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Web of Life Children's Books

Here is Antarctica

Here is Antarctica


by Madeleine Dunphy | Tom Leonard

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

This thrilling account of penguins at play and whales cavorting in the ice is a beautifully illustrated introduction to Antarctica for ages 3-8. (ANT281, $16.95)

Here Is the African Savanna

Here Is the African Savanna


by Madeleine Dunphy | Tom Leonard

  • SCIENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Rhyming verse and colorful illustrations introduce young readers to the animals, habitat and ecosystem of the African savanna. (EAF186, $9.95)

Here Is the Arctic Winter


by Madeleine Dunphy | Alan James Robinson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A cumulative poem celebrating the Arctic ecosystem with stunning illustrations. Dunphy shows children the beauty of interdependence in this fun book, part of the Web of Life series. (ARC222, $9.95)

Here Is the Coral Reef

Here Is the Coral Reef


by Tom Leonard | Madeleine Dunphy

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A fun, rhyming introduction to the Great Barrier Reef's colorful inhabitants and rich ecosystem, with beautiful illustrations. Part of the Web of Life series. (OCE131, $9.95)

Here Is the Southwestern Desert

Here Is the Southwestern Desert


by Anne Coe | Madeleine Dunphy

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A poem celebrating the Sonoran desert's biodiversity accompanied by lovely paintings of its flora and fauna. From the Web of Life series. (SWU252, $9.95)

Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest

Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest


by Madeleine Dunphy | Michael Rothman

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

From swinging monkeys and hanging sloths to graceful caimans and stalking jaguars, it presents the whole rainforest web of life in simple rhymes and deeply hued illustrations. (AMZ99, $9.95)

Here Is the Wetland

Here Is the Wetland


by Wayne McLoughlin | Madeleine Dunphy

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A lyrical primer on wetland ecology for children 4-8 that celebrates the relationships between all the different flora and fauna. Part of Dunphy's award-winning Web of Life series. (FLA77, $9.95)

 

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