Children’s / Teenage general interest: Reptiles and amphibians
Hachette Children's Group Predator vs Prey: How Snakes and other Reptiles
Book SynopsisDoes your child love to find out what makes top reptile predators experts at hunting? They will be staggered at the variety of techniques snakes and other scaly creatures use to bring down their prey!Puff adders lure in victims with a worm-like tongue, anacondas can squeeze the life out of their prey, crocodiles clamp their jaws around their prey and then drown it and cobras rely on powerful venom. Different techniques and adaptations are examined in detail, showing how reptile predators are perfectly suited to their habitat and to the prey they pursue.Each spread has dramatic photographs and looks in detail at one mammal predator and focuses on its primary weapon, such as fangs, strength or ambush. The prey animal shows us how it attempts to evade certain death, whether through camouflage, a speedy retreat or safety in numbers. Stat panels give readers a quick overview of how predator and prey stack up against each other.Predators are awe-inspiring. Whether they are fast, strong, armed with claws or teeth, cunning, patient or venomous, they are all masters of the art of killing their prey. Young readers will love the Predator Vs Prey series with its amazing photographs and the details about super-senses or incredible adaptations. These books also highlight the variety of life on Earth and reinforces how animals are adapted to their habitats. Suitable for readers aged 7+ who are either fascinated by wildlife or are studying natural history or animal adaptations or classification.Titles in this series:How Eagles and Other Birds AttackHow Lions and Other Mammals AttackHow Sharks and Other Fish AttackHow Snakes and Other Spiders AttackHow Spiders and Other Invertebrates AttackTable of Contents 1: Reptile predators 1: Puff adder vs bullfrog: Ambush 1: Green anaconda vs capybara: Constriction 1: King cobra vs Indian cobra: Venom 1: Emerald tree boa vs Glass frog: Heat 1: Nile crocodile vs wildebeest: Jaws 1: Gharial vs mottled eel: Vibrations 1: Komodo dragon vs goat: Power 1: Gila monster vs desert iguana: Smell 1: Flying lizard vs termite: Aerial pursuit 1: Banded gecko vs scorpion: Pursuit 1: Snapping turtle vs American alligator: Snapping jaws 1: Loggerhead turtle vs Horseshoe crab: Crushing and grinding jaws 1: Glossary 1: Further information 1: Index
£12.34
Hachette Children's Group Predator vs Prey: How Snakes and other Reptiles
Book SynopsisDoes your child love to find out what makes top reptile predators experts at hunting? They will be staggered at the variety of techniques snakes and other scaly creatures use to bring down their prey!Puff adders lure in victims with a worm-like tongue, anacondas can squeeze the life out of their prey, crocodiles clamp their jaws around their prey and then drown it and cobras rely on powerful venom. Different techniques and adaptations are examined in detail, showing how reptile predators are perfectly suited to their habitat and to the prey they pursue.Each spread has dramatic photographs and looks in detail at one mammal predator and focuses on its primary weapon, such as fangs, strength or ambush. The prey animal shows us how it attempts to evade certain death, whether through camouflage, a speedy retreat or safety in numbers. Stat panels give readers a quick overview of how predator and prey stack up against each other.Predators are awe-inspiring. Whether they are fast, strong, armed with claws or teeth, cunning, patient or venomous, they are all masters of the art of killing their prey. Young readers will love the Predator Vs Prey series with its amazing photographs and the details about super-senses or incredible adaptations. These books also highlight the variety of life on Earth and reinforces how animals are adapted to their habitats. Suitable for readers aged 7+ who are either fascinated by wildlife or are studying natural history or animal adaptations or classification.Titles in this series:How Eagles and Other Birds AttackHow Lions and Other Mammals AttackHow Sharks and Other Fish AttackHow Snakes and Other Spiders AttackHow Spiders and Other Invertebrates AttackTable of Contents 1: Reptile predators 1: Puff adder vs bullfrog: Ambush 1: Green anaconda vs capybara: Constriction 1: King cobra vs Indian cobra: Venom 1: Emerald tree boa vs Glass frog: Heat 1: Nile crocodile vs wildebeest: Jaws 1: Gharial vs mottled eel: Vibrations 1: Komodo dragon vs goat: Power 1: Gila monster vs desert iguana: Smell 1: Flying lizard vs termite: Aerial pursuit 1: Banded gecko vs scorpion: Pursuit 1: Snapping turtle vs American alligator: Snapping jaws 1: Loggerhead turtle vs Horseshoe crab: Crushing and grinding jaws 1: Glossary 1: Further information 1: Index
