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21) Gorillas
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Learn all about gorillas in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Gorillas offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
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Gorillas are brilliant, familial creatures that exhibit complex emotions, intellect, and abilities, much like humans. Then why are gorillas at risk? Readers learn about the daily lives of gorillas in the wild, what is threatening their very survival, and what is being done to save them.
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Tarsiers are primates, just like monkeys, apes, and people. However, they look different. Their huge eyes don't move, the movement is in the head alone. The head of a tarsier moves almost all the way around! Readers will love the photographs of this odd-looking creature from Southeast Asia. They'll learn more, about why tarsiers are endangered and what is being done to help them.
24) Monkeys
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Rain forest trees are home to many monkey species. Spider monkeys and capuchins are small, adorable primates that swing from branch to branch and love to eat fruit. The howler monkey is the biggest and loudest monkey in the rain forest. This book introduces readers to many kinds of monkey they might find in the rain forest. Simple text includes fun facts and interesting monkey features. Readers will love the vibrant color photographs that bring these...
25) El babuino
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Did you know that baboons are some of the largest monkeys on Earth? Baboons ride on their mother's backs when they are babies. Find out these and more exciting facts in “I Am a Baboon”.
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Most children in the world like to play and have fun. Many children have pets that they like to play with, usually a dog, a cat, a hamster, or a guinea pig.
Some lucky children even have a horse or a pony to play with.
But what if you were a nine-year-old boy or an eight-year-old girl, and you had a big, male silverback gorilla to play with? What would you do? Where would you go?
Well, this dream becomes a reality for Andrew Tyler and his sister...
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Who doesn't love the fun and noisy antics of monkeys at the zoo? They swing around their habitat, eat food just like we do, and often vocalize. Young readers will be just as mesmerized by seeing monkeys up close in this book. Written expressly for the pre-K reader, this book takes readers into the monkey habitat to see just how they live at the zoo. Readers learn information they'll be sure to share during their next trip to the zoo.
28) Blue McTinkle
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Blue McTinkle is a timeless tale of friendship, fashion, fitting in and standing out. A long-faced blue baboon sets out on a jungle journey of self-discovery and finds that not everyone shares his funky fashion sense or keen eye for a quirky style. Confused and rejected, Blue heads home but what he discovers when he gets there is quite a shock...
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George's friend Marco wants to make his famous tortillas for his abuela's birthday, and George is happy to help! But when George knocks over the bag of masa and the grocery store is all out, George and Marco are worried the birthday surprise will be ruined. Luckily, Uncle Enrique is there to take them on a new adventure to find out where masa comes from, how it's made, and how it gets from the farm to Marco's table. This story, based on the Emmy Award-winning...
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Jim ist mies drauf: Die Sonne scheint zu hell, der Himmel strahlt zu blau und die Bananen schmecken zu süß! "Vielleicht hast du schlechte Laune", vermutet sein Freund Nick. Doch Jim ist sich sicher: "Ich hab KEINE schlechte Laune!" Als seine Freunde versuchen ihn aufzumuntern—"Hüpf auf und ab!", "Tanze!" oder "Mach ein Nickerchen!"—stürmt er wütend davon. Nichts scheint zu helfen. Kann es also sein, dass er einfach mal einen schlechten Tag...
32) Chimpanzees
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Learn all about chimpanzees in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Chimpanzees offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
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Ralph the Robot Monkey toils away in the big city but feels something is missing inside.He asks other animal robots if they feel the same but they cannot help him so Ralph goes on a journey of discovery and finds the jungle as well as the real animals that live within.Full Colour illustrated Children's book.
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Fear is a perfectly natural human emotion. However, when fear controls us, it stops us from living our best life and it limits the opportunities and experiences available to us.
Michael the Monkey is about teaching our children that it is natural to feel fearful at times. However, it is how we choose to manage or deal with those fears that will either hold us back or see us thrive.
In today's society it is critical that our children know they have...
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What makes an animal astute that allows them to adapt to their environment? First of all, what does, astute even mean?
It's easy as ABC...all the way through the letter Z!
That's where assonance and alliteration come into play and make learning about animals in an entertaining way.
Assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds but not consonants in words (as "red hen") for poetic effect
Alliteration: the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning...
36) Gorilla
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Gorillas are gentle giants, unless a wandering silverback tries to invade the troop. This charming, first-person narrative invites readers into the central African rainforest to follow a baby gorilla's life cycle Hyperrealistic illustrations will amaze readers as they learn essential science curriculum topics. The incredible "Did You Know?" section provides a plethora of fun facts about gorillas, and the quiz allows readers an independent learning...
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Camilla is a very confident young Gorilla who always gets what she wants. She is clever, she is bright, and she is very sure of herself. But there is one thing that Camilla isn't… Camilla is not very caring. On this particular day in the thick and luscious jungles of the Congo, Camilla is on a mission to find her favourite flower. What she doesn't realise is that she is about to meet a few other animals on her journey, all with different personalities....
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Apes are mammals that are very similar to people--just look at their faces! Gorillas, gibbons, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos are all apes. Readers learn key facts about these animals and see amazing photographs of them in their natural habitats, all while seamlessly practicing basic addition problems.
39) Kia the Queen
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The purpose of this book is to help young readers realize they have value, they are important, and it is okay to believe in themselves. This book will give all young readers the hope they need to be great despite the adversity or obstacles they will face in life.
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Readers will go bananas for the vibrant photographs of baby chimps in the wild. A simple narrative and fast facts teach life science concepts, such as what young chimpanzees eat and how their mothers protect them from danger. From birth to the time these great apes grow up, this book offers a sneak peek into this endangered species. This is a great introduction to baby chimpanzees that can be extended with the Learn More section. The Words to Know...
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