Giant Pandas (New & Updated Edition)

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Hardcover
$18.99 US
10.5"W x 10.4"H x 0.2"D  
On sale Nov 23, 2021 | 32 Pages | 9780823449828
Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell N
In this new and updated edition, learn all there is to know about one of the cutest, fluffiest, hungriest mammals around.

Giant pandas: they are indigenous to China and are adored the world over. But they are more than a bundle of fluff and squeaks. With this book, kids will fall in love all over again when they learn that giant pandas are also energetic climbers and swimmers and that they may eat around 10,000 pounds of bamboo in a year. New information includes how in the wild, pandas are increasing in numbers with the help of scientists and zoologists. 

With her signature combination of accessible, kid-friendly text and bold illustrations, Gail Gibbons also introduces the ways people around the world are helping to save giant pandas' homes. Maybe you can help too!
According to The Washington Post, Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." The multi award-winning Ms. Gibbons is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the bestselling titles From Seed to Plant and Monarch Butterfly. Her many honors include the Regina Medal, the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Award. View titles by Gail Gibbons

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In this new and updated edition, learn all there is to know about one of the cutest, fluffiest, hungriest mammals around.

Giant pandas: they are indigenous to China and are adored the world over. But they are more than a bundle of fluff and squeaks. With this book, kids will fall in love all over again when they learn that giant pandas are also energetic climbers and swimmers and that they may eat around 10,000 pounds of bamboo in a year. New information includes how in the wild, pandas are increasing in numbers with the help of scientists and zoologists. 

With her signature combination of accessible, kid-friendly text and bold illustrations, Gail Gibbons also introduces the ways people around the world are helping to save giant pandas' homes. Maybe you can help too!

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According to The Washington Post, Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." The multi award-winning Ms. Gibbons is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the bestselling titles From Seed to Plant and Monarch Butterfly. Her many honors include the Regina Medal, the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Award. View titles by Gail Gibbons

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