Wild animals gifts for 8 to 9 year olds

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Steve Irwin, animal lover and wildlife conservationist. Little Steve loved animals, and his childhood was spent amongst Australia's wildlife. As a...

Epic adventures. Fierce warrior cats. A thrilling fantasy world. It all begins here. This set of the very first books in the series will be a welcome gift for readers new to the series.Read the books that began a phenomenon—and...

This fourth Wingspan expansion explores the birds of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. This incredibly biodiverse and abundant region is home to more than 3,000 bird species, including the birds with the smallest and largest wingspans in...

April Wood is no stranger to adventure. After all, she lives in the Arctic and her best friend is a polar bear. But when April finds herself volunteering for the Polar Race – a long-distance dog sled race across the...

Little David grew up in Leicester on the campus of a university, where his father was a professor. Surrounded by the wonders of academia, young David developed an insatiable curiosity about the natural world. As a child, he spent countless...

Kids will love to explore and learn all 126 pages full of accessible information about how weird and wonderful the animals of planet earth are. With jaw-dropping photos this fast-paced book will delight animal-obsessed readers.

Are you ready for round three of the hilarious guessing game picture book? Discover fascinating facts about disgusting animals while guessing if you're looking at a bum or a face! Bum or Face? Super Gross Bums continues the entertaining challenge...

Four stunning tales of friendship, adventure, and the magic of the natural world from multi-award-winning author Hannah Gold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold. Perfect for readers aged 8+. THE LAST BEAR Winner of the 2022 Blue Peter Book Award Winner of...

From beloved powerhouse author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Ruby, starring the adorable baby elephant from the Newbery Medal-winning modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob. Ruby’s story picks...

Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about primatologist and conversationist, Jane Goodall. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers! This Little Golden Book about Dr. Jane Goodall--the world's leading...

Introducing a vibrant addition to the bestselling series: EyeLike Stickers: Wild Animals. Packed with 400 durable and reusable full-colour stickers, each of these books will appeal to kids and crafters alike. The stickers are designed to be stuck on and...

It is said that wolves howl at the moon, but their sounds actually serve to communicate with each other. By howling, they want to draw the attention of the other pack members to something important, call them to hunt together,...

Besides walruses and sea lions, the various types of seals include, of course, common seals. They don't spend much time on land, and usually swim in the icy waters of the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. While hunting for...

The elk is Sweden’s national animal and is known for its impressive antlers. However, only male elk have them. Elk bulls start growing the antlers at the age of two. They can reach a weight of up to 20 kg....

From beloved author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Family, the final instalment in the series that began with the Newbery Medal-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its sequels, The One...

Aurora Spudsters - Pongo Platypus (25cm) is proof that the most unusual animals make the best Spudsters! Aurora's signature chubby design makes Pongo irresistibly soft and squishy. A uniquely wonderful gift or a standout addition to any Aurora Spudsters collection....

Based on the real-life grizzly attacks of 1967, this bold graphic novel tells the story of one of the most tragic seasons in the history of America's national parks—a summer of terror that forever changed ideas about how grizzlies and...

Join April Wood on a thrilling Arctic adventure set in the world of the THE LAST BEAR, FINDING BEAR and THE LONE HUSKY. August Wood lives in the far north of the Arctic. His best friend is a husky called...

Warning: you may want to cuddle this book! We've found the planet's cutest animals and squeezed them inside this adorable title. From fluffy pandas and penguin chicks to pygmy possums and inquisitive quokkas, discover a mix of family favourites and...

Brush water over the black and white illustrations and watch the jungle magically burst into life! There are 16 scenes to paint with elephants having a bath, parrots flying high in the sky, a tiger and her cubs and lots...

Match habitats and wildlife to build the most harmonious ecosystem!  2-4 Players  |  15-30 Mins  |  Ages 6+ Features: Hexagon Grid, Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement Theme: Animals, Children's Game, Environmental, Puzzle Description: What will you see on your adventure...

Into the Wild: Wolf Girl 1 by Anh Do is a thrilling adventure that captures the essence of courage, survival, and unexpected friendships. This captivating tale follows the journey of a young girl named Gwen, who suddenly finds herself isolated...

