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Deadly pythons / by Davies, Monika,author.(CARDINAL)615735;
"The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world, and other pythons are quite long as well! Pythons are constrictors, which mean they squeeze they prey. What's more, they can take down some huge prey in this manner! In this book, readers are introduced to the many kinds of python, including their body, behavior, life cycle, and more. Full-color photographs complement at-level, achievable text written just for young elementary readers. Fact boxes expound on main text concepts, science vocabulary, and more"--
Subjects: Poisonous snakes; Pythons;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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How to promenade with a python (and not get eaten) / by Poliquin, Rachel,1975-author.(CARDINAL)802009; Durst, Kathryn,illustrator.(CARDINAL)348509;
"Celeste is a cockroach, and everyone knows that cockroaches are survivors, so who better to give advice on surviving an encounter with a polite predator? Everyone also knows that taking a moonlit promenade with a deadly reticulated python (named Frank) is a very bad idea. Using her superior pythonine knowledge, Celeste comes up with various strategies and solutions -- many dangerous, most absurd, but all based on the biology of pythons"A funny and informative book about pythons.740L
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Pythons;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 17
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Snakes for kids : a junior scientist's guide to venom, scales, and life in the wild / by Starkey, Michael G.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.Take an amazing journey into the wonderful world of snakes--fangs, rattles, scales, and all. Snakes for Kids is filled with fascinating facts and wild photographs that will take you close up to serpents from around the globe! Dive into their habitats and life cycles and see how their relationships with other animals create balance in the food web and help keep ecosystems healthy. Start by learning more about some of your favorite snakes--from the King Cobra to the massive Anaconda. Discover how they move, what they eat, why they shed their skin, and plenty of other cool details. You'll also meet a few lesser-known snakes, like the strange family of blind snakes that tunnel underground. Learn everything there is to know about these mysterious reptiles and become an expert on our slithering friends.1020L
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Instructional and educational works.; Snakesv;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Wild in the streets / by Singer, Marilyn,author.(CARDINAL)126322; Wright, Gordy,illustrator.(CARDINAL)816484;
Humans may have built towns and cities, but we aren't the only ones who live in them. Given the smallest chance--a park, a garden, a window box; a basement, a subway tunnel, a bridge--wildlife manages to survive in the city. Among colorful illustrated pages buzzing with city life and animal activity, you'll discover the host of wild animals who live among humans: butterflies, bats, spiders, honeybees, coyotes, and more. Each animal's story is told through a short poem accompanied by an informational paragraph. Some poems are comical, some poignant, and all make the reader see the world in a different way. After a rousing exploration of animal life, find definitions of the various types of poetry forms used in the book: haiku, cinquain, sonnet, terza rima, villanelle, triolet, reverso, acrostic, and free verse. Look around--you may discover you're in an urban jungle!--Includes bibliographical references (page 48).NC1000L
Subjects: Poetry.; Urban animals; Animals; Children's poetry, American.; American poetry;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Boas and pythons of the world / by O'Shea, Mark.(CARDINAL)326515;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155) and index.Describes the habitats and behaviors of boa constrictors and pythons.
