Most people are familiar with their state’s official flower and flag, but did you know that almost every state has an official fossil as well?
These state symbols are a representation of a territory…
What is this job like? If you like animals and science, you might want to be a veterinarian. Veterinarians take care of sick and injured animals. Like doctors, they perform surgery and give…
(Encyclopedia) bichirbichirbĭchˈər [key], common name for African freshwater fishes as of the family Polypteridae, and particularly for those of the genus Polypterus. Bichirs are among the most…
(Encyclopedia) Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, c.490,000 sq mi (1,260,000 sq km), central Pacific Ocean; est. 2009. The monument comprises the waters and reefs surrounding seven…
FASTSKIN™FASTSKIN™ TECHNOLOGYMAKING SYNTHETIC FABRICSNYLON STRANDSFIND OUT MORESynthetic fabrics, such as nylon and polyester, are produced entirely from chemicals. Natural fabrics, such as…
DO ANIMALS HAVE BETTER SENSES THAN US? CAN ANIMALS SEE AT NIGHT? WHICH ANIMALS HAVE EXTRA SENSES? ECHOLOCATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals use their senses to find out about the world around them. Most…
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Anatomy of a ray-finned fish
fish, limbless aquatic vertebrate animal with fins and internal gills. Traditionally the living fish have been divided into three class: the…
These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…
WHY WERE MANY DINOSAURS SO BIG? HOW MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF DINOSAUR WERE THERE? HOW WERE DINOSAURS DIFFERENT FROM REPTILES TODAY? PTEROSAURSICHTHYOSAURSFIND OUT MOREThis group of land-living…
