Animals born alive and well
Text and illustrations introduce animals with fur or hair who nurse their young, breathe fresh air, and except for two species give birth to their young alive instead of laying eggs.
More by Ruth Heller
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Designs for Coloring
How to hide an octopus & other sea creatures
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How to hide a butterfly & other insects
Mine, all mine
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Up, Up and Away (World of Language)
Ruth Heller's how to hide a crocodile & other reptiles.
Chappie’s discussion starters
🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.
- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?