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Welcome to the Tree Stump (Paperback): Alix Wood Welcome to the Tree Stump (Paperback)
Alix Wood
R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Welcome to the Night-Time City (Paperback): Ruth Owen Welcome to the Night-Time City (Paperback)
Ruth Owen
R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Welcome to the Night-Time Forest (Paperback): Ruth Owen Welcome to the Night-Time Forest (Paperback)
Ruth Owen
R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Slow Down...With This Before and After Nature Game (Game): Freya Hartas Slow Down...With This Before and After Nature Game (Game)
Freya Hartas
R280 Discovery Miles 2 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Match 15 'before' and 'after' nature moments. Then, turn the cards over to play again - but this time, use your memory to find each pair. This card game builds first literacy and sequencing skills with all your favourite animals from Slow Down - an ideal game for 2-4 players.

i-SPY Nature - Spy it! Score it! (Paperback): I Spy i-SPY Nature - Spy it! Score it! (Paperback)
I Spy
R123 R112 Discovery Miles 1 120 Save R11 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun! Kids will have fun collecting points outdoors with more than 140 things to find. From buttercups to sycamore trees, ladybirds to pine martins, they'll learn all about their surrounding natural world. And once they've scored 1000 points, super-spotters can claim their official i-SPY certificate and badge. With more than 30 i-SPY books to collect, there's something for everyone! For even more fun outdoors check out i-SPY Birds (ISBN 9780008386450).

Atlas of Ocean Adventures - A Collection of Natural Wonders, Marine Marvels and Undersea Antics from Across the Globe... Atlas of Ocean Adventures - A Collection of Natural Wonders, Marine Marvels and Undersea Antics from Across the Globe (Hardcover)
Lucy Letherland; Emily Hawkins 1
R658 R548 Discovery Miles 5 480 Save R110 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Set your spirit of adventure free with this journey to the world's great oceans, discovering the diversity of life that exists in the deep blue sea. Whether you're travelling long haul with leatherback turtles across the Pacific, snoozing with sea otters or ice bathing with a walrus, this book celebrates the very prescient topic of the world's oceans with LucyLetherland's animal characters. Each section begins with an infographic map of the ocean it explores - Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic - followed by richly detailed two-page spreads exploring its depths and the denizens within, as well as seabirds, coral reefs and shoreline critters. Discover saltwater crocodiles lurking in the Andaman Islands, hammerheads gathering in the Atlantic, and the awe-inspiring colossal squid that calls the Ross Sea home. Lucy Letherland's illuminating artwork shows how these oceans teem with life, forming part of complex and fascinating ecosystems, all in a quirky, characterful style. Interesting facts and figures pepper the scenes. Did you know that spinner dolphins can swim up to 400 kilometres a day? Or that some sea snails can grow up to half a metre long? Or that in the deepest depths, fish can glow in the dark? A natural history lesson in an adventure book, each spread features 10 captions and and facts about every destination. The 5th title in the best-selling Atlas of Adventures series that has now been translated into 31 languages. A 'Can you find?' page at the back challenges you to explore the pages even deeper by locating the pictured scenes and scene-stealers. Children and adults alike will be amazed by the incredible creatures that await in the world's oceans.

It Starts With A Seed (Paperback): Laura Knowles It Starts With A Seed (Paperback)
Laura Knowles; Artworks by Jennie Webber 1
R274 R221 Discovery Miles 2 210 Save R53 (19%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

With lyrical text, enchanting illustrations and a beautiful fold-out scene to complete the story, this award-winning picture book takes you on a journey through the seasons and years as you follow a seed's transformation from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page. As the tree grows, it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures - squirrels and rabbits, butterflies and owls - who make it their home. A rhyming poem builds page on page, echoing the rings of a growing tree. The story culminates with a fold-out page showing a mature tree shedding seeds to continue the beautiful cycle of life. At the back, find the full poem and facts about the specific tree, a sycamore. Beautiful and evocative, It Starts With a Seed is a factual story that will touch children with its simple, enchanting message of life and growth. It Starts with a Seed was the winner of the inaugural Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction.

