By: David Smith
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If we imagine the planet as a settlement of 100 inhabitants, "22 speak a Chinese dialect, 20 earn less than a dollar a day, 17 cannot read or write, 60 are always hungry, 24 have a television in their home." The global village, envisioned on a comprehensi
By: Mark Shasha
Off the New England coast on midsummer nights, colonies of bioluminescent organisms, commonly known as moonjellies, shine starlike in the sea.
By: Jim Arnosky
Grab the binoculars: in the company of the renowned naturalist and artist, the secrets of field and forest, wetland and seashore are revealed to anyone who learns to look.
By: Claire Hartfield
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The spirit of Harlem – "the people, the music, the rooftops and the stoops" – infuses this tribute, in fiction, to the collage artist Romare Bearden
By: Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
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Everyone's favorite science teacher is back as Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a journey into the Mesozoic Era. The Magic School Bus becomes a time machine, giving the students a first-hand look at many dinosaurs and the eras in which they lived.

By: Harold Zimmerman George Olshevsky
The large format of this book is perfect for the theatrical, sometimes spectacular, full color illustrations of the larger-than-life dinosaurs of yesteryear. The brief but informative text adds to the drama.
By: Pamela Duncan Edwards
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In this rendition of the classic fairy tale, the Cinderella role is played by – you guessed it – a dinosaur! Her Fairydactyl comes to the rescue and dresses our heroine, a big fuchsia dinosaur, in a prom gown.
By: Laurence Yep
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On his way home, Sung meets a menacing ghost. Using his wit, however, Sung manages to outsmart the ghost and get the better of him. This traditional tale is told in a lively narrative with dramatic, full-color illustrations.

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