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Song of the Wild: a First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies; Petr Horacek (Illustrator)
Category: Education
Renowned picture book creators Nicola Davies and Petr Hor cek team up for a captivating first look at animals around the world. Polar bears playing on the ice, tigers hunting in the jungle, and nightingales singing in the heart of the woods -- animals are everywhere. In a remarkable collection of poems, ...Show more
Surprising Sharks (Nature Storybooks) by Nicola Davies; James Croft
Category: Picture Books | Series: Nature Storybooks
A great resource for teachers Introducing READ, LISTEN, & WONDER This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life. Each paperback title in the series includes a CD that features: * an engaging read-aloud with sound effects* a read-along opportunity guide ...Show more
Surprising Sharks - Read and Wonder by Nicola Davies; James Croft (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Read and Wonder Ser.
"Everything works in this book -- the informative yet humorous writing, the not-too-scary illustrations, and a superb layout that employs multisized text and bright color backgrounds to great effect." -- THE HORN BOOK "SHAAAARRRKK " That's probably the last word anyone wants to hear while swimming in th ...Show more
Survivors : The Toughest Creatures on Earth by Nicola Davies
Category: Education | Series: Animal Science
Everywhere on Earth there is life. From polar wastes to bubbling volcanoes, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human quicker than you can say 'coffin' Discover how they do it in this natural history book and find out who really is the toughest animal of all.
Talk, Talk, Squawk!: How and Why Animals Communicate by Nicola Davies; Neal Layton (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: Animal Science Ser.
From the team behind Poo, Extreme Animals, What's Eating You? and Just the Right Size comes another funny and informative book on animal biology, this time looking at how and why animals communicate - for the purposes of mating, gathering food, warning of danger, and many many more. Biologist and childr ...Show more
The Day War Came by Nicola Davies
Category: Picture Books
Imagine if, on an ordinary day, war came. Imagine it turned your town to rubble. Imagine going on a long and difficult journey – all alone. Imagine finding no welcome at the end of it. Then imagine a child who gives you something small but very, very precious... When the government refused to allow 300 ...Show more
The Day War Came by Nicola Davies; Rebecca Cobb (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books
A moving, poetic narrative and child-friendly illustrations follow the heartbreaking, ultimately hopeful journey of a little girl who is forced to become a refugee. The day war came there were flowers on the windowsill and my father sang my baby brother back to sleep. Imagine if, on an ordinary ...Show more
The Day War Came (HB) by Nicola Davies
Category: Picture Books
A moving, poetic narrative and child-friendly illustrations follow the heartbreaking, ultimately hopeful journey of a little girl who is forced to become a refugee. The day war came there were flowers on the windowsill and my father sang my baby brother back to sleep. Imagine if, on an ordinary day, a ...Show more
The Dog That Saved Christmas by Nicola Davies
Category: Picture Books
Christmas is a nightmare for Jake. He hates the bright lights, all the noise, and the disruption to his routine. But everything changes when he finds a lost dog. He names her Susan and adopts her as his own. Jake and Susan form a special bond that helps him to cope with the things that usually stress hi ...Show more
The Elephant Road by Nicola Davies
Category: Children's Fiction
A child, a wild animal - and a life-changing encounter. An exciting new range of books in which children find solutions to problems through conservation rather than killing. One night, Wilen is woken up when his hut is tipped sideways by elephants! The elephants always travel past the village, which sit ...Show more
The Leopard's Tail by Nicola Davies
Category: Children's Fiction
The sixth title in Nicola Davies' Heroes of the Wild series is a mountain adventure based on a real conservation project to protect Caucasian leopards. Malik loves exploring the mountains near his village in Armenia, and he's never forgotten the leopard he once saw as a very young boy. But the night he ...Show more
The Magic of Flight by Nicola Davies
Category: Education
Our skies are full of life! From bats and birds to bees and beetles, the air around us is buzzing with amazing flying creatures.Explore how and why animals fly, and the many ways in which this incredible ability has helped them flourish on our beautiful planet, in this beautiful book from award-winning ...Show more