Busy Puppies (Board book): Yi-Hsuan Wu Busy Puppies (Board book)
Yi-Hsuan Wu; Campbell Books
R195 R177 Discovery Miles 1 770 Save R18 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Push, pull and slide the scenes to race around the dog park in Busy Puppies! Teach all sorts of puppies how to play fetch, learn new tricks and even make new waggy-tailed friends in this adorable book. Young children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations by Yi-Hsuan Wu. Part of the popular Busy Book series, this book is perfect for sharing with little dog-lovers. Introduce your toddler to the Busy world around them with Busy Zoo, Busy Pets and Busy Baby Animals.

What? Where? Why? - Questions and Answers About Nature (Paperback): Jim Bruce, Claire Llewellyn, Stephen Savage, Angela Wilkes What? Where? Why? - Questions and Answers About Nature (Paperback)
Jim Bruce, Claire Llewellyn, Stephen Savage, Angela Wilkes
R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This exciting and fact-filled title comprises all the best bits from the popular Question Time series, giving lively, informative answers to many of the WHAT, HOW, WHY and WHICH questions that young children ask about the world around them. What? Where? Why? Questions and Answers about Nature asks a variety of questions such as 'How do caterpillars grow up?', 'Why are whales such whoppers?', 'How does the frilled lizard trick its enemies?', 'Why do peacocks show off?', 'How can a shark drown?' and 'What is a rainforest?' plus hundreds more. Containing information taken from the Question Time titles Creepy-Crawlies, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Sharks, Seashore and Rainforest, with brand-new pages on fish, this bumper volume is sure to delight the inquisitive reader. Carefully researched and created to fulfil early-learning needs, the book covers a wealth of popular natural history subjects that will stimulate children's curiosity. The topics are explored in great detail with engaging text, and supported by colourful and inviting illustrations that bring the natural world vividly to life. with eye-catching cartoons and a Now I Know feature reinforces the facts that have been explained. This focused approach will provide a solid basis of knowledge, as well as inspire and educate.

The Four Spheres of Earth (Paperback): Paul Larson The Four Spheres of Earth (Paperback)
Paul Larson
R280 R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Save R22 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color images. Students will learn all about the four spheres of Earth through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Important text features like a glossary and index will improve students close reading skills.

Hot Topics: The Sea (Hardcover): Laura Wade Hot Topics: The Sea (Hardcover)
Laura Wade
R41 Discovery Miles 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A world of knowledge in your pocket! Brilliant new mini information books. Packed full of information about popular subjects, 'Hot Topics' are great for easy access and instant reference. Great value for money!

Cat (Hardcover): August Hoeft Cat (Hardcover)
August Hoeft
R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dig World (Hardcover): Codie Wright Dig World (Hardcover)
Codie Wright; Illustrated by Madeline Husby
R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Adventures of LayLa the Lovable Dog - The Story of Rescuing Her Owners (Hardcover): Stacey A Delaney The Adventures of LayLa the Lovable Dog - The Story of Rescuing Her Owners (Hardcover)
Stacey A Delaney
R614 R557 Discovery Miles 5 570 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wildflower Detectives' Handbook (Spiral bound): Camilla De la B edoy ere Wildflower Detectives' Handbook (Spiral bound)
Camilla De la B edoy ere
R107 Discovery Miles 1 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This handbook enables readers to identify more than 40 wildflower species. Working closely with the Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife Watch initiative, readers are encouraged to personalize their handbook by adding photos, making notes, placing stickers and logging sightings.

Let's Go On a Nature Hunt - Matching and Memory Game (Game): Freya Hartas Let's Go On a Nature Hunt - Matching and Memory Game (Game)
Freya Hartas
R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Players take it in turns to flip over tiles showing seasonal things, from rabbits in spring to ice creams in summer, squirrels in autumn to hot chocolate in winter. If they match the pictures on their nature hunt list, they add it to their card. The winner is the first player to fill their card with all the items on the list and complete the nature hunt! This board game teaches word and image recognition with all your favourite characters from Brown Bear Wood - an ideal game for 2-4 players.

