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discovery

Books about discovery for readers of all ages.

Cover of Shwatsit!

Shwatsit!

Christin Ditchfield

Ages 0–3vocabularycuriosity

Cover of The key under the pillow

The key under the pillow

Leah Perl Shollar, Leah Shollar, Hachai Publishing

Ages 4–8familyfathers and sons

Cover of The last treasure

The last treasure

Janet Anderson

Ages 8–13mysteryfamily secrets

Cover of One Tiny Twig

One Tiny Twig

Dan Rhema

Ages 8–13family historyancestry

Cover of Jim Morgan and the Pirates of the Black Skull

Jim Morgan and the Pirates of the Black Skull

James Matlack Raney

Ages 9–14adventurepirates

Cover of Fishtale

Fishtale

Bauer, Hans

Ages 7–11adventurefamily

Cover of My world

My world

Josie Firmin

Ages 2–5explorationcommunity

Cover of Beachcombers (Light Reading)

Beachcombers (Light Reading)

John Light

Ages 4–8beachesnature

Cover of Tales From Elisa's Garden

Tales From Elisa's Garden

N. Stan

Ages 6–10friendshipnature

Cover of Buried treasure

Buried treasure

Michael Burgan

Ages 6–10familyhistory

Cover of Penny on safari

Penny on safari

Eileen O'Hely

Ages 7–11adventurelearning

Cover of Kali And the Rat Snake

Kali And the Rat Snake

Zai Whitaker

Ages 4–8naturefear and courage

Cover of Postcards from Charlie:Milky Way

Postcards from Charlie:Milky Way

Karen Wallace

Ages 7–11space explorationadventure

Cover of Out of this world!

Out of this world!

Kathy Burkett

Ages 8–12scienceimagination

Cover of Seeds of change

Seeds of change

Sarah Sargent

Ages 8–12environmental protectionnature conservation

Cover of Earthlight

Earthlight

Stuart Moore, Christopher Schons

Ages 12–16space explorationscience fiction

Cover of Emily Jaramillo and the Kingdom Under the World

Emily Jaramillo and the Kingdom Under the World

Margaret King

Ages 8–12adventureimagination

Cover of Caterpillars on the Move! Level 2 - Scholastic Reader

Caterpillars on the Move! Level 2 - Scholastic Reader

Abby Klein

Ages 6–9naturediscovery

Cover of The legend begins

The legend begins

Trey King

Ages 5–10adventureheroism

Cover of What do I eat?

What do I eat?

La Coccinella

Ages 1–4animalsfood

Cover of Sunny and the secret passage

Sunny and the secret passage

Laura Dower

Ages 7–10adventurediscovery

Cover of Aldita and the forest

Aldita and the forest

Thelma Catterwell

Ages 4–8natureecology

Cover of The orchestra pit

The orchestra pit

Johanna Wright

Ages 3–7musiccreativity

Cover of The magic ark

The magic ark

Brian Price-Thomas

Ages 4–8imaginationanimals