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      • Children's & YA
        2021

        Farm Animals

        by Sylvaine Peyrols, Sylvaine Peyrols

        The cock crows at dawn, the hen looks after her chicks, the ducklings paddle and learn to swim, cows graze, lambs frisk, and pigs roll in the mud. Visit the farmyard and find out about each of the farn animals. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of highly illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them.

      • Nature, the natural world (Children's/YA)
        2021

        Flowers

        by René Mettler, René Mettler

        See how bees and butterflies settle on spring flowers, how buds blossom and flower into fruit, and how sunflowers turn to face the sun.

      • Children's & young adult: general non-fiction
        2021

        Fruit

        by Pierre-Marie Valat

        Cut up a piece of fruit and find its seeds. Plant them and watch them grow. See the fruit trees blossom in spring and ripen in autumn into the fruit you can eat. Learn about apples, pears, kiwi fruit, figs, bananas, watermelon, oranges and lemons, peaches, cherries apricots, plums and strawberries.

      • Children's & YA
        2021

        Homes

        by Donald Grant, Donald Grant

        Homes may be big or small, made of brick, wood or ice, but they are always special. Readers can be a guest inside the homes of people from all over the world and throughout history, including Indonesian houses on stilts, tents put up by nomads, an Inuit igloo, astronauts who live in space, native American wigwams and prehistoric caves.

      • Children's & YA
        2021

        Insects

        by Sabine Krawczyk, Sabine Krawczyk

        It’s as dark as night inside a beehive, an anthill or a termite mound. You can’t usually see what’s going on in there. But in this book you can use a press-out paper flashlight to look at insects inside their homes as if you’d been invited in. As you move the flashlight around, you’ll soon discover all the details hidden in each darkened picture. Find out which jobs the queen, worker and male ants do. Watch a bee develop from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Learn how bees organize their lives and see the beekeeper at work.

      • Children's & YA
        2021

        Inside the Body

        by Pierre-Marie Valat, Pierre-Marie Valat

        You can’t look inside your body, but there is a lot going on in there. Using a press-out flashlight made of card, you can explore the darkened transparent pages of this book. As you move it around you'll soon discover all the details hidden in each picture. You'll see through your body and discover what happens inside. Learn about our five senses. Watch a baby grow inside its mother. Find out what happens to the food we eat. Explore your body through X-rays and under the microscope.

      • Wildlife (Children's/YA)
        2021

        Jungle

        by René Mettler, René Mettler

        The Amazon rainforest hides many secrets. We explore the jungle with its giant trees, its exotic plants and its colourful animal life, including jaguars, snakes and parrots. Find out what it is like to live in a rainforest. Discover the beautiful animals, birds, frogs, insects, flowers, and trees that can be found there. Learn about the threat posed by the most dangerous animal of all, humans. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them. There are 4 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises, link ideas and show how things evolve.

      • People & places (Children's/YA)
        2021

        Life below the City

        by Ute Fuhr, Raoul Sautai

        Below the city it’s dark. You can’t see anything, but there’s lots going on! Thanks to a press-out flashlight made of card, you will be able to light up the dark pages of this book, one detail at a time. It's like magic! Explore the hidden world below the city streets. Pipes and cables bring us gas, water and electricity. A man-made river takes all our waste away. There are carparks and underground trains and hidden treasures to uncover. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them. There are 4 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises, link ideas and show how things evolve.

      • Transport (Children's/YA)
        2021

        Planes

        by Donald Grant, Donald Grant

        Find out how people first learned to fly hot air balloons and small planes. Visit the cockpit of a large passenger airliner. Parachute out of a plane and ride in a helicopter and a glider. Learn about about all the different types of aircraft that we use today. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them. There are 4 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises, link ideas and show how things evolve.

      • Nature, the natural world (Children's/YA)
        March 2023

        Seashore

        by Pierre de Hugo, Pierre de Hugo

        The tide is out; let's explore! Look for colorful shells, dig in the sand, and peep under stones. Discover where crabs and shrimps hide. Find oysters, mussels, and starfish. Learn about the fish that live on the sea bed, why they are flat and how they hide from their predators. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them. There are 4 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises, link ideas and show how things evolve.

      • Children's & young adult: general non-fiction
        March 2023

        The Town

        by Christian Broutin, Christian Broutin

        Embark on a visual journey through time following the development of an early prehistoric settlement into a village, a town and then a city. Watch how the landscape changes constantly as houses replace huts, stone replaces wood, bridges span rivers, wars are wages, castles are built and then abandoned and finally cranes tower over city streets. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them. There are 4 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises, link ideas and show how things evolve.

      • Transport (Children's/YA)
        2021

        Trains

        by James Prunier, James Prunier

        Find out about the oldest, the strangest, the biggest, and the fastest steam trains. Discover how railways cross mountains, rivers, and stretches of sea, and see high-speed trains from many countries.

      • Children's & young adult: general non-fiction
        2021

        Trees

        by Christian Broutin, Christian Broutin

        Watch a little seed grow into a mighty tree. It flowers every year and new seeds fall to grow slowly into more trees. Discover the shapes and leaves and fruit of different trees.

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