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Books in First Discovery Hidden World Book series

  • Vegetables in the Garden

    Pascale De Bourgoing

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, July 1, 1994)
    A new contribution to an award-winning series features brightly painted, see-through pages that illustrate the inside of familiar fruits and vegetables and enable children to understand the composition of growing things.
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  • Night Creatures

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Sylvaine Perols

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Aug. 1, 1998)
    A brief introduction to nocturnal animals, emphasizing owls and bats.
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  • Bears

    Laura Bour, Gallimard Jeunesse

    Spiral-bound (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Text, illustrations, and overlays show bears hibernating, caring for their young, hunting and gathering food, and playing
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  • Under the Sea

    Claude Delafosse, Gallimard Jeunesse, Pierre De Hugo

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1999)
    Traveling deeper and deeper into the ocean with each page, children can use the special paper lamp to find colorful coral reef fish, eels, sharks, squid, jellyfish, octopus, catfish, and other underwater animals.
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  • Egyptian Tomb

    Claude Delafosse, Sabine Krawczyk

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Aug. 1, 1999)
    In this interactive book, young readers become an archaeologist at the tomb of an Egyptian woman named Nenufar, discovering a tunnel to the tomb, ancient paintings, dishes, and the mummy itself.
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  • The Seashore

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Elisabeth Cohat, Pierre De Hugo

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1995)
    Containing many brightly painted transparent pages, a book for young children features the unexpected at every turn that reveals creatures hiding where land and water meet--crabs, sea anemones, starfish, and more.
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  • Fish

    Jeunesse Gallimard, Sabine Krawczyk, Claude Delafosse, Heather Miller

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1998)
    Extensive illustrations and clear text explain how fish from all over the world swim, eat, breathe, and live in the water, and include acetate pages that reveal the complex anatomy of a fish.
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  • Pyramids

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Delafosse

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Introducing the wonders and mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids, a highly visual guide explains how the ancient Egyptians were able to move huge blocks of stone to the pyramid sites and considers other fascinating structures.
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  • Sports

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Pierre-Marie Valat

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Colorful artwork, overlays, and a concise but informative text introduce young sports fans to a variety of sports from around the world, from American football to cricket to basketball.
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  • Musical Instruments

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Delafosse, Donald Grant

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1994)
    Transparent pages that can be peeled away to change the illustrations offer a chance for children to explore the inside of a piano and learn about musical instruments from around the world.
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  • The Weather

    Sophie Kniffke

    Hardcover-spiral (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2005)
    Follow the changing weather through the seasons of the year.
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  • Dogs

    Pascale De Bourgoing, Gallimard Jeunesse, Henri Galeron

    Spiral-bound (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1999)
    This colorful and entertaining introduction to dogs features information about various breeds, from tiny Chihuahuas to huge Saint Bernards, as well as basic physical characteristics, communication, and the kinds of work dogs can perform.
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