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  • Amazing Animal Babies by Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft
    |author=Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft |summary=Baby animals are everywhere and who better to teach the kids than TV's Chris Packham in this informative, y
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  • Wild Town (RSPB) by Mike Dilger
    |summary=A gorgeous summary of Britain's urban wildlife. Succinct but informative descriptions with all sorts of interesting facts ...species of bird, amphibian and insect, it's all there in all its diversity and beauty.
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  • Garden Birds and Wildlife by Mike Toms and Paul Sterry
    |title= Garden Birds and Wildlife |author= Mike Toms and Paul Sterry
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  • Deadly Detectives: Top Tips to Track Wildlife by Steve Backshall
    |title=Deadly Detectives: Top Tips to Track Wildlife ...=Everything from how to find animals to basic survival techniques in a fun and highly educational book sure to tempt even the most reluctant reader.
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  • Claxton: Notes From a Small Planet by Mark Cocker
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...ull of wonder, beneath the quiet musings lies a passionate call to wake up and take note of all the wonders that nature continually perform around us.
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  • My Gentle Barn: where animals heal and children learn to hope by Ellie Laks
    |title=My Gentle Barn: where animals heal and children learn to hope ...rom a misery memoir as it's possible to get. Excellent reading and animals and people to fall in love with. Highly recommended.
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  • Planet Earth II by Stephen Moss
    |genre= Animals and Wildlife ...environments: Jungles, Mountains, Deserts, Grasslands, Islands and Cities and showcases some of the amazing creatures that live in each one.
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  • Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife by Stephen Moss
    |title= Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife |genre= Animals and Wildlife
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  • Zoe the Zebra (Get Well Friends) by Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan
    |author=Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan ...going and trips up! But don't worry, with a little help from Nurse Nibbles and her Get Well Friends, she'll soon be feeling better.
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  • Jack's Tractor by Thomas Taylor
    ...nd collects some interesting wild animals. It's great fun for tractor fans and non-tractor fans alike. ...es around. He loads up the trailer with a donkey, parrot, ticklesaur, lion and walrus, but then discovers he's lost. What is a boy to do? Luckily, a small
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  • Lesser Spotted Animals by Martin Brown
    |title=Lesser Spotted Animals ...mal kingdom to have their chance to shine. Meet the Gaur, Sand Cat, Langur and many more in this fascinating book.
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  • Elephant by Suzi Eszterhas
    |summary=A baby bull elephant shares a touching bond with his family and eventually grows to be a majestic animal, ready to branch out on his own in ...ociety where strong females form a close family bond and work hard rearing and protecting their young.
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  • Massacre Pond by Paul Doiron
    ...er. Can Warder Mike Bowditch discover the culprit before things get worse and the crimes even more violent? Join Bowditch on a crime thriller that also ...round, therefore someone is going to have to stand between the two of them and make sure nothing bad happens. Something like murder.
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  • My First Animals by Aino-Maija Metsola
    |title=My First Animals |summary=A simple education book for children all about animals, enhanced in no small part by some wonderfully colourful illustrations.
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  • Mad About Mega Beasts! by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz (Illustrator)
    |author=Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz (Illustrator) ...the impressive size and awesome awesomeness of some of the most grandiose animals of all time.
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  • Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
    |title=Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind |author=Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
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  • An Eagle in the Airing Cupboard by Rex Harper
    ...and ''An Eagle in the Airing Cupboard'' takes up where ''Otter'' finished and looks at a year in the life of a warden. ...ries which look at the work of the charity and the lives of the people and animals at the centre. Thankfully his publishers realised that he had (at least) t
    4 KB (655 words) - 16:21, 9 October 2020
  • The Book of Deadly Animals by Gordon Grice
    |title=The Book of Deadly Animals |sort=Book of Deadly Animals
    4 KB (712 words) - 12:55, 6 April 2018
  • When Spring Comes to the DMZ by Uk-Bae Lee
    ...ge five stars for nailing an obvious moral – this has a non-obvious moral, and I'll leave it at that. ...two countries with Korea in their name, and it's the world's least welcome wildlife sanctuary.
