Gorgeous, large photographs with grade-appropriate, fascinating text introduce young scientists to these African animals. Each volume includes a world map with the African continent highlighted as well as an inset of map of Africa indicating the animal's habitat. The slightly larger size showcases the photographs without sacrificing white space for text. The high level of correlation between the text with the accompanying photograph adds to the immediacy of the information. These books beg to be shared. Each volume includes ...
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Gorgeous, large photographs with grade-appropriate, fascinating text introduce young scientists to these African animals. Each volume includes a world map with the African continent highlighted as well as an inset of map of Africa indicating the animal's habitat. The slightly larger size showcases the photographs without sacrificing white space for text. The high level of correlation between the text with the accompanying photograph adds to the immediacy of the information. These books beg to be shared. Each volume includes a table of contents, glossary, bibliography, FactHound Web site locator, and an index. The sites pulled up by FactHound are age-appropriate and from highly reputable sources like National Geographic, Animal Planet, and various zoos. These, and the other titles in the series, will be very popular with the youngest readers and will match many educational science standards. From the face-to-face photo of each animal on the front cover to the fascinating facts and pictures of the fur/hide on the back cover, this is nonfiction the way it is meant to be! Recommended.-- "Library Media Connection"
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Add this copy of An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound, to cart. $3,753.00, very good condition, Sold by Aquila Books, ships from Calgary, AB, CANADA, published 1850 by John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
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Very good. 1st edition. viii, 152 pp. pp. 12mo. Bound in full modern dark blue morocco. Edges and sides of boards stamped with rolled gilt design; gilt lettering and designs stamped to spine with five raised bands. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled to match. One tinted plate and a folding map with the route outlined in red. Previous owner's notation to the title page. A very good, tight and clean copy. AB 5919. Narrative of a voyage, undertaken in 1849, in search of the author's brother Harry, surgeon on the missing Franklin expedition, based on extracts from a rough journal. With whaling Captain Penny onboard the 'Advice' they searched Lancaster Sound and give a good description of the region, ice conditions, the birds observed, and whaling processes, etc. Goodsir would also accompany Penny on his second search attempt aboard the 'Lady Franklin'. A very scarce title.
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