One in a large series of "Cool Collections", aimed at children aged 4-8. These books provide ideas for children hoping to start Natural History Collections. Natural Objects focuses specifically on Rocks, Shells, and Leaves. Other titles provide information on insects, stamps, model cars, etc.
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One in a large series of "Cool Collections", aimed at children aged 4-8. These books provide ideas for children hoping to start Natural History Collections. Natural Objects focuses specifically on Rocks, Shells, and Leaves. Other titles provide information on insects, stamps, model cars, etc.
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About Tamim
I am a writer, lecturer, editor, and teacher based in San Francisco. I direct the San Francisco Writer's Workshop, teach sporadically through the Osher Institute, and write fiction and nonfiction about Afghanistan, Islam-and-the-West, democracy, education, history,...
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