Paul Mirocha
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High tide in tucson -- Creation stories -- Making peace -- In case you ever want to go home again -- How Mr. Dewey Decimal saved my life -- Life without go-go boots -- The household zen -- Semper fi -- The muscle mystique -- Civil disobience at breakfast -- Somebody's baby -- Paradise lost --Confessions of a reluctant rock goddess -- Stone soup -- The spaces between -- Postcards from the imaginary mom -- The memory place -- The vibrations of djoogbe...
3) Platypus!
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Simply describes what a platypus looks like, where it lives, and how it swims, builds a nest, cares for its eggs, and raises its babies.
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This book "takes readers into the woods, meadows, and streams of an Appalachian forest where a girl and a coyote pup each find their first woodland adventures. On their separate journeys into the wilderness with a beloved family member, the intertwined paths of child and coyote will surprise and enchant young readers. With its richly detailed illustrations and gentle biology lessons, this story of two young explorers invites readers to imagine wilderness...
7) Oil spill!
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Explains why oil spills occur and how they are cleaned up and suggests strategies for preventing them in the future.
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"Come say hello to birds, bats, ants and other desert wildlife in this brightly illustrated board book. Children will be captivated by the colorful illustrations of the plants and animals as they are introduced to the special place that is their home - the Sonoran Desert."--Amazon.com.
13) The monkey thief
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While visiting his uncle in a Costa Rican rain forest, Steve meets a monkey which he wants to tame and a smuggler who forces him to some very responsible decisions.
15) Unusual animals
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Question-and-answer format presents amazing but true facts about animals.
16) The bee tree
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In the rain forests of Malaysia, Nazam waits anxiously to climb the bee tree, proving that he is capable of succeeding his grandfather as leader of the traditional honey-hunting clan.