Full of heart-warming moments and animal antics, this 10-book collection is bursting with charming stories about all kinds of cute critters.

Full of jaw-dropping facts, children will get to find out about how some sharks are no bigger than a chocolate bar; what an Emperor penguin gets up to during a bitterly inhospitable winter; and how a tiny sea turtle grows and grows before heading back home to become a mother.

Covering the life cycles of various animals in a narrative style, these are fun and fascinating books for little nature lovers.
Format: paperback

Titles in the Pack:

One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: 650
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Candlewick; 5/15/05 edition (June 14, 2005)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.9 inches

Follow a tiny turtle's life cycle with this fun, informative picture book, part of the Nature Storybooks series. Watch and wonder as one tiny sea turtle grows and grows before she heads back to the beach to become a mother herself. Curious young minds will love learning about the turtle life cycle in this picture book which combines story with information.


Ice Bear by Nicola Davies
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: 950
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Candlewick; Reprint edition (September 23, 2008)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.9 inches

Huge, magnificent, alone, a white bear moves through the frozen Arctic. Powerful hunter, tender mother and gentle playmate - she shares this land of ice and snow with the Inuit people, who watch and learn from her. Come on an unforgettable journey into the world of the polar bear... Containing accurate information suitable for classroom projects and activities, this emotive, atmospheric picture book brings the icy grandeur of the Arctic to life.


Caterpillar Butterfly by Vivian French
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (May 30, 2016)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.8 inches

Curious young minds will love discovering each stage in the journey, from wriggly green caterpillar to the beautiful butterfly, in this picture book which combines story with information. Previously part of the acclaimed Read and Wonder series, Caterpillar Butterfly has been re-launched in the new Nature Storybooks series with a brand new look.


Big Blue Whale by Nicola Davies
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (May 7, 2015)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.8 inches

The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever lived on Earth. Curious young minds will love reading this sensuous exploration of what a blue whale feels, sounds and smells like, and learning facts about a whale's size, life-span, diet, babies and more. Previously part of the acclaimed Read and Wonder series, Big Blue Whale has been re-launched in the new Nature Storybooks series with a brand new look.


Growing Frogs by Vivian French
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: 710
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (April 1, 2003)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.1 x 9.9 inches

What happens when you take an empty fish tank, add some pond water, scoop in some frogspawn ... and wait? Curious young minds will love learning about how frogs grow in this picture book which combines story with information. Previously part of the acclaimed Read and Wonder series, Growing Frogs has been re-launched in the new Nature Storybooks series with a brand new look.


Walk with a Wolf by Janni Howker
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: 710
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (August 26, 2002)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.9 inches

Come with award-winning author Janni Howker on a spellbinding journey to the far, wild north, to the Yukon territory of north-western Canada, and meet one of the world's most magnificent, yet misunderstood, creatures: the wolf. Be part of the pack and walk, run, howl, hunt, eat, sleep and dream like a wolf.


Yucky Worms by Vivian French
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (August 6, 2015)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.8 inches

Worms fun, fascinating and wriggly worms! The humble earthworm plays a significant role in the environment, as all farmers and gardeners know: it aerates the soil, composts dead matter into rich humus in which seeds can germinate and plants can grow. Children love them too – especially for their wriggliness!


The Emperor's Egg by Martin Jenkins
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: 570
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (August 26, 2002)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.9 inches

The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic mainland throughout its bitterly inhospitable winter. Once the female has laid her egg, she heads back to the sea, leaving the male to incubate it. He then spends two months standing on the freezing cold ice with the egg on his feet! This is his story.


Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: 710
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (April 26, 2005)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.9 inches

The last word you want to hear when you're swimming in the warm blue sea is "SHARK!" But most real sharks are not what you might expect. Some are no bigger than a chocolate bar, some have built-in fairy lights and most wouldn't go near a human, even if you were wearing a sign saying "dinner"! So if you think all sharks are giant, man-eating killers, you're in for a big surprise. Surprising Sharks has been re-launched in the new Nature Storybooks series with a brand new look.


Tigress by Nick Dowson
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Lexile Measure: 900
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Candlewick; Reprint edition (April 10, 2007)
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.2 x 9.9 inches