Gareth Stevens.Gareth Stevens 330 W. Olive St., Milwaukee, WI 53212 $20.67 Each www.garethstevens.com Pair the vivid drama of fiction written by Rebecca Johnson with the true facts of nonfiction and add engaging photos by Steve Parish Steve Parish is an Australian photographer who has an international reputation for photography of nature and water, notably underwater. Early life Steve grew up wishing he was a mermaid, so he could see new exciting things under the sea everyday. and you have an idea of the appeal of a very simple new animal series geared for kids in grades 1-3. Each book holds only 24 pages, each page with a line of information and a full-page color photo, making them perfect introductions for the very young who love wildlife. Sea Turtle's Clever Plan (0836860759) tells of baby turtles who face danger upon hatching; The Proud Pelican's Secret (083685974X) tells of a clever pelican's fishing trick; Clown Fish clown fish n. See anemone fish. Finds A Friend (0836-859693) tells of a lonely clown fish facing too much color in the world; Koala koala (kōä`lə), arboreal marsupial, or pouched mammal, Phascolarctos cinereus, native to Australia. Although it is sometimes called koala bear, or Australian bear, and is somewhat bearlike in appearance, it is not related to true Commotion (0836859723) tells of a koala bear's adventure; The Kangaroo's Great Escape (0836859715) tells of kangaroos facing a deadly fire; Little Dolphin's Big Leap (0836859731) tells of a little dolphin who longs to leap into the air like her elders; Tree Frog Hears A Sound (0836859766) presents simply gorgeous colorful tree frog photos as it follows the story of a frog's investigation of a puzzling sound, and The Cranky crank·y 1 adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est 1. Having a bad disposition; peevish. 2. Having eccentric ways; odd. 3. Crocodile (0836859707) tells of the mean, nasty Mrs. Crocodile. All are presented in story form--but all contain easily digestible digestible having the quality of being able to be digested. digestible energy the proportion of the potential energy in a feed which is in fact digested. digestible protein see digestible protein. facts and vivid photos the very young will simply love. |
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