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Here We
Are, by Oliver Jeffers Hardcover
picture book
Wit and humor are used to explore the world we live in. Insightfully
sweet, with a gentle humor and poignancy, here is a user
guide to life on Earth. He created it with a universality that embraces
children
and their parents. Be it a complex view of the terrain of our planet
(bumpy, sharp,
wet), a deep look at our place in space, or a guide to all of the
animals, Jeffers wit & humor combine with a value system of kindness
and tolerance
to create a must-have science book with perfect language for parents of
small children.
Where the Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics, by James Cheshire In recent years, technology
has made it possible to track animal movements from afar in more and
more detail. Cheshire and Ubert have dipped into this deluge of
data to create 50 beautiful and engaging maps that reveal the wanderings
of animals. This is a special kind of detective story. After millennia of using
footprints, feces, feathers, broken foliage and nests to track animals,
the process is now so teched up you need to read this book to find out
the how, what and why.
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