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A thought-provoking book for children aged 5+ years that explores
biodiversity and opens up key discussions about the environment and
the topical issues highlighted in David Attenborough's documentary
Extinction: The Facts. There are estimated to be around 20
quintillion animals living on Earth, but it's tricky to picture so
many animals! So instead, let's imagine just 100 animals at a time
. . . What does it look like? How are animals divided up? How many
species are still to be discovered? Where in the world can wild
mammals be found? And how 'wild' are they really? What are the most
popular pets? How many species are extinct and how many are in
danger? If there had only ever been 100 animals, then 10 are living
and 90 are extinct! IF THE WORLD WERE 100 ANIMALS opens up
discussions and includes tips on how to protect the world we share
- supporting children in becoming global citizens and promoting
empathy, kindness and self-awareness. If we focus on just 100
animals, it's easier to see the things they have in common, and the
things that make them different. So come and meet the animals in
our wildlife park, and think about the big questions that affect
them, and us!
Super Facts for Super Kids is a fun and fresh take on nonfiction for beginning readers. Filled with engaging photographs, comic-style illustrations, and cool infographics, this Level 2 Ready-to-Read series about animals is sure to flip, float, and fly off the shelves.
What makes tigers terrific? Tigers are the largest cats in the world, but did you know that they can&;t purr? They also like swimming to cool down on hot days! Readers will love learning about tigers, from their unique stripes to their sharp claws in this book that presents information in a highly visual way for young readers. A special section in the back discusses the tiger&;s endangered status and the importance of jungle conservation.
This paperback edition comes with two sheets of tiger stickers!
After a terrible storm, the Kingdom of Birds is looking for a
leader. Will it be the bird with the loveliest song, or the
brightest plumage? The fastest in the air, or underwater? The bird
who flies highest, or those who stick together and work as a team?
All across the sky, birds are flocking together. Nightingales and
robins, barn owls and blackbirds. The eagle, the flamingo, the
birds of the moor. Curlews and cuckoos and herons and hoopoes. And
Wee Jenny Wren. Let the contest begin!
Frog and Toad are always there for each other -- just as best
friends should be. From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on
hot summer days, these two friends have fun together the whole year
round!
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Explore the Animal World
(Hardcover)
Antje Kleinelumern-Depping, Christina Langner, Ingrid Peia; Translated by Amelia de Vaal
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From the tropical rain forest to the savannah, and from the Polar
ice caps to our gardens at home: the animal world is full of
interesting details and amazing facts. Beautiful illustrations and
vivid photographs, fact boxes and fascinating tidbits make this
book a fun exploration of the world of mammals, birds and insects.
WHAT WAS THAT? That's the roaring burp of a bullfrog SEE THAT?
That's the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs
Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring
kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian "amigos."
National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core
Resources.
Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Ever wanted to talk to a tiger? Or chatter with a cheetah? Or yak
with a yak? This book brings together a babble of more than 100
beasties and explores the amazing ways they talk to each other -
from fish that fart, to alligators that dunk, to fire worms that
flash, you'll discover that wildlife have the strangest ways of
sending a message...
Early readers learn about wings, wing anatomy, and animal flight in
this descriptive nonfiction reader that features informational
text, vivid photos, and a glossary to support instruction.
Fantastic Animal Facts looks at the world of incredible animals,
from deadly prehistoric monsters to species threatened with
extinction today. The numbering system acts as a benchmark, and as
children read they can clearly chart their progress. Cartoons,
quizzes, fun facts and projects are scattered throughout to
encourage reading and learning.
This is a fabulous collection of eight wildlife books with
fascinating facts and over 1600 amazing photographs. Find out
fantastic facts about your favourite animals in this collection of
eight books. It helps you learn all about bears and pandas, big
cats, elephants, monkeys, sharks, snakes, whales and dolphins, and
wolves. It offers a fascinating exploration of the incredible
wildlife of land and sea: habitats, hunting, communication,
reproduction and survival. It helps you investigate how animals
work and compare how they have uniquely adapted to their
environments. It provides over 1600 fabulous colour photographs,
illustrations and inside-view artworks of nature in the wild
Children love animals, and love to learn about them. This set of
eight books lets children find all their animal favourites in an
enjoyable, easy and captivating way, by laying out the information
in the form of fun facts, focus features, folklore and myth boxes,
'Did You Know?' highlights, and bite-sized lessons of all kinds. It
enables you to discover amazing facts about animal bodies and
behaviour. For example, did you know that a lion will cleverly flip
a porcupine on its back to avoid the sharp spines, that the blue
whale's tongue weighs as much as an African elephant, or that rock
pythons can kill and eat crocodiles? Every volume in this
collection examines each animal in turn and takes a detailed look
at how they function, from their physical make-up such as bones,
teeth, skin, scales or fur to how they use their brain and senses
to find food, communicate and survive. Thousands of fascinating
animal facts are accessible in one place with this exciting and
colourful set of books. It is an invaluable read for all young
natural history enthusiasts, supporting school studies on animal
biology and behaviour. Ideal for home study or school use, these
are stimulating and accessible reference books for all 8- to
12-year-olds.
A hilariously informative book of facts, farts, and fun! Dogs fart.
Cats fart. Horses fart (a lot). But what about snakes? Spiders?
