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"Some 360 million years ago the ancestors of today's reptiles and amphibians emerged from the sea to take on the challenge of land. This successful venture climaxed in a spectacular 140-million-year domination of the Earth by the dinosaurs. Today there are more than 11,000 species of reptiles and amphibians living in all parts of the world. Their behavior and physiology are as complex as those of birds and mammals, and they are equally w ..."
"Mammals are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom; most are beautiful, and many are highly intelligent and have intricate social systems. They are found in all kinds of habitats; they may have fur, scales, or spines; they move by hopping, swimming, running, or flying. What all mammals share, apart from certain anatomical similarities, is the unique ability to nourish their young with milk from mammary glands.Many species of mammal ..."
"With more than 20,000 species, fishes are by far the most numerous group of all vertebrates. They are also the earliest group of backboned animals having evolved in the seas almost 500 million years ago. While they remain confined to water, fishes in all their variety now exist in an extraordinarily diverse range of habitats. Magnificently illustrated with more than 200 spectacular color photographs and 150 original illustrations, diagr ..."
"Thinking mathematically: Integrating arithmetic and algebra in elementary school.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Carpenter, T. P., Moser, J. M., & Romberg, T.A. (
1982) (Eds.), Addition and subtraction: A cognitive view. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates. Carraher, D. W., Brizuela, B. M., & Earnest, D. (2001). The
reification of additive differences in early algebra. In H. Chick, K. Stacey, J.
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" Crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials--the Crocodylia, known collectively as crocodylians (or crocodilians)--are the world's largest living reptiles. The largest of them, probably the estuarine or saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, can grow to almost twenty feet and weigh more than two thousand pounds. Crocodylians are creatures of great contrast. They can remain patiently still for ages, yet can also move like lightning ..."
"Biology and Evolution of Crocodylians is a comprehensive review of current knowledge about the world's largest and most famous living reptiles. Gordon Grigg's authoritative and accessible text and David Kirshner's stunning interpretive artwork and colour photographs combine expertly in this contemporary celebration of crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials. This book showcases the skills and capabilities that allow crocodylians t ..."
"Gordon Grigg, David Kirshner ... 1.7), thethree Osteolaemus taxa are: O. osborni (
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and southwestCongo (Fig. 1.9); and the new species in the Upper Guinean
biome (Fig. 1.10).In a further analysis, Shirley et al.(2014a) concluded that O.
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"In M. Borba, T. Souza, B. Hudson, & J. Fey (Eds.), The role of technology in the
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Villareal, M. E. (2005). Humans-with-media and the reorganization
ofmathematical thinking: Information and communication technologies, modeling,
visualization, and experimenta- tion. New York: Springer. Castells, M. (1999).
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Reptiles & Amphibians (My First Pocket Guides) by DavidKirshner Turtleback, Published 2002 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-25484-7, ISBN: 0-606-25484-6
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Reptiles & Amphibians (National Geographic My First Pocket Guides) by DavidKirshner, Claire Craig Hardcover, Published 2001 by Tandem Library ISBN-13: 978-0-613-96110-3, ISBN: 0-613-96110-2
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"Describes the different kinds of bears that live around the world, including theirphysical characteristics, their food and how they find it, their reproductive ..."
Investigate Frogs and Toad: Frogs and Toads by Garry Fleming, DavidKirshner, Martyn Robinson Paperback, 63 Pages, Published 2000 by Random House Australia Children's Books ISBN-13: 978-0-09-183845-4, ISBN: 0-09-183845-2