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Books in First Discovery Hidden World Book series

  • Fruit

    Pascale De Bourgoing, Gallimard Jeunesse, P. M. Valet

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Oct. 1, 1991)
    An introduction to both familiar and exotic fruits
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  • Flowers

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Delafosse, Rene Mettler, Nancy E. Krulik

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1993)
    Young readers are encouraged to locate the pistil and stamens of a crocus and other flower parts hidden on the brightly painted transparent pages of this informative book.
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  • All about Time

    Andre Verdet, Celine Bour-Chollet, Daniel Moignot

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Sept. 15, 1995)
    A guide to telling time features brightly colored, transparent pages that cover an oversized clock, enabling young readers to learn about the progression of minutes into hours, day into night, and season into season.
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  • Cats

    Pascale De Bourgoing, Henri Galeron

    Spiral-bound (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Introduces the behavior and life cycle of cats
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  • Atlas of Plants

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude D. Delafosse, Sylvaine Perols

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1996)
    Vivid illustrations, transparent overlays, and simple, factual text introduce young readers to more than fifty plants from around the world, explaining such transformations as how a cotton flower becomes a ball of white fibers.
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  • Boats

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Christian Broutin

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1993)
    The illustrated transparent cells in a spiral-bound board book aid young minds in identifying large ships and small boats, exposing the inner framework of an early sailing ship, and viewing life near the ocean floor.
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  • Penguins

    Renรฉ Mettler

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 1995)
    What are these strange animals? Birds or fish? Watch penguins swim with seals in icy water.
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  • Trains

    Gallimard Jeunesse, James Prunier

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1998)
    Steam locomotives, electric engines, and high speed trains from around the world are vividly illustrated in an exciting history of the railroad through simple, factual text and attractive artwork.
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  • Cats

    Henri Galeron

    Spiral-bound (First Discovery, May 1, 2006)
    Smooth, fluffy, black, grey, and tortoiseshell cats creep, leap, and sleep before your eyes. Learn their language and find out about their wild cousins.
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  • The Moon

    Philippe Biard

    Spiral-bound (First Discovery, April 1, 2012)
    Why does the Moon turn round the Earth? Find out about the different phases of the Moon. Discover how eclipses of the Moon and the Sun happen.
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  • Cars and Trucks and Other Vehicles

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Delafosse, Sophie Kniffke

    Spiral-bound (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1996)
    Explaining the importance and usefulness of many types of vehicles, an interactive book features glossy laminated pages that highlight such scenes as an automobile engine and cars moving through tunnels and down racetracks.
  • Hidden World: Under the Ground

    Claude Delafosse

    Spiral-bound (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1999)
    Using the paper flashlight provided, young readers can explore this activity guide and learn about worms, beetles, kingfishers, moles and other underground creatures as they uncover what's hiding in each dark page.
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