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Beavers

Paperback
$7.99 US
9.86"W x 9.98"H x 0.09"D   | 6 oz | 80 per carton
On sale Aug 31, 2014 | 32 Pages | 9780823431847
Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile AD870L

Beavers are fascinating animals. They build their own homes and live in family groups. They keep busy with their sharp teeth, powerful tails, and big webbed feet. Their work helps to preserve wetlands. Gibbons explores where they live, what they eat, how they raise their young, and much more.
"A great source for learning more about beavers and an incentive to get out in nature and see their handiwork." —Kirkus Reviews
Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. Winner of the 2010 Regina Award, she has written and illustrated more than fifty books for Holiday House. She lives in Corinth, Vermont.

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Beavers are fascinating animals. They build their own homes and live in family groups. They keep busy with their sharp teeth, powerful tails, and big webbed feet. Their work helps to preserve wetlands. Gibbons explores where they live, what they eat, how they raise their young, and much more.

Praise

"A great source for learning more about beavers and an incentive to get out in nature and see their handiwork." —Kirkus Reviews

Author

Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. Winner of the 2010 Regina Award, she has written and illustrated more than fifty books for Holiday House. She lives in Corinth, Vermont.

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