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BBC's Big Cat Diary presenter and photographer Jonathan Scott has written and photographed this beautiful and informative book all about Africa's big cats and their babies. The stunning photographs show baby lions, leopards and cheetahs in their natural habitat, giving lots of discussion points. A two page spread at the end summarises some of the information in the book in chart form. Green level (Band 5) books offer early readers patterned, natural language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COLLINS EDUCATIONAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66759947485229,"sku":"9780007185948","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/1298\/2317\/files\/9780007185948.jpg?v=1779856273"},{"product_id":"9780007185955","title":"Nick Butterworth: Making Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. 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