''The Great Book of Nature'' (

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: ''Il Grande Libro della Natura'') is an

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produced by

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and

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in 1999. It is composed of non-sequential episodes hosted by a

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, this series features various kind of creatures, such as

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s and

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s, while depicting their different habitats - whether sea, land or sky. At the end of each episode, the audience is treated to instructive sets of questions and answers that teach young viewers about a given creature's various kind of behaviours. There are 54 different episode of it of different stories. Before being compiled into a television series, the animated shorts were likely used as theatrical propaganda cartoons in North Korea. This show was telecast in India in

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, and in Arab world on

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, and in Poland on

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to summer-autumn (July–October) 2000 and winter-spring (January–April) 2001 and also in Russia on

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(St-Petersburg, 3ch VHF1) to winter-spring (or February–March for Sure) 2004 and Moscow channel " Stolica" (VHF3) to winter (December–January) 2004-2005. This show was shown in various countries in different languages after

went public.

Episodes

*''The Hedgehog'' *''The Raccoon'' *''The Monkey'' *''The Bear'' *''The Rabbit'' *''The Wolf'' *''The Turtle'' *''The Red Fox'' *''The Grizzly Bear'' *''The Squirrel'' *''The Brown Bear'' *''The Rat'' *''The Wild Cat'' *''The Hare'' *''The Butterfly'' *''The Bee'' *''The Dragonfly'' *''The Red Ant'' *''The Hornet'' *''The Fly'' *''The Ladybird'' *''The Duck'' *''The Magpie'' *''The Swan'' *''The Woodpecker'' *''The Crow'' *''The Sparrow'' *''The Goldfinch'' *''The Robin'' *''The Stork'' *''The Frog'' *''The Sea Turtle'' *''The Goat'' *''The Pig'' *''The Rooster'' *''The Bull'' *''The Domestic Goat'' *''The Chicken'' *''The Horse'' *''The Cuttle Fish'' *''The Octopus'' *''The Crab'' *''The Fighting Fish'' *''The Golden Fish'' *''The Killer Whale'' *''The Dolphin'' *''The Dragon'' *''The Winged Horse'' *''The Cat'' *''The Dog'' *''The Bulldog'' *''The Greyhound'' *''The Poodle'' *''The Cocker Spaniel''

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