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Where Butterflies Grow

Joanne Ryder

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Nature learning experience 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful.

Lynne Cherry's illustration of this book are so realistic they look like photographs. The book has exceptional detail from the flowery meadow to all the creatures living in it. The poetic text and illustrations describe the life cycle of a swallowtail butterfly with great accuracy. A wonderful story for nature lovers.

My daughter acts this book out as I read it. 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This book tells the complete story of the life cycle of a butterfly, beautifully illustrated. My 6 year old loves it. It is a perfect compliment to your life science studies. The descriptions are also beautiful, almost poetic.

Butterfly book: "Where Butterflies Grow" 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

"Where Butterflies Grow", is a very informative book with many great pictures. I used it with elementary students when I did a unit study on butterflies at the beginning of the school year. It was well received by students and the material was well presented and easy to understand.The pictures were above the average.

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Readers take an imaginative journey into one of nature's wondrous processes--the transformation from caterpillar to black swallowtail butterfly. Full-color illustrations.

Dolphin (A Science I can read book)

Robert A Morris

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

breastfeeding dolphins! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This is a beautiful book, and very pro breastfeeding!

It is a beginner reader (level 3), but it is a lovely story to read to a smaller child/baby. I bought this book for my eldest child to read because she loves dolphins, I had no idea that it was such a pro breastfeeding book!

I highly recommend it!


It is a wonderful story about the daily life of a pod of dolphins, in particular a mama dolphin that gives birth. The baby is born and mama takes him to the surface for air then nurses him. He is nursed several more times throughout the book, with very positive points about mama's milk being the best for him.

In the end the 6 month old dolphin has a run in with a shark, and gets his fin very slightly injured, what makes him all better???? MAMAS MILK!

The story finishes by saying that he will continue to nurse until he is a year old and then spend a long happy life with his mama and the other pod dolphins.

The book is nicely illustrated and has two pictures of the dolphin nursing and one of him being born!


hope you will enjoy it!

-rebecca-

Editorial Review:

Describes the birth and the first six months of life of a baby dolphin.

Knight (EYEWITNESS EXPERTS)

DK Publishing

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Captured his interest for days! He keeps going back to it. 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 9 people found this review helpful.

My 10 year old son is fascinated with all things midevil. This book shows the armor, weopons, and lifestyle of knights. The photos are excellent and the copy is interesting. Your child may need a little help with some of the vocabulary.

Got out of knights 3 out of 5 stars.
5 of 7 people found this review helpful.

It was pretty good, but it was kind of showing out of the knight period. They wrote a lot about castles and it was titled knights. This bothered me. I really liked how it showed what a knight has as his duty.

Interest your children in REAL history 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

DK eyewitness books are some of the greatest non-fiction books around. The distinctive white background and high-quality photography gives this book an edge over any other nonfiction picture book. And -- these pictures are real! They're beautiful museum-quality photos of all things related to knights, accompanied by informative captions and text.

Learn about medieval life, knights, armor, etc. If you know someone (young or old) who is fascinated by medieval times and knights, then you must introduce them to this book!

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Written by today's experts for the experts of tomorrow, Eyewitness Experts are great big gift packs that blitz the top-selling topics children really love. Open them up and you'll find everything you need to nurture their interest, whether novice or nerd. These are gifts to treasure and return to and grow with.

The next best thing to going back to the Middle Ages, this pack provides an in-depth look at the lives of medieval knights, from banquets and battles to jousting and chivalry.

Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Book)

Ann Earle

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Excellent nonfiction 5 out of 5 stars.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.

This is a very readable children's book about bats. It helps to dispel some of those nasty myths about our only flying mammal that seem to persist. I use this book as part of my unit on bats that I teach in my second grade classroom. A twin text that I also use is Stellaluna. Pairing fiction and nonfiction works very well with young children. Zipping... is very informative and a very good resource for exposing children to needed symbiosis of man and nature. I will be building a bat house with ny students as a follow up. Think about this book the next time you find yourself swatting at a pesky mosquito.

