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Did you know?
| Saffy is about a baby giraffe. In the book, Saffy picks a leaf from a tree. Did you know that giraffes can go without drinking water for a few days by eating leaves and getting water from those, instead?
Saffy Looks for Rain is about a baby giraffe and a baby elephant. In the book, they become friends. Did you know that a giraffes are the tallest animals in the world, and that elephants are the largest land animals in the world? |
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| Totty is about a baby sea turtle. In the book, Totty splashes into the ocean. Did you know that some types of sea turtles are able to dive up to four thousand feet (1200 m)? That’s deeper than almost any other animal! | |
| Ollie is about a baby elephant. In the book, Ollie uses his trunk to slurp up water from the river. Did you know that an elephant’s trunk can be used for picking up objects, drinking, spraying water for bathing, and greeting each other? | |
| Perry is about a baby polar bear. In the book, Perry is afraid to go swimming. Did you know that polar bears are good swimmers who can swim up to one hundred miles (161 km) at a time? | |
| Dotty is about a baby deer. A baby deer is also called a fawn. In the story, Dotty is looking for berries to eat. Did you know that deer eat many kinds of plants, nuts and fruits, and they can even eat some kinds of mushrooms that would be poisonous to humans? | |
| Rokko is about a baby Raccoon. In the book, Rokko climbs a tree using his hand-like paws. Did you know that the word “raccoon” comes from an Algonquin Indian name, meaning “one who can scratch with their hands”? | |
| Bitsy is about a baby beaver. In the book, Bitsy is too small to cut down a big tree, so she cuts down a small one instead. Did you know that beavers never stop growing their whole life? And their teeth never stop growing either! |










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