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  • Kitty's Special Job

    Patricia Jensen, Claude Clement, Olivier Raquois

    Hardcover (Readers Digest Assn, May 1, 1992)
    A little kitten is unable to find a useful job like those held by the other farm animals, until she meets Grandfather Cat and finds how good she is at chasing mice. Includes facts about feline behavior.
  • Be Patient, Little Chick

    Patricia Jensen, Erost, Claude Clement

    Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, March 1, 1994)
    Impatient to grow up, Little Chick learns to appreciate his mother when confronted by an angry rooster
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  • Adventures in Cold Places, Activities and Sticker Books

    Lonely Planet Kids

    Paperback (Lonely Planet, Nov. 1, 2014)
    This new sticker activity series for kids aged 3 and up shows kids the incredible sights and diverse environments of planet earth. Keep little hands busy on long journeys with these bumper books of stickers that mix amazing facts about the world's coolest places with great photos and illustrations, plus a small dose of humour. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
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  • Little Goat's New Horns

    Patricia Jensen, Ariane Chottin, Pascale Wirth

    Hardcover (Readers Digest, Dec. 1, 1993)
    Unhappy that her horns will be smaller than those of her animal friends, Little Goat learns from Grandfather that everyone has special characteristics that will be useful in their lives. Includes facts about goat behavior.
  • Little Kangaroo Finds His Way

    Ariane Chottin, Patricia Jensen, Catherine Fichaux

    Hardcover (Readers Digest, Dec. 1, 1993)
    Little Kangaroo gains self-confidence when the kangaroos send him on a mission during a life-threatening drought. Includes facts about kangaroo behavior.
  • Be Careful, Little Antelope

    Patricia Jensen, Claude Clement

    Hardcover (Readers Digest, Sept. 1, 1993)
    After tripping and sliding down the mountainside, a clumsy young antelope makes his way home to his family by heeding his father's advice to be careful and concentrate. Includes facts about the chamois, a type of antelope that lives in the mountains of Europe.
  • A Home for Panda - An Amazing Animal Adventures Book

    Ann Whitehead Nagda, Jim Eiffler

    Paperback (Soundprint, March 15, 2003)
    Panda must find a new home that has a lot of bamboo. But finding a safe and bountiful new territory is not an easy task. Will Panda find the perfect spot? With an exciting story and beautiful illustrations, children are sure to read this book again and again. A Home for Panda has been reviewed by wildlife experts for accuracy.Book Features:- Exciting story and detailed illustrations- Bonus facts about the Panda Bear- 32 pages- Appropriate for Ages 3-7 yrs- Mini book dimensions: 4 3/8 x 5 9/16 inches
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  • DK Adventures: Fast and Cool Cars

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Sept. 15, 2015)
    Find out about different cars past, present and future. Explore recent manufacturing and engineering developments with environmentally friendly fuels and investigate their inner workings.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.
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  • DK Adventures: LEGO FRIENDS: Let's Explore!

    Catherine Saunders

    Paperback (DK Children, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Combining DK's new chapter book series with the successful LEGO® Friends brand, DK Adventures: LEGO Friends: Let's Explore! will help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading. Follow the girls of Heartlake City as they go an adventure and learn more about the city around them.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2015 The LEGO Group.Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.
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  • DK Adventures: Shipwreck: Surviving the Storm

    Caryn Jenner

    Paperback (DK Children, Sept. 15, 2015)
    Discover what it's like on board a modern ship and how the weather can affect sailing. Find out about famous shipwrecks, and human and animal survivors' stories.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.
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  • DK Adventures: Dinosaur Hunters

    Catherine Chambers

    Paperback (DK CHILDREN, Dec. 15, 2014)
    What child wouldn't be fascinated with a book about dinosaurs AND the Wild West? Your child will learn about both through DK Adventures: Dinosaur Hunters, a book that teaches facts about dinosaur bones and the Wild West through story. DK Adventures books combine story and visual elements to appeal to both avid readers and visual learners. Kids might not even realize they're learning at all! In DK Adventures: Dinosaur Hunters, our time travelers find themselves caught up in the rivalry between dinosaur bone hunters Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope. They have to use critical thinking and historical knowledge to decide whether to interfere with scientific discovery or leave well enough alone. DK Adventures: Dinosaur Hunters is Wild West adventure of cowboys and Indians, steam trains — and dinosaurs! DK Adventures is a book series that reluctant readers can enjoy as much as bookworms do! This series combines captivating, fictional stories with nonfiction facts to encourage learning and engagement in your child. The stories keep children interested, and the facts teach critical skills and knowledge — the fiction and nonfiction elements work together to keep each child's interest high, to build knowledge, and to enrich the narrative reading experience with fascinating background information. These books are filled with information, but the stories make them incredibly readable. DK Adventures are available in a range of kid-friendly topics, including dinosaurs, cars, and the human body, and each book supports Common Core State Standards and literacy skills.
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  • Mythological Adventures: Dragons

    Megan Roth, Janos Orban

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, Oct. 11, 2016)
    Mythological Adventures: Dragons offers a unique learning experience for kids as they get the chance to meet different dragons face-to-face. They'll have fun learning while they encounter Western and Eastern dragons—large and small, gentle and fierce—with vibrant illustrations and fascinating facts. Then, kids can build a diorama of their very own and add to the fantastical world of dragons.This unique kit includes a book full of colorful illustrations and intriguing facts about dragons, plus 3-D animal models and a diorama with reusable stickers.Explore the world of dragons and learn everything you need to know about these mythological creatures.Mythological Adventures: Dragons will take you on an amazing journey to discover the secrets of dragon lore.
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