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Welcome to the newest volume of the 'Curious Kids Series'! Kids are naturally curious about the world around them. This series aims to help fill that curiosity and teach them about the world around them. With bright, colorful pictures and simply written facts, the 'Curious Kids Series' is exactly what parents are looking for to fill those bookshelf spaces!
In this volume, we explore dogs. How did we come to have dogs as pets? How strong is a dog's...
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Amicus, Amicus Ink
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[2021]
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"Nine Q&As on dogs answer elementary inquiries about behavior, body language, and communication. Engaging questions and research-based answers satisfy young animal lovers' curiosity about canine pets. A Stay Curious! feature encourages further learning and models media literacy skills. Includes simple infographics, glossary and index"--
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Thames & Hudson Inc
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2020.
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"Why Do Dogs Sniff Butts? is the first in a new series of natural history books for children that answer curious questions about their favorite pets. This book highlights the qualities of different types of dogs, from herding and hunting dogs to show and media mutts, answering such questions as, "Why do dogs play dead?," "How do you speak dog?," and "Why do dogs dig?" The book also profiles famous dogs from history and popular culture, including the...
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"Icelandic Sheepdogs are born with extra toes. Dalmatians are born without spots. Some Siberian Huskies have one blue eye and one brown eye. Learn all about the characteristics of various dog breeds and much more! Packed with amazing photographs and fun facts, dog owners and fans will get an in-depth look at these curious, lovable canines." --Amazon
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Stanley books (Linda Bailey) volume 6
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Stanley the dog is curious about what kids do in school all day, so he and his friends decide to investigate.
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Jeremy lives in a small community where winters are long and stray dogs roam the streets. When peer pressure leads Jeremy into a bad prank, he is immediately struck with guilt - and that's when Jeremy's life changes forever. Trying to make amends Jeremy befriends Yellow Dog - and in the process meets a curious old man who introduces him to the adventures of dog sledding. Soon Jeremy is forming his own old-time dog team with Yellow Dog at lead - and...
11) Sally's big day
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"In this sweet board book about learning new things, a curious young dog goes to her first day of puppy school."--
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The duo behind the massively successful podcast "Stuff You Should Know" offers an unexpected look at weird, fascinating, delightful, or unexpected elements of a wide variety of topics, featuring new subjects that they've long wondered about and wanted to explore.
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"Julia Szabo was a nationally-recognized pet reporter when her dog Sam collapsed from osteoarthritis. Diligently researching how to restore his quality of life, she discovered Vet-Stem, a service that provides cutting-edge regeneration therapy for pets, using stem cells harvested from animals' own tissue. Just hours after receiving IV and intra-joint injections, Sam began aging backward--which left Julia wondering why this simple, effective treatment...
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What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds each other and that other quirky animal the human. This is a fresh look at the world of dogs from the dog's point of view. As a dog owner Horowitz is curious to learn what her dog thinks about. As a cognitive scientist she's intent on understanding the minds of animals who cannot speak for themselves. (Bestseller)...
15) Curiosity Quest
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Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2013.
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Curiosity Quest is an upbeat, family, educational program that explores what viewers are curious about.. In each show, host Joel Greene ventures on a quest to answer viewer’s letters of curiosity. Each quest takes the audience on location for an unscripted, hands-on, educational exploration. In addition, throughout each program, Joel will hit the streets to get real and often comical answers to questions pertaining to each episode. Joel’s enthusiastic...
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Most dog lovers know Fido and Laika, but how about Martha, Paul McCartney's Old English Sheepdog? Or Peritas, Alexander the Great's trusted canine companion? As long as there have been humans, those humans have had beloved companions--their dogs. From the ancient Egyptians mummifying their pups, to the Indian legend of the king who refused to enter the afterlife unless his dog was allowed there too, to the modern meme and popularity of terms like...
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Monster Entertainment
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2014.
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It’s a full moon and a dog howling in the night sends Jupiter and Clyde scrambling for Luna’s bed. As she tries to calm them down and explain all about the changing moon, she realizes she doesn’t really understand much about it herself. Its straight to the moon for the curious trio as they seek to understand why the moon changes every night.
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"When the bookshop next to the Honeybee Bakery hosts a signing for a Savannah radio celebrity's new self-help book, magical baker Katie Lightfoot is happy to provide some delectable desserts. A big crowd has turned out for the event, curious about the book (and maybe to sample some goodies), but the final chapter comes too soon for the author when she is found dead at the event. The prime suspect is Angie Kissel, a former witch whose familiar was...
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"Someone, somewhere is always hungry. This obvious fact, but one that's all too easy to ignore, confronted journalist Stephen Henderson with full force when he was on assignment in India. It was here that he first learned of massive soup kitchens operated by Sikh houses or worship (gundwaras). After volunteering for a week at Gundwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi--which feeds 20,000 men, women, and children every day--Henderson became curious about the very...
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National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"National Geographic Kids serves up tons of incredible facts and mind-boggling tidbits to wow your friends and family! Did you know that a giraffe's eye is as big as a Ping-Pong ball? Or that about 19 million hot dogs are sold at major league baseball games every year? Or that there is only one bone in your body that's not connected to another one? There's a lot to know, and National Geographic Kids is here to help. Based on a favorite department...
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