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101) Endangered Gorillas
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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.
102) Michael the Monkey
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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...
104) Orangutans
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Learn all about orangutans in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Orangutans offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
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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...
108) Orangutan Orphans
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Orangutans are threatened by the loss of their rainforest habitats and their popularity among illegal pet traders. These things leave many orangutans orphaned. However, there are many organizations that have created centers to help these orphaned animals. Readers explore different careers available for those who want to help orangutans, and they also learn amazing facts about these playful animals. Fact boxes and vibrant photographs hold readers'...
109) Tarsiers in the Dark
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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.
110) 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...
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Each of these well-priced ebooks introduces readers to a new, fun location and identifies objects they might find there. These ebooks will build children's vocabulary as they follow Curious George on his trips to the zoo, circus, circus, aquarium, and farm.
Bold colors, large type, and everyone's favorite mischievous monkey combine to make learning fun.
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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...
114) 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.
115) Who's the Strongest?
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When one thinks of the strongest animals on Earth, one might consider the gorilla or a grizzly bear. But leafcutter ants are actually some of the strongest when size is taken into consideration. In this book, imaginary match ups between super strong animals captivate and entertain readers as they learn fun facts about each kind of animal. Full-color images and a playful tone keep learning and thinking about the title question fun even as the content...
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Like humans, monkeys are primates and are often lively, engaging, and entertaining creatures. In their faces, we may often see some reflection of our own face. But the male proboscis monkey has a face that sets it apart. It's distinguished by its long, fleshy, pendulous nose. Readers of this fascinating volume will learn intriguing facts about these odd-looking animals, who are excellent swimmers with webbed fingers and toes. Age-appropriate text...
117) Chimp Rescue
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There are less than 300,000 chimpanzees left in the wild, but people from many organizations work tirelessly every day to protect and care for these amazing apes. Readers explore what life is like for both chimps and workers in sanctuaries created to provide a safe environment for chimps to live. As they learn what goes on in these sanctuaries, they also learn fascinating facts about chimps. Colorful photographs and helpful fact boxes engage readers...
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In this short story from Curious George Flies a Kite, George finds a hutch of adorable bunnies. He thinks it would be so much fun to play hide-and-seek with one of the baby bunnies, so he lifts it from its cage, sets it on the ground, and closes his eyes. But-oh, no!-what happened? The bunny runs off, and George can't find it anywhere! Luckily, Mother Bunny comes to George's aid and saves the day. This bilingual ebook is perfect for little ones who...
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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.
120) Baby Orangutans
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This search-and-find book invites emergent readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about baby orangutans, including information about their life in the trees.
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