A Fabulous Book 5 out of 5 stars.
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Have you ever wanted to learn about bats? Well, I did. So after reading Anne Earle's fabulous book, Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats, I learned that bats are innocuous, useful and interesting mammals. Let me tell you what I have assimilated.
Bats are considered nefarious by many people but they are actually very timid and friendly. Bats are also considered good luck in China. Many emperors like to have illustrations of bats on their possessions in order to bring them serendipity. Some kids in Midfield, Alabama even formed a club called B.A.T. which is an acronym for Bats Are Terrific. The purpose of the club is to inform people how harmless and useful bats are to people.
Speaking of usefulness, let me illustrate how bats are helpful to humans. Since bats are insectivores (eat only insects), they prey on bugs that bother humans like the menacing mosquito. Bats at Bracken Cave, near San Antonio, Texas, eat approximately 500,000 lbs. of insects a night! That is equal to 250 tons!! That is useful because those insects could have obliterated farmers' crops and people's plants. Also, bats help humans by pollinating flowers and allowing the fruit to grow.
Bats are interesting too! Most bats use echolocation. This is when the bat finds the location of an object or prey by sending out sound waves and listening for the echo. There is at least one bat that does not use echolocation. It is the California Leaf-nosed bat. This bat listens for the insect's footsteps or wing beats to find its meal. Another interesting detail about bats is that they are expert fliers. These mammals also use their wings to catch a scrumptious refection. The prey gets caught in the bat's wing membrane and the bat flips it onto its stomach and then gobbles it up. Next, bats hang upside down in caves, under viaducts, and some attics. They use their talons to get a grip of the ceiling. While hanging upside down, they may choose to sleep or groom themselves. Bats keep themselves as clean as cats by using their tongues to keep themselves immaculate. The last interesting detail that you may want to know is that some spelunkers accidentally kill bats by waking them during their hibernation. When the cave explores wake up the bats, the bats have to use a copious amount of fat to find a new resting spot. Now they won't have enough stored up food (or fat) to make it until spring.
Now that you have read my report about Anne Earle's fabulous book, Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats, I hope you have learned that bats are innocuous, useful and interesting.

Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed ... and Revealed

David Schwartz, Yael Schy

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Fun nature book 4 out of 5 stars.
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Very fun photography and information about camoflauged animals. My girls, ages 4 and 8, both enjoyed this book.

A real treat! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Although I bought his book for my daughter, I have enjoyed it as well. The book is beautifully done. Fun,livily poetry about different creatures is accompanied by vivid photographs of the animals and their habitat(with the animals cleverly camouflaged). Can't find the animal hiding in the photo? Just lift the flap...the faded background shows the animal clearly. If that weren't enough, there are interesting facts (on the fold out pages) about each creature as well. This book is truly a treat for the eyes and ears of both children and adults alike.

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Ten creatures await, camouflaged in artful, full-page photographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal's identity and whereabouts. Think you've spotted one? Lift one of ten gatefolds to find out. A full page of fascinating information accompanies each animal so readers can learn how nature's camouflage serves hunter and hunted alike. Why do fawns have spots during their first year of life? How did killdeer birds get their name? What makes a crab spider so good at ambushing its prey?

Insects and Bugs (Curious Kids Guides)

Amanda O'Neill

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Insects and Bugs review 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I gave this book to some of my students when we finished a unit about insects and bugs. It is a great resource for children at the second grade level. The illustrations are accurate and the information is not overwhelming for children of this age group. They loved the books!

Grandson Loves It! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Our bug loving grandson is just learning to read. This was perfect! The pictures are wonderful. His new favorite book.

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The enticing questions -- Why do glowworms glow? Which insects wear armor? Why do bees dance? -- will amaze, amuse, and inspire any child who is fascinated by bugs.