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  • The Wonder Garden: Wander through the world's wildest habitats and discover more than 80 amazing animals by Jenny Broom and Kristjana S Williams
    ...der through the world's wildest habitats and discover more than 80 amazing animals ...der through the world's wildest habitats and discover more than 80 amazing animals
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  • The Ugly Five by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
    |author=Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler |summary=Five of the ugliest animals set out on a fun and educational adventure to discover if anyone out there could possibly find t
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  • Out There by Chris Townsend
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...enchanting book. Filled with tales of magical landscapes, but also advice and tips for those wanting to explore, ''Out There'' is a must read for those w
    3 KB (558 words) - 13:08, 6 April 2018
  • Creaturepedia by Adrienne Barman
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary=A beautifully illustrated menagerie of animals provide a visual treat for young readers.
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  • Watch Out for the Crocodile by Lisa Moroni and Eva Eriksson
    |author=Lisa Moroni and Eva Eriksson ...e same? A sweet and memorable tale of father-daughter bonding that parents and children will enjoy.
    3 KB (555 words) - 14:17, 12 April 2018
  • Animal Lives: Giraffes by Sally Morgan
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...t wild animal. The current series looks at animals of the African savannah and this time it is the turn of the noble giraffe to take centre stage.
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  • Help Me! by Paul Geraghty
    ...nd is helped by an unlikely ally. It all makes for an amazing day with the wildlife of Africa. ...too cynical!) If I were very young, without a deeper understanding of how animals are, I'd find it more confusing than amazing.
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  • The Tiger Prowls: a pop-up book of wild animals by Seb Braun
    |title=The Tiger Prowls: a pop-up book of wild animals |sort= Tiger Prowls: a pop-up book of wild animals
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  • Mad About Monkeys by Owen Davey
    ...facts and details regarding their social life, their diet, their diversity and their potential future – all of which makes this an interesting read what ...hot spring baths, but had no idea they evolved into using them as recently and specifically as 1963). So this should be a preeminent title in its field,
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  • Amazing Animal Journeys by Chris Packham and Jason Cockroft
    |author=Chris Packham and Jason Cockroft ...Wildlife expert Chris Packham has written this introduction to the subject and it's been beautifully illustrated by Jason Cockroft. (He's the man who did
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  • Letting the Cat Out of the Bag: The Secret Life of a Vet by Sion Rowlands
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary=A look at the life of a vet and the way that animal welfare and ethics have to be balanced. A fast, relatively easy read.
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  • A Tale of Trees: The Battle to save Britain's Ancient Woodland by Derek Niemann
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...llowing the war, our woodland declined dramatically. What were the reasons and what could be done to reverse this trend?
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  • A Buzz in the Meadow by Dave Goulson
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...atch of countryside, including the mysterious 'snake and owl-eating beast' and the elusive 'wack-wack' bird...but if you want to find out more about them,
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  • Deadly Pole to Pole Diaries by Steve Backshall
    ...ve diary entries and full colour photography, you will be equally informed and amazed. ...or partaking on a magnificent journey from Pole to Pole visiting dangerous animals on the way.
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  • An Otter on the Aga by Rex Harper
    |genre=Politics and Society ...rowth of an animal sanctuary with some wonderful stories about the animals and birds who were looked after over a period of more than forty years. You wil
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  • A Durable Fire by Barbara and Stephanie Keating
    |author=Barbara and Stephanie Keating ...d racial differences all mixed into the pot with the African landscape and wildlife. It's perhaps a little long but is worth the read.
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  • Knowledge Encyclopedia: Animal! by DK
    ...imals. With its full colour images and punchy facts it's great to look at and learn from. ...irst draw their eyes. DK have attempted this in one of the most colourful and vibrant encyclopedias you are likely to see.
    4 KB (638 words) - 21:59, 15 February 2018
  • Predators by Steve Backshall
    ...t add much to the material covered by the BBC series, it is a good summary and reminder, an ideal equivalent of a coffee table book for kids. ...ou know that if you take into account the success rate of hunts, diversity and spread, ladybirds are more successful predators than tigers?
    5 KB (770 words) - 10:46, 27 August 2020
  • A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies and Mark Hearld
    |author=Nicola Davies and Mark Hearld ...Nature', a beautifully illustrated trip to visit with all creatures, great and small.
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  • Never Take a Shark to the Dentist by Judith Barrett and John Nickle
    |author=Judith Barrett and John Nickle .... It's sheer entertainment and the delight is in the details. The familiar animals do have an American slant, however.
