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My very first animals book

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All about animals

Websites to visit

Meet lots of different animals

See where birds, beavers, spiders and other animals live

Amazing facts about the blue whale, the biggest animal ever
Click on the playlist to watch more animal videos.

Can you spot what the different animals eat?

Find out about all kinds of birds

Meet a worm and lots of other creepy crawlies
To meet another creepy crawly, click on the playlist.

Visit a butterfly park and see how butterflies grow up

Do you know what happens to coral eaten by parrotfish?
Parrotfish grind up the hard coral and it turns up on beaches as white sand.

Find out about animals that use their patterns to hide or stand out
To find out more about animals' patterns, click on "Camouflage: Animal Hide & Seek" in the playlist.

Listen to lots of animal sounds
Scroll down and click on a play button next to a picture of the animal to hear its sound.

Quick facts about some animals that migrate

Visit the frozen Arctic and see how animals keep warm

Animal games, puzzles and activities

Websites to visit

Can you guess which animals are hiding?

Move like an animal!

Help animals find food or friends or make their nests

Animal masks to print out and colour

Print out and shade in pictures of animals

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About this book

My very first books
My very first animals book

Introduce little children to the fascinating world of animals in this beautifully illustrated information book. Each double page focuses on a different theme, from habitats and bugs to nocturnal animals and record breakers. With lots to spot and talk about on every page, simple text and links to carefully selected websites to find out more.

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See the other books in this series.

Alice James

Alice James joined Usborne in 2015, after several years of working in primary schools. She absolutely loves science, and over the years has lived with chimps, spent a month in the rainforest, studied Biology at Oxford University, and grown 200 carnivorous plants (not necessarily in that order). Whilst at Usborne Alice has worked on books on all kinds of science topics, from space to energy to the periodic table.

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