Best Selling Books by Maurice Pledger

Listen to the honeybees busy at work and watch as a preying mantis munches on its prey, as you find out just how vital these creatures'' roles are in the larger world around us. Featuring bugs from a variety of habitats including woodland, mountains, wetlands, desert and rainforest.

When Daisy Duckling emerges from her egg, she''s dismayed to find she''s all alone. But as she sets off down the riverbank, determined to find her brothers, she discovers there are all sorts of other animals that come from eggs, too

Join Billy Bunny as he goes on an adventure to find his family. On the way he learns how some baby animals look like their parents, while others hatch from eggs; how camouflage keeps young creatures safe; why some animals live in nests; and all about metamorphosis.

A new generation of children can enjoy learning with the help of friendly characters that lead them on a natural-history-adventure.

These books feature interactive touch and feel pages and precious stories that will stimulate children''s curiosity and make learning about the natural world an entertaining experience. Endearing animal characters and beautifully illustrated, nature-inspired settings encourage youngsters to ask for these books time and time again.

Every page of this spectacular pop-up book bursts with life, colour and sound. Each scene is accompanied by fascinating information about birds so you can look, listen AND learn. The interactive elements of this book will keep young childrens attention and encourage them to read the information.

The reader can not only read about and see pictures of beetles and bugs but also feel them.

Lani Lion loves to run and it''s even better if she has a friend to chase. When she finds herself all alone on the African plain, she knows just what to do. It''s time to play hide-and-seek.

This title features the adventures of Kippy Koala. There are pop-up surprises hidden behind simple flaps and a pop-up finale to finish the heart-warming tale.

Lift-the-flap pictures show Polly Polar Bear as she and her friends search for the animal that splashed Polly while she was sleeping.

Explore the rain forest and see how it might feel to touch rain forest creatures and other things.

A noise wakes Tavi Tiger from her nap and she searches for the sound throughout the jungle, meeting some exotic wildlife, too.

Take a trip back to the golden age of pirates, with lifelike sounds and amazing pop-ups that put the high seas into your hands. Set sail from port with the dastardly Blackbeard, bury treasure with Captain Kidd, and find yourself caught up in the pistol smoke and cannon fire of a raging battle. Ready to explore? A World of history awaits!

First published Golden Books, 1995. Help Charlie Chick find a missing egg in this interactive picture pop-up story

Maurice Pledger''s wonderful nature trail books are back! With a refreshed look, a new generation of children can enjoy learning with the help of friendly characters that lead them on a natural-history-adventure. Throughout the books, touch-and-feel textures are revealed through die-cut gatefolds - little ones will love to lift the flaps and discover the creatures underneath!

Experience the world of weird and wonderful bugs, from beetles to stick insects and termites, in this book. Lift the flap to see inside a bee hive, learn all about metamorphosis and marvel as a jewel beetle comes to life right in front of your eyes.

Children (and parents too) adore these cleverly crafted Peek and Find pop up books with playful story lines. Both interactive and educational, the Peek and Find books attract children''s attention with full-color drawings, pop-up characters and even entire pop-up scenes.

With textured animals to stroke and window f laps to peep through this book introduces the forest to the youngest of readers. The author/illustrator is better known for his books for older children and this is his first work for very young readers ''

Plunge into the world¿s oceans and discover the magic of marine life in these stunning pop-up seascapes accompanied by sounds from the deep. Listen to the playful chattering of dolphins, the boisterous honking of seals, and the haunting echo of the humpback whale¿s song. A watery world of wildlife awaits! Full-color illustrations.

A little mouse helps a young deer understand why the different animals of the forest look they way they do. Includes flaps to lift and textures to touch.

Explore the forest and see how it might be to touch forest creatures and other things.