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Books in First Discovery Hidden World Book series

  • The Egg

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Pascale De Bourgoing, Rene Mettler

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1992)
    Readers turn colorfully painted transparent pages to reveal each stage of a chick's growth inside an egg, and then watch it hatch in the most recent volume of a nonfiction series for the inquisitive preschooler.
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  • Colors

    Pascale De Bourgoing, Gallimard Jeunesse, Louise Goldsen, P. M. Valet, Sylvaine Perols

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Explores the magic of colors on spiral-bound transparent pages.
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  • Weather

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Pascale De Bourgoing, Sophie Kniffke

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Explores the various aspects of the weather and the changing seasons on spiral-bound transparent pages.
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  • Frogs

    Daniel Moignot

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1997)
    Provides a treasury of fascinating frog facts while answering a variety of questions, including how tadpoles become frogs, how frogs catch bugs, what frogs say when they croak, and the differences between frogs and toads.
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  • The Human Body: A First Discovery Book

    Sylvaine Perols, Gallimard Jeunesse

    Spiral-bound (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1996)
    A detailed and straightforward first guide to the wonders of the human body helps young readers discover how their bodies work, both inside and outside.
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  • Space

    Claude Delafosse, Gallimard Jeunesse, Donald Grant

    Hardcover (Scholastic Reference, Aug. 1, 2000)
    Introduces readers to the world of astronomy through a review of the many brilliant things found in the evening sky along with a discussion about the equipment used to study and view these wonders.
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  • The Rain Forest

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Rene Mettler, Jean Marzollo

    Spiral-bound (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1994)
    Colorful transparent pages that peel away to vary the illustrations explore the mysteries of the Amazon rain forest and the creatures that live amidst its dense and colorful foliage.
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  • Atlas of People: A First Discovery Book

    Claude Delafosse, Gallimard Jeunesse, Denise Millet, Claude Millet

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1996)
    A brightly colored, spiral-bound first guide to people and places all over the world provides fascinating facts about a variety of people, customs, cultures, and countries.
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  • The Tree

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Pascale De Bourgoing, Christian Broutin

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1992)
    In the latest addition to a nonfiction series for the curious preschooler, readers can witness each stage of the growth of a tree and then watch it change with the seasons.
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  • The Ladybug and Other Insects

    Pascale de Bourgoing, Gallimard Jeunesse, Sylvie Perols

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Explores the life cycle of the ladybug and the world of insects
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  • Houses

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Delafosse, Claude Delasfosse, Donald Grant

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1998)
    Eye-catching illustrations and a simple text explore numerous examples of dwellings from different time periods and cultures from around the world and explain how the construction of houses depends on the culture's lifestyle, local terrain, and climate.
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  • Monkeys and Apes

    James Prunier, Gallimard Jeunesse

    Spiral-bound (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1999)
    With bright illustrations and simple text, this guide to primates introduces children to orangutans, marmosets, chimpanzees and other monkeys by showing them eating, sleeping, fighting and playing.
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