Small, Speckled Egg

From a tiny egg, follow the life of an Arctic tern chick as she grows, learns to feed and fly, and then travels from the top of the world to the bottom in one of the longest annual migrations of any animal.This book will feed the curiosity of the youngest of readers who are:keen to know how the world worksfascinated by nature enjoy learning new informationThe story is carefully written for children learning to read, with additional factual captions for more advanced readers.And here’s the WOW-factor – a large fold-out world map at the end with diagrams and a fun I-Spy game to take children back into the book to find and identify animals in the pictures.Small, Speckled Egg is part of the Start Small, Think Big series of science-based picture books:Aimed at children aged 4 to 8Covers KS1 primary science subjects that children learn at school High-quality educational content, beautifully illustratedSmall, Speckled Egg explores the life cycle of birds, parts of a bird, how they bring up their young, sleep on the wing, and navigate in flight. It teaches us about polar regions and how our seasons affect them, and the unique wildlife that live on the ice and in the oceans and why it needs protecting.Each book in the series is set in a different habitat and part of the world:Small, Sparkling Raindrop (Southeast Asia/wetlands and the water cycle)Small, Speckled Egg (polar regions and the life cycle of an Arctic tern)Little, Brown Nut (Amazon rainforest and the life cycle of a Brazil Nut tree)Tiny, Floating Coral (Great Barrier Reef and the life cycle of coral)Fluffy, Flying Seed (meadowlands and the life cycle of a dandelion)Small, Shiny Dung Beetle (African savannah and the life cycle of an insect)Build your own life cycle library with this series, a brilliant addition to any home or school bookshelf. Printed on FSC paper from sustainable forests.