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Nic Bishop: Butterflies and Moths
Another fascinating close-up look at the wonders of the natural world from Sibert Honor photographer Nic Bishop.Award-winning author and photographer Nic Bishop brings his vast knowledge of biology to this eye-catching exploration of butterflies and moths. With breathtaking full-page images, Nic introduces young readers to the beauty and diversity of these amazing insects, from the shockingly bright blue morpho butterfly to the nearly transparent glasswing butterfly to the mouthless luna moth. The simple, engaging text presents both basic information and fun, quirky facts about the insects' appearance, habits, and life cycle--including a double gatefold spread of a butterfly in flight.
Nic Bishop: Snakes

Nic Bishop: Snakes

Nic Bishop

Scholastic
2012
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YIKES Join naturalist Nic Bishop for a closer look at scaly, scary snakes Snakes are scaly, scary, silent predators. They use powerful venom or crushing strength to overwhelm their victims. Then they swallow them whole With breathtaking full-page images, Sibert Medal-winning photographer Nic Bishop introduces the terrifying and beautiful world of snakes. The simple, engaging text presents both basic information and captivating details about the appearance, habits, and remarkable abilities of these amazing reptiles. An index and glossary are included, along with an author's note detailing his research and the fun stories behind the photographs.
Nic Bishop Big Cats

Nic Bishop Big Cats

Nic Bishop

Scholastic Press
2019
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Sibert Medalist and naturalist Nic Bishop gives readers a closer look at big cats With grace, guile, and unstoppable power, big cats are admired for their speed and strength. Although they are related to house cats, these magnificent creatures are nothing like our pets With breathtaking full-page images, Sibert Medal-winning photographer Nic Bishop introduces readers to a variety of beautiful and stealthy big cats. The simple, engaging text presents both basic information and captivating details about the appearance, habits, and remarkable abilities of these amazing felines. An index and glossary are included, along with an author's note detailing his research and the fun stories behind the photographs.
Nic Bishop Elephants

Nic Bishop Elephants

Nic Bishop

Scholastic Press
2022
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Sibert Medalist and naturalist Nic Bishop explores the world's largest land animal -- the ELEPHANT Few animals are more impressive than elephants. They are by far the biggest of all land animals. And yet, elephants are more than mighty. They are sensitive and intelligent creatures who live in large, caring family societies run by females. They have extraordinary senses and communicate in complex ways that scientists are only now starting to understand. Elephants play an essential role in the delicate African and Asian ecosystems. Today, elephant populations in both Africa and Asia are being threatened.Join award-winning author, photographer, and naturalist Nic Bishop as he gives readers an in-depth look at one of the world's smartest and most fascinating animals.
Look Out Butterfly!

Look Out Butterfly!

Nic Bishop

Harpercollins Publishers
2005
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Follow the butterfly on its journey from flower to flower through brightly coloured photographs. But look out! Butterfly almost lands on a yellow flower where a camouflaged crab spider waits to pounce!
The Fantastic Flying Squirrel
It’s night time and many animals are sleeping, but deep in the forest a flying squirrel is waking. She is hungry and looking for food; what will she find to eat? Beautiful photographs show clearly how the flying squirrel moves, what she eats and where she lives. Blue/ Band 4 non-fiction books use children’s language patterns to give information which is supported by the illustrations and design.Text types – An information book.A pictorial summary of the book with simple labels on pages 14 and 15 allows children to recap and discuss the text.Curriculum links – Science: light and dark, sound and hearing.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Is There Anyone Out There?

Is There Anyone Out There?

Nic Bishop

Collins
2005
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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Is There Anyone Out There? investigates whether there is life beyond planet Earth. The non-chronological report examines what we already know about the Solar System and the possibility of life on other planets. It also offers ideas of what aliens in certain sorts of environments might look like. White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.Text type – A non-chronological report.Pages 30 and 31 contain a table of conditions needed to sustain life to encourage children to recap the information.Curriculum links – Art and design: Mother Nature designer; Science: Forces and movement, Plants and animals, Variation.Leading science and wildlife author and photographer Nic Bishop has contributed three other titles to Collins Big Cat – Look Out Butterfly!, Fantastic Flying Squirrel and The Cloud Forest.This title is paired with a story on the same theme: Buzz and Bingo in the Starry Sky by Alan Durant.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Cloud Forest

Cloud Forest

Nic Bishop

Collins
2005
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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.Text type – A non-chronological report.Pages 30 and 31 feature a persuasive text in a poster format compelling us to act now to save the cloud forest. This provides lots of speaking, listening and writing opportunities.Curriculum links – Science: Plants and animals, Variation; Geography: Passport to the world.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Weird Little Monsters

Weird Little Monsters

Nic Bishop

Collins
2007
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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level In this information book, detailed photographs, illustrations and vivid descriptions are used to introduce readers to some of the tiniest and weirdest monsters in the natural world. Information is organised into short chapters to help with information retrieval and the contents list can be used to select material for reading. Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.Text type – An information book.Pages 30 and 31 feature a table of weird little monsters that supports readers as they recount information.Curriculum links – Art and design: Mother Nature, designer; Science: Habitats; Music: Animal magic – Exploring descriptive sounds.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Real Monsters

