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Children's Literature with Science & Nature Themes
In this section you will find a vast array of award-winning books that will garner the interest of children and adults alike. Included are the classics such as The Lorax, along with a wide selection of new titles.
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Alphabet and Counting Books (Ages 3-8)
Intriguing, beautifully illustrated series for children ages 3-8. Filled with fascinating stories and tales about a vast array of creatures and their habitats. Children as well as adults will find these colorful books informative and fun to read.
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Insects and Other Arthropods Series for Ages 5-7
Young children are universally fascinated by the creatures, mostly insects, that they find in yards, parks and playgrounds. This series introduces children ages 5-7 to the diversity found in insects and other arthropods. Large color photographs and simple text explore appearance, behavior and ecology of each group. Includes diagrams, word lists and notes to parents and teachers.
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Starting Life Series (Ages 5-8)
Beautiful photographs complement this fresh approach to teaching young children about animal and plant life cycles. These award-winning, bright, bold picture books take young readers through each stage, from beginning stages to maturity. Creative die-cut pages get longer as the animal (or tree) grows. For children ages 5-8.
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Wildlife Series for Kids (Ages 5-10)
With beautiful graphics and easy to read, scientifically accurate text, these inspirational books are perfect for introducing children ages 5-10 to their favorite animals.
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Take-along Guides (Ages 5-10)
Children ages 5-10 will enjoy the creative activities and helpful identifications found in this series. Each is beautifully illustrated, well written, and inquiry-oriented.
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Living in a Biome Series (Ages 6-7)
This series introduces young children in grades K-1 to the concept of animal adaptation in places as diverse as deserts, oceans, rainforests and polar regions. Children explore the diversity of global habitats and read about the animals that call these places home. Each of the eight books in the series has a glossary, a read more section, global maps, notes to parents and teachers and internet links.
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One Small Square Series (Ages 6-10)
This interactive, popular book series effectively teaches children how to observe nature closely at the same time as teaching basic scientific methods. Each has beautiful illustrations to accompany an informative text. Along with habitat descriptions, these books feature suggested activities to extend studies from the classroom out into the field. Ages 6-10.
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Introduction to Ecosystems Series (Ages 6-9)
This colorful, informative series helps readers explore the varied ecosystems of our planet, from deserts to rainforests, grasslands to oceans, wetlands to temperate forests. Each book in this series explains land formations, vegetation, climate, and describes the plants and animals that have adapted to these varied environments. Descriptive maps show the major locations of these ecosystems. Ages 6-9.
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Animal Behavior Series (Ages 6-11)
This engaging, informative, dramatically illustrated series teaches children ages 6-11 about animal behavior. Learn why animals migrate in mass, how animals disguise themselves both for protection and for predation, how animals sleep through the winter, move at great speeds, communicate with each other, raise their young and sense the world around them. This series discusses both what is known and what is yet to be discovered by future generations.
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Introduction to Animals Series (Ages 7-9)
The wonders of nature unfold in this series of wildlife books for young readers, ages 7-9. Each of these beautifully illustrated books focuses on what the animals look like, where they live, what they eat and what eats them. Captivating photography complements and clarifies the well written text. Ideal for pleasure reading as well as research and report writing for young explorers.
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Our Wild World Series (Ages 7-12)
Beautiful photographs grace the pages of these fun, fact-filled books. Each volume includes 48 pages of up-close photos, color illustrations, fun facts and informative text. Also includes internet links for further study. In addition to being fascinating to read, these books also contain the latest research findings on each group of animals, making these books perfect research tools for school reports and projects. Ages 7-12.
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Life Cycle Series (Ages 8-10)
Dramatic color photographs and clearly written text document the life history of six common yet fascinating arthropods, from egg to adult. Perfect for teaching children in grades 2-4 about animal life cycles using species that many will be familiar with.
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Eyewitness Book Series (Ages 8-adult)
In this section you will find a complete collection of the renown Eyewitness books, famous for their informative text and amazing graphics and photography.
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Storytelling Techniques
Prior to the development of written languages, individuals often communicated knowledge, values and traditions through storytelling. Recent data has shown that young children, in particular, benefit greatly from storytelling, both in terms of language acquisition and in terms of human contact. This section contains a wide array of technique books and tapes for both beginning and advanced storytellers.
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Puppet Collection
Puppets are wonderful for teaching concepts such as food chain relationships, anatomy, behavior, diversity and life cycles. Children naturally gravitate toward puppets and begin role playing as soon as they pick them up, making them an excellent enrichment tool for discussions and presentations. Puppets are also wonderful additions to storytelling and free reading time, and, of course, for creative puppet shows. Also in this section are the wonderful Audubon Birds - plush birds with authentic calls recorded by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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