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1) Are you big?
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the wild, wacky and downright disgusting ways some animals react out of fear. Are you afraid of the dark? Of getting lost? Or of something you saw in a movie? Maybe someone laughed at you for being scared or called you a chicken. That's okay! In fact, it's how humans stay safe in scary situations. While people might run or scream, animals have amazing ways of protecting themselves when they're afraid. Fulmar birds vomit, Texas horned...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
142 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Figuring out which weed is which can be tricky for new and seasoned gardeners alike. In this book, garden expert Guy Barter lifts the lid on how weeds grow and in what conditions. Discover each weed's benefit to wildlife, biodiversity, and its role in the environment - plus whether it has ornamental, herbal, or edible properties that you might want to make the most of.
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
159 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Explore over 40 historical cultures, societies and civilizations from across the planet. Mind-blowing maps bring history to life and show the rise and fall of mighty empires over time.
8) Spring seeds
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover how seeds spring into action! As winter warms into spring, the amazing life cycle begins--seeds root and sprout and start to grow. From tiny carrot seeds to big avocado seeds and everything in between, discover what seeds can do in this pitch-perfect picture book for younger readers. With clear, informative text and bright, charming illustrations, as well as lots of hilarious interjections from the seeds themselves, this is an exciting start...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 38 cm
Language
English
Description
"Insects are some of oldest creatures on Earth, evolving well before other land animals alongside ferns and trees. This epic survey follows bugs and their cousins from their earliest appearance in the Paleozoic era up through today. Along the way, readers will meet many different kinds of insects from various points in history - like the trilobite of the Cambrian Explosion or the more recent and familiar termite. The text explores insect skills like...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"During World War Two, in the prison camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time, fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were rescued, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple. Nearly eight years later the tree's six hundred descendants...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
208 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Conoce los dinosaurios y otras senacionales criaturas prehistóricas con esta espectacular guía visual. Apréndelo todo sobre ellos: cómo eran, dónde vivían, qué comían, cómo se defendían de sus enemigos... ¡y muchas cosas más! Ilustrado con más de 1000 espectaulares imágenes y centenares de datos que te sorprenderán, El libro de los dinosaurios explora una extraordinaria variedad de formas de la vida prehistórica." --
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sea monsters have a long history in lore and literature. Homer first wrote of them in 700 BCE. What Do We Know About the Kraken? lets curious young readers explore what we actually know about this mysterious sea monster's long history. Dive into the facts behind this massive squid-like creature that was first described using the word "Kraken" in the beginning of the eighteenth century. For centuries, sailors have feared the Kraken, which they believe...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
107 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every story has a beginning, middle, and end and so does everything in our world. From a frog, to a cloud in the sky, to a twinkling star at night, discover the stories of the most amazing life cycles between us and outer space. Read all about the wonderful ways change is happening all around us, all the time in 48 stories of life cycles."--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"There are stories so terrible that we tremble to hear even a whisper of them. Even more terrible, some of them are true.This is one such story, a story of our deepest inhumanity--one that confronts the history of violence against children, and through its young narrator attempts to find a way out. A horror story and ghost story told as much through art as through text, The Book of Denial is an antidote to our collective silence. By uplifting storytelling...
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"National Geographic Kids serves up tons of incredible facts and mind-boggling tidbits to wow your friends and family! Did you know that a giraffe's eye is as big as a Ping-Pong ball? Or that about 19 million hot dogs are sold at major league baseball games every year? Or that there is only one bone in your body that's not connected to another one? There's a lot to know, and National Geographic Kids is here to help. Based on a favorite department...
16) The maps book
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Packed with astounding maps from ancient times to the present, fascinating facts and amazing historic photographs, this ultimate guide to the full breadth of maps in existence shows kids not only how to read maps and symbols but how to create their own.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"You might know that tigers are the largest of the big cats, but there's so much more to learn about these incredible predators! Discover why tigers have stripes, what makes them stick out their tongue, and how they can survive in habitats ranging from snowy Siberia to the tropical rainforest of Indonesia"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xv, 304 pages: illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"An irreverent, accessible, essential guide to the science of flavor and how to use it in your own kitchen, from the food scientist-confidante of some of the world's best chefs, Arielle Johnson, with more than 75 recipes-plus a foreword by René Redzepi"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From going to school to shopping at the mall, sneakers are one of the most comfortable ways to get around. But how did these rubbery soles become everyone's favorite shoe to stomp in? Readers will love learning about the story behind sneakers, from the world's oldest shoe to the latest designer sneaker drop...and everything in between!
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