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9) Be a tree!
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Compares the structures and functions of trees to human bodies, shows the interconnectness and dependence of trees in a forest, and urges readers to communicate, share, and care for one another. Includes notes on the anatomy of a tree, ways to help save trees, and how to help in one's community.
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On a stormy night two hundred years ago, a young woman sat in a dark house and dreamed of her life as a writer. She longed to follow the path her own mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, had started down, but young Mary Shelley had yet to be inspired. As the night wore on, Mary grew more anxious. The next day was the deadline that her friend, the poet Lord Byron, had set for writing the best ghost story. After much talk of science and the secrets of life,...
12) The hideout
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Hannah ignores the voice calling to her and stays in the park with the Odd Furry Creature, making a home in a secret hideout, until, after a long time passes, she hears the voice again.
13) Green on green
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text highlight the animals, fruits, feelings, and colors that characterize each season of the year.
20) As night falls
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Framed in a story about a child that does not want to go to sleep, describes ten different nocturnal creatures in a food chain--from dinoflagellates to tigers--exploring their habitat, what they eat, and how they provide food for other animals.