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Books in Picture This series

  • Shapes

    Judith Nouvion

    Board book (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Shapes are everywhere in nature. Discover many different kinds in these eye-catching photographs of animals in our natural world. From the line that pigeons form on a telephone wire to the square body of a ghost crab, children will find the many shapes that exist in our natural world in vibrant color photography. Perfect for very new and curious learners!
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  • Colors

    Marie Vendittelli

    Board book (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 5, 2016)
    Colors are everywhere in nature. From a blue star fish to pink flamingos, children will find the many colors of the rainbow in these eye-catching photographs of animals in their natural habitats. Vibrant photography and simple, fun read-aloud text make this board book a perfect first look at nonfiction for very new and curious learners! The Picture This series pairs learning concepts with extraordinary photographs of animals in their habitats. Check out all four books in the Picture This series: Colors, Homes, Numbers, and Shapes!
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  • Numbers

    Judith Nouvion

    Board book (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 5, 2016)
    Numbers are everywhere in nature. From one tiny red-eyed frog to ten sweet and scruffy dogs, children will practice counting to ten all while finding out some fun facts about animals in our natural world. Vibrant photography and simple, fun read-aloud text make this board book a perfect first look at nonfiction for very new and curious learners! The Picture This series pairs learning concepts with extraordinary photographs of animals in their habitats. Check out all four books in the Picture This series: Colors, Homes, Numbers, and Shapes!
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  • Homes

    Judith Nouvion

    Board book (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Homes are everywhere in nature. Discover many different kinds in these eye-catching photographs of animals in their natural habitats. From the silk thread spun by the weaver ant to the snowy den dug out by the polar bear, children will learn about where animals live and how they build or find their dwellings in our natural world. Perfect for very new and curious learners!
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  • Picture This! Human Body: Amazing Information-Right Before Your Eyes

    Margaret Hynes

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, June 11, 2013)
    The PICTURE THIS! series is a brand-new program of reference books that aims to engage and interest a new generation of visually sophisticated children and general readers. Fresh, clean, direct and uncluttered, every spread distills one subject area into a visual medley of raw facts, figures and statistics relating to the most essential aspects of the topic. The purely graphic approach provides a clear and concise overview, as a jumping-off point to further investigation and cross-referencing. In some ways a visual dictionary, in other ways a revision guide, the quirkily inventive graphics, icons, tables, graphs, maps and step-by-step illustrations are an entertaining way of absorbing information and getting to grips with concepts that can be difficult to understand when explained through a more conventional text-and-image format.Picture This Human Body is a quick, clean, no-nonsense reference book all about the human body. Designed for the sophisticated eye of today's middle schoolers, fascinating facts and important anatomical information alike is presented both visually and in text form. With clean, fresh illustrations and diagrams to provide extra support, Picture This! Human Body covers the themes most commonly covered in this widely studied science subject-area. Topics covered include building blocks of life, water and the body, bone mapping, growth, genes and inheritance, and keeping healthy. Broken down into easily digestible, bite-sized sections, this book is a must have for every classroom, library, and home bookshelf.
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  • Picture This! Animals: Amazing Information-Right Before Your Eyes

    Margaret Hynes

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, March 18, 2014)
    Picture This! Animals is a quick, clean, no-nonsense reference book all about the animal world. Designed for the sophisticated eye of today's middle schoolers, fascinating facts and important information alike about all types of animals is presented both visually and in text form. With clean, fresh illustrations and diagrams to provide extra support, Picture This! Animals covers the themes most commonly covered in this widely studied science subject-area. Topics covered include animal characteristics, defense, habitats, migration patterns, food webs, adaptation, birth and growth, and conservation. Broken down into easily digestible, bite-sized sections, this book is a must have for every classroom, library, and home bookshelf
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  • Picture This! Human Body

    Howard Hughes

    Hardcover (Kingfisher Books Ltd, June 6, 2013)
    The PICTURE THIS! series is a brand-new programme of reference books, designed for a new generation of visually-engaged children and inquisitive general readers. Fresh, clean, direct and uncluttered, each spread transforms a core topic into a visual feast of raw facts, figures and statistics relating to the most essential aspects of the subject. The purely graphic approach provides a clear and concise overview, as a jumping-off point to further investigation and cross-referencing. In some ways a visual dictionary, in other ways a revision guide, the quirkily inventive graphics, icons, tables, graphs, maps and step-by-step illustrations are an entertaining way of absorbing information and getting to grips with concepts that can be difficult to understand when explained through a more conventional text-and-image format.
  • Clothes

    Rebecca Rissman

    Paperback (Raintree, July 1, 2013)
    What does clothing look like? Why are clothes different around the world? Why do people wear clothing? This picture book contains stunning photography from around the world to captivate young learners and inspire questions about clothing. The first text appears in detailed parent and teacher notes at the end of the book. These notes contain information about the content and suggestions for discussion about clothing, including suggestions for a variety of ways in which the book can be used.
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  • Winter

    Karen Bryant-Mole

    Library Binding (Rigby Interactive Library, March 1, 1997)
    Simple text and labeled photographs identify things associated with winter.
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  • Parks

    Rebecca Rissman

    Paperback (Raintree, July 1, 2013)
    What do parks look like? Are all parks the same? What do people do at parks? This picture book contains stunning photography from around the world to captivate young learners and inspire questions about parks. The first text appears in detailed parent and teacher notes at the end of the book. These notes contain information about the content and suggestions for discussion about parks, including suggestions for a variety of ways in which the book can be used.
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  • Festivals

    Rebecca Rissman

    Paperback (Raintree, July 1, 2013)
    What do festivals look like? Are all festivals the same? Why do people go to festivals? This picture book contains stunning photography from around the world to captivate young learners and inspire questions about festivals. The first text appears in detailed parent and teacher notes at the end of the book. These notes contain information about the content and suggestions for discussion about festivals, including suggestions for a variety of ways in which the book can be used.
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  • Spring

    Karen Bryant-Mole

    Library Binding (Rigby Interactive Library, March 1, 1997)
    Simple text and labeled photographs identify things associated with spring.
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