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Entries Tagged as 'Biology'

Seashells by the Seashore

August 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Books

Review By JANE COWLES Seashells by the Seashore by Marianne Berkes is an interactive guide to seashells which tells a delightful story about children combing the sandy shore for shells to give to Sue’s grandmother as a birthday present. The story is close to my heart for it is reminiscent of childhood summers with my […]

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The Secret World of Whales

May 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN They’re magnificent and majestic, generally easy going and easily taken advantage of. As large and as intimidating as they once were, whales have come a long way in our cultural and societal portrayals and understandings. As main characters of legend, myth and tall tales across the globe, whales were mistaken […]

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Guess What Is Growing Inside This Egg

April 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Mia Posada hatches a great children’s book that appeals to children’s curiosity and fascination with the natural world. She uses a couple rhyming sentences to hint at a mysterious animal in an egg before adding the refrain, “Can you guess what is growing inside this egg?” The watercolor and cut paper […]

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Deformed Frogs

November 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN If anything, Deformed Frogs is a unique way to approach and support an organic lifestyle. The premise of this non-fiction, educational work is for the reader to sleuth their way through the enigma of why, in some habitats, up to 60% of frogs are disfigured, either with abnormal, additional or […]

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