{"id":918865,"date":"2018-08-23T10:28:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T10:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=918865"},"modified":"2018-08-23T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T14:03:22","slug":"turtles-snakes-and-other-reptiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/23\/turtles-snakes-and-other-reptiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Turtles, Snakes and Other Reptiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_918866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918866\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plasso.com\/s\/C3qg5LVWSB-dolphin-boooksellers-for-younger-readers\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918866\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/23\/turtles-snakes-and-other-reptiles\/turtles-snakes-and-other-reptiles\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turtles-Snakes-and-Other-Reptiles.jpg?fit=304%2C403\" data-orig-size=\"304,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Turtles, Snakes and Other Reptiles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turtles-Snakes-and-Other-Reptiles.jpg?fit=304%2C403\" class=\"wp-image-918866 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turtles-Snakes-and-Other-Reptiles.jpg?resize=304%2C403\" alt=\"Turtles, Snakes and Other Reptiles - cover image and web link\" width=\"304\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turtles-Snakes-and-Other-Reptiles.jpg?w=304 304w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Turtles-Snakes-and-Other-Reptiles.jpg?resize=226%2C300 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buy this book here ...free delivery too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Budding naturalists will love this small encyclopedia, packed with pictures and info.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Turtles, Snakes and Other Reptiles<\/em> is part of a series of large pocket size books on all manner of things. Bite size pieces of information include things like, the sea turtle is an ocean wanderer and travels 8000 kilometres in search of food.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On each page there is a section called <em>Do You Know,<\/em> with bullet points of info that are easily remembered and <em>A Closer Look<\/em>, which details facts about the creatures.There are pages for instance on sea turtles, giant tortoises, iguanas, chameleons, geckos, snakes and crocodiles.<\/p>\n<p>After the introduction, which has a very clear description of animal and reptile names, you will come across the family and species sections with colourful pages inclduing photos and illustrations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_918717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918717\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plasso.com\/s\/C3qg5LVWSB-dolphin-boooksellers-for-younger-readers\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918717\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/the-new-baby-and-me-by-christine-kidney-illustrator-hoda-haddadi\/buythisbookbutton2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?fit=317%2C75\" data-orig-size=\"317,75\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"buyThisbookButton2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?fit=317%2C75\" class=\"wp-image-918717 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?resize=317%2C75\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?w=317 317w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?resize=300%2C71 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">...with free delivery!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Turtles, Snakes and Other Reptiles<\/em> is written by natural history expert Dr Amy Jane Beer with illustrations by Alice Pattullo. The series is published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quartoknows.com\/Lincoln-Childrens-Books\">Lincoln Children's Books<\/a> in collaboration with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\">The Natural History Museum, London.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildstory.co.uk\/index.html\">Dr Amy-Jane Beer<\/a> has a career in science,writing about ideas and results from her work in biology, knowing that the natural world will never cease to puzzle, amaze and entrance. Her website is brilliant, and excellent blog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildstory.co.uk\/index.html\">Wild Story.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_918867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918867\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918867\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/23\/turtles-snakes-and-other-reptiles\/image-2-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-2-1.jpg?fit=499%2C336\" data-orig-size=\"499,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Reptiles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-2-1.jpg?fit=499%2C336\" class=\"wp-image-918867 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C202\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C202 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-2-1.jpg?w=499 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A great, colourful read - packed with information!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alicepattullo.com\/ILLUSTRATION\">Alice Pattullo<\/a> is an illustrator based in East London. She explores British tradition, folklore and superstitions making limited edition screen prints\u00a0 for sale in galleries across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>This book will take you both into the countryside in England and to further shores, such as Northern Australia, a great book to have. Recommended for ages 6-8 years,\u00a0 and of course for\u00a0 adults too!!<\/p>\n<p>Now off to do some exploring...<\/p>\n<p><em>Sue Martin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1378\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/04\/theres-a-tiger-in-the-garden-by-lizzie-stewart\/dolphin-rt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" data-orig-size=\"260,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dolphin Book Blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Part of Books Go Walkabout, Stories across the world.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=260%2C348\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?w=260 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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