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  • How to Love Animals in a Human-Shaped World by Henry Mance
    |title=How to Love Animals in a Human-Shaped World |genre=Politics and Society
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  • Pattern Play: Cut, Fold and Make Your Own 3D Animal Models by Danielle Kroll and Nghiem Ta
    |title=Pattern Play: Cut, Fold and Make Your Own 3D Animal Models |sort=Pattern Play: Cut, Fold and Make Your Own 3D Animal Models
    3 KB (573 words) - 11:29, 29 March 2020
  • How Dinosaurs Really Work by Alan Snow
    ...l weeks on end in order to become something of an authority on prehistoric animals in front of their mates. ...eral times! Every single word! Predicting text from pictures and context and word building from syllables are both great activities to build reading flu
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  • The Hunt for the Golden Mole: All Creatures Great and Small and Why They Matter by Richard Girling
    |title=The Hunt for the Golden Mole: All Creatures Great and Small and Why They Matter |sort=Hunt for the Golden Mole: All Creatures Great and Small and Why They Matter
    5 KB (851 words) - 13:04, 6 April 2018
  • Hummingbirds: A Life-Size Guide to Every Species by Michael Fogden, Marianne Taylor and Sheri L Williamson
    |author=Michael Fogden, Marianne Taylor and Sheri L Williamson ...even if you had no interest in birds. But in additions it's comprehensive and user friendly but at least a little experience is needed to us the book eff
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  • How to Keep a Pet Squirrel by Axel Scheffler
    ...or children capable of understanding irony, about how we used to view wild animals. |publisher=Faber and Faber
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  • Pig in the Middle by Matt Whyman
    ...children's author, Matt Whyman takes the lid off his own family and other animals life-style. ...read this book. It's only the occasional writer who grabs me by the short and curlies with his observation of human nature, but accomplished children's w
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  • One Night, Far From Here by Julia Wauters
    ...hey lose themselves in the pages, and learning that books offer excitement and adventure. ..., and offers yet more animals to be found. The illustrations are excellent and this book gives children a sense of quietly watching in wonder as dawn brea
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  • Favourite Deadly Facts by Steve Backshall
    |summary=Steve Backshall and the Deadly team have gathered together all their favourite animal facts int ...r books already published in the series which cover mammals, fish, insects and reptiles.
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  • The Hunt by Alastair Fothergill and Huw Cordey
    |author=Alastair Fothergill and Huw Cordey |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • Field Guide: Creatures Great and Small (Field Guides) by Lucy Engelman
    |title=Field Guide: Creatures Great and Small (Field Guides) ...ly prove we've read every word of the books by being eloquent, informative and opinionated about what we examine, but even I admit four paragraphs regardi
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  • Born Free Lion Rescue: The True Story of Bella and Simba by Sara Starbuck
    |title=Born Free Lion Rescue: The True Story of Bella and Simba ...e read for young people, with two wonderful lions rescued from misfortune, and bound for an eventual union on the plains of Malawi.
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  • The Bee: A Natural History by Noah Wilson-Rich
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...fee-table book on all things 'bee-related', featuring stunning photography and high quality content.
    3 KB (518 words) - 09:49, 26 February 2018
  • Never Work With Animals by Gareth Steel
    |title=Never Work With Animals |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain by Lucy Jones
    |title=Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • At the Water's Edge: A Walk in the Wild by John Lister-Kaye
    ...er-Kaye shares his thoughts on nature conservation and his encounters with wildlife over the course of his daily walks around a small Scottish hill loch. ...s built from a lifetime of close study of the countryside. He delights in and pays as much attention to the structure of a spider's web as to the rarest
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  • Alphasaurs and Other Prehistoric Types by Sharon Werner and Sarah Nelson Forss
    |title=Alphasaurs and Other Prehistoric Types |author=Sharon Werner and Sarah Nelson Forss
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  • A Gold Star for George by Alice Hemming and Kimberley Scott
    |author=Alice Hemming and Kimberley Scott |summary= George desperately wants to win a gold star, but all the other animals seem to be pipping him to the post.
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  • Animal Lives: Cheetahs by Sally Morgan
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary=A beautiful picture book for children full of facts and photos about the world's fastest animal: the cheetah.
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  • The Hounds of Falsterbo by Jules Nilsson
    |summary=A delight to look at and fun to read. I'd happily put the pictures up on the wall. |publisher=Vind and Vag Publishing House
    3 KB (607 words) - 13:01, 6 April 2018
  • Penguins and Other Sea Birds by Matt Sewell
    |title=Penguins and Other Sea Birds |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • Animal Lives: Lions by Sally Morgan
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...in a book that mixes stunning photography with plenty of fascinating facts and figures.
