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The Secret Animal Jobs Encyclopedia for Ages 6-10: An Illustrated Guide to the Backyard Creatures That Keep Nature Working
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General Juvenile NonfictionScience & Nature
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
There's a whole secret workforce living just outside your back door, and most kids have no idea. This large, full color illustrated encyclopedia pulls back the curtain on more than 50 real backyard creatures, showing kids exactly what jobs they're doing while nobody's watching.
Designed for kids aged 6 to 10, and loved by nature lovers of every age.
What's Inside
- 51 Backyard Creatures, 51 Real Secret Jobs: from the earthworm quietly working as Soil Technician underground to the owl standing watch as Night Lookout, every creature gets a job title that is rooted in real science.
- 7 Themed Chapters: Ground Crew, Garden Crew, Sky Crew, Water Crew, Night Crew, Seasonal Crew, and Leadership. Kids follow nature the way it truly works, above ground, underground, in the water, and after dark.
- 3 Fast Facts Per Creature: short, clear, and genuinely informative, so kids walk away actually knowing something new on every single page.
- A Joke on Every Spread: perfect for solo reading or family read aloud time.
- Seek and Find on Every Page: hidden objects tucked into each illustration keep curious eyes busy long after the facts are read.
- A Full Backyard Spotter's Checklist: so kids can take the fun outside and check off every creature they find in real life.
This illustrated animal encyclopedia turns the garden path, the pond edge, and the shady spot under the porch into a fully staffed, fact filled, joke cracking little world. Each creature is presented with its own name, its real scientific name, and its job title, alongside warm, detailed illustrations kids will want to study again and again.
Why kids, parents, and teachers love it:
- Fact rich, not overwhelming, ideal for early independent readers and read aloud time alike
- A fun way to learn real animal facts about backyard creatures, big and small
- Hidden object hunts on every page keep young readers engaged from cover to cover
- A great nature companion for scavenger hunts, homeschooling, or a rainy afternoon
- No right order to read in. Open to any creature and start exploring
Give your child a book that makes learning about nature genuinely fun.
Add this illustrated animal encyclopedia to your cart today.
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