Angel Baby and Her Teddy Bear (Hardcover): Evelyn Gugliotti Angel Baby and Her Teddy Bear (Hardcover)
Evelyn Gugliotti
R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Spin to Survive: Frozen Mountain - Decide your destiny with a pop-out fortune spinner (Novelty book): Emily Hawkins Spin to Survive: Frozen Mountain - Decide your destiny with a pop-out fortune spinner (Novelty book)
Emily Hawkins; Illustrated by R. Fresson
R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

You are about to embark on a dangerous adventure. With this game in a book, use the pop-out Survival Spinner to learn your fate as you face peril after peril in a wild, rugged landscape. You become lost in the mountains after an emergency landing. Among the snowy peaks, you are at risk from dangers including falling victim to hypothermia, being buried by an avalanche or stumbling into a deep crevasse. In your backpack, you have a sleeping bag, a thermal roll-mat, a bottle of water, a bag of nuts, waterproof matches, a pair of binoculars, a camera, a first aid kit and an old survival journal belonging to your grandfather. As you confront each life-threatening challenge in this adventure-filled game book, place the Survival Spinner found inside the cover of the book on one of the circles on your current page, and spin. The place where the spinner points when it stops tells you if you have survived, are still living but injured or that you have perished, with a corresponding page number to turn to for each fate. Throughout, you will learn about real-life survival techniques, including how to: Make a snow shelter Build a fire Survive a bear attack Treat a wound Use the sun and moon to navigate Cross a frozen lake Harrowing tales of real-life wilderness survivors provide glimmers of hope as you deal with the consequences of your choices. One bad decision could lead to disaster... Frozen Mountain is the debut book in the exhilarating Spin to Survive series. Discover real-life survival tips and stories as you navigate your own perilous journey through the wilderness guided by your decisions and the removable Survival Spinner. Have you got what it takes to survive?

The Adventures of Mischief Mishka in the Big Apple (Hardcover): Amber Satterfield The Adventures of Mischief Mishka in the Big Apple (Hardcover)
Amber Satterfield; Illustrated by Pet Creations
R649 Discovery Miles 6 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Nature Trail: Park (Paperback): Jen Green Nature Trail: Park (Paperback)
Jen Green
R142 Discovery Miles 1 420 Ships in 5 - 7 working days

The purpose of this series is to show children the habitats around them. The books will guide a child through their personal exploration of different habitats. The reader will be encouraged to use key science skills to plan, observe, collect, record and and preserve their findings on their trail of nature. This title looks at what can be found in parks, including trees, flowers, food cycles and water.

100 Facts Plant Life (Paperback): Miles Kelly 100 Facts Plant Life (Paperback)
Miles Kelly
R218 R127 Discovery Miles 1 270 Save R91 (42%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

100 Facts Plant Life is bursting with detailed images, fun activities and exactly 100 amazing facts. Children will learn everything they need to know about our green planet. 100 Facts Plant Life contains key topics about the plant kingdom in mind-blowing numbered facts. Each fact is accompanied by beautiful illustrations and photographs, which add visual meaning to the information for kids. This is a fascinating plant book for kids aged 7+. Essential topics covered in 100 Facts Plant Life: - The seven functions of a plant, which include photosynthesis and pollination - Plants in different environments such as forests, jungles and underwater - Animal friends, enemies and how plants use their appearance as a trap Examples of 'I don't believe it' fascinating facts: - Squirting cucumbers can shoot their seeds 5 metres away. Their seedpods are full of water and explode at the slightest touch. - Nearly half of all the trees that are cut down are used to make paper - more than 300 million tonnes every year. - Sea otters wrap strands of giant kelp around themselves so they don't float away while feeding on sea urchins or resting. Activities to make learning accessible and interactive include: - Sprinkle mustard or cress seeds on a damp piece of cotton wool and leave on a saucer in a warm place - the seeds will start to germinate after a day - Light and dark! Find out the effect of sunlight and lack of sunlight on a living plant by placing a piece of card on a leaf and looking at what happens after a few days. - Quiz question: Roots grow towards light. True or false? Author: Camilla de la Bedoyere Consultant: Barbara Taylor Pages: 40 Age: 7+ Dimensions: 9 X 12 Format: Paperback with holographic foil ISBN: 9781848106154

