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1. 1. Big Meals for Little Hands

   Aladjidi, Virginie, 1971-

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   This book is just the tool for parents looking for fun projects to do with their children while teaching them how to cook and eat healthily and sustainably.

2. 2. The Tiger Cubs & the Chimp

   the True Story of How Anjana the Chimp Helped Raise Two Baby Tigers

   Antle, Bhagavan

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   Traces the true story of how a human animal worker and her helper, a chimpanzee named Anjana, rescued and cared for two white tiger cubs on the T.I.G.E.R.S. animal preserve and shared numerous hours playing, cuddling, and swimming with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

3. 3. Zoobots

   Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals

   Becker, Helaine, 1961-

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   Profiles imagined robots that are based on real animals including bats, jellyfish, snakes, and more.

4. 4. Shackleton

   Antarctic Odyssey

   Bertozzi, Nick

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   Presents, in graphic novel format, the adventures of explorer Ernest Shackleton in the Antarctic.

5. 5. Animalium

   Broom, Jenny

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   Welcome to the museum! There are more than 160 animal specimens to be discovered in Animalium open 365 days a year.

6. 6. In New York

   Brown, Marc, 1946-

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   Beloved children's illustrator Marc Brown takes readers on a tour of New York City with this lovingly crafted tribute that also serves as a handy travel guide.

7. 7. Handle With Care

   An Unusual Butterfly Journey

   Burns, Loree Griffin

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   Some farms grow vegetables or grains, and some raise cows, sheep, chickens, or pigs. But have you ever heard of a butterfly farm? How do you raise a butterfly?

8. 8. Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas

   Cox, Lynne, 1957-

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   World-renowned swimmer and author Lynne Cox and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Floca team up to bring us this inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged. Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

9. 9. Tiny Creatures

   the World of Microbes

   Davies, Nicola, 1958-

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   Looks at all the different microbes that inhabit the Earth and examines the varied jobs they do.

10. 10. Animal Antics

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    Looks at some of the most weird aspects of animal behaviour and helps you find out all about the strange and surreal things that animals do and why.

11. 11. Shackleton's Journey

    Grill, William

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    Tells the story of the shipwreck of the Endurance in a sea of ice en route to Antarctica, and the survival of all 28 members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

12. 12. James Herriot's Treasury for Children

    Herriot, James, pseud., 1916-1995

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    A collection of the author's stories for children, including "Moses the Kitten," "The Market Square Dog," and "Smudge, the Little Lost Lamb."

13. 13. He Aha Tēnei?

    Holt, Sharon, 1959-

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    Another title in the outstanding Te Reo Singalong series. This one features insects. These books are aimed at preschoolers, have a CD to accompany, further ideas for use of these books in English and the guitar chords for the kupu in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

14. 14. The Sunflower

    Te Putiputi Ra

    Jamison, Marie, 1951-

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    This bi-lingual information book describes the life cycle of a sunflower with delightful illustrations. Aimed at children aged 5-7.

15. 15. Eye to Eye

    How Animals See the World

    Jenkins, Steve, 1952-2022

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    Profiles a series of animals with unusual eyes and explains how such animals use their uniquely evolved eyes to gain essential information about the biological world.

16. 16. Ocean

    a Photicular Book

    Kaufmann, Carol

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    Ocean is like being on a dive. Open the book, and the reader is swept into the magic of an underwater world, face-to-face with a floating Yellow-Banded Sweetlips; with a glow-in-the-dark Deep-Sea Anglerfish; with a Sea Horse swaying in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

17. 17. Jake's Bones

    McGowan-Lowe, Jake

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    Jake will tell you all about his incredible collection and introduce you to his skeletons, including Oscar the hedgehog, Vulpy the fox and George the deer. Discover the strange secrets of a snake's skeleton; find out what really makes a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

18. 18. Chasing Cheetahs

    the Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cats

    Montgomery, Sy, 1958-

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    Describes the cheetah's essential role in the ecosystem and the ways in which Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund is promoting cohabitation between cheetahs and farmers.

19. 19. A New Zealand Nature Journal

    Morris, Sandra, 1952-

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    Have you ever noticed that ladybirds have different numbers of spots? Or that leaves can be pointed or round, long or short, soft or hard? There is so much to explore in the natural world. And keeping a nature journal is the best way to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

20. 20. Hi, Koo!

    a Year of Seasons

    Muth, Jon J., 1960-

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    Jon J Muth and his delightful little panda bear Koo challenge readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with twenty-six haikus about the four seasons.