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  • The English Countryside (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts) by Ruth Binney
    |title=The English Countryside (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts) |sort=English Countryside (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts)
    3 KB (533 words) - 10:10, 25 August 2020
  • Nature's Day: Out and About by Kay Maguire and Danielle Kroll
    |title=Nature's Day: Out and About |author=Kay Maguire and Danielle Kroll
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  • Ten Million Aliens by Simon Barnes
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...anet with millions of strange life forms; each perfectly suited to survive and thrive in its own environment.
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  • The Little Book of Garden Bird Song by Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham
    |author=Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham ...ll it isn't, but 'The Little Book of Garden Bird Song' does it perfectly. And there's a bonus, but I'll tell you about that in a moment.
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  • Life on Air by David Attenborough
    ...for several years. These days, he is probably best remembered for writing and presenting the nine ‘Life’ series, a comprehensive survey of all life o ...1950 that a young graduate from Cambridge in natural sciences, now a bored and unfulfilled assistant editor in a publishing house responsible for children
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  • Wild by Emily Hughes
    |summary=All the beauty and magic of nature captured in an enchanting story of a child who is as much a ...she need it, Her long mane of unruly green hair covers the important bits and gives her the appearance of something that has sprung to life from the fore
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  • The Snow Leopard (Mini Edition) by Jackie Morris
    ...artwork, this time with a fable of a spirit guardian to a mountain valley and the child within. ...nd she is in the form of a snow leopard, singing existence as she sees fit and protecting the Shangri-La type location. But she cannot protect it from al
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  • 10 Reasons to Love an Elephant by Catherine Barr and Hanako Clulow
    |author=Catherine Barr and Hanako Clulow ...attractive look at elephants for children in the three to six age group. And adults who like to learn about elephants.
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  • Newest Animals and Wildlife Reviews
    [[Category:New Reviews|Animals and Wildlife]] [[Category:Animals and Wildlife|*]] __NOTOC__
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  • The Book of Bees by Piotr Socha
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary= A quirky, informative and very BIG book all about bees.
    2 KB (391 words) - 08:11, 7 October 2020
  • Animal Lives: Elephants by Sally Morgan
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary=A glossy picture book packed with elephant facts and photos.
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  • Hare by Zoe Greaves and Leslie Sadleir
    |author=Zoe Greaves and Leslie Sadleir |summary=Gorgeous pictures, magical words and gently educational about hares. Highly recommended.
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  • Jake's Bones by Jake McGowan-Lowe
    ...r children's books on skeletons, and anatomy. There are very few available and this looked the best by far, I spent two days searching not only British bu ...nd understood even by very young children. My sons are ages five and eight and it is difficult to say who enjoyed this book more, or got the most from it.
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  • Angry Birds Playground: Atlas (Angry Birds Playgrounds) by National Geographic Kids
    ...g real-world photography. The series will appeal to young fans of the game and anyone who has an interest in the wonders of the natural world. ...each, these books are a lot more substantial than the average picture book and easily match the high standard expected from National Geographic.
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  • Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us by David Neiwert
    |title=Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • Outskirts by John Grindrod
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary= An interesting and unique look at a common part of the British landscape, bound up in an endea
    3 KB (458 words) - 21:48, 15 February 2018
  • Four Fields by Tim Dee
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary=Inherently rural and exclusively impressionistic and personal, this nature ramble across four very diverse fieldlands offers man
    6 KB (981 words) - 14:55, 27 August 2020
  • The Crowstarver by Dick King-Smith
    ...ings from this prolific author, The Crowstarver is a book about difference and how we treat people who are different. It's a serious book but not a depres ...with a peculiar gait and it is obvious, even to his loving parents, Kathie and Tom, that he is not "normal". It's a relief really, when the local school r
    5 KB (866 words) - 15:45, 16 April 2018
  • Little Lost Hedgehog (RSPCA Fiction) by Jill Hucklesby
    ...very sick). Later someone from the RSPCA came round to collect the hoglet and take it to their centre for care. ...e would have liked a little more emphasis on when hogs should be 'rescued' and when they should be left to their own devices. Many a feeding mother has b
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  • Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies by Peter Marren
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...earliest collectors and entomological societies to today’s nature reserves and academic research.
