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The bees are busy and buzzing! Where does the honey bee live? What
does the honey bee do best and why does it like to dance? Lift the
flaps to discover all the answers to these fun questions. With
bright illustrations and simple, accessible and interactive text,
this is the perfect first introduction to bees for preschoolers.
Little ones will even meet the queen bee! Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew is a world famous centre for botanical and mycological
knowledge. With two inspiring gardens at Kew in London, and
Wakehurst in Sussex, visitors are enchanted with the wonder of
plant diversity. Over the past 250 years Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
has made innumerable contributions to increasing the understanding
of plants and fungi, with many benefits for humankind. Bloomsbury's
Lift and Look board books are packed full of large cut-out flaps,
specially designed for small hands. They also feature bright and
beautiful illustrations and fun, engaging text, which children will
adore. Available in a range of young children's favourite topics,
including Bugs, Garden, School, Dinosaurs and Space.
When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies is an exquisitely illustrated
exploration of how dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually became
the birds we live with today. What are birds, and where did they
come from? Discover fascinating facts about bird evolution,
including: How the oldest bird fossils are about 150 million years
old. That birds evolved from a group of meat-eating dinosaurs
called theropods. That's the same group that Tyrannosaurus Rex
belonged to, although birds evolved from small theropods. How these
ancient birds looked quite a lot like small, feathered dinosaurs
and they had much in common. Their mouths still contained sharp
teeth. That over time, birds lost their teeth and evolved beaks.
And more! The story of bird evolution is fascinating, and When
Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies explores this incredible history in a
digestible, accessible way. This book from the successful
Incredible Evolution series proves that fact can definitely be
stranger and more exciting than fiction! Can you imagine coming
face-to-face with a toothy pigeon?! Through digestible information
and absorbing illustrations, young readers will be given an insight
into how dinosaurs evolved flight and conquered the skies. This
book is from the Incredible Evolution series, a fascinating,
informative collection of books which examine the development of
life on eart. Other titles available include: When Plants Took Over
the Planet, When We Became Humans, and When the Whales Walked.
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Funny Bugs
(Paperback)
Paul Mason; Illustrated by Tony De Saulles
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R254
Discovery Miles 2 540
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Heaps of funny facts and cartoons about the bug world's most
hilarious adaptations! Bugs have developed some of the strangest
features and behaviours to survive day in and day out. This book's
lively artwork and side-splitting jokes bring these behaviours
alive - and uncover the awesome science of the bug world. Meet the
goofiest, the stinkiest, the best dancers and of course the
absolutely funniest bugs on planet Earth! Funny Nature is a series
of books presenting science learning through laughter. Brought to
you by the author and illustrator of The Poo That Animals Do, this
series covers science topics including evolution, adaptation,
habitats, anatomy, physiology, life cycles and much more! Perfect
for fans of facts and fun aged 6+. Books in the Funny Nature
series: Funny Beasts Funny Bugs Funny Dinosaurs Funny Plants
Why do aquatic frogs spend the winter buried in mud? Why to garter
snakes coil together in dens? Animals hibernate in some unique
ways. Discover the amazing ways hibernating animals spend the
winter.
Can you tell a slow loris from a slender loris? Did you know that
when it rains orangutans make umbrellas using leaves? What's the
difference between a monkey and an ape? Discover all of this (and
many more monkey facts!) in Kate Viggers' humorous, illustrated
guide to monkeys and other primates. From lemurs and tarsiers to
gorillas and chimpanzees, A Book of Monkeys reveals the social
lives of primates, their dining preferences and their grooming
habits. You will even find out which monkey swims and how the male
gorilla impresses female gorillas! So, if you want to be able to
tell your chimp from your bonobo or find out what a macaque likes
to eat for tea, A Book of Monkeys is the perfect book for you.
Owl and Bird take a walk and count the things they see. Bold,
colorful illustrations with cute characters and simple text enable
babies and toddlers to learn about the concept of numbers. Printed
as a board book, the story is nicely designed for young children.
This lovely children's book provides an interesting insight to the
anatomy and behaviour of the animals of the British countryside and
farmyard. It endeavours to answer questions such as Why are the
horns of the deer branched?, Why does the rabbit have a white tail?
and Why the Sheep has a woolly coat? Beautifully illustrated
throughout with Edwin Noble's black and white and colour
illustrations.
Take a trip to the pond and learn how a tadpole grows up to become
a frog in this nonfiction book for early readers. Featuring vibrant
photographs, illustrations and simple, informative text, readers
are sure to be delighted!
Featuring 2,500 species and packed with stunning colour
photographs, amazing animal facts, maps, and more, the new National
Geographic Kids Animal Encyclopaedia is the most comprehensive on
the market today, amazing and entertaining readers, while providing
them with authoritative information about the animal kingdom.
Thematic spreads take readers through animal homes and habitats,
senses and communication, life cycle and babies, movement and
migration, defences, camouflage, and adaptation, and endangered
animals and conservation. Special features in each section include
ANIMAL PROFILES spreads that focus in-depth on a particular animal
and ANIMAL RECORDS spreads that highlight the fastest, tallest,
smallest animals, etc. Exclusive FROM-THE-FIELD reports, that focus
on National Geographic explorers and their stories about the
animals they study, can only be found in this animal encyclopaedia.
Would you choose to swim with a great white shark or a box
jellyfish? You must pick one or the other Test your decision-making
skills with these outrageous animal questions. Then try them on
your friends "
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Bees
(Paperback)
Lisa J. Amstutz
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R189
Discovery Miles 1 890
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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What could be more heartwarming than the arrival of a new little
one? The bunny family in this charming picture book celebrates all
the events surrounding a birth, from readying the baby's crib to
the very first visit from friends and family This new board book
edition is a perfect baby shower gift, and the round edges and
sturdy pages make it just right for big siblings with little
hands."
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