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Environmental Books for Kids
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30 Amazing Australian Animals By Christopher Cheng This non-fiction collection of animal stories lovingly places each amazing creature in the spotlight - with facts, figures, scientific names, gestation periods and breakout boxes to help bring them to life. Thirty of our most amazing animals have been selected from a parade of potential stars, from bilbies to dugongs, from koalas to blue-ringed octopi, from cicadas to kookaburras, from crocs to goannas, they're all here. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Where does the poo go... When you flush? By Caren Trafford A humorous, sometime irreverent, but always factual exploration from the first prehistoric dino-dump, to today’s mega sewage networks servicing our cities. Answers for those tricky, sometimes icky questions, especially on recycling. Click here to purchase this book online |
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POW! Meet the Renewables By Caren Trafford Who are the Renewables? They’ve always been around: explore how the old fossils took over their turf. Understand what happens when fossil fuels are burnt, adding members of the Greenhouse Gas Gang into the atmosphere. This book, while designed for students who are asking the difficult questions, provides easily accessible knowledge for parents and teachers alike. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Worm's Eye View - The History of the World By Caren Trafford Worms have been around since the days of the dinosaurs...eating their way through giant, steamy dung heaps and turning them into food for plants – nature’s recyclers. As told by Wilbur the worm, this book charts the worm's progress, from the earliest days to today. Now, believe it or not, worms are dining in 5 star restaurants and resorts. Click here to purchase this book online |
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The Hidden Forest By Jeannie Baker Looking for his lost fish trap, Ben thinks he sees something dark moving under the water. Is it a creature or only his imagination? Diving into the sea with his friend Sophie, he is amazed to discover a wonderful hidden world - and the rich variety of creatures that live there. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Possum Magic By Mem Fox Grandma Poss uses her best bush magic to make Hush invisible. But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Green Stuff for Kids By Tanya Ha Green Stuff for Kids is a young readers' guide to environmental issues and what we can do to make a difference. It's an eco-encyclopaedia, jam-packed with fun facts, eco-activities, information and green tips – all aimed at helping young people understand and appreciate our planet, making them better equipped to look after it. To purchase this book online click here |
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Whether or not: It's a climate for change By Caren Trafford Join Muzbar, Storm Front and The Green House Gas Gang to learn why the climate is changing. A fun, fact finding, educational guide to global warming. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Mang the Wild Orangutan By Joan Van Loon In this poignant story, Mang, the old orangutan who lives in the zoo, remembers back to his happy days in the lush rainforests of Borneo. As he travels lightly through the treetops on his mother's back, he learns to find food and to hide from his enemies. When people come into the rainforest, Mang is captured and transported to the zoo. In captivity, he entertains his onlookers with a display of his skills and intelligence. Click here to purchase this book online |
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There's a Backyard in my Bedroom By David Suzuki The three chapters in this book, based on previous titles by David Suzuki and Eugenie Fernandes, take Jamie and Megan on an exciting exploration of nature and its secrets. With the help of their parents and their imaginations, they discover that natural magic is all around them. Sheets and pillows, books and pens, fruits and furniture: all come from nature. They also discover that the air is not just empty space but is full of smells, sounds, water, and life-giving gases. Click here to purchase this book online |
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The Big Picture Book of Environments By John Long With stunning images and a child-friendly text based on the latest scientific research, the award-winning author of The Big Picture Book explores the effects of changing climate on environments around the world. Click here to purchase this book online |
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