Octopuses? What about chimpanzees? Cheetahs? Or dinosaurs? In this
gaseous guide to kids' favorite animals (and some they've probably
never heard of), young readers will discover not only which animals
pass gas, but also which have the stinkiest farts, which fart the
most, and where all this smelly stuff comes from. They'll even
learn which species has its own secret fart code! Perfect for
reluctant readers, and with full-color illustrations throughout,
Does It Fart? is the funniest book you never knew you needed. Based
on the New York Times bestseller Does It Fart?: The Definitive
Field Guide to Animal Flatulence.
In this adventurous nonfiction title, elementary readers discover
poisonous plants and dangerous animals from deserts around the
world. Readers will be enthralled with its vivid images,
informational text, and interesting facts about desert ecology and
desert plants and animals, including sidewinder snakes, dingoes,
desert locusts, and barrel cacti. With Time For Kids content,
helpful diagrams, and engaging photographs, children will be
excited to learn about the intriguing plants and animals that live
in such hot, dry environments. This book also includes text
features such as a table of contents, glossary, and index, as well
as resources like a bibliography and a list of useful websites for
learning more. Keep students reading from cover to cover with this
high-interest book!
Discover over eighty different types of birds from all over the
world - some exotic, others more familiar. You will find them
classified by species, from the Cuculiformes like the common cuckoo
to Galliformes like the partridge and the junglefowl, among many
others. Every bird is precisely identified by its common name and
scientific name, and succinctly described with a fun fact. It is
perfect for exploring the creatures great and small that make up
the animal kingdom and how they are classified by the naturalists
that study them. The Illustrated Compendiums' beautiful
illustrations recall the style used by naturalists and explorers
such as Charles Darwin and John James Audubon. Children aged 7 and
up will enjoy dipping in and out of these books, inspired by the
fascinating illustrations and facts.
The fourth book in a nonfiction early-reader series about simple
science concepts starring Ada Twist, Scientist! How do bees fly?
Why does a spider weave a web? And why are bugs so important to our
world?Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction
resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling
Questioneers series and the Ada Twist, Scientist Netflix show, this
nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists of
tomorrow, as they learn along with Ada. Designed in a scrapbook
format, these books combine art from the show, illustrations, and
photography to bring simple science concepts to life.
Discover over a hundred animals from all over the world - mammals,
reptiles, birds, some exotic, others more familiar. You will find
them classified by habitat, from polar regions to the savannah,
from mountain peaks to urban jungles. Every animal is precisely
identified by their common name and scientific name, and succinctly
described with a fun fact. It is perfect for exploring the
creatures great and small that make up the animal kingdom and how
they are classified by the naturalists that study them. The
Illustrated Compendiums' beautiful illustrations recall the style
used by naturalists and explorers such as Charles Darwin and John
James Audubon. Children aged 7 and up will enjoy dipping in and out
of these books, inspired by the fascinating illustrations and
facts.
Elementary readers are invited to discover terrifying plants and
animals of the tropics in this fascinating nonfiction title.
Readers will discover what makes poisonous plants so harmful and
why dangerous jungle animals are so deadly through bright images,
engaging diagrams and charts, informational text, and captivating
facts. This book also includes text features such as a table of
contents, glossary, and index, as well as resources like a
bibliography and a list of useful websites for learning more. Keep
students reading from cover to cover with this high-interest book
featuring Time For Kids content!
This is an in-depth look at the many fascinating aspects of social
insects, from how they communicate with each other to the ways in
which they protect their nests. It comes with stunning images by
top wildlife photographers, plus superb illustrations and detailed
cross-sections. You can discover how insect bodies work, from a
termite's fearsome jaws to the lethal stings of wasps and bees. It
includes special picture sequences that zoom in closer still to
focus on topics such as how a Saxony wasp builds its nest and the
carefully tended gardens of leafcutter ants. It is perfect for home
and classroom use by 8- to 12-year-olds, supplementing school
studies on life processes in the natural world. Ants, bees,
termites and wasps are some of the world's most intriguing insects,
because they depend on one another for survival. They live in
complicated societies with hundreds, thousands or even millions of
others, all working together. This book introduces the different
types of creature that can be found in one colony - the queen,
males, workers and soldiers - and looks at their special
adaptations, from wings to stings. Authoritative text and
breathtaking close-up photographs reveal all the secrets of these
industrious invertebrates.
Explore the lives of kangaroos with Ranger Rick in this Level One I
Can Read with vivid color photos! What if you wished you were a
kangaroo and then you became one? Could you eat like a kangaroo?
Move like a kangaroo? Live in a kangaroo family? And would you want
to? Find out! This Level One I Can Read answers questions for
beginning readers about kangaroos. This format engages young
readers by comparing and contrasting the life of the kangaroo to
the life of the reader. In call-outs, Ranger Rick asks the reader
things like: Can you hop like a kangaroo? Did you know that some
kangaroos are great swimmers? Did you know that kangaroos are
really fast and can hop up to 40 miles per hour? From Tree
Kangaroos to the Rock Wallaby to the more familiar Red Kangaroos,
young Ranger Rick explorers will love this Level One I Can Read
that helps beginning readers dig a little deeper into the amazing
lives of kangaroos. Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Kangaroo is
complete with fascinating facts, vivid photographs, a Wild Words
glossary, and a hands-on activity where you find out how far you
can jump-just like a kangaroo! This Level 1 I Can Read story is
perfect for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read
independently. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short
sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books
support success for children eager to start reading on their own.
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