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Childcraft Book, How Things Work, About Animals, Volume 5, 1979

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

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Childcraft International

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“Character training, discipline guidance, and habit formation are processes in your child’s development that cause you serious concern. You want your child to develop habits and traits of character that are admirable and worthwhile—habits and traits that will ensure happiness and success in life.”

These are words of introduction from the inaugural 1934 Parent Guide Supplement to Childcraft, a 15-volume annual series launched as a home instructional and educational resource for parents. Childcraft remained a mainstay within American households over 7 decades, sold door-to-door, direct to parents.

Childcraft was succeeded by Discovery and Discovery Science. Discovery and Discovery Science are multivolume print and digital reference resources for elementary readers.

The iconic Childcraft brand remains in the public domain as an Annual Update to owners of an original Childcraft set and is displayed each year at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s meeting.

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January 17, 2023
It's an honor to have this book as a kid all thanks to my Lolo and it taught me a lot regarding animals with historical background on each page. Even though the book is damage that it got me interested on biology and it's easy to comprehend/understand. I love it from start to finish so five out of five stars.
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November 29, 2015
A very informative book filled with wonderful pictures, drawings and sometimes hilarious and sometimes just tedious text about the illustrations and the different types of animals. Some very interesting parts, some funny parts and some not so great parts.
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