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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Natural history & pets > Animals > General
Set over a 24-hour period, meet fighting stallions, cute foals, and
nosy donkeys in this kids' non-fiction book about the coolest wild
horses in the world. Race across prairies to follow the lives of
horses and ponies as they whinny, neigh, and play their way through
their day. Biology professor and horse owner Dr Carly Anne York
tells the story of the wild horses in the style of a nature
documentary, including gentle science explanations perfect for
future biologists. Beautifully illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat and
packed with animal facts, Horses (A Day in the Life) is a perfect
book for horse-mad kids.
**Starred Review in Publisher's Weekly** WINNER: Writer's Digest
Self-Published Award, Children's Picture Books FINALIST: NextGen
Indie Publishing Award, Juvenile Nonfiction. The oldest bird in the
world, documented with banding, is Wisdom, the Midway Albatross.
She was on Midway when the Japanese Tsunami hit and this is her
amazing story of survival of manmade and natural disasters for over
60 years. She has survived the dangers of living wild, plastic
pollution, longline fishing, lead poisoning, and the Japanese
earthquake. At 60, she's still laying eggs and hatching chicks.
It's a story of survival and hope amidst the difficulties of life.
In 2013, she hatched a new chick at the age of 62. The chick is
named Mana'olana, Hawaiian for Hope. Kitty Harvill's portraits make
this a biography in text and art.
Do you think a snake would make a good pet? This fact-filled title
uses bright, vivid images in conjunction with descriptive and
informative language to let readers decide if they think these
cold-blooded reptiles would make good pets.
Help the rangers on the LEGO (R) City wildlife reserve look after
the safari animals! Little LEGO fans can bring the safari to life
as they push, pull and slide the tabs in this fun board book. Make
the LEGO (R) bricks move - feed the monkeys swinging in the tree,
guide a lost elephant to a new home and then slide the
scene-changing mechanism to discover all the animals on the
reserve! Helps creative minds to: - enhance motor skills - develop
hand-eye coordination - play as they read - be imaginative LEGO (R)
City. Safari Rescue is a great gift for toddlers with inquisitive
fingers and minds. Add to the collection and bring more of the LEGO
City to life with LEGO (R) City. Police Patrol, LEGO (R) City. Fire
Station and LEGO (R) City. Building Site.
Explore the extraordinary world of elephants with explorer and scientist Tim
Flannery and his daughter, Emma, as they shine the spotlight on one of the
world's most beloved and surprising creatures!
There's so much more to elephants than their enormous size! Have you heard about
their excellent memory or their adorable sense of humor? Did you know that they
actually walk on their tippy toes? And wait till you see who their cousins are – you're in
for a surprise!
Elephants can live until the age of 70 and are Earth's most intelligent giants, with
incredible communication and relationship-building abilities. Come along on an exciting
expedition with the world-renowned scientist and explorer Tim Flannery and his
daughter Emma as they spotlight these wonderful creatures, their closest relatives (the
woolly mammoth!), and discover what humans can do to protect this beloved species.
This gorgeous large format picture book comes with lush, full-color illustrations from
renowned illustrator Katie Melrose, cherry-red foil and tactile grain lamination on the
cover – making it the perfect gift for animal lovers and elephantophiles alike!
Discover more fascinating creatures in Tim Flannery's other picture books:
Sensational Sharks
Extraordinary Elephants
Jiggliest Jellyfish
Spectacular Snakes
Like the other 13 books in this series, this one asks and
answers 20 questions, each with a large photo and a humorous
drawing by illustrator Steve Weaver. Did you know that penguins
have a good reason to wear a tuxedo? Have you ever wondered whether
they can fly? What they eat? Whether they have knees? Did you know
that penguins don't live at the North Pole? "Those Perky Penguins
"will explain all the questions you've asked yourself as you've
watched these funny, perky little birds waddle around at the zoo
and elegantly fly in the water under the ice on screen.
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