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Mammals in Classrooms

This book was written by the Nuffield Junior Science project team to explain how mammals kept in the classroom can be used for the purpose of teaching young children.

Some scientific background information is included, but this, as well as details of caring for the animals, is provided for reference in Chapter 1, 'Mammals', of Animals and Plants: A Source Book of Information and Ideas , which should be used in conjunction with this book.

Contents:

*Teaching with mammals

*A classroom example: small mammals

*Further examples from the classroom

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