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1) Serengeti
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It was supposed to be an easy job: find the Dark Star Revolution Starships, destroy them, and go home. But a booby-trapped vessel decimates the Meridian Alliance fleet, leaving Serengeti - a Valkyrie class warship with a sentient AI brain-on her own; wrecked and abandoned in an empty expanse of space. On the edge of total failure, Serengeti thinks only of her crew. She herds the survivors into a lifeboat, intending to sling them into space. But the...
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University of Chicago Press
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Based on three years of study in the Serengeti National Park, George B. Schaller's The Serengeti Lion describes the vast impact of the lion and other predators on the vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle for which the area is famous. The most comprehensive book available on the lion, this classic work includes the author's findings on all aspects of lion behavior, including its social system, population dynamics, hunting behavior,
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"Follow along as a fictional researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Serengeti ecosystem in Africa. Outstanding photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit this diverse habitat where the world's largest land mammal migration takes place. Simple graphs show facts about the land, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve the area."--Provided by publisher.
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How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In The Serengeti Rules, award-winning biologist and author Sean Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who sought the answers to such simple yet profoundly important questions, and shows how their discoveries matter for our...
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Color photographs of wild animals taken from hidden cameras on the ground in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara Natural Reserve in Kenya to capture the animals in their natural environment without the presence of human beings influencing their behavior.
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Come join Kayo and his family on this exciting trip to Kenya where they learn all about the Kenyan culture and people. As you follow Kayo's thrilling adventures in the Masai Mara Jungle and Serengeti you will meet the animals living in their natural habitat. It is here in Masai Mara that Kayo gets lost and his separated from his parents. Kayo is left in despair but then he realizes he has this ability to communicate with animals. He is able to hear...
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"One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Science Books of 2016" "One of Nature.com's Top 20 Books for 2016" "Shortlisted for the 2017 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science" Sean B. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, writer, educator, and executive producer. He is vice president for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and professor of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His books include Endless...
11) Serengeti
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BBC
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[2019]
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With unique access to a pristine and unspoiled corner of the Serengeti's Pride Lands deep in the heart of Africa, this series captures the drama of the daily lives of and emotional moments faced by lions and lionesses, baboons, elephants, leopards, bison and other creatures commonly found in this national park in Tanzania.
12) The lioness
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"A luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood starlet and her entourage in this riveting historical thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant"--
Tanzania, 1964. When Katie Barstow, A-list actress, and her new husband, David Hill, decide to bring their Hollywood friends to the Serengeti for their honeymoon, they envision giraffes gently eating leaves from the tall acacia trees, great swarms of wildebeests...
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How many elephants? How many giraffes? Count the animals of the Serengeti! Beginning readers will learn cardinal numbers and how to count by fives as they are introduced to early STEM themes. Featuring vivid images and easy-to-read text, this full-color book develops students' math and reading skills. The Math Talk section includes questions that will increase understanding of basic math and reading concepts and develop students' speaking and listening...
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This thoroughly updated new edition of Bradt's Northern Tanzania Safari Guide remains the only full-length guidebook focused exclusively on the northern part of the country and Zanzibar. Tailored closely to the requirements of anyone going on a safari to northern Tanzania, followed by a few days on Zanzibar, it provides far more detailed coverage of the local safari circuit and other main attractions than other guides. As such, it offers complete...
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Sibert medalist and National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery takes readers on a staggering, emotional journey alongside the greatest land migration on the planet earth-that of the wildebeest across the Serengeti-to explore the mystery and wonder of migration in a sweeping story sure to leave its mark. With full color photography.
Sibert medalist Sy Montgomery takes readers on a staggering, emotional journey alongside the greatest land migration...
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The Great Migration is a spectacle that few humans have ever witnessed. Viewers will embark on a journey with over 1.5 million animals as they travel more than 500 miles across the Serengeti plains in Tanzania and Kenya. A tribute to the wildebeest as they set out on their yearlong odyssey, this documentary also features a fascinating array of animals including zebras, giraffes, elephants, monkeys, and even dangerous predators like hyenas, jackals,...
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This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.
Elephants, blazing skies and her two best friends…
Maddie can't wait to return to Kenya! Until she learns the bill her law firm has sent her to fight is the same one her friend Haki helped write. At first, her work feels disloyal to Haki, but soon the sparks flying between them aren't anger…but something more. Much more. Which is another kind of betrayal....
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Moonling Adventures-The Serengeti, is the continuation of The Little Girl in the Moon series. In this adventure, exciting things are happening in Tycho Town! The Little Girl in the Moon and her best friend, the Little Boy in the Moon, team up with their smart Moonling dogs, Shadow and Lola, to have a fun day. The adventure begins in the observatory on the Moon, where Shadow and Lola maneuver the large telescope in the 'virtual reality' simulator that...
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