Real Monsters

Nic Bishop

Collins Educational
2006
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Follow the adventures of a monster-like lizard, as it goes out looking for food. This non-fiction book is illustrated with stunning photographs by author and nature photographer Nic Bishop. Yellow / Band 3 – A non-fiction recountText type – Non-fictionThe focus phonemes in this book are ew, a-e, ay and ea.The summary on the final spread allows children to recap on what happened in the text.Nic Bishop also wrote Blue 4 The Rainforest at Night.This title is paired with a story about fictional animals that live in the sea: Bart the Shark by Paul Shipton.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
The Rainforest at Night

The Rainforest at Night

Nic Bishop

Collins Educational
2006
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At night in the rainforest, things start to happen. Meet the animals and insects that live in the rainforest, in this simple non-fiction recount by award-winning wildlife photographer, Nic Bishop. Blue / Band 4 – An information bookText type – Non-fictionThe focus phoneme in this book is aw (crawl).A summary of the creatures that live in the rainforest can be found on the final spread.Nic Bishop also wrote Yellow 3 Real Monsters.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Joey: A Baby Koala and His Mother

Joey: A Baby Koala and His Mother

Nic Bishop

Scholastic Press
2020
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It's an exciting morning for Joey the baby koala in this beautifully photographed book from award-winning author Nic Bishop.High above the ground, in the shade of a eucalyptus tree, Joey the baby koala wakes up hungry Crawling over his sleeping mom, Joey goes exploring... only to find that his mother's arms is where he's supposed to be after all.In this book featuring simple text and stunning photographs of a rare interaction between a koala and her little one, award-winning author-photographer Nic Bishop brings nature to life for the youngest children. Perfect for laptime reading, this visual treat in the style of Bishop's acclaimed Red-Eyed Tree Frog includes fun facts about koalas and their habitat.
The Hyena Scientist

The Hyena Scientist

Sy Montgomery; Nic Bishop

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS INC
2023
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"An appealing, elegantly designed introduction to another much-maligned species." —Kirkus (starred review)"A fascinating, informative, and inclusive window into a feared and misunderstood species." —Booklist (starred review)This myth-busting addition to the critically acclaimed Scientists in the Field series by Sibert medal winning team Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop is perfect for nonfiction readers looking for more female scientist narratives, or a fresh perspective on an underrepresented animal—Hyenas!Timely and inspiring, The Hyena Scientist sets the record straight about one of history’s most hated and misunderstood mammals, while featuring the groundbreaking, pioneering research of a female scientist in a predominately male field in this offering by Sibert-winning duo Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop.As a scientist studying one of the only mammalian societies led entirely by females, zoologist Kay Holecamp has made it her life’s work to understand hyenas, the fascinating, complex creatures that are playful, social, and highly intelligent—almost nothing like the mangy monsters of pop culture lore.
The Hyena Scientist

The Hyena Scientist

Sy Montgomery; Nic Bishop

Clarion Books
2018
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"An appealing, elegantly designed introduction to another much-maligned species." --Kirkus (starred review)"A fascinating, informative, and inclusive window into a feared and misunderstood species." --Booklist (starred review)This myth-busting addition to the critically acclaimed Scientists in the Field series by Sibert medal winning team Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop is perfect for nonfiction readers looking for more female scientist narratives, or a fresh perspective on an underrepresented animal--Hyenas Timely and inspiring, The Hyena Scientist sets the record straight about one of history's most hated and misunderstood mammals, while featuring the groundbreaking, pioneering research of a female scientist in a predominately male field in this offering by Sibert-winning duo Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop.As a scientist studying one of the only mammalian societies led entirely by females, zoologist Kay Holecamp has made it her life's work to understand hyenas, the fascinating, complex creatures that are playful, social, and highly intelligent--almost nothing like the mangy monsters of pop culture lore.
The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal

The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal

Sy Montgomery; Nic Bishop

Clarion Books
2017
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If you've never seen a lowland tapir, you're not alone. Most of the people who live near tapir habitat in Brazil's vast Pantanal ("the Everglades on steroids") haven't seen the elusive snorkel-snouted mammal, either. In this arresting nonfiction picture book, Sibert winners Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop join a tapir-finding expedition led by the Brazilian field scientist Pati Medici. Aspiring scientists will love the immediate, often humorous "you are there" descriptions of fieldwork, and gadget lovers will revel in the high-tech science at play, from microchips to the camera traps that capture the "soap opera" of tapir life. Pair this with other intriguing stories of real-world science, at www.sciencemeetsadventure.com.
Chasing Cheetahs

Chasing Cheetahs

Sy Montgomery; Nic Bishop

HMH Books for Young Readers
2017
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Since 1900, the number of cheetahs has plummeted from more than 100,000 to fewer than 10,000. At the Cheetah Conservation Fund's (CCF) African headquarters in Namibia, Laurie Marker and her team work to save these stunning creatures from extinction. They've rescued more than 900 cheetahs, most of whom have been returned to the wild. Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop join CCF to study the cheetah's ecological, genetic, and behavioral patterns in order to save the fastest animal on land—before it is too late.
Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes

Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes

Ellen Jackson; Nic Bishop

Houghton Mifflin
2011
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Travel to the corners of the universe with Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop as they follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii. There they study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes - areas in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from them - with his robotic telescope. And they study the effects of dark energy, the mysterious force that scientists believe is pushing the universe apart, causing its constant and accelerating expansion.
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.It's not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool--like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, not so much--like not being trusted to learn magic because you might use it to take revenge on an annoying neighbor.All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic tool she's never heard of...to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.It's not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool--like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, not so much--like not being trusted to learn magic because you might use it to take revenge on an annoying neighbor.All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic tool she's never heard of...to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.