Subjects: Boa constrictor.; Pythons.; Boa constrictor; Pythons;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 10
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How big is it? : a big book all about bigness / by Hillman, Ben,1957-author.(CARDINAL)752682;
Giant squid: Lengthy leggy leviathan -- Olympus mons: Biggest volcano in the solar system -- Reticulated python: Longest snake -- Quetzalcoatlus: Biggest animal that ever flew -- Great pyramid at Giza: Wonder of the ancient world -- Goliath bird-eating spider: Biggest, creepiest arachnid -- Tsunami: Highest wave -- Polar bear: Biggest living carnivore -- Dragonfly of the carboniferous: Biggest flying insect -- Ice age glacier: Gigantic ice sheet -- Airship: Biggest flying machine -- Dinosaur-killing asteriod: Giant rock from outer space -- Egg of the elephant bird: Largest egg in history -- Redwood: Tallest living thing -- Akula (shark) submarine: Biggest diving machine -- Giraffe: Tallest living animal -- Arecibo radio telescope: Biggest dish -- Diamond: Too big for your finger -- Valles Marineris: Biggest crack in the solar system -- Flower: Biggest, weirdest flower -- Eta Carinae: Enormous star -- Googol: Extremely gigantic humongous insanely large number.1000LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Size perception; Size judgment;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 12
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Snake / by Mattison, Christopher.(CARDINAL)729704;
A guide to more than 3,000 snakes from a round the world. Physical and behavioral characteristics of these creatures are presented, with the most up-to-date information available about snakes' habitats, reproductive behavior, feeding practices, defense mechanisms, and much more. A complete, detailed directory lists all species of the 18 snake families; the special "Fact Files" section gives at-a-glance information about every featured snake.IG1260LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Snakes.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Snake / by Mattison, Chris.(CARDINAL)316577;
A guide to more than 3,000 snakes from a round the world. Physical and behavioral characteristics of these creatures are presented, with the most up-to-date information available about snakes' habitats, reproductive behavior, feeding practices, defense mechanisms, and much more. A complete, detailed directory lists all species of the 18 snake families; the special "Fact Files" section gives at-a-glance information about every featured snake.IG1260LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Snakes.; Snakes; Snakes;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 18
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Giant reptiles / by Minton, Sherman A.(CARDINAL)512747; Minton, Madge Rutherford,author.(CARDINAL)512748;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-329) and index.Dinosaurs and other vanished giants -- Introducing the crocodilians. Crocodiles : alligators and caimans -- Crocodilian life patterns. Breeding and nesting ; Food and feeding habits ; Dens and burrows ; Natural enemies and friends -- Crocodilians and man. Attacks on man ; Crocodile hunting ; Utilization by man ; Conservation -- Myths about crocodilians. Mister Peacock ; Fatima's favorite toy; Ancient Egypt and contemporary Africa ; Damsels and dragons ; The Wani and the Son of Heaven ; Other crocodile-human kingships ; Crocodiles remembered ; Dragons of the Far East -- Turtles around the world. Turtles of the sea ; Migration ; Nesting and breeding ; Turtles in trouble ; Disposition -- The big freshwater turtles. The softshells ; Snapping turtles ; Batagurs and other river turtles -- Giant land tortoises -- Legendary turtles. The Mediterranean basin ; India and the Far East ; North America -- The great lizards. Monitors ; Iguanas -- Snakes : the big five and their relatives. The anaconda ; The reticulated python ; The African python ; The Indian python ; The amethystine python ; The boa constrictor and the smaller pythons -- Biology and behavior of boas and pythons. Reproduction ; Food, feeding, and growth ; Attacks on man ; Natural enemies -- Other large snakes. Shamans and their kin ; Venomous giants -- Snakes as leather, food, and medicine -- Snake mythology. Cosmic and Earth serpents ; The python of the sun ; Living gods ; Pythons from the dreaming ; East across the Pacific ; Nagas and Jogis ; How the python lost its venom ; Honorable-lords-serpents ; The phallic camudi -- Final reflections -- App. Geologic time chart of the evolution of reptiles ; Scientific names of reptiles mentioned in the text.Describes the giant reptiles that have intrigued man throughout the ages and examines their role in mythology.
Subjects: Reptiles.; Serpents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Slinky, scaly, slithery snakes / by Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw.(CARDINAL)140645; Jubb, Kendahl Jan,illustrator.(CARDINAL)318435;
Did you know that some snakes lie in ambush for weeks waiting for their prey to come within striking distance? You'd think it would be hard to survive in the wild without legs. But look at snakes! More than 2,500 different kinds of snakes slither and creep throughout the world. They live almost everywhere on Earth, except for the North and South Poles, and some isolated islands. Snakes come in only one shape, but they come in many patterns and sizes -- from the two-inch long thread snakes that are as skinny as the lead in your pencil to the thirty-two foot reticulated python that is big enough to eat a pig or small child. Kendahl Jan Jubb's lush and scientifically accurate illustrations capture these scaly predators as they hunt, hide, and reproduce. As far back as the Garden of Eden snakes have had the power to both fascinate and repel us. Their deadly simplicity is always compelling.890L
Subjects: Snakes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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