Nicholas Oldland
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Life in the wild volume 6
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"The bear, the moose and the beaver have forgotten the most important Christmas decoration of all -- the tree! Rushing through the snowy forest, they reject one tree after another, until the friends finally spot the perfect one. But just as the beaver is about to chop it down, the bear stops him. He can't allow it to be harmed; it is much too beautiful! But his friends disagree. They need this tree! Is there a way to have a perfect Christmas -- without...
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Life in the wild volume 3
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This moose may live in the wild, but he doesn't act it -- he watches from the sidelines as his friends have fun. From the creator of Big Bear Hug comes a lighthearted, contemporary fable about a mild-mannered moose who learns to live life to the fullest.
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"The bear, the moose and the beaver want nothing more this winter than to play hockey -- there's just one problem: the frozen lake they play on won't freeze! With their ice rink looking more like a swimming pool, the trio head home and wait for the colder weather to arrive. To pass the time, they watch TV. They sleep. They eat junk food. They even sing sad songs. But once winter finally arrives, will the friends be in any shape to play hockey?"--...
4) Big bear hug
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"A huge bear is wandering through the forest - but wait a minute! Who's that he's hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree? Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight - even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and...
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Life in the wild volume 5
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One day, a bear, a moose and a beaver go for a walk in the mountains. To make the hike more exciting, they decide to race to the top. But soon the friends fall into deep trouble. Who will give up their chance for glory to save the day?
6) Up the creek
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Life in the wild volume 4
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A bear, a moose, and a beaver who are best friends, but often disagree, have a trying adventure when they decide to take a canoe trip together. The trio's squabbling leads them into rough waters. Can they agree on a plan before it's too late?
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Life in the wild volume 2
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A very busy beaver learns a lesson from his friends. The busy but careless beaver spends his days following random impulses, rarely thinking things through and leaving in his wake a devastated forest filled with stumps, half-nibbled trees and injured, homeless animals. But then one day the beaver finds himself on the wrong side of a falling tree, which as it turns out, is just the thing to knock some sense into him. After reflecting on his behavior,...
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"In this simple and clever picture book from Nicholas Oldland, small children will have fun counting backward, as they're introduced to different dinosaurs grouped from ten to two, and a final, single dinosaur. Then, in a unique twist, the book goes on to "zero" dinosaurs as well (because "they're extinct, silly!"). Each number gets its own two-page spread, where it is both written as a numeral and spelled out as a word within the illustration's description...
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Kids Can Press
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[2024]
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"A collection of six contemporary wilderness fables from Nicholas Oldland's Life in the Wild series, together in one bind-up edition. From a bear who loves to hug to a moose who steps out of his comfort zone, these lovable characters will delight readers with their adventures and impart invaluable wisdom along the way. The six picture books included in this bind-up are: Big Bear Hug, Making the Moose Out of Life, The Busy Beaver, Up the Creek, Walk...