1 D8 - Animals and Habitats

Butterfly Is Patient, A

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From iridescent blue swallowtails and brilliant orange monarchs to the worlds tiniest butterfly (Western Pygmy Blue) and the largest (Queen Alexandra's Birdwing), an incredible variety of butterflies are celebrated here in all of their beauty and wonder.

Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!

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Sea turtles face many dangers as they grow, eat, travel, and breed. In this dramatization of one female turtle's challenges, acclaimed nature writer April Pulley Sayre highlights the role that humans have in helping this endangered species.

Previously published, this story has been re-illustrated by Annie Patterson. Information on sea turtle conservation efforts and the seven species of sea turtles is included.

Big Blue

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Kye knows everything there is to know about whales, and dreams of swimming with a blue whale. When she travels to Mexico with her mother, Kye is closer to her goal than ever. Will her wish of swimming with Big Blue come true?

Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories, A

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This collection of imaginative stories, written by Beatrix Potter in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, follow a group of fluffy, playful woodland cohorts, like the mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor!

Keywords: English classic, animals

Biscuit

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Let Biscuit introduce your child to the joys of independent reading. The little puppy's gentle nature and playful ways have made I Can Read® Biscuit books favorites with over a million emergent readers. With three great titles in one handy package, this collection is perfect for the newest reader in your family!

Penguin Story, A

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Edna the penguin only knows the three colors that surround her: white ice, black night, and blue sea. She is convinced there is something more out there. So she sets out on a quest—a quest for color. When she finally finds what she's been looking for, it's everything she hoped for and more. But that doesn't mean she will ever stop looking.

Marsupial Sue

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Sue is not happy being a kangaroo. Her relatives hop all around, and she gets an incredible migraine, among other pains. So she wanders away, looking for something new. She attempts to hang from a branch like a koala, but ends up in a heap on the ground! She then eyes a platypus basking in the sun, and imagines a life on the beach...but ends up in the hospital! At last Sue meets up with a wallaby, a miniature version of herself, and joins "in the throng,/Flouncing and jouncing and bouncing along." At last, she realizes that being a kangaroo suits her fine!!

Marsupial Sue Presents: The Runaway Pancake

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"I'm too fast, you're too slow. Pan, pan, patty-cake pan, I can get away from you, I can!" - The much-loved story of the Runaway Pancake who pops out of the oven and is sure he can escape all who want to eat him, is given a new spin when Marsupial Sue and her friends put on a play version for their neighborhood. The Cast includes Marsupial Sue as Auntie May, Bartholomew Koala as Old Dog Tray, Sydney Wombat as Cow, Winifred Wallaby as Donkey, Perth platypus as Wolf, Melbourne Sheep as Bear, and Neville the Tasmanian Devil as Fox (with Collie Dundee as the Stage Manager!)

Marsupial Sue Presents: The Runaway Pancake

I'm a Manatee

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Narrated by John Lithgow, himself!!
"From time to time I dream that I'm a manatee,
Undulating underneath the sea..."
A little boy dreams of becoming a manatee, and what a dream it is! With his new gigan-atee manatee proportions, he sets off on an underwater adventure with his manatee friends.

Where is Croaky?

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Join Gilbert on his quest to find his froggy-friend, Croaky? Is Croaky in the vines? Near the pond? In the kitchen? Where could Croaky be?

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