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Creatures That Build: English–French coloring book cover, ages 6–10

Creatures collection · AGES 6–10

Creatures That Build

Creatures That Build by Tayssir Ouaja explores nature’s builders. Part of the English–French Creatures collection for ages 6–10, it comes in an illustrated educational digital edition and a paperback coloring edition.

Author
Tayssir Ouaja
Languages
English & French
Cover age guide
6–10 years
Edition choices
Illustrated digital · Coloring paperback
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YOUR FREE COLOR REFERENCE

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TWO DISTINCT EDITIONS · AGES 6–10

Read and discover.
Or color and create.

DIGITAL EDITION

Fully illustrated & educational

A digital reading book with a dedicated illustrated, educational page for each creature. Enjoy the artwork and learn about the creatures as you read together.

This is the illustrated reading edition, not a printable coloring book.

PAPERBACK EDITION

A physical book for coloring

A paperback coloring edition for hands-on creative time. Choose this version when your child wants to add their own colors on paper.

Choose paperback for coloring; choose digital for illustrated reading and learning.

Every Creatures title has these two editions. The cover artwork shown here is the paperback coloring edition. Check the selected title, format, language and availability in your Amazon marketplace before buying.

Discover the structures around us

Building offers a different way to look at the natural world: through shapes, spaces and the places creatures make. The cover features a beaver and a richly detailed landscape. Families can use the theme to start a conversation about structures, materials and careful observation.

A LOOK INSIDE THE PAPERBACK

Real pages to explore before you choose

40 creature entries in a 108-page paperback interior. These samples show two complete pages from the latest revised coloring interior. The remaining pages include introductions, companion-guide information and reverse pages.

A muskrat carrying plants beside its marsh shelter, actual English–French coloring book interior page 15
Muskrat · Rat musqué
A baya weaver beside its woven hanging nest, actual English–French coloring book interior page 31
Baya weaver · Tisserin baya

Low-resolution previews for browsing. The paperback coloring edition is a physical book; the free companion color guide is available on this page.

A REFERENCE FOR PARENTS · 40 CREATURES

Creatures featured in this book

Browse the English and French names below. This list follows the latest corrected paperback coloring interior; check the selected edition when buying.

  1. North American beaverCastor du Canada
  2. MuskratRat musqué
  3. Black-tailed prairie dogChien de prairie à queue noire
  4. European badgerBlaireau européen
  5. European rabbitLapin de garenne
  6. Harvest mouseRat des moissons
  7. Eurasian red squirrelÉcureuil roux
  8. Bornean orangutanOrang-outan de Bornéo
  9. Baya weaverTisserin baya
  10. Greater flamingoFlamant rose
  11. Common tailorbirdCouturière à longue queue
  12. Satin bowerbirdJardinier satiné
  13. Barn swallowHirondelle rustique
  14. Rufous horneroFournier roux
  15. Pileated woodpeckerGrand Pic
  16. Eurasian penduline titRémiz penduline
  17. Western honey beeAbeille domestique
  18. Sacred dung beetleScarabée sacré
  19. European mole cricketCourtilière commune
  20. Green lacewingChrysope verte
  21. European paper waspPoliste gaulois
  22. European earwigPerce-oreille commun
  23. Meadow spittlebugCercope des prés
  24. Giant burrowing cockroachBlatte fouisseuse géante
  25. Mound-building termiteTermite bâtisseur
  26. European moleTaupe d’Europe
  27. Leafcutter antFourmi coupe-feuille
  28. Common wombatWombat commun
  29. Garden orb-weaverÉpeire diadème
  30. Book pseudoscorpionPseudoscorpion des livres
  31. Burrowing owlChevêche des terriers
  32. SilkwormVer à soie
  33. Three-spined sticklebackÉpinoche à trois épines
  34. White-spotted pufferfishPoisson-globe à taches blanches
  35. Caddisfly larvaLarve de phrygane
  36. Sandcastle wormVer constructeur de sable
  37. Coconut octopusPieuvre veinée
  38. Staghorn coralCorail corne de cerf
  39. Adélie penguinManchot Adélie
  40. Red grouperMérou rouge

AN OPTIONAL IDEA FOR SHARED TIME

Try the theme together

On spare paper, imagine a shelter for a creature and sketch its shape. Ask what makes it comfortable or useful. If you notice a nest outdoors, observe it from a distance without disturbing it.

These are parent activity suggestions, not a description of specific interior pages or a promise of learning outcomes.

Explore more of the natural world

The wider Creatures collection includes artwork themed around glowing, camouflage, building, transformation, defense and working together. Check the series listing for the editions currently available.

Continue with all seven Creatures books, or use our watch-and-color guide for parents to plan a simple shared activity.