By James Carter (author) , James Munro (illustrator)
"A delightful rhyme, bright illustrations and exciting animal facts combine in this charming introduction to life cycles."
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Bright and bold illustrations introduce readers to a variety of unique species in this fun exploration of animal life cycles. From Burmese pythons to starlings, grey wolves to bottlenose dolphins, we learn more about the infancies of different animals; making this a perfect introduction to the wonders of the natural world and the diversity of species we exist alongside. I particularly liked that the last animal listed is the human, it was a gentle but powerful way of underlining our connection to other species.
The animal explorations are delivered through a delightful rhyme that will make this book a joy to read aloud and share. As the poem ends, we meet some of the animals in greater detail, first readers enjoy a brightly coloured double page spread of names for different animal babies. We are then treated to a closer look at animals who are particularly interesting as babies and parents, including lungless axolotl, seahorses and marsupials.
The information is perfectly selection to spark awe and wonder in all ages – parents will surely feel a wry sympathy for dolphin mothers who do not sleep at all for a month after giving birth! Brimming with fun and exciting facts, this is a perfect non-fiction book for curious animal lovers.
Watch them Grow! is a fun, rhyming text exploring some of nature’s unique life cycles, including frogs, starlings, moths, turtles and more.
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Along with a short rhyming introduction and a contents page including each animal’s Latin name, their class and location, each animal has its own short rhyme about their life cycle. Several information pages at the back of the book include more interesting facts about the names of many of the animals’ young and an insight into how some of them are raised.
Accompanying the fun and factual rhymes of James Carter, James Munro’s bright, colourful and charming illustrations bring this book to life.
A fantastic combination of non-fiction and poetry, this series of fun rhymes is perfect for use in Key Stage 1 lessons on life cycles and growing up, as well as an enjoyable choice for bedtime reading or home learning
COMMON SEAHORSE HIPPOCAMPUS KUDA Fish, South America If you ever get the chance watch a seahorse mating dance.
Colours shifting sideways grooving heads-a-clicking non-stop moving.
Only creatures on this earth where males take the eggs to birth.
James Carte r is an award-winning children's poet. He travels all over the cosmos (well, Britain), with his guitar (that's Keith) to give lively poetry performances and workshops. James once had hair, extremely long hair (honestly), and he played in a really nasty ultra-loud heavy rock band. And, as a lifelong space cadet, James has discovered that poems are the best place to gather all his daydreamy thoughts. What's more, he believes that daydreaming for ten minutes every day should be compulsory in all schools. His poetry titles include Cars Stars Electric Guitars and Orange Silver Sausage (Walker Books) and Time-Travelling Underpants and Greetings, Earthlings! (Macmillan). James was the major contributor to the recent Cbeebies TV series Poetry Pie. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
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Watch them Grow! is a fun, rhyming text exploring some of nature’s unique life cycles, including frogs, starlings, moths, turtles and more. Along with a short rhyming introduction and a contents page including each animal’s Latin name, their class and location, each animal has its own short rhyme about their life cycle.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Watch Them Grow! and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Watch Them Grow! features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, The Natural World, Wildlife, Poetry Books for Children, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Watch Them Grow! was written by James Carter and published by Graffeg Limited
Watch Them Grow! has 36 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
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