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Books in First Discovery Music series

  • Castles

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Delafosse, C. & D. Millett, Nancy Krulik, C. & D. Millet, Jennifer Riggs

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books / Scholastic Inc., June 1, 1993)
    Text, illustrations, and transparent acetate overlays depict life in a castle
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  • Horses: A First Discovery Book

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Henri Galeron, Wendy Barish

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Aug. 1, 1997)
    Answers a wealth of questions about horses, from their many varieties to the kinds of foods they like to eat, offering a treasury of facts for the youngest equine enthusiasts.
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  • Tools

    Claude Delafosse, Daniel Moignot

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Aug. 1, 1999)
    Explains how hammers, pliers, saws, screwdrivers, and other household tools work, with a look at the tools professionals use at building sites, and an invitation for readers to dream up their own projects to build.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Earth and Sky

    Jean-Pierre Verdet, Gallimard Jeunesse, Sylvaine Perols

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Colorful drawings encourage young readers to turn a brightly colored transparent page to reveal the Earth revolving around the Sun, in a sturdy board book.
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