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Is a Bald Eagle Really Bald (Cloverleaf Books (tm) -- Our American Symbols Ser.)
by Martha E. H. RustadA bald eagle doesn't sound like an attractive bird. But it's pictured on the Great Seal of the United States and on the dollar bill. Why was this bird chosen as a national symbol? Join Ms. Patel's class as they find out why bald eagles are important, what the Great Seal stands for, and how bald eagles live in the wild. A special guest also pays the class a visit!
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?
by Robert E WellsThe blue whale is the biggest creature on Earth. But a hollow Mount Everest could hold billions of whales! And though Mount Everest is enormous, it is pretty small compared to the planet Earth. This book is an innovative exploration of size and proportion.
Is a Camel a Mammal?: All About Mammals (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
by Tish RabeThe Cat in the Hat takes Dick and Sally on a Seussian safari to observe (and pontificate about) the many different kinds of mammals. An invaluable tour for all animal lovers!
Is a Dolphin a Fish? Questions and Answers About Dolphins
by Melvin Berger Gilda BergerIn this insightful introduction to dolphins, kids will learn that the dolphin's ancestors probably lived on land, that these creatures have built-in air conditioning systems, and that they breathe only once or twice a minute!
Is Birdsong Music?: Outback Encounters with an Australian Songbird (Music, Nature, Place)
by Philip Kitcher Hollis TaylorHow and when does music become possible? Is it a matter of biology, or culture, or an interaction between the two? Revolutionizing the way we think about the core values of music and human exceptionalism, Hollis Taylor takes us on an outback road trip to meet the Australian pied butcherbird. Recognized for their distinct timbre, calls, and songs, both sexes of this songbird sing in duos, trios, and even larger choirs, transforming their flute-like songs annually. While birdsong has long inspired artists, writers, musicians, and philosophers, and enthralled listeners from all walks of life, researchers from the sciences have dominated its study. As a field musicologist, Taylor spends months each year in the Australian outback recording the songs of the pied butcherbird and chronicling their musical activities. She argues persuasively in these pages that their inventiveness in song surpasses biological necessity, compelling us to question the foundations of music and confront the remarkably entangled relationship between human and animal worlds. Equal parts nature essay, memoir, and scholarship, Is Birdsong Music? offers vivid portraits of the extreme locations where these avian choristers are found, quirky stories from the field, and an in-depth exploration of the vocalizations of the pied butcherbird.
Is CITES Protecting Wildlife?: Assessing Implementation and Compliance (Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment)
by Tanya WyattThis book assesses the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), examining both implementation and compliance. Humans are causing a biodiversity crisis, where 1 million species are facing extinction. Species are dying, in no small part, because they are overexploited, poached and trafficked and CITES is the main international instrument designed to protect traded wildlife. Does the state of the world’s species mean CITES is failing? This book explores the implementation of and compliance with CITES by all 183 member countries. It is imperative we know the nature and extent of the implementation of and compliance with CITES legislation in all parties to fully understand the impact of legal and illegal trade on species survival. Through extensive legislative content analysis, a Delphi iterative survey, and semi-structured interviews, this is the first book to share empirical research about CITES implementation and compliance. This book contains a comprehensive analysis of the state of CITES, what is done well, what could be done better, and what the future might bring to try to curtail the slide of the world’s wildlife into extinction. By identifying lessons learned in relation to CITES legislation, implementation and compliance this book provides hard evidence to member countries as to how their own practice can be improved. This timely book will be essential reading for students and academics interested in wildlife law, trade and trafficking, green criminology and biodiversity conservation more broadly. It will also be of interest to professionals working in wildlife law enforcement.
A Is for Angry
by Sandra Boynton"Because you can't stand another apple, ball, or cup," Sandra Boynton presents an alphabet book of animals and adjectives. An Angry Animal Assortment Along an Arrow starts off the whimsy as a Big Bashful Bear, a Cute Clean Cat, a Tangled Turkey, a Wide Walrus, a Yellow Yak, and others in between romp through the letters A-Z. In classic Boyton style, the irresistible animal characters climb the tall letters, perch on the squat ones, hang from the curves of the round ones. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Suitable for ages 3-5.
A Is for Awful: A Grumpy Cat ABC Book (Little Golden Book)
by Christy WebsterGrumpy Cat has 8 million Facebook followers, her own TV movie, and now . . . a Little Golden Book! The world-famous feline stars in this hilarious storybook.
