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The Secret Life of Whales by Rena Ortega

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ACHUKA Book of the Day 1 Jun 2021

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Whales are some of the largest animals to have ever lived on our planet, but what do we really know about them? This glorious guide takes readers deep beneath the ocean’s surface to explore the unseen world of whales. They will learn how to recognize the different whale species, discover how they evolved and how they eat, sleep and communicate with each other. The book follows them on their long migration journeys around the world, and finds out why they sing, how they look after their young, where in the world to watch them and why they urgently need our protection.

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Kaleidoscope Of Creatures – The colours of nature explained by Cath Are ill. Greer Stothers

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Why are animals so amazingly colourful? Find out in this kaleidoscopic look at the technicolour world of animals. Meet animals of every colour of the rainbow and find out why they are the colours and patterns they are. Discover the reason why some animals are stripy and others are spotty.

Why do some creatures deliberately pop out while others strive to blend in?
Why are some bright to warn off others while others only pretend to look toxic?
Why are some male animals so much more flamboyant than their female counterparts?Why do some babies look so different from the grown-ups in their families?

A beautifully illustrated first look at the colourful and kaleidoscopic world of animals for young children.

Greer Stothers is an award-winning Canadian illustrator with a background in evolutionary biology.

Pax by Sara Pennypacker

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A moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox, and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen.

The author has said, “With Pax I wanted to say something about the unfairness of the damages done to kids when adults wage war, but also something about the amazing and redemptive connections that are possible between young humans and animals.”

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What’s it like to grow up on a farm? – in pictures

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Recommended Guardian picture gallery:

Helen Peters’ books are based on her own magical childhood growing up on an old farm with piglets and sheep instead of TV and computers. This gallery tells her story – and what happened when the farm was threatened with being turned into a reservoir, the inspiration behind her latest book The Farm Beneath the Water

via What’s it like to grow up on a farm? – in pictures | Children’s books | The Guardian.

How About: Something About A Bear by Jackie Morris

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Jackie Morris’s gorgeous, double-page-spread artwork is accompanied by suitably grand, noble and lyrical prose about each kind of bear featured. And at the back, for the information hungry, there is a more prosaic paragraph of description.
Another lovely book from this picture book artist.

The review link includes a video of the book being read aloud…

http://www.achuka.co.uk/reviews/?p=496