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Great artwork
I enjoyed the storyline very much, it's great for little girls.Encouraging for big girls too.
Set your goals and go after them!
Young Phyllis the groundhog has a goal:she wants to be the next Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-forecasting groundhog who determines whether or not Spring is on its way.She's been told that no female has ever had that role, and that fact doesn't faze her in the least.She loves the outdoors, and she's got a real talent for reading the signs of Spring. When her Uncle Phil doesn't quite make the right call on Groundhog Day, Phyllis proves to him that she's got what it takes.He officially names her his successor.
A groundhog who is not like others
Susanna Leonard Hill's Punxsutawney Phyllis tells of a groundhog who is not like others: she loves to splash in the cold river and tromp through the snow, and is happy year-round. This Feb. 2nd she's excited about a possible early Spring - but can she awaken old Uncle Phil to make his official Groundhog Day prediction? Jeffrey Ebbeler's whimsical color drawings lend to an inviting story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Groundhog Day    9. Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Nonreligious    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Nature & the Natural World - Seasons    12. Sex role    13. Woodchuck   

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Great Hippo Book
If you have ever wondered about hippos or are just interested in them, this book in the Worldlife Library series is excellent.My wife and I both enjoyed the book which was an informative yet easy read.Another plus is the fabulous photography, which was done by the author himself.Just gorgeous!I would recommend this book toanyone interested in hippos, both adults and children alike. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Hippopotamidae    4. Nature    5. Nature/Ecology    6. Wildlife    7. House & Home / General   

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Adorable and creative
I just loved this book! I think it's an adorable and creative story. I enjoy reading it to my kids as much as they love listening to it!

Greedy Zebra
Great book for animal lovers.Enjoyed passing the story on to
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Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Animals    3. Animals - General    4. Children's All Ages - Fiction - General    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Color    7. Fiction    8. Folklore    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Zebras    11. Animal stories    12. CHILDREN'S FICTION    13. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mammals    14. Picture books    15. ZEBRAS_FICTION   

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You otter know otters!
In this short booklet, one will get to know all the who's who and what's where of the otter tribes of Mossflower country! The beautiful poster that accompanies the booklet has full-color illustrations of all the most important otters in the Redwall saga. Inside the booklet, short histories of the otter VIPs, along with explainations of what a "holt" is, and why "hullabaloos" are so important to the otters, will make you an otter expert!Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals    3. Animals - Mammals    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Otters    10. Redwall Abbey (Imaginary place)    11. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Good way to teach counting
My two and a half year old son loves this book. We count each of the stars on each page.

Starlight, Star Bright
The Baby Einstein product line has established a reputation for developing creative educational products that children enjoy, and BABY GALILEO SEES THE STARS is no exception.It is a concept book that combines counting with elements of astronomy in a way that will capture the attention of even the youngest of readers.The simple opening line "Ten stars twinkle," is indicative of the uncomplicated text in the book, yet, it is the illustrations that really bring the book to life.Each page includes three-dimensional stars that correspond with the number of stars mentioned in the text.The book counts down from ten and with each turn of the page, one of the stars disappear.In addition, each line includes an adjective describing a quality of stars, such as twinkle, sparkle or glow.By the last page, all of the stars have disappeared, but a moon (which lights up when the page is displayed) is depicted.
Great good night book
My daughter enjoys reading this every night. She loves the little counting stars and the light up moon at the end is a real pleaser. This is a great gift and a book thats not always at the store.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Children's All Ages    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Children: Preschool    6. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    7. Concepts - General    8. General    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. Preschool Informational Books    12. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Ariel Plays Hide and Seek With a Baby Seal
This 29-page, lavishly illustrated book features Ariel--the beloved Mermaid from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid. Flounder makes an appearance in Sealed with a Kiss, as does Scuttle the bird.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Juvenile Easy Readers    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Mermaids    10. Movie Tie - In    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Social Issues - Friendship    13. Social Issues - General    14. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

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Great fun
For all children with imaginations and anyone who could learn something, this is a great little book about exaggerators and how to catch them, with a whimsical side to a mythological fact of how the armadillo got his ears. As a children's librarian I love this for storytimes.