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  • S is for South Africa by Beverley Naidoo and Prodeepta Das
    |author=Beverley Naidoo and Prodeepta Das ...rates all that South Africans love best about their country and is a vivid and uplifting portrait of the land, its people & culture for young children.
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  • Where's the Elephant? by Barroux
    ...nk this is an animal version of ''Where's Wally'', but it's so much more - and everyone should read the book. Highly recommended. ...tion you'll find them. When you turn the page you'll scan the trees again and discover their hiding places. You even wonder if it might get a little ''b
    3 KB (508 words) - 13:09, 1 September 2020
  • Outside: A Guide to Discovering Nature by Maria Ana Peixe Dias, Ines Teixeira do Rosario, Bernardo P Carvalho and Lucy Greaves (translator)
    |author=Maria Ana Peixe Dias, Ines Teixeira do Rosario, Bernardo P Carvalho and Lucy Greaves (translator) ...ion, computers, mobile phones, video games and even books to be laid aside and attention given to what is available for free, but which - if we don't care
    5 KB (870 words) - 14:50, 23 August 2020
  • Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World? by Tormod V Burkey
    |genre= Animals and Wildlife |summary=This book is passionate and ambitious; it proposes nothing less than changing the world through a rever
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  • The Dog Dectectives in an American Adventure by Zoa
    ...n deserts. This children’s book embraces this and takes the Dog Detectives and their new friends on a whistle-stop tour of the country which is a great wa ...you can imagine that they might get a little lost. Whoops, one wrong turn and they’re in Alaska. Never mind, it’s this way…but, oh wait, is that Ne
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  • The Hunger Trace by Edward Hogan
    ...Maggie to keep troubled teenager and step-son Christopher on the straight and narrow but with other important things going on in her life, can she manage ...k have escaped and are now running amok. They are Maggie's responsibility and she has to try to round them up without danger to either human or themselve
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  • Oceans in 30 Seconds by Jen Green and Wesley Robins
    |author=Jen Green and Wesley Robins ..., with a concise description on the left, covering all of the main points, and a colourful illustration on the right-hand page, complete with extra snippe
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  • How to be a BAD Birdwatcher by Simon Barnes
    |genre=Home and Family ...ought-provoking, funny and wise book for anyone who has ever looked a bird and enjoyed what they saw. Highly recommended.
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  • Pongo by Jesse Hodgson
    ...heart warming story of how a damp and lonely orangutan reached for the sun and found a special friend. ...of the forest and yearns for the warmth of the sun. He’s heard it’s bright and orange, just like him, so he sets out to find it.
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  • Wild Adventures by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom
    |author=Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom ...n perhaps they would like to go outside and have some adventures following animals tracks or picking up bird skulls? Check out a book that lets children expl
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  • Owls: A Guide to Every Species by Marianne Taylor
    ...gentle at the same time, the owl is beckoning the reader to turn the pages and take a closer look inside... ...more obscure species, like the tiny pygmy owl that is only 6 inches long, and the eerie-looking fishing owls with their deep black eyes.
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  • The Comic Strip Book of Dinosaurs by Sally Kindberg and Tracey Turner
    |author=Sally Kindberg and Tracey Turner ...books more accurate. Here then, for the 5-9s, is a primer of prehistory, and one such as the young me never had.
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  • Pairs in the Garden by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Lorna Scobie
    |author=Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Lorna Scobie ...full background illustrations with further tasks – can you spot 5 acorns, and so on.
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  • Beast Friends Forever! by Robert L Forbes and Ronald Searle
    |author=Robert L Forbes and Ronald Searle |genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
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  • A World of Dogs by Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe
    |author=Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe ...to sit down and devour. Then I'm going to go back and read it properly. And so it was with ''A World of Dogs'', with ninety-six pages devoted entirely
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  • Beautiful Owls: Portraits of Arresting Species from Around the World by Marianne Taylor and Andrew Perris
    |author=Marianne Taylor and Andrew Perris |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • Bee-&-Me by Alison Jay
    ...why they are so important. There's also a strong message about friendship and how it's found in the most unlikely of places. We can't recommend this boo ...d a very wet Bee appears at Girl's window, in need of care and attention. And so begins a lovely friendship.
