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Martin Jenkins

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1) The emperor's egg

Author

Jenkins, Martin

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

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Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.

2) Jonathan Swift's Gulliver

Author

Jenkins, Martin

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 5

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The voyages of an eighteenth-century Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall, and Brobdingnag, a land peopled by giants.

3) Grandma elephant's in charge

Author

Jenkins, Martin

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

c2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

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Describes the behavior of elephants in a family group, particularly the role of the older female elephants.

4) Life: the first four billion years : the story of life from the big bang to the evolution of humans

Author

Jenkins, Martin

Publisher

Candlewick Studio

Pub. Date

2019.

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Before humans took their first steps, there were billions of years of vibrant and varied life-forms on Earth. Discover the story of our planet during this time, from the formation of the universe to the first mammals and all the incredible life that flourished in between. Covering ice ages and fossils, the first life in the sea and on land, the time of the dinosaurs, and the rise of mammals, Martin Jenkins navigates through millennia of prehistory...

5) Animal homes

Author

Jenkins, Martin

Series

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Pub. Date

2022

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Many animals have homes, but not all homes are the same. From shelters made out of sticks to those made out of stones -- or even spit! -- the range of dwellings portrayed in this picture book will fascinate young readers curious about where animals live.