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  • Baby Elephant Joins the Herd

    American Museum of Natural History

    Hardcover (Sterling Children's Books, Jan. 8, 2019)
    “Stunning color photography . . . A lovely choice for early nonfiction collections.” — School Library JournalFollow one adorable baby elephant as she explores the world around her—and learn all about these remarkable animals along the way. Meet a baby elephant and see how she grows, from birth to adulthood. Developed with the American Museum of Natural History, this accessible nonfiction picture book features beautiful nature photography and an engaging narrative that will appeal to animal-loving kids.
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  • My First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

    Henri Galeron, Donald Grant, Pierre de Hugo, Ute Fuhr, Raoul Sautai, James Prunier

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, Nov. 1, 2013)
    This encyclopedia of dinosaurs has been created especially to allow young children to discover the lush natural world in which different species of dinosaurs evolved. The beautiful illustrations provide a detailed guide for readers to observe and identify the many different kinds of dinosaurs and giant sea and flying reptiles. The archeology of fossil finds and of painstaking reconstruction of skeletons is vividly portrayed.
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  • Vincent Van Gogh

    Jean-Philippe Chabot

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2016)
    Discover the painter's favorite subjects: sunflowers, his home, the sky, portraits of his friends. See why this artist has become so famous.
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  • Let's Look at Insects

    Sabine Krawczyk

    Spiral-bound (Torchlight, Oct. 1, 2012)
    Shine your torch into the homes of ants and bees. What do worker ants do? How do bees build and clean the hive?
    K

  • The Owl

    Sylvaine Peyrols

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, Dec. 1, 2015)
    In this engaging look at the lives of owls, see how they capture prey, raise their young, and moreThrough the lively illustrations of this book owls come to life before the reader. Watch an owl hunt by moonlight and sweep down on its prey. Learn how the soft edges of its wing feathers deaden the sound of its beating wings. See how owl parents rear their young in nests made of their own food pellets. As a bonus you can learn about other nocturnal birds and night-flying animals, such as bats.
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  • Let's Look at Archimboldo's Portraits

    Claude Delafosse

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, June 1, 2012)
    Enter the imaginary world of a most unusual artist. Guiseppe Archimboldo forms faces with fruit, flowers, vegetables, leaves, fish, and shells.
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  • Insects

    Sabine Krawczyk

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, )
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  • Let's Look at Caves

    Claude Delafosse, Gallimard Jeunesse, Heliadore

    Spiral-bound (Torchlight, May 1, 2000)
    Explore the amazing underground world of caves, caverns, lakes, and glaciers as if you were a pot-holer.
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  • The Tiger

    Sylvaine Peyrols

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Why are tigers, the biggest felines, in danger of extinction? They are active at night and sleep in the day. See how a tigress brings up her cubs. Meet the tigers' many cousins in the cat family.
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  • Let's Look at Dinosaurs

    Donald Grant

    Spiral-bound (Moonlight Publishing, )
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  • Let's Look for Lost Treasure

    Ute Fuhr, Raoul Sautai

    Spiral-bound (Torchlight, Oct. 9, 2012)
    Buried underground and lost in forests, jungles, and under the sea, we discover treasure and uncover the past.
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  • Let's Look at the Circus

    Sabine Krawczyk

    Spiral-bound (Torchlight, May 8, 2012)
    Find out about the animals and people who perform in the circus, such as acrobats, clowns, and jugglers.
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