Wendy Pfeffer
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Learn how pumpkims grow from tiny seeds to big pumpkins. Pumpkins can be baked in a pie. Pumpkins can be carved into jack-o'-lanterns. Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a healthy snack. But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin? Read and find out what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow!
2) A log's life
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A great oak tree, struck down by lightning, becomes home to a variety of creatures over the years, and eventually rots away into a rich mound of dirt that serves as host to an acorn that becomes another mighty oak.
13) Arctic wolves
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Describes the life cycle of these hardy wolves that live in the high Arctic, where temperatures can be as low as seventy degrees below zero.
15) Swans
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Discuses the characteristics and life cycle of the Mute Swan.
17) High mountains
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Looks at the various kinds of animals, including mountain goats, pikas, yaks, and bighorn sheep, that survive in the world's tallest mountain ecosystems.
19) Hot deserts
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Looks at the various kinds of plants and animals, including camels, cactuses, and snakes, that survive in desert ecosystems throughout the world.