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This book was never meant to exist. No one needs to know the details. Just know this: there's a Merry, a Larry, a missing tooth, and a teachers' strike that is crippling Timmy Failure s academic future. Worst of all, Timmy is banned from detective work. It's a conspiracy of buffoons. He recorded everything in his private notebook, but then the manuscript was stolen. If this book gets out, he will be grounded for life. Or maybe longer. And will Timmy's...
2) Polar bear
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As spring approaches in the Arctic, a mother polar bear and her two cubs tentatively emerge from hibernation to explore the changing landscape. When it is time, she takes her cubs on a forty-mile journey, back to their home on the ice. Along the way, she fends off wolves, hunts for food, and swims miles and miles.
3) Polar bears
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Explores polar bears' characteristics and features that contribute to their strength as predators, including their size, bite, swimming ability, and sense of smell. Includes photographs, a list of facts, and a glossary.
5) Roly Poly
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Roly Poly the polar bear never wanted a brother, but then little Monty arrives and Roly Poly has to adjust to his new sibling.
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It is a time of trouble in the Northern Kingdoms because a group of power-hungry polar bears called Roguers has been snatching cubs from their mothers and killing those who resist; but Svenna is not about to relinquish her two cubs to that fate, so she agrees to go with the Roguers and serve Mystress of the Hands if her cubs, who have special powers, are allowed to stay with her cousin--but nobody is truly safe when a way of life is collapsing around...
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"Do you have what it takes to live in one of the harshest places in the world? What if you had just a couple years to gain the knowledge you'll need to survive on your own? Join two curious polar bear cubs as they play, hunt, and navigate life in the Arctic. With each season, they learn polar bear biology and behavior, as well as strategies and skills that will help them thrive in a landscape that is rapidly changing beyond their control. Living with...
9) Polar bears
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"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of polar bears, Earth's biggest land predators. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why polar bears have short tails"--Provided by publisher.
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Examines the physical traits, behaviors, and abilities of both the polar bear and the orca to determine which one is the most fierce predator in the Arctic. Rates the animals on strength, speed, endurance, stealth, and hunting ability. Includes statistics, fact boxes, sidebars, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
11) We meet again
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The world's greatest detective is facing academic probation, Little League, and an assigned partner for a school project: the evil Corrina Corrina.
His name is Failure. Timmy Failure. And his detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods keep throwing him curveballs for starters, academic probation. The coveted Miracle Report is the key to everything, including a good grade. It's dirty business....
13) Polar bears
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Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, eating habits, and behavior of polar bears.
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Resolving to earn so much money that his mother will no longer stress out over the bills, eleven-year-old Timmy Failure launches a detective business with a lazy polar bear partner named Total but finds their enterprise "Total Failure, Inc." challenged by a college-bound spy and a four-foot-tall girl whom Timmy refuses to acknowledge.
17) Polar bears
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Learn about polar bears including details regarding their behavior, families, and environment.
19) Polar bears
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This book describes the physical characteristics, habitats, family life, and history of polar bears and explains what is being done to save their population.