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Bats
• Sue Ruff
• Don E. Wilson
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An illustrated, surprisingly endearing survey of bats, their ecology, distribution and diversity for ages 9-12. A volume in the series "Animal Ways" intended for the library market (hence the sturdy binding and high price tag).
(BST63, $34.21)
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Costa Rica, Enchantment of the World
• Marion Morrison
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Published for the library market, this comprehensive overview of the geography and people of Costa Rica for children ages 9-12 has much to offer the traveler.
(CRC18, $37.00)
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Flute's Journey
• Lynne Cherry
• NATURAL HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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The fully illustrated and warmly told story of a wood thrush who starts life in the woods of Maryland, and migrates across the Gulf of Mexico to the Monteverde Rain Forest in Costa Rica. Ages 4 to 8.
(BST45, $17.00)
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The Forest in the Clouds
• Sneed B. Collard III
• Michael Rothman
• NATURAL HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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This slim overview of the cloud forest for readers ages 6-8 features Michael Rothman's richly detailed paintings of birds, plants, amphibians and mammals of Monteverde.
(CRC34, $7.95)
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Jungle (Eyewitness Books)
• Theresa Greenaway
• Geoff Dann
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Certainly the most eye-popping of the children's books on the rainforest, this Eyewitness Book covers all manner of rainforest life. Geared for ages 9-12.
(FST06, $15.99)
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The Most Beautiful Roof in the World, Exploring the Rainforest Canopy
• Kathryn Lasky
• Christopher Knight
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A tropical botanist and her sons climb among the ropes and walkways of a rainforest canopy in this photographic tour of Central American wildlife. For ages 9-12.
(FST04, $9.00)
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Tortillas y Cancioncitas/ Tortillas and Lullabies
• Lynn Reiser
• Corazones Valientes
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A bilingual portrait of life in a Costa Rican family, written for young children ages 4-8. Brightly colored folk paintings by a Costa Rican women artists' collective (Corazones Valientes) illustrate the text.
(CRC36, $16.99)
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Usborne Flashcard Spanish
• Jo Litchfield
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse.
(GEN203, $8.99)
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