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The World According to Dog: Poems and Teen Voices
by Joyce SidmanFunny, comforting, surprising, the words in this book explore our lives with dogs: dogs who befriend us; dogs who annoy, perplex, and accept us. Teens speak for themselves in honest and forthright essays while Joyce Sidman's insightful poems further express the bond between dog and teen: how days of crowded hallways, pointless assignments, and blinding crushes are brought to balance by our dogs. For as Doug Mindell's winning photographs confirm, at the end of the day, waiting at home, there is always Dog--full of hope and companionship.
The World According to Musk Ox (Musk Ox #3)
by Erin CabatinganFrom Africa to North America, Asia to the Arctic―our dynamic, hilarious duo are back and ready to travel around the world. Join a rowdy musk ox and a cantankerous zebra on the adventure of a lifetime―a tour through the seven continents!
The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on America's Past, Present, and Future
by World Almanac Kids™From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac™ comes a full‑color, full‑of‑fun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about America—everything about the 50 states and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about about the United States, from its natural resources and landmarks, to the first peoples to inhabit and explore the Americas, to the innovation and diversity of the nation in the 21st century––and everything in between. Kids, teachers, and families will find timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and illuminates.
The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature, Science, and People
by World Almanac Kids™From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac™ comes a full‑color, full‑of‑fun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about science, nature, and people—everything on planet Earth and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about almost everything: Animals—Dogs, cats, snakes, insects, spiders, sharks, and moreCulture—Art, holidays, food, movies, and moreDisasters—Earthquakes, shipwrecks, floods, storms, and moreGeography—Oceans, mountains, continents, habitats, and moreGeology—Volcanoes, tectonics, minerals, gems, and moreHuman Body and Medicine—Diseases, organs, senses, and other weird and wonderful human body facts.Record-setters—All about the biggest, smallest, fastest, tallest, and moreSpace—The moon, stars, planets, human spaceflight, and moreSports—Basketball, baseball, football, hockey, Olympic, and soccer superstars past and present, and moreTechnology—Computers, drones, inventions, and more The World Almanac™ 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature, Science, and People provides kids, teachers, and families timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and illuminates.
The World Beneath Your Feet (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Gold #Level P)
by Alison BlankThe Secret World Below. When you stand on the ground, you're standing on the top layer of Earth. As you look around, you see all the familiar signs of daily life: plants, animals, people, buildings, cars, sky, clouds. But do you ever stop and think about what might be in the ground beneath your feet? The answer is an astonishing hidden world teeming with life.
A World Between Waves: Politics And Extinction On A Hawaiian Island
by Frank StewartA World Between Waves is a collection of essays on the natural history of Hawaii by some of America's most renowned writers. It is a testament to the biological and geological wealth of this unique and threatened island landscape, and a passionate call to action on behalf of what may soon be gone.
World Class Applications of Six Sigma
by Ashok Kumar Jiju Antony Ricardo BañuelasWorld Class Applications shows what real organisations have done to implement Six Sigma, the methodology used, and the results delivered. The book provides details of how these organisations overcame issues with the statistical tools of Six Sigma and provides valuable lessons by explaining what went wrong when implementation failed. Cases cover topics including: Six Sigma in HR; Implementing Six Sigma in the Dow Chemical company; Six Sigma in IT; and Six Sigma to improve reporting quality.
A World Full of Wildlife: and how you can protect it
by Neal LaytonEvery animal and plant on earth is part of an incredible WEB OF LIFE. But living things are disappearing all over the world, and it's a big problem. Award-winning author-illustrator Neal Layton is here to introduce the concept of biodiversity to younger readers, explaining what it is, why it's so important, and how the actions of humans are hurting it. But he's also FULL of ideas for how you can help! From building a bug hotel to growing flowers on a windowsill and eating more organic food, A World Full of Wildlife will get young readers excited about how they can make a difference to keep the web of life bursting with energy.This brilliant non-fiction picture book is perfect for readers aged 5-7 who love nature and want to help the environment.Also available in this series:A Planet Full of PlasticA Climate in Chaos
A World in a Shell: Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions
by Thom van DoorenFollowing the trails of Hawai&‘i&’s snails to explore the simultaneously biological and cultural significance of extinction.In this time of extinctions, the humble snail rarely gets a mention. And yet snails are disappearing faster than any other species. In A World in a Shell, Thom van Dooren offers a collection of snail stories from Hawai&‘i—once home to more than 750 species of land snails, almost two-thirds of which are now gone. Following snail trails through forests, laboratories, museums, and even a military training facility, and meeting with scientists and Native Hawaiians, van Dooren explores ongoing processes of ecological and cultural loss as they are woven through with possibilities for hope, care, mourning, and resilience. Van Dooren recounts the fascinating history of snail decline in the Hawaiian Islands: from deforestation for agriculture, timber, and more, through the nineteenth century shell collecting mania of missionary settlers, and on to the contemporary impacts of introduced predators. Along the way he asks how both snail loss and conservation efforts have been tangled up with larger processes of colonization, militarization, and globalization. These snail stories provide a potent window into ongoing global process of environmental and cultural change, including the largely unnoticed disappearance of countless snails, insects, and other less charismatic species. Ultimately, van Dooren seeks to cultivate a sense of wonder and appreciation for our damaged planet, revealing the world of possibilities and relationships that lies coiled within a snail&’s shell.