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  • Dinosaurs (Henry's House) by Philip Ardagh and Mike Gordon
    |author=Philip Ardagh and Mike Gordon ...21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1407107208 Egyptians] and [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1407107186?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&li
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  • Discover the Savage World by Simon Adams, Camilla de la Bedoyere, Ian Graham, Steve Parker, Phil Steele, Clint Twist and Amanda Askew
    ...Camilla de la Bedoyere, Ian Graham, Steve Parker, Phil Steele, Clint Twist and Amanda Askew |summary=Very boy-friendly bite sized bits of science, history, geography and more in a fun annual series from the Discovery Channel.
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  • Archie the Guide Dog Puppy: Hero in Training by Sam Hay
    ...ogs and people involved in training Guide Dogs. Intelligent, well-written and informative it's a great book for the seven plus age group - without an upp ...There's a full range as well as information about what a guide dog costs - and it's not cheap!
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  • Build a ... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung
    ...lower. Kiki Ljung has given us the opportunity to learn about butterflies and also to build a 3D model of our own. The book is primarily aimed at the fi ...te job. This is a useful way for children to learn to follow instructions and that 'if in doubt follow the instructions' is not necessarily a good guidin
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  • The Wilderness Cure by Mo Wilde
    |summary=A rivetting look at the benefits and challenges of eating only wild food for a year. It's something we might al ...hich allowed her to run a fridge, freezer and dehydrator. She had a car - and fuel. Most importantly, she had shelter: this was not a plan to ''live'' w
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  • 100 Facts About Pandas by David O'Doherty, Claudia O'Doherty and Mike Ahern
    |author=David O'Doherty, Claudia O'Doherty and Mike Ahern |summary=100 silly facts about pandas to amuse and enchant. It ticks all the right boxes, but there weren't enough belly laugh
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  • The Listeners by Edward Parnell
    |summary=A moving, intense and vivid story, ''The Listeners'' is a tale that haunts on several levels. ...ver the course of a weekend, ghosts of the past cause buried secrets, lies and promises to come spilling out - culminating in a series of shocking events.
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  • Life on Earth: Farm: With 100 Questions and 70 Lift-flaps! by Heather Alexander and Andres Lozano
    |title=Life on Earth: Farm: With 100 Questions and 70 Lift-flaps! |author=Heather Alexander and Andres Lozano
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Valerie Pixley
    ...Pixley|account of her madcap adventures]], finding them funny, frightening and enlightening. They had plenty to chat about when Valerie popped in to see ...Pixley|account of her madcap adventures]], finding them funny, frightening and enlightening. They had plenty to chat about when Valerie popped in to see
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  • What If... Humans Were Like Animals? by Paul Moran
    |title=What If... Humans Were Like Animals? |summary=Fun, educational, and at times disgusting ( but in a good way) this book encourages children to i
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  • Discover the Awesome World by Camilla de la Bedoyere, John Farndon, Ian Graham, Richard Platt and Philip Steele
    |author=Camilla de la Bedoyere, John Farndon, Ian Graham, Richard Platt and Philip Steele ...ew and refreshing way. Kids are going to read this because they love it - and learn whilst they do so.
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  • The Little Book of the Dawn Chorus by Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington
    |author=Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • Walks In The Wild by Peter Wohlleben and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (Translator)
    |author=Peter Wohlleben and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (Translator) |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • The Secret Life of Birds by Moira Butterfield and Vivian Mineker (illustrator)
    |author=Moira Butterfield and Vivian Mineker (illustrator) |summary= An excellent way of introducing children (and adults...) to the wonderful life of birds.
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  • Lots – The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton
    |author= Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton .... This is children's non-fiction at its very best, inspiring, informative and beautiful.
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  • Sky Dancer by Gill Lewis
    ..., community, class and change both boldly and passionately, yet gracefully and un-confrontationally in this radical adventure for animal-mad children. ...ferences and trust each other as they question what really matters to them and how they can make a difference.
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  • The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs by Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham
    |author=Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham ...at (as was its [[The Little Book of Garden Bird Song by Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham|predecessor]]). Everything about it is superb. Highly recomm
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  • The Big Bird Spot by Matt Sewell
    ...ks, in amongst the guillemots, puffins, herring gulls and razorbills. Oh, and you're looking for a pair of binoculars too: our bird watcher is very carel ...nvisible in their natural habitat - it's how they stay safe from predators and Matt Sewell has demonstrated that well.
