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Bilby SecretsBy Edel Wignell

Illustrated by Mark Jackson

Flight of the Honey BeeBy Raymond Huber

Illustrated by Brian Lovelock

In the open forest, Emu gathers granite-green eggs under soft feathers. Emu will care for the eggs and

protect the stripy chicks once they hatch. There are many hazards in the forest for this unusual family.

The cold is coming and Scout is on a daring flight in search of the last flowers of autumn. Scout’s mission

is very dangerous, but it is also vital, because the flowers provide the precious nectar the hive needs

to make honey. Can the hive make enough honey to survive the long winter months?

Platypus leaves his burrow in the riverbank and dives into the cool green pool. It is dusk and he is hungry. Platypus is always busy, always moving, looking for his next meal. Follow platypus as he plays, swims,

dives and scurries around his riverbank home.

The sun beats down on the red earth of the Australian desert. It is a hostile place to live in. But deep

underground, a mother bilby and her baby share the secrets of surviving in this harsh environment.

PlatypusBy Sue Whiting

IIlustrated by Mark Jackson

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EmuBy Claire Saxby

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PythonBy Christopher Cheng

Illustrated by Mark Jackson

One Tiny TurtleBy Nicola Davies

Illustrated by Jane Chapman

Ice BearBy Nicola Davies

Illustrated by Gary Blythe

I (Don’t) Like SnakesBy Nicola Davies

Illustrated by Luciano Lozano

Big Red Kangaroo By Claire Saxby

Illustrated by Graham Byrne

Just Ducks! By Nicola Davies

Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino

Big Blue Whale By Nicola Davies

Illustrated by Nick Maland

See What a Seal Can Do By Chris Butterworth

Illustrated by Kate Nelms

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It’s morning in the bush. Python stirs and slithers out from her shelter. She warms her head and smells the

air with her forked tongue. Python is a beautiful snake, but also dangerous and she is looking for a meal.

Perhaps it’s the way they slither, or maybe it’s their slimy, scaly skin... whatever the reason, many of us shiver at the thought of a snake – and so does the

little girl in this book. But the rest of her family loves them and as they tell her more about snakes (did you

know they have no eyelids, smell with their tongues and can swim?) she has a change of heart, and by

the end of the book she loves them too. Luciano Lozano’s stylish, colourful and informative illustrations

perfectly match the warmth and humour of the text.

Watch and wonder as one tiny sea turtle grows and grows, before she heads back to the beach to

become a mother herself. Curious young minds will love learning about the turtle life cycle in this picture

book which combines story with information.

Huge, magnificent, alone, a white bear moves through the frozen Arctic. Powerful hunter, tender mother and

gentle playmate – she shares this land of ice and snow with the Inuit people, who watch and learn from her. Come on an unforgettable journey into the world

of the polar bear... Containing accurate information suitable for classroom projects and activities, this emotive, atmospheric picture book brings the icy

grandeur of the Arctic to life.

Far inland, the sun floats on the waves of a bake-earth day. Big Red and his mob of kangaroos wait for

night-time when they can search for food. Young male kangaroos wait too – ready to challenge Red and take

his place as leader.

Lying about on the sand like a fat sunbather, seals might seem like slow, dozy creatures – but nothing compares with their grace and speed when they re

underwater! Seals can dive like rockets and twist like a dancer. They can stay underwater for up to 15 minutes and dive to depths of 300 feet to find

their prey. Find out all this and lots more about these super-swimming wonders in this fascinating book.

What do you know about ducks? I bet you know that they quack... a lot! Well, discover much more in this

book that’s all about, well, just ducks! Learn all about which is a boy duck and which is a girl, why some quack louder and others more softly. Find out what

they eat when it is cold outside and where they perch their bottoms to sleep!

The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever lived on Earth. Curious young minds will love reading this sensuous exploration of what a blue whale feels,

sounds and smells like, and learning facts about a whale’s size, life-span, diet, babies and more.

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Fabulous FrogsBy Martin Jenkins

Illustrated by Tim Hopgood

Caterpillar ButterflyBy Vivian French

Illustrated by Charlotte Voake

Bat Loves the NightBy Nicola Davies

Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies

Walk with a WolfBy Nicola Davies

Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies

The Emperor’s EggBy Martin Jenkins

Illustrated by Jane Chapman

Growing Frogs By Vivian French

Illustrated by Alison Bartlett

Tigress By Nick Dowson

Illustrated by Jane Chapman

Yucky Worms By Vivian French

Illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg

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Conservation biologist Martin Jenkins takes a funny

and affectionate look at frogs around the world. Both author and illustrator delight in the diversity and

occasional weird behaviour of these small and much loved creatures. Tim Hopgood’s bold and playful

illustrations succeed in capturing each frog’s defining characteristics, and the largest and smallest frogs in the world are drawn to scale which helps bring them to life even more. An engaging and informative book

with captions, fact pages and an index.

The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic mainland throughout its

bitterly inhospitable winter. Once the female has laid her egg, she heads back to the sea, leaving the male

to incubate it. He then spends two months standing on the freezing cold ice with the egg on his feet! This

is his story.

Did you know that bats aren’t birds, but mammals?

That they sleep upside down? That they shout as they fly, using their voice to find their way? Curious

young minds will love learning about the life cycles of bats in this picture book which combines story with

information.

A non-fiction picture book by one of today’s most acclaimed authors about one of the world’s most magnificent creatures. Come with award-winning author Janni Howker on a spellbinding journey to the far, wild north, to the Yukon territory of north-

western Canada, and meet one of the world’s most magnificent, yet misunderstood, creatures: the wolf.

Be part of the pack and walk, run, howl, hunt, eat, sleep and dream like a wolf.

Watch a caterpillar metamorphose into a butterfly in this fun, informative, award-winning picture book, part of the Nature Storybooks series. Curious young

minds will love discovering each stage in the journey, from wriggly green caterpillar to the beautiful butterfly,

in this picture book which combines story with information.

Worms – fun, fascinating and wriggly worms! The humble earthworm plays a significant role in the

environment, as all farmers and gardeners know: it aerates the soil, composts dead matter into rich

humus in which seeds can germinate and plants can grow. Children love them too – especially for their

wriggliness!

What happens when you take an empty fish tank, add some pond water, scoop in some frogspawn... and wait? Curious young minds will love learning about

how frogs grow in this picture book which combines story with information.

Discover some true tiger magic in this fun, informative picture book, part of the Nature Storybooks series.

Moving smoothly as a river, her stripy coat bright as fire, mother tiger runs then vanishes in the tall grass.

With plate-sized paws and a pink nose the size of your fist, she hunts and swims, cares for her cubs and

teaches them all her tiger tricks.

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Surprising SharksBy Nicola Davies

Illustrated by James Croft

Insect Detective By Steve Voake

Illustrated by Charlotte Voake

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The last word you want to hear when you’re swimming in the warm blue sea is “Shark!” But most real sharks

are not what you might expect. Some are no bigger than a chocolate bar, some have built-in fairy lights

and most wouldn’t go near a human, even if you were wearing a sign saying “dinner”! So if you think all

sharks are giant, man-eating killers, you’re in for a big surprise.

Right now, all around you, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things. But you can’t

always see them straight away. Sometimes you have to know where to look...This wonderful book, illustrated by Charlotte Voake and written by Steve

Voake, tells us all about the different kinds of insects hiding away in your garden and how to recognize them. It’s full of glorious detail, but remember if it

doesn’t have six legs, it’s not an insect!

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