Rebecca E Hirsch
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the history of life on this planet, 99.9 percent of all species have gone extinct. But a few have survived almost unchanged. Author Rebecca E. Hirsch introduces readers to six living fossils, including the chambered nautilus, the horseshoe crab with its sticky blue blood, and venomous platypuses that sting, as well as a comprehensive explanation of evolution and extinction for readers who may not be familiar with the terms yet. Readers will also...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"This book covers information (life cycle, appearance, habitat) about the platypus. Each chapter discusses an aspect of the platypus's life, comparing the platypus to a similar mammal and to a very different mammal."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"This book covers information (life cycle, appearance, habitat) about the humpback whale. Each chapter discusses an aspect of the humpback whale's life, comparing the whale to a similar mammal and to a very different mammal."--
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"What are the tallest living things on Earth? Trees! Discover what growing trees need so they can rise to the sky in this lyrical look at the tree life cycle"--
"Trees are the tallest living things on Earth. But how do they grow to be so tall? Science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch presents a poetic introduction to the tree life cycle in Rise to the Sky. Accompanied by Mia Posada's detailed collage illustrations, this book features the tallest tree species...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"This book covers information (life cycle, appearance, habitat) about the Siberian tiger. Each chapter discusses an aspect of the Siberian tiger's life, comparing the tiger to a similar mammal and to a very different mammal."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Why do animals, plants, and people look like their parents? Learn about heredity, genes, and chromosomes in simple-to-understand language. Discover how the father of heredity, Gregor Mendel, unlocked the secrets of how living things pass down traits to their children.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In the face of rapidly declining bird populations, read about the vast impacts birds have on ecosystems, food systems, and our mental health and what we can do to protect them"--
Birds are nature's essential workers, crucial members of ecosystems around the world. And they are disappearing. Since 1970, nearly 30 percent of all birds in the United States and Canada have vanished, due to city lights and tall glass skyscrapers; domesticated cats prowling...
12) Archaeopteryx
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Explores how scientists learned about the fossil remains of the flying dinosaurs, the Archaeopteryx, which show features of both dinosaurs and birds.
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Trees are the tallest living things on Earth. But how do they grow to be so tall? Science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch presents a poetic introduction to the tree life cycle in Rise to the Sky. Accompanied by Mia Posada's detailed collage illustrations, this book features the tallest tree species from around the world, including the coast redwood, the Sitka spruce, and the giant sequoia.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Climate Migrants explores the migration of peoples throughout the world in response to the effects of climate change, including droughts, desertification, rising sea level, melting permafrost, and severe storms. The book showcases people and communities that have already relocated because of climate change, and the challenges they faced before, during, and after relocation. The book investigates the cultural, environmental, political, and economic...