Sun‑kissed colours and cheerful countryside details bring the bliss of summertime to life in this delightful 500XL puzzle. Part of Claire Comerford’s Cottage Cuties S2 series, it radiates joy, relaxation, and the simple pleasures of long, bright days. Titles for...

Meerkats are social mongoose relatives in the African deserts who don't need to drink water, getting all their moisture from their insect and fruit diet, and have dark eye patches that act like natural sunglasses to reduce sun glare while...

Jaguars and leopards with black coats are called black panthers. Despite their black coats, they still have the characteristic flower-shaped markings. Since these markings are as dark as their coat, you can only see them when the light is right....

The snow leopard is a large cat that lives in the high rocky mountains of Central Asia. It feeds mainly on sheep, ibex and goats. Thick fur protects it against freezing cold temperatures but its beauty means that many animals...

White-tailed does can see and hear very well, but rely mainly on their sense of smell and their speed. They are very agile and can sprint up to 48 km/h. Their grey-brown winter coat isn’t just camouflage against predators. Because...

Nothing beats the irresistible fluffiness of a baby penguin. This 20cm Baby Emperor Penguin is a bundle of joy, featuring the iconic grey down and sweet facial markings of a real chick. Made entirely from recycled materials, this Keeleco:eco plush...

PRAISE FOR BROWN BEAR WOOD: 'A simple yet magical first book of poetry' - The TelegraphWith its gnarled trunk, giant branches and glossy leaves, Grand Old Oak is Bear's favourite tree in the woodland. So when Bear learns that Oak...

This Clever Pocket Tonie set is pawfect for little pet lovers. Just have them pop one on top of a Toniebox and they’ll be whisked off on a series of amazing animal adventures, faster than they can say “oh pleeeeeeease...

Garden Visitors - 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Foxes in the Veggie Patch is part of a delightful 1000-piece puzzle series that celebrates the charm of nature. This series includes four enchanting scenes: Foxes in the Veggie Patch, Frogs in the...

Ravensburger puzzles: quality, perfect fit, eco-friendly materials and lots of fun to develop children's abilities and concentration! Why choose a Ravensburger puzzle for your children? We have been providing families with high-quality toys with attention to detail for generations. Our...

Ravensburger 200-Piece Puzzle – Wonderful Wilderness Escape into nature with the Ravensburger Wonderful Wilderness Puzzle, a beautifully illustrated 200-piece jigsaw capturing the peaceful charm of a woodland scene. Piece by piece, reveal a family of deer and a curious fox...

Animal-loving explorer Quinn loves learning about the incredible features of remarkable creatures, so this tonies® original Clever Pocket Tonie set is packed full of amazing animal facts. Curious listeners join Quinn aboard the Lodistar travel ship for a round-the-world road...

These majestic animals have big antlers that they shed and regrow every year, making them one of nature’s best crown-swappers.  Hand painted and highly detailed.  Made of durable vinyl.  Schleich model 14992 Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 6.5 x 10.5 cm...

The World's Most Pointless Animals by Philip Bunting introduces us to some truly weird and wonderful creatures that inhabit our planet, from the blobfish to the pink fairy armadillo. Let's be honest, these animals seem pretty pointless at first glance....

What an adorable lowland Gorilla family! The mother is watching over her two little infants. One of them looks tired. It’s just sitting sleepily on the ground. Maybe it needs a nap? But the other baby gorilla is full of...

Bring the animal kingdom to life with the 4M: Kidz Labs Slide Projector - Wildlife kit. Kids can project colourful slides of wild animals onto walls or ceilings, exploring lions, elephants, and more from the comfort of home. Perfect for...

The epic new adventure series from best-selling author Anh Do continues! Twins, Noah and Skye, split up and continue their dangerous search for answers. As Noah discovers kids held captive aboard a ship, Skye and the dolphins make some new...

Mona the mouse has finally found a place to call home, the cozy Heartwood Hotel, where she works as a maid and sleeps snuggled up in a room with her best friend. Following the festive St. Slumber celebration, most of...

