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  • The Beaver

    Sylvaine Peyrols

    Spiral-bound (First Discovery, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Discover how beavers can fell trees, build dams, and create underwater lodges.
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  • Farm Animals

    Jeunesse Gallimard

    Hardcover (Scholastic Inc., Aug. 1, 1998)
    Provides a brief introduction to a variety of farm animals and their daily activities
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  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Olivier Baumont, Charlotte Voake

    Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2012)
    Antonio Vivaldi's father was a baker and a barber as well as being a violinist by profession. Vivaldi became a priest very young and was nicknamed the red priest because of his red hair. Children who have tried making their own musical instruments or pretended to conduct an orchestra will find that they have much in common with Vivaldi.
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  • George Frideric Handel

    Mildred Clary, Charlotte Voake

    Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2002)
    Did you know that Handel played music in secret as a child, because his father did not want him to be a musician?
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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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  • Trains

    James Prunier

    Hardcover (Moonlight Pub Ltd, Aug. 31, 1995)
    Brief text and illustrations introduce the world of trains, from the steam locomotives of the nineteenth century to today's high speed electric models.
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  • Claude Debussy

    Pierre Babin, Charlotte Voake

    Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, Sept. 1, 2017)
    As a boy, Debussy wanted to be a sailor. At music college in Paris he used to shock his teachers with the sounds he made on the piano. Children who want to know how to make a glass sing or hear the sound of the sea in a teacup will learn much from Debussy. The accompanying CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story.
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  • Bees

    Gallimard Jeunesse

    Hardcover (Scholastic Inc., March 1, 1997)
    Introduces young children to the fascinating world of bees, describing how they build their hive, hibernate, care for their young, make honey, and divide their household chores.
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  • In The Nest

    Anna Milbourne, Laurence Cleyet-Merle

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 30, 2005)
    A small bird works on building a nest in a cherry tree, then settles down to care for her young.
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Yann Walcker, Charlotte Voake

    Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, May 3, 2012)
    Beethoven did badly at school because all he could think about was music, and Mozart was one of his early admirers. Children will learn that they can make up a tune to their favorite poem and sing it, and that with only seven notes they can play countless tunes.
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  • Henry Purcell

    Marielle Khoury, Charlotte Voake

    Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, April 30, 2012)
    Purcell was a court musician like his father and uncle. He also wrote music for the theater—a mixture of instrumental pieces, songs, and dances. Children who have tried making up their own dance steps, or who can tell the difference between the sound of the violin and the viola, will find that they have much in common with Purcell.
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  • Dinosaurs

    James Prunier, Henri Galeron

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2012)
    Discover which dinosaur was as long as two buses, which dinosaur could fly, and where dinosaurs laid their eggs.
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