on these arctic plains.

6) Ookpik: the travels of a snowy owl

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Hiscock, Bruce

Pub. Date

[2008]

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A young snowy owl is born on the Artic tundra, but when food becomes scarce he migrates to a dairy farm in eastern New York, where he attracts a small following of bird watchers.