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  • Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds by Wenfei Tong and Mike Webster
    |author=Wenfei Tong and Mike Webster |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • 100 Facts Butterflies & Moths by Steve Parker
    |summary=A book that hits all imaginable bases, and more, in covering what a young student needs to know of the subject. I was ...hey're more visually attractive. But even though this book has two nudges and a thanks given to the Butterfly Conservation body, that's certainly not the
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  • Happenings at Hookwood by Michael Roll
    ...t to help his friends but ends up squaring up to the fearsome King Freddie and his horde of rats. Highly entertaining adventure. ...r watches worriedly from deep cover, Startup finds it all very interesting and exciting. Startup has a lot to learn...
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  • Dinoblock by Christopher Franceschelli
    ...No scary monsters here. These dinosaurs seem a friendly bunch. An unusual and creative board book that perhaps runs a little long at 96 pages. ...chunky. Not monstrously large but enticingly substantial in a 'pick me up and read me' kind of way. Inside this board book, twenty plus beasts are on par
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  • The Magic and Mystery of Birds by Noah Strycker
    |title=The Magic and Mystery of Birds |sort=Magic and Mystery of Birds, The
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  • The Adventure Game: A Cameraman's Tales from Films at the Edge by Keith Partridge
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife ...but one whose role is often ignored, despite putting life on the line time and time again in order to take capture remarkable moments.
    4 KB (687 words) - 12:50, 6 April 2018
  • Sea Journal by Lisa Woollett
    ...and where it's come from. She delights in every variation of the weather and she's a mine of wonderful information from ancient myths to up-to-the-minut ...e atmosphere of that ever-changing area between the sea and the land, time and time again. Let me give you an example:
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  • Lizard Loopy by Ali Sparkes
    ...ntures for the young, this time with the heroes being turned into reptiles and similar creatures for our entertainment. ...ho is in the background, forcing them to turn by dropping mysterious clues and pulling all their strings?
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  • Atlas of Miniature Adventures: A pocket-sized collection of small-scale wonders by Emily Hawkins and Alice Letherland
    |author=Emily Hawkins and Alice Letherland |summary=One of the world's smallest 'atlases' – and that's the point.
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  • The Adventures of an Urban Fox: Maggie Arrives by Yara Evans and Luciana Betti
    |author=Yara Evans and Luciana Betti ...=Lovely story about two cats and an urban fox with plenty of entertainment and also educational value. One to read alone or to share.
    4 KB (724 words) - 14:18, 7 September 2020
  • Born Wild: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Passion for Lions and for Africa by Tony Fitzjohn
    |title=Born Wild: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Passion for Lions and for Africa ...s (and people) of Kenya and Tanzania in the struggle to protect the former and accommodate the latter.
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  • Catching the Sun by Tony Parsons
    |summary=Man-made and natural disasters strike a family who move to Thailand in search of a bette ...the bottom as Tom Finn there comes a time when you've got to take a chance and hope that this is your lucky day.
    4 KB (678 words) - 13:31, 15 March 2018
  • The Nature Explorer's Scrapbook by Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington
    |author=Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • Light Rains Sometimes Fall by Lev Parikian
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary= A close look at the author’s local patch, watching the wildlife and the seasons through the strangeness of 2020. A few unnecessary expletives m
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  • Curiositree: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature by Amanda Wood, Mike Jolley and Owen Davey
    |author=Amanda Wood, Mike Jolley and Owen Davey |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • If Dinosaurs Were Alive Today by Dougal Dixon
    |summary=A superb introduction to all things dinosaur looking at how they - and we - would cope if they were around today. Highly recommended. ...rs Were Alive Today'' as it meant that I approached the book with interest and curiosity but without being burdened by a great deal of prior knowledge.
    5 KB (824 words) - 08:52, 22 March 2018
  • Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive
    |author=Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive ...ary=Breathtakingly beautiful and desperately moving true story. We laughed and we cried.
    5 KB (849 words) - 21:58, 15 February 2018
  • Scat by Carl Hiaasen
    ...prospector, an angry classmate who seems to enjoy arson, an injured father and a panther at risk, then life gets really complicated. ...tation for setting fires) gets the blame. But the evidence doesn't add up, and our young heroes decide it's up to them to discover the truth.