A Is for Axolotl: An Unusual Animal ABC
by Catherine MacorolIncredible animals await in Catherine Macorol's A Is for Axolotl—not the tame or the merely wild, but the strangest, most fascinating creatures of all!Readers will join an alphabet adventure that spans the globe as they climb trees with the binturong (also known as the bearcat), glide through the rainforest canopy with the colugo, and deep dive with the Dumbo octopus. Get ready for close encounters with axolotls, binturongs, colugos, dumbo octopuses, echidnas, fossas, gerenuks, hyraxes, ibex, jerboas, kiwis, lorises, maned wolves, naked mole rats, okapis, pangolins, quokkas, red pandas, saigas, thorny dragons, uakaris, vaquitas, water bears, xenopus, yeti crabs, and zebra duikers.
Is It an Insect?
by Amy TaoDo you know how to tell if a creepy-crawly is an insect? Is a spider an insect? What about a millipede? Read on to learn how and put your skills to the test!
Is That a Dead Dog in Your Locker?
by Todd StrasserThe Tardy Boys, Wade and Leyton, are always getting into trouble, especially when they're dealing with the school bully, Barton Slugg. When their friend Daisy brings her neighbor's old dog Wheezy to school, the boys have to help her hide him. Not only does the school have a no-furry-animals-allowed policy, but the class crybaby is horribly allergic to animal fur. Barton is trying everything to uncover Wheezy's hiding place and get the boys in hot water. It will take the ingenious work of the Tardy Boys to outsmart him, with some hilarious results.
Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack?
by Todd StrasserThe Tardy Boys' pet cat is the scrawniest, laziest cat ever, but he has one big, very disgusting talent -- he can cough up hairballs like a champ. But will that be enough to win the school's Catalent Contest?
Is That an Angry Penguin in Your Gym Bag?
by Todd StrasserThanks to global warming, it's 85 degrees in the middle of the winter. Fortunately for Wade and Leyton Tardy, their school has an indoor hockey rink. But when they show up for practice, the ice has been taken over by penguins trying to escape the heat wave! Will Leyton and Wade be able to save the penguins from extinction?
Is There a "Porpoise"—Or Is It Just Play?
by Peg LopataAs dolphins flip, whirling through blue waters and creating bubbles with their dorsal fins, scientists study if this playful act is fun and not just instinctual behavior, or as some marine psychologists believe, that porpoises practice hunting skills. Enjoy discovering what dolphins learn through playing games like “keep away” in our oceans and freshwater rivers!
Is This a HAT?
by Louise HansonThis charming picture book introduces young readers to various clothing items, playfully asking if each one is a hat. From a vest to a jumper, trousers to socks, and shoes to the final reveal of an actual hat, children will love guessing along and learning about different garments. Make getting dressed fun and help develop your child’s reading skills at the same time with these delightful animal friends!
Is This a House for a Hermit Crab?
by Megan Mcdonald"Megan McDonald works in libraries and tells stories to children. She used to use puppets to tell her story Is This a House for Hermit Crab? Children liked the story so much, she decided to make it into a picture book!" -front page
Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
by Megan McDonaldFollow a hermit crab on the perilous journey to replace his outgrown shell in this classic picture book by the author of the popular Judy Moody and Stink series.Hermit Crab has outgrown his shell, and it&’s time for a new home to keep him safe from predators. The beach is strewn with possible choices, but none are quite right. A rock is too heavy; a tin can is too noisy; a fishing net has too many holes. He stepped along the shore,by the sea, in the sand . . .scritch-scratch, scritch-scratchWhen a giant wave sends Hermit Crab careening toward a hungry porcupine fish, will he find a hiding place in time? Katherine Tillotson&’s immersive artwork breathes new life into this classic text by Megan McDonald, beloved author of the Judy Moody series. Brand-new backmatter provides further learning about all things hermit crab.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Is This A Monster?
by Scarlett Lovell Diane SnowballWhat do you see?A gaping jaw! Big, sharp teeth! Horns and bulging eyes! Are these monsters? Startling close-up full-color photographs make these animals look like real live monsters. Are they? Turn the pages to find out!
Is This Your Class Pet?
by Troy CummingsAn adorable letter writing dog helps a class pet on the loose get back to its classroom in this companion to the New York Times bestseller Can I Be Your Dog?, and I Found a Kitty! Arfy is a reading buddy, visiting schools and helping kids who are learning to read. One day, upon arriving home, Arfy notices a stowaway in his vest pocket--a turtle! Arfy must write letters to each of the teachers--and even the principal!--to find the classroom whose terrarium is missing this little terrapin. Can Arfy get this little lady back to her rightful class?Another winning, comical, epistolary tale from a New York Times bestselling author-illustrator that's perfect for children, teachers, and librarians.
