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|author=Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington

|title=The Nature Explorer's Scrapbook

|rating=5

|genre=Animals and Wildlife

|summary=''An activity book, but not as you know it'' is what it says on the back cover - and I have to agree. Here at Bookbag we tend to avoid 'activity books' as they usually have soft covers, lots of stickers and they're the sort of thing you pick up at the supermarket checkout in the hope that it will buy you an hour or two's peace in the school holidays. ''The Nature Explorer's Handbook'' is a different beast altogether. It's part album in which you're going to collect and store your own finds, part explanation of the best practices of how you should go about this and part nature guide. It's a substantial hardback book with an elastic band to keep it shut - as it's really going to get quite bulky when your collection grows. Production values for the book are high - this really is something which will be treasured for years.

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>190848926X</amazonuk>

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{{newreview

|author=Andrea Pinnington and Caz Buckingham

|summary=The new ''Animal Lives'' series of picture books aims to help young children become animal experts, with each book focusing on a different wild animal. The current series looks at animals of the African savannah and this time it is the turn of the noble giraffe to take centre stage.

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781715300</amazonuk>

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~~{{newreview~~

~~|title=Animal Lives: Elephants~~

~~|author=Sally Morgan~~

~~|rating=4.5~~

~~|genre=Animals and Wildlife~~

|summary=The eye-catching image on the cover of this glossy picture book certainly encourages young readers to pick it up and start reading. Two cute baby elephants gaze confidently into the camera lens whilst sharing a trunkful of lush green vegetation. There is just ''something'' about baby elephants, isn't there? Who could resist opening the book for a closer look?

~~|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781715319</amazonuk>~~

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~~{{newreview~~

~~|title=Animal Lives: Cheetahs~~

~~|author=Sally Morgan~~

~~|rating=4.5~~

~~|genre=Animals and Wildlife~~

|summary=The first thing that struck me about this book was the excellent use of visuals. Most of the photographs in the book are for a double page spread. The images are crisp and clear and provide a great close-up view of these beautiful cats. Using the photograph as a centrepiece, each two-page section examines a different aspect of cheetah behaviour. Subjects covered include growing up, hunting, territory and cheetahs under threat. The sections have a brief introductory paragraph in large, bold print and then several smaller facts surround the main picture, sometimes including smaller photographs to illustrate the main points.

~~|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781715327</amazonuk>~~

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