Overview
"""Pull on your boots and get ready to track down some reptiles. Follow geckos through the Madagascan jungle, take a stroll down to the beach to watch baby turtles hatch, and be ready to scramble up a tree if you catch sight of a Komodo dragon. The amazing world of reptiles is full of surprises""--Back cover."
Full Product Details
Author: Camilla de la Bedoyere ,
Britta Teckentrup
Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 27.60cm
Weight: 0.170kg
ISBN: 9781536232653
ISBN 10: 1536232653
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 05 September 2023
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
An introduction to everyone’s favorite coldblooded, scaly land (mostly) creatures. De la Bédoyère tackles her topic in pithy, systematic observations . . . Regular invitations to count or spot dinosaurs, camouflaged geckos, tiny Brookesia chameleons, a baby Komodo dragon, or other creatures will tempt viewers to linger over scenes and take closer looks at the flora as well as the fauna. —Kirkus Reviews This overview of reptiles provides engaging details. The clearly written text includes brief descriptions of their movement, habitat, physical features, diet, reproduction, and survival techniques. . . Well-organized text and informative details make this title a solid introductory text. Young readers will be inspired to conduct further research. —School Library Journal
An introduction to everyone's favorite coldblooded, scaly land (mostly) creatures. De la Bedoyere tackles her topic in pithy, systematic observations . . . Regular invitations to count or spot dinosaurs, camouflaged geckos, tiny Brookesia chameleons, a baby Komodo dragon, or other creatures will tempt viewers to linger over scenes and take closer looks at the flora as well as the fauna. -Kirkus Reviews This overview of reptiles provides engaging details. The clearly written text includes brief descriptions of their movement, habitat, physical features, diet, reproduction, and survival techniques. . . Well-organized text and informative details make this title a solid introductory text. Young readers will be inspired to conduct further research. -School Library Journal
Author Information
Camilla de la Bedoyere has a background in zoology and has written more than two hundred books for children and adults, many of which explore the natural world. She has also worked as a journalist, editing a children’s page in a national newspaper, and as a specialist reading teacher. A Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, she lives in London with her family. Britta Teckentrup’s strikingly beautiful picture books have been published in more than twenty countries, and her work has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her books include Where’s the Baby?, One Is Not a Pair, and Don’t Wake Up the Tiger. She is also the illustrator of The House by the Lake by Thomas Harding and the poetry anthology Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! An Animal Poem for Each Day of the Year. Born in Hamburg, she now lives with her family in Berlin, Germany.
