First Discovery
4 total works
v. 3
As a first introduction to information books, the topics chosen in this series are intended to appeal to young children. Illustrated with bold, strong realistic artwork, each book deals with the theme "big", answering questions such as which is the biggest, the longest, the widest or the heaviest of its kind and how big the animal or object is compared with humans. This book on big bugs describes a number of creepy crawlies such as velvet worms, stick insects, goliath beetles, Hercules beetles, jumping spiders, tarantulas, centipedes, giant African snails and red admiral butterflies. At the end of the book there is a pull-out frieze which shows the floor of a rainforest teeming with all sorts of insects and creepy crawlies.
v. 2
As a first introduction to information books, the topics chosen in this series are intended to appeal to young children. Illustrated with realistic artwork each book deals with the theme "big", answering questions such as which is the biggest, the longest, the widest or the heaviest of its kind and how big the animal or object is compared with humans. This book on big animals describes many large animals including elephants, gorillas, giraffes, crocodiles, anacondas, polar bears, hippos, kangaroos and tigers. At the end of the book there is a pull-out frieze which features a panorama of all sorts of animals that can be found in the rainforests through to the grasslands.
v. 1
As a first introduction to information books, the topics chosen in this series are intended to appeal to young children. Illustrated with realistic illustrations, each book deals with the theme "big", answering questions such as which is the biggest, the longest, the widest or the heaviest of its kind, and how big the animal or object is compared with humans. This book on big trucks describes many large trucks including transporters, tractors, dumpers, snow ploughs, tankers, road rollers, car transporters, combine harvesters and American Bigfoot trucks. At the end of the book there is a pull-out frieze which features a busy scene showing a range of trucks and other machines in and around a building site.
v. 4
As a first introduction to information books, the topics chosen in this series are intended to appeal to young children. Illustrated with realistic artwork, each book deals with the theme "big", answering questions such as which is the biggest, the longest, the widest or the heaviest of its kind, and how big the animal or object is compared with humans. This book on big sea creatures describes some of the largest creatures found in the sea such as blue whales, whale sharks, octopus, jellyfish, giant clams, moray eels, sting rays, turtles and elephant seals. At the end of the book there is a pull-out frieze which shows a watery scene featuring all the creatures found in the book.