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Books in the Library on Habitat

Animals and their Habitats (series) by World Book, Inc Staff (Contribution by)
set of 8 books: Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands; Deserts and Scrublands; Grasslands; Mountains and Polar Regions; Oceans; Savannahs; Seasonal Forests; Tropical Regions and Rainforests
Animal Hide and Seek by Barbara Taylor
Call Number: 590 TAY
Animalium by Katie Scott
Call Number: 590 SCO
Animals of the Night
Call Number: 591.518 ANI
Australian Animals (series) by Debbie and Brendan Gallagher
set of 12 books:
Bilbies and Bandicoots
Devils and Dunnarts
Possums and Gliders
Seahorses and Sea Dragons
Echidnas and Platypuses
Dragon Lizards and Geckoes
Goannas and Water Monitors
Malleefowl and Lyrebirds
Potoroos and Numbats
Quokkas and Quolls
Tree-kangaroos and Wallabies
Emus and Cassowaries
Habitats of the World (series) by Alison Ballance
Set of 10 books: Freshwater Habitats; Rocky Shores; Islands; Mountains; Deserts; Forests; Grasslands; Polar Regions; Sandy Shores; Tropical Rainforests
Nature's Habitats by Susan Hoe
Call Number: 577.0223 HOE
Planet Earth (series) by Steve Parker
set of 4 books: Deserts; Polar Regions; Oceans; Rainforests
Plant Habitats by Louise and Richard Spilsbury
Call Number: 580 SPI
Plants by Honor Head
Call Number: 580 HEA
Protecting Habitats by Rufus Bellamy
Call Number: 363.7 BEL
Animals Close Up (series)
books in this series:
Ants
Butterflies
Honey Bees
Horses

Online Books

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Habitats

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Fiction on Habitats

Sand Swimmers by Narelle Oliver
Call Number: PB OLI
Books by Jill Morris
Call Number: PB MOR
Koala Number One; Argonauta: Octopus Navigator; Golden Wombats; Mahogany the Mystery Glider; Nautilus: Pearl of the Deep; Silly Baby Magpie; Wombat Down Below

TigTag

TigTag is a collection of Science video clips and associated activities on a range of topics for the primary school.

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For Teachers

Schoolyard Safari by Australian Academy of Science
Call Number: 591.507 SCH
How Plants Grow (Big Book) by Angela Royston
Call Number: 571.8 ROY

Available from the primary science section of the library:

Posters

The A-Z of Australian Insects
The Incredible Exploding Grasshopper
The Good and Bad Bug Poster
Insect Safari: How many of these insects can you find in your backyard?

Realia

Giant Magnetic Insects (14 insects and activity guide) 595.7 GIA
Large Plastic Insects and Arachnids (set of 12) 595.7 LAR
Minibeasts: Insects and Spiders (15 individual specimens encased in glass + teacher's guide) 595.7 MIN

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (series)
4 copies of each book
5 titles in the series:
Ants; Bumble Bees; Butterflies; Grasshoppers; Ladybugs
Insects by Katy Pike
Call Number: 595.7 PIK
6 copies
Sunshine Science (series)
Call Number: 595.7
5 copies of each title:
What is a Fly?; How Flies Live; Eggs, Larvae and Flies
Ants, Ants, Ants; How Ants Live; Ants
The Life Cycle of a Snail; How Snails Live; How Snails Protect Themselves
Bugs All Around (Big Book) by Natalie Lunis and Nancy White
Call Number: 595.7 LUN
The World of Ants (Big Book) by Melvin Berger
Call Number: 595.79 BER
Primary Science C by RIC Publications
Call Number: 507 PRI

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