Nosey Mrs. Rat

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.

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Nosey Mrs. Rat

Mrs. Rat makes a career out of spying on her neighbors, but the tables are unexpectedly turned on her.

Author: Jeffrey Allen
Illustrator: James Marshall
Publisher: Penguin-Viking

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The 13th Clue

The 13th Clue

Illustrations allow the reader to travel with a young girl as she follows thirteen clues leading her to a birthday surprise.

Author: Ann Jonas
Illustrator: Ann Jonas
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell

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Tiger

Tiger

The 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.

Author: Judy Allen
Illustrator: Judy Allen
Publisher: Penguin

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Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw

Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw

Photographic 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.

Author: Bruce McMillian
Illustrator: Bruce McMillian
Publisher: Holiday House

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