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First Questions and Answers: Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?

By Katie Daynes
Series: First Questions and Answers
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First Questions and Answers: Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? by Katie Daynes is a delightful children's book that explores the fascinating reasons behind why tigers have stripes. Through engaging illustrations and simple explanations, the book invites young readers to learn about the natural world and how different animal traits help them survive and thrive in their environments. This interactive book is perfect for sparking curiosity in young minds.
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If you're curious about the natural world and love satisfying a child's inquisitive mind with engaging facts, you'll likely enjoy this book. Designed for young readers, it explores why certain animals have unique features, using simple explanations and interactive flaps that make learning fun.

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Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? explores why animals are the way they are, looking at how they camouflage and protect themselves, store their food, move about and build their homes. Quirky scenes, simple text and friendly flaps answer charming questions with often surprising answers.

Illustrations: Full colour throughout

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Why do camels have humps? Why do turtles have shells? And why do fish have fins and birds have wings?

Young animal lovers can find the answers to these questions and many more in this lift-the-flap information book. With colourful illustrations, simple text and chunky flaps to lift, and links to carefully selected websites with videos and activities.

First Questions and Answers: Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? by Katie Daynes provides engaging and interactive learning for curious minds.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474948197

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 05 March 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Christine Pym
  • Illustrated by Christine Pym

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 194.0mm

Height: 227.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 12

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Activity Books and Kits Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Katie Daynes Series: First Questions and Answers

About the Author

Katie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and Lift-the-flap Questions & Answers. When she's not writing, she likes drinking coffee, walking on the moors and playing competitive board games with her children.

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