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Earf
(Hardcover)
Mark Bailen, Leaf Bailen
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R598
Discovery Miles 5 980
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Welcome to the fanciful world of Earf, where volcanoes require
plumbing, clouds are pulled by pulleys, and restaurants thrive
inside runaway boulders. Follow the little bear as he leads your
child through each new environment. Inspired by both Dr. Seuss and
Shel Silverstein, this finely illustrated book is 48 pages and full
color. The stories contain dozens of innovative characters, each
living and working on Earf, a strange yet familiar planet where
nature had been flipped on its head.
Howl with laughter with the FIFTH book in the hilarious full-colour
illustrated series, Dog Man, from the creator of Captain
Underpants! When a new bunch of baddies bust up the town, Dog Man
is called into action -- and this time he isn't alone. With a cute
kitten and a remarkable robot by his side, our heroes must save the
day by joining forces with an unlikely ally: Petey, the World's
Most Evil Cat. But can the villainous Petey avoid vengeance and
venture into virtue? Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series
appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive
themes, including: empathy, kindness, persistence, and the
importance of being true to one's self. Full colour pages
throughout.
Vivid photos of a wolf fish munching a sea urchin, a hermit crab
switching shells, a sea slug arming itself with stinging cells
stolen from an anemone, a 35-pound lobster guarding his domain, and
other exotic creatures take us from dawn to darkness. Colorful
panoramic paintings show us the bigger picture, including the eyes
of nighttime predators and the creatures who are missing the
following morning. A gorgeous book for future scientists. Both
lyrical and scientifically accurate, the story follows a day in the
life of the denizens lurking in the cold, tide-swept waters beneath
a remote pier on the shore of a northern sea. Stunning underwater
photos of a wolffish munching a live sea urchin, a hermit crab
switching shells, a sea slug arming itself with stinging cells
stolen from an anemone, a starfish thrusting its stomach through
its mouth to digest its prey, exotic-looking basket stars straining
the water for food, a 35-pound hundred-year-old lobster guarding
his domain, and other exotic creatures take us from dawn to
darkness. Colorful panoramic paintings of the bigger picture,
including the eyes of nighttime predators and the creatures who are
among the missing the following morning. Includes an appendix of
macro-photos showing tiny animals that are critical to the food
web. Another appendix gives scientific names and brief science
facts about all animals in the book. Interactive, as readers are
asked to compare before-night and after-night images to discover
who's missing Correlations to the Next Generation Science Standards
and the Common Core ELA Standards available online at
www.tilburyhouse.com The Tilbury House Nature Book series brings
the natural world to life for young readers without
anthropomorphizing animals. Each book aims for the highest
standards of scientific accuracy and storytelling magic. Fountas
& Pinnell Level T
Aria lives on a well-ordered planet whose people have
eradicated illness and even death. Earth is their
‘shadow planet’ which they populated with humans
centuries ago so they could study them and learn from their
experiences. Now the experiment is coming to an end and Aria
must go to Earth with her scientist father to set off a
train of events which will destroy its people. Brought up to
believe that humans are inferior, Aria is shocked
to discover that she is herself half human, and amazed to
find that Earth-dwellers live life to the full
and feel love for each other, even though they are mortal.Â
But once she understands this, how can she save them, and
herself, from destruction?
From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons and My Friend the
Octopus comes an exciting historical adventure - with a touch of
magic - set aboard the Titanic ... Young cabin steward, Sid, is
proud to be working on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built.
Clara dreams of adventure too, but she's a stowaway in the hold of
a much smaller boat, Carpathia. Here she meets the biggest, best
dog she's ever known: Rigel, who is on his way to be reunited with
his owner. None of them could have imagined how they would need
each other one ice-cold terrible night - or that an extraordinary
sea creature might also answer their call ... The third
middle-grade historical adventure from the author of Darwin's
Dragons and My Friend the Octopus A new spin on the sinking of the
Titanic, offering an uplifting alternate history of real-life
survivor, Sid Daniels A touching animal friendship lies at the
heart of the story, as well as hints of mythology Showcases Lindsay
Galvin's trademark combination of exciting adventure, rip-roaring
history and non-fiction elements PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: 'A
striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story I love.'
EMMA CARROLL 'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you
hope it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE '[A] beautifully fictionalised
story' THE TELEGRAPH
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