Being a skilled observer is a valuable tool. Primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall explains how her own curiosity helped her become a leading scientist in the study of primates. A nature/wildlife photographer shows viewers how observation and scrutiny are important tricks of the trade in the world of photography.
The 13th ClueIllustrations allow the reader to travel with a young girl as she follows thirteen clues leading her to a birthday surprise.
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TigerThe villagers believe killing a tiger and eating its meat will make them brave, so when a famous hunter arrives in the area, the village people hire him to hunt a tiger rumored to be in the nearby woods. After several days in the woods, the hunter returns to the village with news that there isn't a tiger anywhere near the area. Only a young boy and the hunter know that a tiger really does live in the woods. And only the hunter himself knows that he only hunts animals in order to photograph them. In addition to the story, the book includes a fact sheet about tigers and what can be done to save them from extinction.
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Mouse Views: What the Class Pet SawPhotographic puzzles follow an escaped pet mouse through a school while depicting such common school items as scissors, paper, books, and chalk. Readers are challenged to identify the objects as seen from the mouse's point of view. At the end of the story children can sharpen their map skills on a floor plan map of the school.
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