£8.09
Essential Library Essential Birds
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£32.09
Essential Library Essential Mammals
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£32.09
Cherry Lake Publishing American Bullfrogs Invade Swamps and Ponds
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£24.05
Cherry Lake Publishing Burmese Pythons Invade the Everglades
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£11.51
Cherry Lake Publishing American Bullfrogs Invade Swamps and Ponds
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£11.51
Atheneum Books Arrivederci, Crocodile: Or See You Later,
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£15.29
Simon & Schuster Huggy the Python Hugs Too Hard
Book SynopsisHelp little ones learn how to give a BIG gentle hug with this first story in the brand-new Wee Beasties series from New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman.Huggy the Python loves to hug. The only problem is, he hugs WAY too hard. WAIT! Can you show Huggy how to give a gentle hug? Wee Beasties is a new board book series from New York Times bestselling author, Ame Dyckman, featuring silly animals doing the things they love just a little TOO much. In this first book about Huggy the Python and all the things he loves, little ones will learn how to give a big gentle hug.
£8.54
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Chomp Goes the Alligator
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£18.99
Little Simon The Wee Beasties Collection (Boxed Set): Huggy
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£22.94
Simon & Schuster The Bug in the Bog: Ready-To-Read Pre-Level 1
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£5.69
Simon Spotlight The Bug in the Bog: Ready-To-Read Pre-Level 1
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£14.39
Simon & Schuster Alligators and Crocodiles Can't Chew!: And Other
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£5.82
Simon Spotlight Alligators and Crocodiles Can't Chew!: And Other
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£14.39
Simon & Schuster Snakes Smell with Their Tongues!: And Other
Book SynopsisSuper Facts for Super Kids is a fun, fresh take on animal nonfiction for beginning readers. Filled with engaging photographs, comic-style illustrations, and cool infographics, these Level 2 Ready-to-Reads are sure to flap, flip, and float off the shelves!Readers will love learning about what makes snakes ?super,? like how they can dive deep underwater, can only swallow their food whole, glide through the air, and more! Plus you can learn how snake venom is being used for medicinal purposes!
£5.81
Simon Spotlight Snakes Smell with Their Tongues!: And Other
Book SynopsisSuper Facts for Super Kids is a fun, fresh take on animal nonfiction for beginning readers. Filled with engaging photographs, comic-style illustrations, and cool infographics, these Level 2 Ready-to-Reads are sure to flap, flip, and float off the shelves!Readers will love learning about what makes snakes ?super,? like how they can dive deep underwater, can only swallow their food whole, glide through the air, and more! Plus you can learn how snake venom is being used for medicinal purposes!
£14.39
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Pokko Y El Tambor (Pokko and the Drum)
Book SynopsisEl artista Matthew Forsythe, premio de honor del E.B. White Read Aloud, entrega un libro sobre un tambor mágico, un bosque esmeralda y una ranita que se atreve a hacer su propia música.El mayor error de los padres de Pokko fue darle el tambor. Cuando Pokko sale con su tambor a lo profundo del bosque, hay tanta pero tanta quietud que Pokko decide tocar. Y antes de darse cuenta, se le une una banda de animales—primero el mapache, luego el conejo, después el lobo—y pronto todo el bosque sigue a Pokko. ¿Escuchará la voz de su padre cuando la llame para que regrese a casa? Pokko y el tambor es un cuento sobre el arte, la persistencia y una familia de ranas que vive bajo un hongo.