Garden Visitors - 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Frogs in the Pond is part of the charming 1000pc puzzle series that celebrates the beauty of nature. This delightful collection features four captivating scenes: Foxes in the Veggie Patch, Frogs in the...

The unmissable sequel to the bestselling, award-winning, multi-adaptation hit The Lost Words Kindred in spirit to The Lost Words but new in form, The Lost Spells is a pocket-sized treasure, a new collection of 'spells' - acrostic poetry and artwork...

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The World’s Most Ridiculous Animals (or are they?) The next hilarious, playfully irreverent title in The World's Most... series, written and illustrated by Philip Bunting. The World’s Most Ridiculous Animals is all about absurd-looking animals with incredible (if somewhat seemingly...

Embark on an exciting wildlife excavation adventure with this thrilling Wildlife Animals Digging Kit!  This kit includes 2 assorted wildlife animal figures hidden within a digging block, offering a hands-on archaeological experience. Kids will be captivated by the fun of...

Mandrills are a type of primate from the forests of Central Africa. The bright blue and red areas in their face and their yellow beards make them one of the most colorful mammals in the world.  Hand painted and highly...

The Aardvark is at home in the African savannah and looks more like a rabbit with its long ears, but that’s where all the similarities end. Instead of carrots, it prefers to eat ants. With its long snout, it cleverly...

In the paw-sizzling heat of summer, Wombat and Roo need to cool their toasted toes. They find themselves on a beautiful beach with more than enough ocean for everyone. But there is one very little problem ... Quokka thinks he...

The fifth laugh-out-loud funny adventure in the blockbuster Real Pigeons series! More pigeons are fighting crime than ever before, but the REAL PIGEONS still have lots of CATastrophes to untangle... Who stole a rare jewel from the world's FURRIEST cat...

A CBCA EVE POWNALL AWARD NOTABLE BOOK 2025 Discover the incredible features and characteristics of some of the natural world's most fascinating extinct and critically endangered animals in the latest gorgeously illustrated hardcover encyclopaedia from award-winning author and illustrator Sami...

Heed the call of the wild with the exhilarating new series from Erin Hunter. A lion cast out from his pride. An elephant who can read the bones of the dead. A baboon rebelling against his destiny. Together, they must...

Relax and unwind with the Holdson Harmony 500 Piece XL Puzzle collection. Featuring beautiful artwork inspired by nature and peaceful surroundings, these puzzles offer a rewarding challenge that's enjoyable for puzzlers of all skill levels. The 500 extra-large pieces are...

Similo is a cooperative deduction game. Each version comes with a deck of 30 cards, beautifully illustrated by Naïade, showing the portrait, name, and a brief description of a series of characters with a common theme. In Similo: Animals, you...

The Indian rhinoceros lives in Northeast India. Its thick folds of skin make it unmistakable, as though it were wearing thick armour. Contrary to its African relatives, however, it is very calm and peaceful. It spends most of its time...

Sometimes, the best catch-up sessions are those where you simply enjoy each other’s company in silence, each engrossed in your own book. Surrounded by delicious snacks, drinks, and adorable animals, it’s a wonderful way to spend a day out in...

When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe and her mum, the zoo's vet, to settle them into their new home. Zoe's good at this, because she can understand...

Is the Australian tiger beetle faster or slower than a basset hound? Find out all about some of the world's fastest and slowest animals in the latest beautifully illustrated encyclopaedia from award-winning author and illustrator Sami Bayly. Whether you like...

For the first time in over a decade, Don Daily's original illustrations of The Jungle Book are brought back to life with unprecedented quality, accompanied by Rudyard Kipling's timeless and enchanting stories of the jungle.When Rudyard Kipling wrote The Jungle...

Create your own gorgeous works of art with the most adorable colouring book on the planet! Each seriously cute spread features a full colour animal pattern on the left, and a black and white version on the right. Copy the...

Japanese Macaques, also known as Snow Monkeys, are the world's northernmost non-human primates. They love to relax in natural hot springs to keep warm during snowy winter months!  Hand painted and highly detailed.  Made of durable vinyl.  Schleich model: 14871 ...

In their second blockbuster adventure, the Real Pigeons aren't just crime-fighting pigeons who eat danger – they're also best friends! But with a deranged ostrich on the loose, a secret warehouse full of bottled birds, and power-hungry ibis to deal...

