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"On January 22, 2013, fire trucks raced through the icy streets of Chicago. Nearly 200 city firefighters were called to battle a giant warehouse blaze that was in danger of spreading to other buildings. The firefighters had to deal not only with deadly smoke and flames but with freezing temperatures, too. Look inside to find out more about these courageous firefighters and how they use their quick thinking and expert skills to battle fires in houses,...
3) Camel
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A tall, furry animal with a big hump walks across the burning hot desert sand. It's a camel looking for food to eat. The giant animal hasn't had a drink of water in a week - but it's not thirsty. How can it survive so long without water? The answer is in its hump. Welcome to life in the desert!
4) Hotshots
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Provides information on hotshots, firefighters that fight forest fires.
6) Smokejumpers
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Provides information on smokejumpers, firefighters that parachute into wildfires.
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In 2002, a tiny, golden puppy was born without one of her front legs. Her other front leg was badly deformed, leaving her unable to walk. The Stringfellow family adopted the puppy and named her Faith. However, they worried that little Faith might never be able to walk on her own. As Faith got older and stronger, the Stringfellows helped her to balance on her hind legs. Eventually, they used peanut butter to coax her to walk all by herself on only...
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It's a cool, damp night, and a wriggling worm searches for food in a garden. Before the sun rises, it returns to its home in the soil. Tiny hairs on the worm's skin grab the dirt to help the crawler move forward. As the worm squirms underground, its long body breaks up the soil and creates tunnels. Welcome to the worm's hole! Clear text, colorful photos, and diagrams will engage young readers as they explore the habitat, physical characteristics,...
12) Bobcat
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As the sun starts to set, a spotted wildcat awakens. It leaves the cave where it has been resting and begins to roam the rocky landscape outside. In the cool night air, the bobcat hunts for its prey. When morning comes, it escapes the heat by returning to the cave. Welcome to life in the desert! Young readers will learn all about the desert environment where the bobcat lives, as well as its physical characteristics, what it eats, and how it survives...
13) Dogs
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Read many stories of dogs displaying their intelligence. From saving lives, detecting cancer, and communicating using body language, dogs are surprising people with their intelligence and ingenuity.
16) Brave hearts
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"In this book, readers will read stories of how pet dogs have save their owner from a crisis."--
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After the Titanic sank in 1912, many schemes were proposed to lift the great ship from its watery grave. But there were problems--no one knew exactly where the Titanic had sunk, and, even if they had, the technology to reach the ship, which lay on the ocean floor almost two miles down, didn't exist. By the 1970s, however, new technologies allowed explorers like Dr. Richard Ballard to search the deep ocean. Finally, in 1985, Dr. Ballard found something...
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