Lucille Recht Penner
1) Ice wreck
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English
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Recounts how Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the "Endurance," who were trapped in Antarctica in 1914, eventually made their way to safety.
2) Monster bugs
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English
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Describes some of the world's largest insects and spiders, including the Goliath beetle, praying mantis, tarantula, and giant atlas moth.
3) Mermaids
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English
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For thousands of years, people have claimed to have spotted mermaids in the waves and on the rocks. Some were beautiful with long flowing hair and lovely voices. But other mermaids liked to drag people down to their watery homes and eat them! If you thought mermaids were just pretty ladies with scaly tails, think again. There is more to these mythical creatures than meets the eye!
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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Over 125 years ago our beloved Statue of Liberty made its way to New York Harbor. This Step 2 non-fiction reader uses illustrations and photographs to tell the story of how Lady Liberty was sculpted, transported from France, unveiled, and made into an American icon.
5) S-S-snakes!
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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Illus. in full color. A scintillating survey of sensational serpents, from blood-spewing West Indian boas to "flying" golden tree snakes.
6) Twisters!
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Random House
Pub. Date
[1996]
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English
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Describes how tornadoes and hurricanes form and the damage they do.
Describes how tornadoes and hurrican form and the damage they do.
8) Unicorns
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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Persian unicorns are fierce fighters. Japanese unicorns are just. European unicorns are peaceful. But all unicorns have one thing in common. They are magic! Learn all about unicorn legends, including why people truly believed in them, in this fascinating companion to Dragons.
Beautiful full-color illustrations accompany the easy-to-read text.
Beautiful full-color illustrations accompany the easy-to-read text.
15) Slowpoke
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Kane Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
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Tired of everyone calling him slow, Teddy practices his running and keeps track of the time it takes to run to the school bus or the store as he prepares to run a big race.
16) Big birds
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, defense behavior, and other aspects of large flightless birds both living and extinct, including ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, elephant birds, and moas.