Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Lifetime
by Lola M. Schaefer
Illustrator: Christopher Silas Neal
Ages: 6+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Chronicle
ISBN: 978-1-4521-0714-1
Keywords: Animals, Read-Aloud, Mathematics
A glimpse into the amazing amounts animals will shed, molt, bore, give birth, and grow over various lifespans. Included extra animal facts and math challenges. Colorful mixed-media illustrations.