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Night Becomes Day: Changes in Nature

Cynthia Argentine

This book presents natural changes that may happen quickly or gradually. Its examples include night turning into day, flowers producing fruit, acorns beginning to grow, deserts coming into bloom, canyons taking shape, and volcanoes erupting. Clear, simple text pairs these transformations with contrasting photographs. Together, the examples show that the natural world is continually changing. The book ranges from everyday shifts to changes that form landscapes.

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Book details

Themes
Change And Transitions · Nature · Plants And Gardening · Science
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Published
October 5, 2021
Pages
32
ISBN-13
9781541581241
Language
English
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