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EXHIBIT 5
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Natural Wonders, Incorporated:
We consent to the inclusion of our report dated March 24, 2000, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets of World of Science, Incorporated as of January
29, 2000 and January 30, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
two year period ended January 29, 2000, which report is incorporated by
reference in the Form 8-K of Natural Wonders, Inc. dated November 27, 2000.
KPMG LLP
November 27, 2000
Rochester, New York
