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Books in Mummy Nature Children's Book series

  • Komodo Dragons

    Ruth Bjorklund

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2012)
    Provides information about Komodo dragons, including anatomy, behavior, and ancestry.
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  • Black Bears

    Mara Grunbaum

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2019)
    Find out why some black bears actually have white fur and other fascinating facts about the most common bear in the world.Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that black bears are the most common bears on Earth-but that some black bears actually have white fur? Be surprised and awed by every page of this captivating book!
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  • Blue Whales

    Ruth Bjorklund

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Find out fascinating facts about one of the most incredible species alive today.Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Likely larger than any other animal ever found on Earth, the blue whale is one of the most incredible species alive today. This gentle giant can weigh as much as 300,000 pounds, but it is far from fearsome, subsisting entirely on a diet of tiny krill, and preferring to avoid dangers by fleeing.
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  • The Three Little Kittens - Board Book.

    Laughing Elephant

    Board book (Laughing Elephant, June 1, 2018)
    The Three Little Kittens is a happy and bright retelling of the classic fairytale about three kittens, who are in danger of displeasing mother and getting no pie! But all comes right in the end. Classic vintage illustrations have been paired with an updated text suitable for beginning readers. In a sturdy board book format suitable for little hands to handle without worry of tears.
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  • Anacondas

    Josh Gregory

    Paperback (Children's Press, Jan. 15, 2016)
    Learn about the largest snake speices in the world, the green anaconda with a length of more than 20 feet and weighing over 550 pounds!Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Readers will learn all about these massive snakes and their slightly smaller cousins, from the way they use their bodies to crush prey to the way they stretch their jaws to swallow huge animals whole. They will also find out how where anacondas live, how they reproduce, and why people have little to fear from these powerful snakes.
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  • Bees Like Flowers

    Rebecca Bielawski

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Nov. 14, 2014)
    Book 2 in the MUMMY NATURE series of children's books.Watch our happy, helpful friend the Honey Bee, always so busy and buzzy and find out why bees and flowers are such good friends. Illustrations using vivid colours include many real flower species which children may recognise from their garden or have seen growing in the wild, 3 of them are named at the end of the book too. The narrator shows us what these fascinating bugs have been getting up to in her garden.What we can learn:Simple ideas about the life of a beeBees are insectsSome common flowers: Daisy, Poppy, SunflowerNew words: Insect, Pollen, Nectar, Hive, Honeycomb, BlossomPAGES: 26 WORDS: 262 LEVEL: Preschool - 6yrsOther books in the series: Meet Bacteria!Travelling SeedsMUMMY NATURE series. Nurturing children's curiosityEach book in the series is one mini nature lesson wrapped up in colour and rhyme. These books are intended for very young children including toddlers and will give them just a glimpse into some of the wonders of the natural world. Illustrated for maximum vibrancy and visual impact, using rhyme to engage young minds and encourage participation. Read the rhymes to your children and soon they will be reading them to you! The narrator is a small child and keen observer who tells us in short rhyming phrases everything she thinks we should know, and all about the magical things she sees around her. Sometimes she is camouflaged in the long grass and other times she has to climb a tree to get a better look.
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  • Flamingos

    Jodie Shepherd

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2019)
    Did you know that Flamingos get their color from the food they eat?Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that flamingos are very social animals and do most everything as a group-or that they get their pink color from the food they eat?
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  • Meet Bacteria!

    Rebecca Bielawski

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct. 8, 2014)
    Book 1 in the MUMMY NATURE series of children's books.Peek through the microscope and down into a fantastic world of teeny tiny shapes, amazing colours and little friends who want to say, Hello. Who are these bacteria? Where do they live and what do they do all day? Meet Bacteria! is for little kids brimming with curiosity. It gives them their first basic notions of bacteria; a very interesting topic for children, seldom dealt with in children's books at this level.What we can learn:The idea of the microscopeWhy we should wash our handsConcepts: Basic bacteria shapes, some bacteria habitatsNew words: Bacteria, Microscope, Rod, Chain, Bunch, MultipyPAGES: 26 WORDS: 253 LEVEL: Preschool - 6yrsOther books in the series: Bees Like FlowersTravelling SeedsMUMMY NATURE series. Nurturing children's curiosityEach book in the series is one mini nature lesson wrapped up in colour and rhyme. These books are intended for very young children including toddlers and will give them just a glimpse into some of the wonders of the natural world. Illustrated for maximum vibrancy and visual impact, using rhyme to engage young minds and encourage participation. Read the rhymes to your children and soon they will be reading them to you! The narrator is a small child and keen observer who tells us in short rhyming phrases everything she thinks we should know, and all about the magical things she sees around her. Sometimes she is camouflaged in the long grass and other times she has to climb a tree to get a better look.
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  • Pandas

    Jennifer Zeiger

    Paperback (Children's Press, Jan. 11, 2012)
    Discover why Pandas are expert tree climbers.Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment.
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  • Lemurs

    Josh Gregory

    Paperback (C. Press/F. Watts Trade, Sept. 1, 2016)
    "This book details the life and habits of lemurs."--
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  • American Bullfrogs

    Katie Marsico

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 7, 2012)
    Find out how this ferocious hunter catches its prey!Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. The loud, deep call and remarkable size of the American bullfrog set it apart from the thousands of other frog species scientists have identified. Readers will discover how this ferocious hunter catches its prey, where it is most commonly found, and how it reproduces.
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  • Flamingos

    Jodie Shepherd

    Paperback (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2019)
    Did you know that Flamingos get their color from the food they eat?Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that flamingos are very social animals and do most everything as a group-or that they get their pink color from the food they eat?
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