Amazing Evolution - The Journey of Life (Hardcover): Anna Claybourne Amazing Evolution - The Journey of Life (Hardcover)
Anna Claybourne; Illustrated by Wesley Robins 1
R554 R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Save R42 (8%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Explore the incredible ways evolution works, from the beginnings of life 3.5 billion years ago to the walking, talking super-apes better known as human beings. Amazing Evolution is filled with fascinating facts!" - The Week Junior Evolution can be a difficult idea to wrap our brains around: it deals with random, unlikely events, combined with vast lengths of time too enormous to comprehend. But the evidence is all around us - in the fossils of long-dead creatures, and in our genes and the relationships between all living beings. Amazing Evolution shines a light on this incredible process, from the beginnings of life around 3.8 billion years ago, to the millions of different species alive today, including the moon-walking, talking apes with super-powerful brains - human beings! Filled with clear explanations, beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts about the planet's strangest and most spectacular creatures, Amazing Evolution will keep children (and adults, too!) enthralled for hours. Delve into the pages and learn what makes a fish a fish, why giraffes have such long necks and how all living things, from cabbages to tigers, are related! Amazing Evolution is the perfect first book about evolution for young readers.

Traveling Tails of Mr. Jules - All Around the Country with My Therapy Dog (Hardcover): Jen Charoon Traveling Tails of Mr. Jules - All Around the Country with My Therapy Dog (Hardcover)
Jen Charoon
R576 Discovery Miles 5 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Street Beneath My Feet (Hardcover): Charlotte Guillian The Street Beneath My Feet (Hardcover)
Charlotte Guillian; Illustrated by Yuval Zommer 1
R559 R467 Discovery Miles 4 670 Save R92 (16%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This award-winning, double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey down through the layers of the Earth, all the way to the planet's core and out the other side. *Picked by the Guardian as one of '15 Modern Classics' books* When you're out walking around, whether on the city streets or a country trail, there's always so much to see and hear. But do you ever stop and look down? Have you ever wondered what's going on deep in the ground under your feet? There are so many amazing sights to see! One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, whilst the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. The underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures' burrows, layers of rock and the planet's molten core, each running seamlessly into the next. Mixing urban and rural settings, covering subjects such as geology, archaeology and natural history, The Street Beneath My Feet offers children the opportunity to explore their world through a detailed learning experience. And its foldout, laperello (or concertina) style, which extends to 2.5 metres in length, is ideal for spreading out on the floor to pore over for hours. Explore even more of the world with The Skies Above My Eyes (August 2018) and The World Around Me (October 2020), companion books from the Look Closer series.

The Wonder Garden - Wander through the world's wildest habitats and discover more than 80 amazing animals (Hardcover):... The Wonder Garden - Wander through the world's wildest habitats and discover more than 80 amazing animals (Hardcover)
Kristjana S Williams; Jenny Broom 1
R714 R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Save R179 (25%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Open the gates of the Wonder Garden to explore five of Earth's most extraordinary habitats, each filled with incredible creatures and epic scenery. Trek through the Amazon Rainforest, travel to the Chihuahuan Desert, dive in the Great Barrier Reef, delve deep into the Black Forest and stand on the roof of the world - the Himalayan Mountains - to see nature at its wildest. Breathtaking, engraved illustrations bring to life Earth's spectacular Wonder Garden in this stunning book which takes you on an adventure around the world. A must for all young nature lovers!

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