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Zoey and Sassafras volume 2
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A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras use science experiments to help a monster with a problem.
2) The Marigold
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"In a near-future Toronto buffeted by environmental chaos and unfettered development, an unsettling new lifeform begins to grow beneath the surface, feeding off the past. The Marigold, a gleaming Toronto condo tower, sits a half-empty promise: a stack of scuffed rental suites and undelivered amenities that crumbles around its residents as a mysterious sludge spreads slowly through it. Public health inspector Cathy Jin investigates this toxic mold...
3) Rot and mold
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"Why do things start to rot? Is mold dangerous? Questions such as these are answered as readers explore the fascinating process of forest decay through accessible text and full-color photographs that help readers understand this important natural process." --
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A mold problem disrupts things at Nathan's school and his class is forced to share a space with first and eighth graders including Rodney the bully's older brother. Meanwhile, Nathan notices that a putrid smell is following him around and tries to discover its source.
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Stink may be a super science freak, but even Dr. Stinkelstein is feeling freaked out about having a slime mold living and growing in his very own room. At Saturday Science Club, Stink learns that these one-celled organisms are smart enough to find their way out of mazes and gang up on food sources.
8) Act of God
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"It's the summer of 2015, Brooklyn. The city is sweltering from another record-breaking heat wave, this one accompanied by biblical rains. Edith, a recently retired legal librarian, and her identical twin sister, Kat, a feckless romantic who's mistaken her own eccentricity for originality, discover something ominous in their hall closet: it seems to be phosphorescent, it's a mushroom ... and it's sprouting from their wall. Upstairs, their landlady,...
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"From beneficial fungi that keep bacteria under control and consume dead cells to toxic molds that cause disease, our bodies are constantly navigating a fungus-filled world. And our interactions with fungi are not limited to what happens in our bodies as we interact with these microbes via our diet and as a source of medicines. In short, there exists an incredible range of interactions between humans and fungi. In this book, Nicolas Money describes...
10) Fungi and molds
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Survey of common germ-carrying fungi and molds.
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"It is easy to be grossed out by fungi or worry about its impact on our health. While both are valid concerns, fungi and mold are actually important to our everyday lives. Like bacteria, fungi exist almost everywhere on the planet. They are hardy organisms the thrive in places you might not expect. Also like bacteria, they are essential in the breakdown of dead and decaying matter. One important group of fungi that does this is known as saprophytes....
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Did you know that the germiest place in school is the drinking fountain? Or that if your class hamster doesn't continuously chew, its teeth would grow through its jaw? Discover these and other 'Blecch!'-inducing facts in this cool book. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.
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"Some look like dog vomit. Others pretend to be mushrooms. There's even one that grows in the shape of a pretzel. They are creepy, crawly, colorful slime molds and they are living in a backyard, park, or forest near you! These unusual living things ooze over dead leaves and old wood feeding on these substances and acting as one of nature's clean-up crews. And even though a blob of slime mold has no brain, it spreads out tendrils that work as a team...
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"Toxic mold solutions is an educational documentary that no homeowner will want to be without. It contains informational interviews with over 40 industry experts from a variety of fields including legal, medical, remediation, microbiological, research, legislative, and indoor air quality organizations. Toxic mold solutions is intended to help homeowners with their mold detection, removal, and prevention needs"--Producer's web site.
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