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"This spectacular resource book shows the gardener over 100 low-water-use plants that bring color, beauty and utility to the landscape." "With continued national concern over water use, Xeriscape gardens are a sensible option for today and tomorrow. Published in cooperation with Denver Water and the American Water Works Association, and reviewed by professional horticulturalists and landscapers, this fully illustrated reference offers complete information...
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Gardening series. Yard volume no. 7.211
Gardening series. Basics volume no. 7.211
Service in action volume no. 7.211
Gardening series. Basics volume no. 7.211
Service in action volume no. 7.211
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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"In the early morning of April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant became unstable, causing a huge explosion. But the disaster was only just beginning. Follow along with the true story of a doomed power plant that is still dangerous today. Then, review what you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz to check how much doomed history you remember"--
15) Plant
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents information about the complexities of the plant kingdom, covering non-flowering as well as flowering plants and revealing their structures, natural history, and importance in human life.--
17) The tiny seed
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed. Young readers will cheer at the happy outcome of this exciting tale. And they will long remember the heartening message of the tiny seed's steadfast perseverance in the face of many hazards and obstacles...
19) Wings
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
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When a plant blooms out of fifteen-year-old Laurel's back, it leads her to discover the fact that she is a faerie and that she has a crucial role to play in keeping the world safe from the encroaching enemy trolls.
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Plants played a principal role in the diets of Native Americans and Canadian First Peoples when Columbus rediscovered the New World. They regularly supplemented meat and fish with wild fruits, nuts, roots, tubers, greens, seeds, beverages, and the like, which were gathered from the land around them.