    5 KB (810 words) - 10:12, 21 April 2018
  • Will Work for Nuts by Matthew Cole
    |genre=Animals and Wildlife |summary= Train squirrels, foxes, birds and more to entertain you. This book might similarly entertain, but to me it s
    5 KB (834 words) - 13:15, 6 April 2018
  • Blue Planet II by James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow
    |author=James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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    ...xt in upper case must be removed before submission. If you don't use find and replace – all of the same text requires EXACTLY the same information – DON'T DELETE ANYTHING IN LOWER CASE (other than 'see note...') AND TYPE THE RELEVANT INFORMATION BESIDES THE '=' WITHOUT DELETING ANYTHING WHI
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  • A Place In My Country: In Search Of A Rural Dream by Ian Walthew
    ...ve back to London, he resigned and rather than buy a property in London he and his Australian wife bought a cottage in the Cotswolds to give Ian the peace ...pressure. Little by little Ian and Han develop a relationship with Norman and the other characters of this tightly-knit community.
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  • The Natural Health Service: How Nature Can Mend Your Mind by Isabel Hardman
    ...and then it was party conference season. One night she had to be sedated and returned home to begin long-term sick leave. That was what brought me to t ...t in calling the doctor's surgery: appointments are rarer than hen's teeth and I'd only be given a prescription. I needed a plan - not drugs. I didn't f
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  • Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue 2012 by Hugh Jefferies
    |genre=Business and Finance ...catalogue, now in its 27th year of publication, covering every issue up to and including March 2012
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jane Mitchell
    ...okbag loved Jane Mitchell's novel [[Chalkline by Jane Mitchell|Chalkline]] and was delighted to ask her some questions about it. It's a powerful story of Bookbag loved Jane Mitchell's novel [[Chalkline by Jane Mitchell|Chalkline]] and was delighted to ask her some questions about it. It's a powerful story of
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  • Top Ten Non-Fiction Books of 2016
    |author=Neil R A Bell, Trevor N Bond, Kate Clarke and M W Oldridge ...era of gas lamps and swirling fog – true Victorian melodrama, misbehaviour and horror from real life writ large. It is amply catered for in this title, th
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  • Newest Popular Science Reviews
    ...entific evidence. There are few instances of his beliefs being vindicated and his relentless promotion of treatments which have no scientific support has ...s and you'll soon be familiar with bacteria, fungi, protists and viruses – and how we should protect ourselves.
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  • Bookbag's Christmas Gift Recommendations 2016
    ...e to keep up with the latest fads, and we're supposed to prick our ears up and take note when the proverbial 'they' change their minds about what we're su |author=Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy
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  • Forthcoming Publications
    ...rection. And yet, he still has a tiny amount of hope. He is good at art, and clings to the moments of joy when he is drawing, that feel like a light at ...of Ophelia's online empire. Can she save her sister, and perhaps herself and her relationship with her father at the same time?
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  • H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
    |summary=In this completely original blend of memoir, biography and nature writing, Macdonald reveals how falconry helped her heal after her fa ...ains why the book won the Samuel Johnson Prize (the first memoir to do so) and is shortlisted for the Costa Biography award.
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  • July 2016 Newsletter
    ...once a month, but we'll tell you about what we've been reading at Bookbag and any news from the site. We promise never to pass your details on to anyone ...l system. Of course you may be one or both. If so, you have our sympathies and our best efforts at distracting you from the various non-reading related st
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  • Newest Autobiography Reviews
    ...the London School of Economics. Stevenson is bright - extremely bright - and he has a facility with numbers which most of us can only envy. He also rea |genre=Animals and Wildlife
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  • Top Ten Autobiographies 2014
    ...ographies sometimes seem to be dominated by sportsmen with an axe to grind and a pension to fund. Our top ten for 2014 are rather more engaging, with the ...for several years. These days, he is probably best remembered for writing and presenting the nine ‘Life’ series, a comprehensive survey of all life o
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  • Newest Children's Non-Fiction Reviews
    |author=Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe ...to sit down and devour. Then I'm going to go back and read it properly. And so it was with ''A World of Dogs'', with ninety-six pages devoted entirely
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  • Newest Reference Reviews
    If you send an apple core to landfill, it will take between 6 months and 2 years to decompose. A glass bottle will take up to 1 million years. ...pping it in the kerbside bin. Yes, I could go searching on the internet - and get conflicting advice - but what I needed was a recycling bible.s
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