Is Your Cat Crazy?: Solutions from the Casebook of a Cat Therapist
by John C. Wright Judi Wright LashnitsWinner! 1995 Best Instructional Nonfiction Book --Cat Writers' Association ""This is a delightful, practical, well-written, sensible, and easy-to-follow book about living with cats and enjoying them."" -- John E. Saidla, DVM, Director of Continuing Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University Is Your Cat Crazy? provides feline fans with a wealth of practical information and entertaining stories drawn from Dr. Wright's long practice making housecalls on dysfunctional cats. Along with helpful suggestions on how to cope with the most common behavior problems, he shows cat owners how and when to pick out a new kitten, what determines a cat's personality, how to deal with multiple cats, and what works and doesn't work when it comes to kitty "discipline." Whether the problem is strange eating habits or disdain for the litter box, aggression or post-traumatic stress, Is Your Cat Crazy? will help restore order to a cat-crazy home.
Is Your Dog Gay?
by Patty Brown Victoria Roberts Charles KreloffHave you ever found yourself pondering your dog's sexual preference? Perhaps the answer lies within these pages.
Isaac Murphy: The Rise and Fall of a Black Jockey (Black Lives)
by Katherine C. MooneyThe rise and fall of one of America&’s first Black sports celebrities Isaac Murphy, born enslaved in 1861, still reigns as one of the greatest jockeys in American history. Black jockeys like Murphy were at the top of the most popular sport in America at the end of the nineteenth century. They were internationally famous, the first African American superstar athletes—and with wins in three Kentucky Derbies and countless other prestigious races, Murphy was the greatest of them all. At the same time, he lived through the seismic events of Emancipation and Reconstruction and formative conflicts over freedom and equality in the United States. And inevitably he was drawn into those conflicts, with devastating consequences. Katherine C. Mooney uncovers the history of Murphy&’s troubled life, his death in 1896 at age thirty-five, and his afterlife. In recounting Murphy&’s personal story, she also tells two of the great stories of change in nineteenth-century America: the debates over what a multiracial democracy might look like and the battles over who was to hold power in an economy that increasingly resembled the corporate, wealth-polarized world we know today.
Isabel of the Whales
by Hester VelmansEleven-year-old Isabel is a "plain old" girl living in Provincetown, Massachusetts, who believes that she is destined to accomplish something special. When her fifth-grade class goes on a whale-watch field trip, something amazing happens: Dozens of different species of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean. Isabel is shocked to hear the whales speaking to her--she is a mermaid, they tell her, a "Chosen One" who has the ability to turn from a human into a whale and back again. She is destined to live among the whales long enough to learn their ways, and teach them about the human world. Living among her pod is fun, at first, but Isabel has an important mission. She will change the whales' future forever, and learn a lot about herself in the process.From the Hardcover edition.
Isabel's House of Butterflies
by Tony JohnstonEight-year-old Isabel hopes that her plan will spare her favorite tree, keep the butterflies coming, and provide an income for her poor family in Mexico.
Ishmael in Love: A Short Story
by Robert SilverbergA lonely dolphin narrates this touching tale of interspecies love from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Needle in a Timestack. Meet Ishmael. He&’s a bottle-nosed dolphin employed at a seawater recovery station on St. Croix. He&’s the foreman of the Intake Maintenance Squad, which means he and his team clear the intake valves of obstructions like starfish or algae. He works hard for his wages of fish and is highly educated. He&’s also in love—with a human. Lisabeth Calkins is a twenty-seven-year-old specialist in human-cetacean relations. Though immune to the charms of her human anatomy, Ishmael believes he has found his soulmate. She gave him his name, when he was only a number among many others. Sure, there are obstacles to their being together, just like in every other epic romance. Ishmael can see a way forward—through human interference, through biology, and even acts of sabotage. But can Lisabeth? &“Time and again, Silverberg sets the bar high for himself and then clears it, as in a tale told from the perspective of an English-speaking dolphin who has developed feelings for a human woman.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for Robert Silverberg and his short stories &“When Silverberg is at the top of his form, no one is better.&” —George R. R. Martin, #1 New York Times–bestselling author &“The short stories in Robert Silverberg&’s First-Person Singularities are inventive, sublime, and endlessly entertaining.&” —Foreword Reviews &“Decades after being originally published, most of these stories are still just as entertaining and powerful as they were when first released. A singularly unique collection.&” —Kirkus Reviews