Heed the call of the wild with the exhilarating new series from Erin Hunter. A baboon who has uncovered an act of treachery. An elephant uncertain of her fate. A lion poised to strike. The code of the wild has...

Bring Aussie animal fun to life with the 4M Mould & Paint Australia kit. Kids can create seven unique Australian animal magnets, from iconic favourites like the koala and kangaroo, while enjoying a hands‑on introduction to simple moulding and painting...

Learn how to play mah-jong with this beautifully illustrated mah-jong set! Animal Mah-jong takes the traditional Chinese tile game and updates it for a new audience in this affordable card format. Rather than the traditional line drawings of bamboo and...

Return to the forest where anything can happen. Party Animals is the unmissable fourth book in Nadia Shireen’s bestselling and wildly funny illustrated comedy adventure series, Grimwood!'Our finest children’s author' - Richard Osman Perfect for readers age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl,...

Gold Mom's Choice Award Winner Jump-start curiosity with this take-along field guide for children ages 4 to 8. From worms, birds, and spiders to trees, flowers, and clouds, young explorers learn what to look and listen for wherever they are...

A beautifully illustrated collection of 5-minute bedtime stories about the wildlife that comes out at night. Every night reveals a thousand secrets… In this charming anthology of children’s stories by Alicia Klepeis, readers will be guided under the light of...

This regal 20cm King Emperor Penguin is ready to take its place at the head of your toy collection. Featuring the distinctive yellow and orange markings of the Antarctic's most famous bird, this plush toy is both realistic and incredibly...

The night is young and there is hunting to be done. An exciting new addition to the narrative nonfiction series Nature Storybooks, about dingoes. Can you see her? There - deep in the stretching shadows - a dingo. Her pointed...

African buffaloes have an uncanny ability to remember previous encounters with humans or predators, earning them a reputation for being one of Africa's smartest and most unpredictable wild animals!  Hand painted and highly detailed.  Made of durable vinyl.  Schleich model:...

Ibex are skilled climbers, often scaling near-vertical mountain slopes with ease. Their hooves have a rubbery core that grips onto rocky surfaces, making them the agile acrobats of the mountain world!  Hand painted and highly detailed.  Made of durable vinyl. ...

The fourth incredible book in the hilarious, blockbuster Real Pigeons series! The world's greatest crime-fighting pigeons are making a BIG SPLASH as they try to solve their most puzzling mysteries yet... The brave birds known as the REAL PIGEONS track...

Garden Visitors - 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle: Squirrels on the Patio is part of a captivating puzzle series that celebrates the charm of nature. This series features four delightful scenes: Foxes in the Veggie Patch, Frogs in the Pond, Rabbits...

Be wowed and terrified by the world's wildest places in flap-book form. The wildest, most extraordinary places on Earth await you. But, do you dare to enter the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest? Visit the serpent-infested Snake Island? Dip your toes in...

Good dads come in many different shapes and species. Get ready to learn a fatherly trick (or ten) from a whole lot of dads, great and small. Wild About Dads by Philip Bunting celebrates fathers with this laugh-out-loud book that...

Follow incredible animals on some of the world's most epic journeys of migration over land. Budding animal experts will be spellbound with this interactive and informative book. Discover some of the most epic animal migrations on Earth as you join...

Join all the woodland creatures, great and small, for a delicious picnic with Mudpuppy’s Woodland Picnic 500-Piece Family Puzzle. Mudpuppy puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. 500pc puzzle: 20 x 20", 51 x...

Heed the call of the wild! Discover the third book in this action-packed, New York Times bestselling animal fantasy series from the author of Warriors. A great evil has risen... and must be defeated. A murderer now leads the animals...

Did you know that wombats poo in cubes and that mice can drop up to 75 pellets of poo a day? Do you know which animal's poo is sparkly like glitter? And which civilised animals always poo in the same...

The internet phenomenon #DrawWithRob is now an awesome activity book for you to draw with Rob at home – packed with drawing fun! As seen everywhere on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, TV, and more, from the creative genius and bestselling author...