Marshall Cavendish.Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us Upper elementary through middle school grade levels will find the 'Habitats of the World' set (0761475230, $329.95) a specialty acquisition appropriate for enhancing a reference section. The 11-book set provides an A-Z reference of world habitats, with each book offering 50 pages of detail. From an introductory contents section by category and index and reader's guide to entries on major regions, environments, and notable contributors to habitat study, add in bright contemporary color photos and you have a real winning set. Marc Zabludoff's 'Family Trees' set ($20.95 Each) covers divisions, kingdoms and orders in the natural world, with each book providing grades 6 and up with nearly a hundred pages of science detail. The Protoctist pro·toc·tist n. A eukaroytic, unicellular organism belonging to the kingdom Protoctista, which includes protozoa, slime molds, and certain algae. Kingdom (0761418180), Reptile reptile, name for the dry-skinned, usually scaly, cold-blooded vertebrates (see Chordata) of the order Reptilia. Reptiles are found in a variety of habitats throughout the warm and temperate regions (except on some islands), with the greatest variety in the tropics. Class (0761418202), Insect Class (0761418199), Flowering Plant flowering plant Any of the more than 250,000 species of angiosperms (division Magnoliophyta) having roots, stems, leaves, and well-developed conductive tissues (xylem and phloem). Kingdom (0761418172) and Primate primate, member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians, or lower primates. The group can be traced to the late Cretaceous period, where members were forest dwellers. Order (0761-418164) by Stefoff each survey kingdoms and species, classification methods, physical traits, adaptations, and life cycles. Lovely color photos cement interest and captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. covers encourage leisure browsers. The same age group will enjoy 'AnimalWays' new additions ($21.95/each), which provide a little over a hundred pages each of natural history detail on selected animals. Stefoff's Penguins (0761417435) and Lions (076141746X), Schleapfer's Butterflies but·ter·fly n. 1. Any of various insects of the order Lepidoptera, characteristically having slender bodies, knobbed antennae, and four broad, usually colorful wings. 2. (0761417451), Zabludoff's Spiders (0761417478) and Warhol's Hawks (0761417443) are all exceptional, promising to be basic references in any elementary- grade library strong in natural history. |
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