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The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts by Maja Säfström
30.00 NZD
Category: Animals
An artfully playful collection of unexpected and remarkable facts about animals, illustrated by Swedish artist Maja Safstrom. Did you know that an octopus has three hearts? Or that ostriches can't walk backward? These and many more fascinating and surprising facts about the animal kingdom (Bees never sl ...Show more
Big Cats by Seymour Simon
15.00 NZD
Category: Animals
In this completely updated edition of Big Cats, award-winning writer Seymour Simon celebrates the grace and power of lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, pumas, and snow leopards. Readers will learn all about how they hunt, care for their young, and rest in their varied natural habitats. This upd ...Show more
10 Reasons to Love an Elephant by Catherine Barr
22.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: 10 Reasons to Love a...
Elephants are amazing creatures! They go on incredible migrations, know that granny knows best, can incredibly clever and can scare off lions with their huge ears. You can show you love them by buying FSC products and NEVER buying anything made of ivory. Discover ten reasons why elephants are amazing an ...Show more
Sharks (Inside Out): Look inside a great white in three dimensions! by David George Gordon
22.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: Inside Out
This fascinating look at sharks includes an interactive die-cut model of a great white that reveals how these much-misunderstood creatures operate, layer by layer. Full color. 8 1/2 x 11.
Surprising Sea Creatures (How We Came to Be) by Sami Bayly
25.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Why is a Deepsea Flounder as flat as a pancake? Why does the Prickly Footballfish have a fishing rod-like light on its head? Dive deep through the ocean zones to discover some of the most unusual creatures from the sea, and find out why they have come to look and behave the way they do. The first book i ...Show more
The Small and Mighty Book of Penguins by Tom Jackson
15.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: Small and Mighty
The Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favourite topic. The Small and Mighty Book of Penguins is a treasure trove of penguin information. Readers will discover tons of original animal art, plus a wealth of fun and fascin ...Show more
Llamas (Fact Finders) by Katie Woolley
11.00 NZD
Category: Learning to Read | Series: Reading Gems: Fact Finders
Reading Gems is a series designed to spark a love of reading. It is a supplementary reading programme that is graded into four levels to perfectly suit a child's reading ability from an emerging reader to a confident, independent reader. Parents and teachers can be reassured that children are reading bo ...Show more
Gecko (Nature Storybooks) by Raymond Huber
30.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: Nature Storybooks
The creators of the award-winning Flight of the Honey Bee team up again for a look at a remarkable lizard: the gecko. Meet the gecko, the escape artist of the lizard world. Hawks, rats, and snakes would love to catch one for their dinner, but the gecko's amazing ability to protect itself and outsmart ...Show more
Are You Smarter Than a Shark? by David George Gordon
23.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Laugh your way through the intriguing world of sharks with Are You Smarter Than a Shark? Sure to pique the interest and tickle the funny bones of young shark lovers, this lively illustrated nonfiction book has the element that's been missing in other shark books-humor.
Know Your Horses by Jack Byard
18.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: Know Your...
"Know Your Horses" gives a full page photograph of each featured breed and Jack has conducted thorough research to produce an accompanying concise description of the animal's appearance, uses and history. He also includes fascinating snippets about the role of the breed in human history. Jack includes w ...Show more
Land of Giants - The Biggest Beasts That Ever Roamed the Earth by Clive Gifford
33.00 NZD
Category: Dinosaurs
Discover the biggest creatures to have roamed the Earth, past and present, from the outright biggest - such as the colossal blue whale and the dinosaur Argentinosaurus "The clear organization and bite-sized chunks of information make this quite accessible to young lovers of animals past and present....a ...Show more
Rescuing Birds (Endangered Wildlife) by Anita Ganeri
24.00 NZD
Category: Animals
A powerful look at Earth's biodiversity loss, focusing on animals from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Discover some of the rarest and most threatened birds on Earth, from the flightless kakapo to the soaring waved albatross. Find out where they are found, what they eat, their life cycle and t ...Show more