On the bright side the illustrations are sumptuous and rich.
Unfortunately, the book has only unsympathetic characters. The armadillo while he repeatedlytattletales, doesn't learn how toimprove his behavior, despite the grief it causes him and others, instead he is physically stopped by having his large receptive ears chewed down by the alligator. All his friends are mean, they throw "humongous hissy fits" ,they don't allow him to drink at the watering hole and they gang up on him. The writer lapses into using vague words like "what-for, how-come and why-not" that weaken the text and meaning. Delightful!
We loved it - the pictures, the story, the ending. The "we" includes mom and an eight year old - but it's suitable for preschool and up. Wonderful book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Animals - Mammals    4. Armadillos    5. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    6. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Fiction    9. Gossip    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Social Issues - General    12. Social Situations - General    13. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Skunks    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Mammals   

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Mammals    3. Animals - Marine Life    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Dolphins    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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A Fun Shark Book!
This book is great for kids who love sharks.It is sassy, funny and breezy.I recommend it.

Jaws ah-plenty
Word on the street (which is to say, librarian-based listservs) has it that the book "Surprising Sharks" is incredibly popular these days.Having heard that this book was flying from shelves across the country, garnering the love and respect of thousands of children every day, I thought I'd check it out myself.It's very rare that a non-fiction book becomes overwhelmingly accepted by kids.But when it happens, watch out!It might be all you can do to keep the l'il buggers from reading it day and night and day again.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Marine Life    9. Nature    10. Sharks    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Mammals   

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Awesome Animals
I thought this book was very informative and showed people what whales are really like, just gentles creatures under the ocean. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to read more into the life of whales underwater. This book has made me really want to go whale watching to see what they really look like.

Awesome Animals
I thought this book was very informative and showed people what whales are really like, just gentles creatures under the ocean. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to read more into the life of whales underwater. This book has made me really want to go whale watching to see what they really look like. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Children's 4-8 - Nature    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Juvenile literature    6. Readers - Beginner    7. Whales    8. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Marine Life   

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Perfect
Perfect in every sense - this book is a wonderful marriage of text and illustration. Parents and kids will love it. Writers should study it.

Love, without the syrup + a visual treat!
The illustrations in Little Raccoon's Big Question are wonderful.Little raccoon has a great range of emotion.My son (almost 4) loves the spread where all the young raccoons are playing in the tree.This is a book about a mother's affirmation of her love for her child - a subject that I have seen a lot of recently - HOWEVER, this book rises above the others.The text is spare, effective, and a pleasure to read (yes -again and again!).I love the illustration of Little Raccoon standing on his head.And I like the smart approach to the subject of a parent's unconditional love.This is one of the few picture books I will buy to give to my friends' children!A very good choice.

A lovely book for young children
The text is sweet and engaging.The illustrations are wonderful!They are full of warmth, humor and the kind of detail children really respond to - I highly reccomend this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Mammals    3. Bedtime Stories    4. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Family - Parents    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Mother and child    11. Mother-child relationship    12. Preschool Picture Story Books    13. Raccoons    14. Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams   

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Perfect for my animal-loving son!
Bought this for my son's 6th birthday after reading all the reviews.I am definitely impressed.It has beautiful pictures - to be expected from National Geographic.It also provides a map highlighting the habitat for each animal and a pronunciation key as well.The text is interesting but not too technical for younger readers and each animal gets more than just a paragraph or two.It will grow well with him.I highly recommend it.

Excellent Book for your Kids
My son loves animals and received this book for Christmas two years ago. He continues to read this book every day. He is now six and this book have been his passion. He reads it to find out where each mammal lives and what he or she eats. What I found very good with this book was the fact that this was the book that helped him to start to read as well as got him interested in geography - "Dad, I didn't know that lemurs lived in Madagascar!" - What's a lemur and where is Madagascar? Wonderful pictures!
I bought this book for my 4 year old grandson, who just loves animals.He shows the pictures to his 2 year old brother, and teaches him the names of the animals.They both love this book, and have spent many hours lookingat it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Children's 9-12 - Nature / Guide Books    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Encyclopedias    6. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Mammals    9. Nature - General    10. Animals    11. Non-Classifiable    12. Photographs: collections    13. Photography & photographs    14. Reference works   

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A return of an old friend
This was a surprise when my daughter picked it out. I had forgotten this wonderful story from my childhood.
Boring.
I bought this book because it was highly rated by Amazon viewers.I was looking for a children's book about something related to Australia since we are moving there.The mother kanagroo doesn't have a pocket so she asks other animals how they carry their babies.What my children thought was weird was that she asked lions and monkeys, (as opposed to other Australian animals like koalas, etc...)"Kanagroos don't live in Africa, Mom!"(We used to live in Africa.)
Strange things happen if you read too much into it
A children's picture book about a mother kangaroo, predictably named Katy, and her joey, unpredictably named Freddy. Katy is sad because since she hasn't got a pocket like the other mother kangaroos, that when she hops, Freddy can't keep up with her. They realise that other species haven't got pockets, so they explore alternative infant-carrying methods, such as carrying the child on the back, or in the arms. None of these methods are successful. However, the wise old owl tells Katy she can buy a pocket in the city. They go to the city and meet a carpenter, who gives them an apron covered in dozens of pockets. Then Katy has more pockets than any other mother kangaroo in the world, and she carries not only her son, but also any other animals who would like a ride.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Fiction    5. Kangaroos    6. Early learning / early learning concepts    7. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General   

