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Explore the most marvelous mouths of the animal kingdom, from the awesome jaws of the great white shark to the tiny teeth of the garden snail.Some animals sport tongues that are longer than their bodies, others have super-sticky spit that can speedily snare an insect snack. And animals use their mouths for lots of things other than just eating-to carry their food or their babies, to build their homes, or even to climb waterfalls!Join scientist and author Letizia Diamante to discover some of the most important animal body parts that are often overlooked, even though they're right under our noses!Includes a glossary and index.

"Featuring more than 150 ... questions about space, Earth, machines, buildings, animals, and the human body..."--Provided by publisher.

A selection of K-12 cross-curricular activities for teaching Illinois State history.

This striking portrait of our world by the numbers makes statistics fun and accessible to children and their grown-ups.Every second, somewhere across the globe, an airplane takes off and another one lands. Two people die, and four newborns enter the world. 15,000 plastic bottles are produced and 1,600 are recycled. 435 quarts of ice cream are eaten, 200,000 text messages are sent. This book of remarkable facts, lushly illustrated with memorable infographics, reveals the incredible things that happen every second in our world.

Unfold the history of the universe-from the big bang to the present day! Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History.