Time For Kids: Sharks! (Time For Kids)

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sharks! oh my! 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Did you know that there is shark that glows in the dark? I didn't until I read this very informative books on sharks. Lots of species of sharks are discussed and full color photos of sharks are shown! There is even a chart that shows the various body parts of the shark! Open this book and learn more about the shark!


The book does a great job of reporting interesting shark facts. I learned a lot form the book.



Yes we would. The words are simple enough for a primary student to read, and the illustrations justify the reading.

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Sharks swam in the sea long before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Today there are more than five hundred kinds of sharks in the world. They range in size from the tiny dwarf shark to the huge whale shark. Some of them have thousands of teeth. And some sharks even glow in the dark!

In SHARKS!, TIME For Kids® takes you under the seas to discover the exciting world of these super fish.

Caterpillars, Bugs & Butterflies (Take-Along Guide)

Mel Boring

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Excellent learning tool. 5 out of 5 stars.
59 of 61 people found this review helpful.

I purchased 5 books of this series for my five year old daughter for Christmas, as she wanted a "field guide" like her older sisters when exploring our 45 acres of woods. After reviewing these books before giving them, we decided to use them as part of our science program for our home school. These books have bright and colorful pictures, short accurate explanations of the animal, their habitat, eating habits, and even some of the popular anecdotes that go along with the animal. (For example, the myth about the stripes on the wooly bear caterpillar in relation to the length of winter) It has the appropriate warning for studying certain animals. What we enjoy most is that many of these animals can be found in our back yard to furthur study. Each book deals with three types of animal, such as Caterpillars,Bugs, and Butterflies. They are separated into sections dealing with each type. At the end of the section is a wonderful hands-on project the child can basically do on their own within the recommended age group (9-12) or with some assistance for a younger age group like my daughter. My 5 year old begs us to read these books to her and loves the projects. I highly recommend this book and others in the series for those who want their children to learn about nature and how to respect it.

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An introduction to the world of insects, caterpillars, and butterflies including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts.Invites young naturalists to spot wildlife. Safety tips are provided and interesting activities are sugested. Color illustrations enhance the presentation. ---HORN BOOKS (Tracks, Scats and Signs)

Animal Grossology

Sylvia Branzei

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

ANSWERS to gross questions that adults couldn't answer!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.

As a child I was curious and I asked questions that most adults could not answer. I am an adult and I enjoyed the fact that there were true answers to silly questions-Boogers, bugs, farts, stinky breath, crusty eyes, etc...

If you have ever wondered about these types of things this is the book for you. Plus you can impress adults with answers that they can't even answer. It's a great and truly scientitic book!

Animal Grossology 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

This is a very intertaining book for kids of all ages. It includes photos and cartoons to fit the discriptions. It is a perfect companion to Grossology: The science of really gross stuff! You'll love it. Buy it today

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Some animals are cute and cuddly. Others are really, really gross.

Time For Kids: Spiders! (Time For Kids)

Editors Of Time For Kids

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Time for Kids: Spiders 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I purchased this book for my first grade classroom. We do a unit of study on the elements of a non-fiction text. The Time for Kids books are wonderful for this unit. They have terrific pictures (which the kids love), and many elements of a non-fiction text, such as labeling, comparisions, captions, glossary, types of print, etc. I would highly recommend this book - really all of the time for kids books - to those looking for appropriate non-fiction books for a first grade classroom. The level 1 and 2 books are most appropriate.

Great Resource 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This informative book is a great resouce for early learners. We used it for a unit on Spiders and it even has an AR Quiz!

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From deserts to forests to inside your living room, spiders are everywhere! You can spot the sticky webs that they weave to catch their dinners. Spiders can be many different colors and move in surprising ways. Some roll across the sand. Others walk on water!

In SPIDERS!, TIME For Kids® unravels the mysteries of these amazing eight-legged creatures.