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breastfeeding dolphins!
This is a beautiful book, and very pro breastfeeding!
Dolphins
This book is about dolphins. A baby doilphin is born. The book tells how the mother dolphin has a baby. First the baby dolphin's tail comes out. Then his head comes out too. Then it tells how a baby dolphin is protected by its family. My favorite part was when the baby dolphin was born. I think other kids will like this book because they will learn about dolphins.

Dolphin (An I Can Read Book)
A super book for the early reader.Focuses on the adventures of a baby dolphin, born at the beginning of the book.Combines his wonder of discovering the world around him with the comfort of knowing his mother isclose at hand.Parents should be cautioned that the little dolphin isattacked by a shark at one point in the book, but the pod works together tosave him.A very happy ending follows quickly and serves as a greatdiscussion tool. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Animals - Marine Life    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Dolphins    6. Juvenile literature    7. Readers - Beginner    8. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner   

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Good Story, Unlikable Main Character
"Dolphin Diaries" mixes a typical teen adventure story with a unique and educational story about a girl who loves dolphins.But that's just the problem!Jody is so obsessed, that I find myself gravitating more toward Brittany, who is supposed to be the snobby girl.It's just so sickening how Jody can't have any fun without it involving dolphins!I actually find myself mentally cheering for Brittany when she makes a remark such as "Is dolphins the ONLY thing you can think about?".
Following the Rainbow
The book is about a girl named Jody, she loves whales and dolphins. When Jody is with her friends, Lauren and Brittany on a trip they find out that whales are being hurt by speeding ferries.Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Mammals    3. Animals - Marine Life    4. Canary Islands    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 3-4    7. Dolphins    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Almost Magical
Jody, her family, and the crew aboard "Dolphin Dreamer" are thrilled as, after weeks at sea, they reach the beautiful and exciting Marquesas Islands.With so much to see and do, everyone is feeling energized and ready for what lies ahead.But while each person seems to have a different idea of "fun" on the islands, one thing is and has always been the main focus: dolphins.Especially for Jody, who has just befriended a spinner dolphin whom she named "Twister".
If You Love Dolphins and want to know more about them,
read this book. I read this series two summers ago when my friend loaned them to me. I was sick most of the summer. Even though I was stuck inside, the books took my mind to out on the ocean, and before I knew it, I felt like I was there swimming and learning about dolphins myself.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Mammals    3. Animals - Marine Life    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - Mammals    3. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    4. Children's All Ages - Fiction - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Mice    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. People & Places - United States    12. Readers - Chapter Books    13. White-footed mouse   

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Thrilling book!!!!!
Coyote and the laughing Butterflies is a magical book about a coyote adn his duty to bring salt to his wife from a huge salt lake. It hooked my attention right away and I didn't want to put it down until I was done. The illustrations in this book are grogeous and since I'm an animal lover teh cover and title attracted me right away.
Coyote tale a good laugh
As a children's librarian, I am always tooking for folk tales from around the world to read or tell to children in the 4-8 year old group.This tale is fun to tell, but reading it and showing the colorful illustrations of the Southwestern United States is a good way to show children in Maine a different region of our country.The listeners loved having the coyote outwitted by butterflies, and many were able to re-tell the tale to parents.I used a coyote puppet to tell the tale, and the children did a butterfly color page after story time.I would highly recommend it to children's librarians and to parents.

Fascinating Native American folk tale
Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies is a very amusing bit ofNative American folklore that can be enjoyed by all ages. It is abeautifully illustrated work in vivid color, written in explanation of why butterflies always fly in an erratic, fluttering way. It is funny, interesting, and compassionate.It is delightful light reading to be lovingly shared with your children to introduce them to Native American folk stories. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - InsectsSpidersetc.    3. Animals - Mammals    4. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - Religious    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Coyote (Legendary character)    7. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Native American    8. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    9. Folklore    10. Indians of North America    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Legends    13. North America    14. Tales    15. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / Native American   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Animals - Mammals    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Infancy    7. Juvenile General And Reference Works    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    10. Juvenile literature    11. Parental behavior in animals    12. Questions and answers    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Mammals