The World Is Awake: A Celebration of Everyday Blessings
by Linsey DavisInspire children to be thankful for all of God&’s blessings with this joyful celebration of the simple pleasures all around us. Perfect for sharing at bedtime or story time, The World Is Awake gives children (and their parents) a sense of awe and wonder at the world around them.Linsey Davis, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning ABC News anchor, invites us to celebrate the everyday miracles that surround us in this inspiring and diverse picture book. From blooming flowers in the backyard to the roaring animals at the zoo to the breeze in the evening trees … the world is awake!Now also available as a board book, The World Is Awake:features playful and heartwarming read-aloud rhymes from Emmy Award-winning ABC News anchor Linsey Davisincludes whimsical, joy-filled illustrations from bestselling artist Lucy Flemingis a great board book for ages 0-4, preschool, kindergarten and early elementary age kidscelebrates diversity and inspires gratitude for God&’s blessingsmakes a wonderful gift for birthdays, Easter, and other gift-giving holidaysCelebrate your everyday blessings through The World Is Awake.Look for additional inspirational children&’s picture books and audio products from award-winning author Linsey Davis:Smallest Spot of a DotHow High is HeavenStay This Way ForeverOne Big HeartThe Linsey Davis Children&’s Audio Collection
The World Never Sleeps (Tilbury House Nature Book #0)
by Natalie Rompella Carol SchwartzMidnight. Stars speckle the darkness with bits of light. A cockroach skitters across the kitchen floor to snatch a forgotten breadcrumb. In the backyard, a spider weaves an intricate design on the fence. Winged insects dance and flicker in the porch light. Day and night, small creatures are busy working, eating, hunting, hiding. This nonfiction picture book reveals the hidden lives of insects and other small creatures from one midnight to the next. The world may appear to be sleeping in the dead of night, but it is not. As moonflowers open and stars shine, nature goes about her business. The world never sleeps. Natalie Rompella’s lyrical text is vividly complemented by Carol Schwartz’s watercolors. A cat roams through the illustrations—silent witness, in the house and in the yard, to the myriad lives of night and day. A sense of mystery pervades all—even the backmatter natural-history portraits of the animals met in the book. This nature book invites children into a parallel universe, one that teems with life while they sleep. Lexile Level 700; F&P Level O
The World Of Animals (God's Design For Life)
by Debbie Lawrence Richard LawrenceYou will explore every facet of the animal kingdom in this book. From cuddly mammals and slimy frogs, to jellyfish and bacteria, you and your child will discover how God created each animal to be unique. The activities make learning about animals even more fun.
The World of Bees
by Gilbert NixonAn entomologist presents a beautifully illustrated study of bees, from their behavior to social structures, colonies, and relationship to the environment. In this engaging and scholarly volume, entomologist Gilbert Nixon shares his lifelong fascination with bees. Nixon&’s childhood love of these curious insects led to decades of study as he learned to identify their distinctive markings and pursued the secrets of their mystifying behaviors.The World of Bees offers a comprehensive introduction to various species of bees, including honey bees, bumblebees, and leafcutter bees, as well as information on related insects such as botflies and wasps. With color illustrations by Arthur Smith, this expert volume covers all major topics in melittology, including mating habits, life cycles, pollination, bee dances, and more.
The World of Eagles (Where Animals Live)
by Virginia HarrisonDo you know how many kinds of eagles live in your country? Do you know what they like to eat? Get to know the largest bird of prey in this fascinating and exciting book.
A World of Love
by Aimee Elizabeth ReidThere are a world of ways to show love for our young!Animal parents shower their little ones with love in so many unique ways. Doves coo and dolphins whistle, while penguins huddle with their chicks for warmth and mountain goats shield their kids&’ falls. Eye-catching collage illustrations and a lyrical text invite readers to explore animal behavior around the globe and celebrate the universal nature of a caregiver&’s love.
The World of Rachel Bright and Jim Field: The Lion Inside and Other Stories: 6 book collection
by Rachel BrightA collection of six stories from the world of Rachel Bright & Jim Field. Meet a brave lion, two squabbling squirrels, a wandering whale and many more incredible animal characters in these best-loved rhyming tales.Featuring: The Lion InsideThe Koala Who CouldThe Squirrels Who SquabbledThe Way Home for WolfThe Whale Who Wanted MoreThe Gecko and the Echo(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
The World of the Beaver
by Leonard Lee Rue III"According to a Cherokee legend," writes Leonard Lee Rue in The World of the Beaver, "it was the Great Spirit, with the help of gigantic beavers, who created the earth. The earth had been covered with water until the Great Spirit sent the beavers diving down beneath the surface to dredge up mud from the bottom to form land masses." Although the beaver is not, nowadays, as big as his legendary ancestors, he continues to be enormously helpful to man and beast. Here Leonard Lee Rue reveals the world and way of life of the good -natured, industrious American beaver and follows him through a full year of his ordinary activities. How does a beaver fell a tree? What does he eat? Is he polygamous or monogamous? How does he build a dam? What does the inside of his lodge look like? Who has been his most deadly enemy in America? The author-whose interest in beavers has caused him to go swimming with them and, on one occasion, led to his becoming stuck in the passage to a lodge-answers all these questions and many others. The informal narrative and the author's remarkable photographs make this really first-rate reading for the nature student and for the ordinary reader. "As intent as man seems to be on destroying the earth," writes Leonard Lee Rue in conclusion, "the Creator may again have to call upon the beavers to help patch things up. The earth's future couldn't be in better paws."