£7.59
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Pokko Y El Tambor (Pokko and the Drum)
Book SynopsisEl artista Matthew Forsythe, premio de honor del E.B. White Read Aloud, entrega un libro sobre un tambor mágico, un bosque esmeralda y una ranita que se atreve a hacer su propia música.El mayor error de los padres de Pokko fue darle el tambor. Cuando Pokko sale con su tambor a lo profundo del bosque, hay tanta pero tanta quietud que Pokko decide tocar. Y antes de darse cuenta, se le une una banda de animales—primero el mapache, luego el conejo, después el lobo—y pronto todo el bosque sigue a Pokko. ¿Escuchará la voz de su padre cuando la llame para que regrese a casa? Pokko y el tambor es un cuento sobre el arte, la persistencia y una familia de ranas que vive bajo un hongo.
£16.14
Candlewick Press,U.S. I (Don't) Like Snakes
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£8.54
Candlewick Studio My First Pop-Up Dinosaurs: 15 Incredible Pop-ups
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£16.14
Candlewick Press,U.S. Alan's Big, Scary Teeth
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£7.59
Candlewick Press,U.S. One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival
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£16.14
Candlewick Press,U.S. Frog vs Toad
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£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. So You Want to Be a Frog
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£16.14
Candlewick Press,U.S. Alan's Big, Scary Teeth
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£8.54
Candlewick Press,U.S. The Fastest Tortoise in Town
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£18.04
Candlewick Press,U.S. Find Out About Animal Camouflage
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£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. Gecko
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£8.54
Lerner Publishing Group Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive
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£31.18
Kar-Ben Copies Ltd Alligator Seder
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£6.99
Lerner Publishing Group Run, Sea Turtle, Run: A Hatchling's Journey
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£25.19
Capstone Press Amphibians: A 4D Book
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£22.99
Capstone Press A Day in the Life of a Chameleon: A 4D Book
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£22.49
Capstone Press How Do Snakes Poop?
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£22.99
Capstone Press Komodo Dragons
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£22.99
Capstone Press Poison Dart Frogs
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£22.99
Capstone Press Texas Horned Lizards
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£22.99
Capstone Press Komodo Dragons (Unique Animal Adaptations)
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£7.55
Capstone Press Lungless Salamanders (Unique Animal Adaptations)
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£7.55
Capstone Press Poison Dart Frogs (Unique Animal Adaptations)
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£7.55
Capstone Press Texas Horned Lizards (Unique Animal Adaptations)
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£7.55
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Ribbit Rabbit
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£7.59
Harbour Publishing Lilliana and the Frogs
Book SynopsisLilliana, a young nature lover, adores chorus frogs. Her room is already full of frog posters and toys but one night as she listens to frogs singing, she decides to bring home some real, live frogs. Chorus frogs are hard to find and catch, but that won?t stop Lilliana!Oh dear. Chorus frogs are very small and very fast and very loud. The frogs have escaped! But Lilliana, with a little inspiration, knows just what to do.Based on author and illustrator Scot Ritchie?s fond memories of exploring Camosun Bog as a child (he really did bring home a box full of frogs), Lilliana and the Frogs is a humorous story with playful illustrations that will inspire young readers to explore nature?but to leave it outside.
