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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Natural history & pets
Discover the four seasons in spell-binding detail, brought to life
in art made entirely from pressed flowers and leaves. Artist Helen
Ahpornsiri transforms petals, leaves and seeds into bounding hares,
swooping swallows and fluttering butterflies. Turn the page to
watch flowers unfold, see birds take flight or peek inside animal
homes. Marvel at the magic of each moment and rediscover the
wonders of a year in the wild . . .
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Nature Made
(Paperback)
Anne Montgomery
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R246
R229
Discovery Miles 2 290
Save R17 (7%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Nature gives us many useful things. Sunlight, rocks, trees, plants,
and sand are resources. This book introduces students to the
concept of natural resources. With images that are easy to identify
and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader
simplifies scientific concepts for young students as they improve
their reading skills. A fun and easy science experiment and Your
Turn! activity provide more in-depth opportunities for additional
learning. Nonfiction text features include a glossary and an index.
Engage students in learning with this dynamic text!
A beautiful picture book about garden birds that will appeal to
families with young children. Rachel Lockwood's wonderful
illustrations will delight children aged from two to seven, and
will help them to discover and identify the most common birds in
their everyday surroundings. Each bird is introduced on a
right-hand page in an illustration where it is partly obscured or
turned away from the viewer. The text gives some clues and invites
readers to guess the bird's identity. The reader then turns the
page to find out more. 'A beautiful picture book that will appeal
to children aged 2 to 7 and will help them identify common birds in
their everyday surroundings.' Publishing News 'This beautifully
illustrated book by the RSPB is a lovely way to introduce younger
juniors to the UK's birds.' Scholastic's Junior Education, April
2007
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 around the
garden with more than 140 things to find. From trees and shrubs to
insects and garden birds, they'll learn all about the outdoors
right from their doorstep. 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 Creepy
Crawlies (ISBN 9780008386481).
Who is that with the long tail? What is making that sound? Who is
diving in the pond? Lift the flaps to see what the birds are doing.
Some like to play tag, others hide acorns and another builds nests
in the strangest of places. With colourful illustrations and simple
and interactive text, this is the perfect introduction to birds for
little ones. 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 have
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.
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Rusty
(Hardcover)
Terry Sheppard
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R700
Discovery Miles 7 000
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Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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With fun-filled quizzes, loads of dinosaur facts, and over 250
stickers, this dinosaur book will provide children with hours of
educational fun! Travel millions of years back in time to learn all
about the amazing dinosaurs that lived on our planet. This
colourful children's activity book contains reusable and
easy-to-peel stickers - perfect for little fingers to add to pages
as they read and learn! Dinosaurs Ultimate Sticker Book is the
perfect way to engage children with fun facts and interactive
reading. Inside the book you'll find: - Over 250 reusable stickers
that are easy to peel and stick to pages or other surfaces - A
variety of activities including a quiz, follow-the-trail, and
creative sticker activities - Interesting facts that help children
discover more about dinosaurs - the different species, what they
ate, and where they lived - Bright and colourful pictures paired
with educational content that keeps children engaged Go back in
time and meet some of the earth's most fascinating creatures - the
dinosaurs. These prehistoric animals have captured the imagination
of children for decades and continue to awaken their curiosity.
Young palaeontologists will be delighted to page through this book,
meet dino's such as terrifying T- Rex, spiky Stegosaurus, and
vicious Velociraptor. Learn all about where these dinosaurs lived,
and what they ate. This book allows children to learn while they
create: they're able to fill in scenes, construct their own, find
and match stickers, and even answer fun quiz questions. With hours
of discovery ahead this sticker book is a wonderful educational
tool or gift for children between 4-7 years old. The Ultimate
Sticker Book Series takes children on adventures through history,
nature and fascinating human inventions. All in the name of fun and
learning, these books like the Ultimate Sticker Book Bugs, Ultimate
Sticker Book Tractors, Ultimate Sticker Book Sharks are packed with
puzzles, quizzes, and, of course, lots and lots of stickers!
Learn that even animals have best friends in this follow-up to The
Not Bad Animals. Someone that's always there for them through thick
and thin, to help them out with all of the usual things that
friends do. You know, like picking ticks off your back, letting you
know when a lion is about to make you its dinner and helping you
hunt down some tasty prey. The animal kingdom is full of odd
couples that prove that sometimes it's better to be together! Like
the rhino and the African Oxpecker, the coyote and the badger, and
the crocodile and the plover bird. This funny and informative book
is a great way to teach your kids about some of the more
interesting partnerships in the natural world, with pop out fact
boxes and hilarious illustrations. Uncover some unlikely
friendships from the world of animals and discover how creatures
get through every day with a little help from their friends. This
book is full of funny facts about animals and symbiotic
relationships for children to explore.
The names of dinosaurs are some of the first impressively long
words that children learn. From Apatosaurus to Tyrannosaurus rex to
Zephyrosaurus, The A-Z of Dinosaurs presents 26 fun dinosaurs to
learn the names of. Each dinosaur is illustrated with an
outstanding colour artwork, while a short description outlines the
animal's main characteristics. Also, there is a guide to the
pronunciation of each animal's name. Whether huge or tiny, famous
or lesser-known, ferocious or gentle, each featured dinosaur is
explored over one page. The A-Z of Dinosaurs is informative fun
about the most fantastic beasts ever to roam the Earth.
Meet the world's most adorable animals in this aww-inducing little
book in a brand-new series from National Geographic Kids. Whether
you like mammals, aquatic creatures, insects, birds, amphibians, or
reptiles, this browsable book contains kids' favourite animals that
would ALL be contenders for grand prize in a cute competition. Big
photos pair with upbeat descriptions that highlight each critter's
crazy cool skills and unique behaviours. This adorable book
showcases popular animals such as hedgehogs and pandas as well as
unusual species such as tapirs, kakapos, and pangolins. Special
features include a head-to-head cute-off, sure to keep readers
squealing with delight. Perfect for curious kids, animal lovers,
and future veterinarians alike.
In this big format atlas of the world, children will find in each
spread a different continent with some of the most famous or
curious animals represented but... some are missing! Don?t worry,
in the last page of the book, children will find the missing
animals that can be taken out and built in 3D, to play with them
and learn everything about their original habitat! Take out the
figures of the animals at the end of the book, on thelast page, and
play along the spreads to find the missing animals in each
continent!
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