The World of the Bobcat (A Living World Book)
by Joe Van WormerCan anybody really "lick his weight in wildcats?" Never, says Joe Van Wormer in this magnificent photo-and- text study of Lynx rufus, better known as the bobcat, or wildcat. In fact, he says, it is extremely doubtful that a 200-pound man could handle the average bobcat, which weighs less than 20 pounds. The bobcat is an elusive and secretive creature, and although he often lives close to civilization, it is impossible to make any prolonged observation of him in the wild. Joe Van Wormer, however, has observed bobcats' dens and followed their trails. He has talked to many people who hunt or own them. He has known a number of domesticated bobcats and has encountered many wild ones, often with the treed cat crouching on one limb and himself, with camera, on another only six or eight feet away. What is the family unit of the bobcat? Where does he live and what does he eat? How does he feel about humans? About his cousin, the house cat? Who are his natural enemies? The informal text and breath-taking photographs are a revelation of the temperament, habits, and lives of these strikingly beautiful nocturnal creatures - whose yellowish eyes, it was once believed, could see through wood and stone.
The World of the Gull (A Living World Book)
by David F. CostelloThe world of the gull extends from the barren Arctic wastes to the burning sands of Arabia, from the storm clouds of Tierra del Fuego to the farmlands of our own Great Plains. Equipped with extraordinary flying ability, intelligence, and an enviable digestion, gulls lead strange and wonderful lives. Born opportunists, they are completely adaptable, self-sufficient creatures, equally at home on land or sea-one of the few members of the animal kingdom able to drink both fresh and salt water. Unlike most other birds, gulls walk, fly, and swim with ease. These capabilities put them in touch with an unlimited variety of food-from cherries, mice, brine fly larvae, wheat, and steak bones to eggs, worms, and young ducks-and make them one of nature's most valuable scavengers. David Costello describes all aspects of the gulls' life cycle-their ritualistic courtship and nesting habits, the rearing of their young, colony formation, food finding, natural enemies, and their remarkable migrations over the face of the earth.
The World of the Otter (Living World Book)
by Ed ParkEver wondered how those otters on the river bank are so playful, what do they eat, where do they live, how do they survive the winter? In this book by naturalist Ed Park, who has studied otters for years, you will find the answers to these questions and get to know the clowns of the river bank more closely.
The World of the Whale
by Smriti Prasadam-HallsDive into the underwater world of whales and dolphins in this entrancing illustrated guide. Graceful and serene, intelligent and social, the whale is a wonder of the deep blue sea. And yet, whales rely on air to breathe - they are mammals, just like us.With breathtaking text, Smriti Prasadam-Halls explores the migrations, songs and family life of these mysterious creatures, and reveals the dangers they face from plastic, pollution and hunting. Wildlife illustrator Jonathan Woodward brings the marine world to life with stunning papercut collage artwork. An astonishing follow-up to the English 4-11 Award-winning book The Ways of the Wolf, which is also shortlisted for the SLA Award.'The expressive writing and the colourful, original artwork depict the lives of whales perfectly. Perceptively illustrating their strong social nature and intelligence, this beautiful book also explores the dangers faced by these incredible creatures and the need for us to work together to protect them.' - Whale & Dolphin Conservation
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and other Astonishments
by Aimee NezhukumatathilFrom beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction-a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
by Aimee Nezhukumatathil“A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir.” —Kirkus ReviewsAs a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape—she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance.“What the peacock can do,” she tells us, “is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.” The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts.Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy.Praise for World of WondersBarnes & Noble 2020 Book of the YearAn NPR Best Book of 2020An Esquire Best Book of 2020A Publishers Weekly “Big Indie Book of Fall 2020”A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020“Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.” —NPR“A timely story about love, identity and belonging.” —New York Times Book Review“A truly wonderous essay collection.” —Roxane Gay, The Audacity
A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey Of Migratory Birds
by Scott WeidensaulNew York Times Bestseller Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we’ve learned of these key migrations—how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis—is nothing short of extraordinary. Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela—the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest—avoiding dehydration by "drinking" moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth’s magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides—and their reaction time actually improves. These and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. This breathtaking work of nature writing from Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul also introduces readers to those scientists, researchers, and bird lovers trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges. Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork, in A World on the Wing Weidensaul unveils with dazzling prose the miracle of nature taking place over our heads.
The World Without Us
by Alan WeismanWhat would happen to the Earth if all humans vanished one day? What would collapse first? Which items would be immortalized as fossils? How much capacity for self-healing does the Earth have?