£12.34
Portage & Main Press The Frog Mother
Book SynopsisTo the Gitxsan of Northwestern British Columbia, Nox Ga’naaw is a storyteller, speaking truths of the universe. After Nox Ga’naaw, the frog mother, releases her eggs among the aquatic plants of a pond, the tiny tadpoles are left to fend for themselves. As they hatch, grow legs, and transform into their adult selves, they must avoid the mouths of hungry predators. Will the young frogs survive to spawn their own eggs, continuing a cycle 200 million years in the making?Book four of the Mothers of Xsan series follows the life cycle of the columbia spotted frog. Learn about why this species is of special significance to the Gitxsan and how Nox Ga'naaw and her offspring are essential to the balance that is life.Trade ReviewIn his engaging book, Hetxw'ms Gyetxw enhances plain biological facts by putting them in their cultural context; for example, the Frog Mother reflects the Gitxsan Nation’s matrilineal system. Donovan provides wonderfully sinuous illustrations that deftly capture frog movement and utilize color. * Kirkus Reviews *Among Loanstars Junior Top 10 Picks * Loanstars *Readers are treated to an exploration of both the life cycle of frogs and, in particular, the role that frog mothers play in the lives of their offspring with the help of Donovan’s breathtaking illustrations. -- Jeffrey Canton * The Globe and Mail *Highly recommended. Every school library in Canada should own copies of this remarkable series. Parents will enjoy reading them with kids at home. * Vancouver Sun *Among CBC Books 28 Canadian middle-grade books we are excited to read in spring 2021 * CBC Books *The biological and ecological knowledge is skillfully intertwined with the traditional and contemporary lives of the Gitxsan. The artwork is exemplary. It works with the text not only to illustrate but to add layers of meaning and connections. * The Ormsby Review *Highly recommended. * American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) *Among Bank Street College of Education's The Best Children's Books of the Year (2022 edition) * Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee *
£15.19
Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada Turtle Pond
Book SynopsisA delightful tribute to turtles and turtle-watching, from a young child’s perspective.What is it about turtles that fascinates us? Is it how they hide inside their patterned shells, their wizened faces, their slow determination?In Turtle Pond, a child and his parents visit their local public garden throughout the year, observing the turtles as they play, dive, feed, bask, climb, hide and doze. James Gladstone’s lively prose poem reveals the pleasure and curiosity that come from spending time with the turtles. Karen Reczuch’s stunningly beautiful illustrations accurately portray these extraordinary creatures, both in and out of the water, surrounded by lush plants and the changing seasons beyond the greenhouse windows.An author’s note provides more information about turtles, including the Red-eared Slider featured in the book.Key Text Featuresscientific illustrationsauthor’s notefurther informationCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)Trade ReviewA poetic yet informative introduction to the lives of turtles that will motivate children to find out more. * Kirkus Reviews *A pleasant time in the company of turtles. * School Library Journal *. . . illustrated in striking watercolors . . . The wonder and excitement of seeing turtles as they live through all four seasons emphasizes the curiosity people feel about this ancient species. -- Lolly Gepson * Booklist *Turtle Pond is a delightful, quiet book that is perfect for sharing with youngsters always curious about the animal world. * CM Magazine *. . . the book evokes curiosity as well as a sense of wonder and respect for these long-surviving reptiles. * Literacy Daily *[A] beautiful book . . . It would be a wonderful gift for any child. * Resource Links *
£13.29
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. About Reptiles: A Guide for Children
Book SynopsisNow available in revised and bilingual editions, this guide is a thoughtful first glimpse into the world of reptiles.About Reptiles explains the basic characteristics that all reptiles share, while offering a look at the animals that fall into this diverse category. An afterword provides further detail on the animals portrayed to inspire young readers to learn more.Former teacher Cathryn Sill and noted wildlife illustrator John Sill, use clear, informative text and detailed illustrations to explain reptiles and everything that makes them unique.
£14.41
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. About Reptiles: A Guide for Children
Book SynopsisNow available in revised and bilingual editions, this guide is a thoughtful first glimpse into the world of reptiles.About Reptiles explains the basic characteristics that all reptiles share, while offering a look at the animals that fall into this diverse category. An afterword provides further detail on the animals portrayed to inspire young readers to learn more.Former teacher Cathryn Sill and noted wildlife illustrator John Sill, use clear, informative text and detailed illustrations to explain reptiles and everything that makes them unique.
£8.54
