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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Natural history & pets > Animals
Following the success of My first book of Southern African Birds,
volume 2 introduces a further 58 fascinating birds found at the
seashore, rivers and lakes, in grasslands and forests, and also in
suburban gardens. Striking full-colour illustrations are
accompanied by brief descriptions in four languages, and there are
visual clues to diet, nest, footprint and each bird’s relative
size. This book will appeal to southern Africa's younger readers
and inspire an interest in birds and the natural world.
Nature School is your destination for kid-friendly nature learning,
where you can explore the natural world through engaging reading,
beautiful illustrations, and more than 30 hands-on activities. Kids
need a break from screens now more than ever. Screen-free time
spent exploring and learning about the outdoors makes for happier,
healthier, smarter kids. And playing in nature gives kids
confidence and independence, promoting creativity and teaching
responsibility. With Nature School, all ages will enjoy connecting
with nature and becoming inspired to discover the wild places
around them. Travel through five of earth's largest biomes,
studying plants, animals, and their adaptations for survival-and
learn hands-on through nature experiments explained in each
lesson.From the arid desert to the salty seashore, investigate
extraordinary ecosystems, discovering the role of predators and
prey and learning about life cycles, climate, landscape, and more.
Chapters in this book explore plants, animals, and life cycles of:
Temperate Forests Deserts Seashores Grasslands Wetlands Featuring
activities and experiments that include: Bark & Leaf Rubbings
Desertscape Diorama Salt Dough Seashells Tornado in a Bottle Nature
Journaling The whole family will enjoy learning through Nature
School!
This is the ultimate fun-packed book for children who love
butterflies, with over 100 amazing stickers. Simple child-friendly
captions on interactive pages present facts about butterflies and
moths, for example, the Milkweed Tiger Moth makes clicking sounds
to deter bats. With fun themes to explore, children will enjoy
spotting the differences and similarities between butterflies, as
they decide which sticker belongs where. Beautifully illustrated in
great detail, children will love discovering all about butterflies
and moths. The 100 stickers are reusable so that children can
repeat the process, and use them to make their own sticker books,
pictures and games. * Learn about the dramatic life-cycle from
caterpillar to butterfly and how their patterns and markings help
them to blend into their habitat or warn off predators. * Includes
some of the world's best-loved and most intriguing butterflies,
from the tiny Pygmy Blue to the large Queen Alexandra's Birdwing.
Head down under to study koalas in this beautiful non-fiction field
guide for kids. You might know that baby koalas spend time in their
mother's pouches, but there's so much more to learn about these
Australian marsupials! Turn the pages to discover why they spend 15
hours a day asleep, and how scientists use drones to monitor koala
populations. Filled with simple science, this book also explains
why koalas love to munch eucalyptus leaves, and why they are most
certainly not bears! It also looks at the conservation challenges
these iconic animals face due to climate change and forest fires.
Imagine being lost and stranded in the desert. Would you know what
to do to survive? This useful nonfiction title explains the
important skills needed to survive in the desert. With helpful
diagrams and images, definitions, tips and instructions,
informational text, a bibliography, and a list of other helpful
websites, readers can be assured that they will learn about the
dangers of heat exhaustion, desert plants that could aid in
survival, and other helpful tips in order to survive in an
emergency.
Play a game of hide and seek with Little Bunny in the meadow in
Where is Little Bunny? Young children can follow the clues and lift
the sturdy flaps with peep-through holes to see if Little Bunny is
hiding underneath. Meet his animal friends along the way as you
explore the meadow, before a surprise pop-up ending reveals Little
Bunny's secret hiding place. Bright, bold illustration from Jean
Claude makes this an ideal gift purchase for animal-mad toddlers.
Disover more hidden animals with Where is Little Tiger?
Sixteen different jungle animals battle it out in an epic fight!
Who will be the champion? This nonfiction reader compares and
contrasts 16 ferocious jungle creatures. Readers will learn about
each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and
contrast the battling animals before finally discovering the
winner!This nonfiction series is full of facts, photos, and
realistic illustrations, and it includes a range of mammals, sea
creatures, insects, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal
fans.
Discover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming
rhyming verse introduces 6 mindful moments - including a squirrel
burying a nut, and a rainbow forming on a rainy day - to the
youngest readers. A fabulous introduction for first readers, from
the team that created international bestseller Slow Down.
With this title, beginning readers discover animal eyes of all
shapes and sizes. Featuring simple, informational text and colorful
images even the most reluctant reader will be eager to learn!
An insight into mating, birth and rearing young in the animal
world. It seeks to reveal the amazing and very varied ways in which
the continuance of life is assured for future generations. The
author compares the mating and reproduction tactics of insects and
birds, reptiles and amphibians, sharks and whales, and big mammals
such as wild horses, lions and elephants. Children will learn about
life processes such as metamorphosis from caterpillar to adult
insect, and the growth and development of young animals and how
they are cared for.
Who's Hiding in the Jungle? will have the whole family in stitches!
Pick a card, any card! With one landscape card and one animal card,
there will only ever be one animal that features on both. From wild
cats to camouflaged reptiles, can you be the first to find the
concealed animal in amongst the jungle scenery? Featuring Caroline
Selmes's delightful animal illustrations and jungle scenes.
Caroline Selmes is also the illustrator of Dinosaur Bingo, Jungle
Bingo and the popular I Saw It First! series. FUN FOR THE WHOLE
FAMILY: this easy-to-play game is suitable for children aged 4+ for
hours of family fun FAST-PACED MATCHING GAME: with one landscape
card and one animal card, accelerate your reaction speed as you
spot the animal that appears on both CAPTIVATING ILLUSTRATIONS:
beautifully illustrated animals and jungle scenes
Introductory spreads explain that bugs live nearly everywhere on
Earth and give tips on how to become a young bug spotter. The book
is divided into key groups of bugs, including beetles, moths,
butterflies, bees, snails, crickets, grasshoppers, worms and
spiders, all illustrated with scenic compositions. Some spreads
approach the world of bugs thematically, such as bugs that come out
at night, baby creepy-crawlies and life cycles, how bugs hide and
show off and how some bugs love to live in your home. The text is
chatty, funny and full of amazing facts.
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