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"A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
National Bestseller
Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
A New York Times Notable Book
One of TIME’s 100 Must Read Books of the Year
One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of the Year
One of Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year
One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Nonfiction Books...
2) The book of eels: our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world
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"Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition. Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the "eel question": Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The birth of the eel occurs in a region of the northwest Atlantic Ocean called the Sargasso Sea, which is suitable for the creation of eels. The Sargasso Sea is a sea within a sea, and it is surrounded by four ocean currents.
#2 The yellow eel is a fish that can migrate thousands of miles. It is a solitary creature that lives out the active phase of its life alone,...
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In this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioural ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects' secret world, their incredible diversity and complex social lives, and revealing how they hold our fragile ecosystem in balance
5) The Dolphin Who Saved Me: How An Extraordinary Friendship Helped Me Overcome Trauma and Find Hope
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• For readers of Fox & I, The Book of Eels, and H is for Hawk: The Dolphin Who Saved Me is the latest in a popular trend of memoirs about encounters with animals.
• An unputdownable retelling of trauma and healing. The author is a survivor of domestic childhood abuse and shares a hopeful story about how she healed from PTSD.
• Told in two powerful narrative threads: memories from the author's traumatic childhood are interspersed with present-day...
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In this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioural ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects’ secret world, their incredible diversity and complex social lives, and revealing how they hold our fragile ecosystem in balance.
Everyone worries about the collapse of bee populations. But, what about wasps?...
8) Moray eel
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IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior and habitat of moray eels."--
10) Moray eel
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"Discover facts about moray eels, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these ocean creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text"--
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Tears trickling down her cheeks, she recognises her grandmother's writing scrawled across the manila envelope. Inside is an engraved key that sits heavy in her hand.Will the tumbledown cottage be the start of a new life – or will it tear her life apart? With her back to the sparkling sea, single mum Nessa stands in the doorway of the stone cottage her grandmother left behind. If she can just fix up the crumbling walls and make the empty hearth cosy...
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Alyssa carefully holds the delicate paper map and looks down at the cottages and winding streets of the village by the shore. She came to Heaven's Cove for a fresh start. But will the pathways on the map lead her to an old secret?
Fleeing from a heartbreaking mistake, all former nurse Alyssa wants is to focus on her new job giving tours of Heaven's Cove to visitors and sharing the myths and legends of this beautiful place. Nobody needs to know the...
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The girl stands on the clifftop, feeling the soft breeze lift her shining red hair and dry her tears. She can almost hear Ireland calling her home across the wild sea. But she can never go back. And in that moment, she swears no-one will ever find out why.
Freya is desperate for escape from her messy break-up when she's offered a job caring for elderly Kathleen in the seaside village of Heaven's Cove. Kathleen's once-red hair is now a brilliant white,...
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From the attic of Driftwood House there are stunning views of the deep green sea and sapphire sky. But Rosie can't tear her eyes away from the faded photograph in her hands, and the words written on the back that will change everything... Back in the tiny seaside village of Heaven's Cove after the death of her mother, all Rosie Merchant wants is to hide her tears, rent out her childhood home, and get back to her 'real' life, away from the gossiping...
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High on the clifftops, Lettie takes a deep breath of salty air and opens the letter. There is no signature, and the old-fashioned handwriting is faint against the yellowed paper. The message, and the tiny gold key inside, will turn her life upside down... Lettie Starcross makes her way along the cobbled streets of Heaven's Cove, clutching a little key and searching for answers about her kind, twinkly-eyed Great Aunt Iris, whom she misses terribly....
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Crab and Snail volume 3
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HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2023]
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"The Evil Eel is so evil that one of her favorite hobbies is making narwhals cry. So evil in fact that just one sting turns friendly, sweet Snail into Snevil. Complete with a dark cape, Snevil sets out to destroy everything in her path, including Crab. In order to save himself--and his best friend--Crab must become a hero. Will he be able to stop evil from destroying the surf zone before it's too late?''--
17) The Hiding Eel
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Fifi is the new grouper fish in the town, and Leon the eel is worried that she will eat him. After hiding for weeks, Leon must finally come out and find some food. What will happen when he faces Fifi?
18) Great adaptations: Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and other Tales of Evolution's Mysteries Solved
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From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling the story of his biological detective work, Catania sheds light on the mysteries behind the heavoirs of tentacled snakes, tiny shrews, zombie-making wasps, and more. He...
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One of the rainbow travelers has arrived back in Brazil and now she must complete the mission that has been given to her. In the second book in the series, the girl arrives in Brazil and needs your help to decide what to do and where to go next.
As this is a pick a path adventure, purchasing the paperback book is highly recommended to follow along with the story.
20) Pet wash
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Candlewick Press
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2001
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IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Wally and Gene will wash any pet--cat, eel, kangaroo, or ant--but they draw the line at baby brothers
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