Author: Danica McKellar
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1101933852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Learn at home with help from The Wonder Years/Hallmark actress, math whiz, and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar using her acclaimed McKellar Math books! Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this math-focused board book positively enchanting! Join ten flower friends for a night of excitement that mixes a little math with a lot of magic. As each flower turns into a butterfly, children will discover different ways to group numbers to create ten, an essential building block of math, all while watching each flower's dream come true. (And keep an eye out for the adorable caterpillar who wishes he could fly, too!) In this, the second book in the McKellar Math line, Danica McKellar once again sneaks in secret addition and subtraction concepts to help make your child smarter and uses her proven math success to show children that loving numbers is as easy as a wave of a wand and a BING BANG BOO! "[Danica McKellar's] bringing her love of numbers to children everywhere." --Brightly on Goodnight, Numbers "Danica McKellar is now on a mission to make math fun for even the youngest of kids." --L.A. Parent Magazine Don't Miss Even More Math Fun in Bathtime Mathtime!
Ten Magic Butterflies
Author: Danica McKellar
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1101933852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Learn at home with help from The Wonder Years/Hallmark actress, math whiz, and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar using her acclaimed McKellar Math books! Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this math-focused board book positively enchanting! Join ten flower friends for a night of excitement that mixes a little math with a lot of magic. As each flower turns into a butterfly, children will discover different ways to group numbers to create ten, an essential building block of math, all while watching each flower's dream come true. (And keep an eye out for the adorable caterpillar who wishes he could fly, too!) In this, the second book in the McKellar Math line, Danica McKellar once again sneaks in secret addition and subtraction concepts to help make your child smarter and uses her proven math success to show children that loving numbers is as easy as a wave of a wand and a BING BANG BOO! "[Danica McKellar's] bringing her love of numbers to children everywhere." --Brightly on Goodnight, Numbers "Danica McKellar is now on a mission to make math fun for even the youngest of kids." --L.A. Parent Magazine Don't Miss Even More Math Fun in Bathtime Mathtime!
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1101933852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Learn at home with help from The Wonder Years/Hallmark actress, math whiz, and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar using her acclaimed McKellar Math books! Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this math-focused board book positively enchanting! Join ten flower friends for a night of excitement that mixes a little math with a lot of magic. As each flower turns into a butterfly, children will discover different ways to group numbers to create ten, an essential building block of math, all while watching each flower's dream come true. (And keep an eye out for the adorable caterpillar who wishes he could fly, too!) In this, the second book in the McKellar Math line, Danica McKellar once again sneaks in secret addition and subtraction concepts to help make your child smarter and uses her proven math success to show children that loving numbers is as easy as a wave of a wand and a BING BANG BOO! "[Danica McKellar's] bringing her love of numbers to children everywhere." --Brightly on Goodnight, Numbers "Danica McKellar is now on a mission to make math fun for even the youngest of kids." --L.A. Parent Magazine Don't Miss Even More Math Fun in Bathtime Mathtime!
Death in a Budapest Butterfly
Author: Julia Buckley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984804839
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Hana Keller serves up European-style cakes and teas in her family-owned tea house, but when a customer keels over from a poisoned cuppa, Hana and her tea-leaf reading grandmother will have to help catch a killer in the first Hungarian Tea House Mystery from Julia Buckley. Hana Keller and her family run Maggie's Tea House, an establishment heavily influenced by the family's Hungarian heritage and specializing in a European-style traditional tea service. But one of the shop's largest draws is Hana's eccentric grandmother, Juliana, renowned for her ability to read the future in the leaves at the bottom of customers' cups. Lately, however, her readings have become alarmingly ominous and seemingly related to old Hungarian legends... When a guest is poisoned at a tea event, Juliana’s dire predictions appear to have come true. Things are brought to a boil when Hana’s beloved Anna Weatherley butterfly teacup becomes the center of the murder investigation as it carried the poisoned tea. The cup is claimed as evidence by a handsome police detective, and the pretty Tea House is suddenly endangered. Hana and her family must catch the killer to save their business and bring the beautiful Budapest Butterfly back home where it belongs.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984804839
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Hana Keller serves up European-style cakes and teas in her family-owned tea house, but when a customer keels over from a poisoned cuppa, Hana and her tea-leaf reading grandmother will have to help catch a killer in the first Hungarian Tea House Mystery from Julia Buckley. Hana Keller and her family run Maggie's Tea House, an establishment heavily influenced by the family's Hungarian heritage and specializing in a European-style traditional tea service. But one of the shop's largest draws is Hana's eccentric grandmother, Juliana, renowned for her ability to read the future in the leaves at the bottom of customers' cups. Lately, however, her readings have become alarmingly ominous and seemingly related to old Hungarian legends... When a guest is poisoned at a tea event, Juliana’s dire predictions appear to have come true. Things are brought to a boil when Hana’s beloved Anna Weatherley butterfly teacup becomes the center of the murder investigation as it carried the poisoned tea. The cup is claimed as evidence by a handsome police detective, and the pretty Tea House is suddenly endangered. Hana and her family must catch the killer to save their business and bring the beautiful Budapest Butterfly back home where it belongs.
When the Butterflies Came
Author: Kimberley Griffiths Little
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545529522
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A moving story of a young girl's struggle with love, loss, family, and magic from the beyond, from critically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little. Everybody thinks Tara Doucet has the perfect life. But Tara's life is anything but perfect: Her dear Grammy Claire has just passed away, her mom is depressed and distant, and she and her sister, Riley, can't agree on anything. But when mysterious and dazzling butterflies begin to follow her around after Grammy Claire's funeral, Tara knows in her heart that her grandmother has left her one final mystery to solve. Tara finds a stack of keys and detailed letters from Grammy Claire. Note by note, Tara learns unexpected truths about her grandmother's life. As the letters grow more ominous and the clues harder to decipher, Tara realizes that the secrets she must uncover could lead to grave danger. And when Tara and Riley are swept away to the beautiful islands of Chuuk to hear their grandmother's will, Tara discovers the most shocking truth of all, one that will change her life forever. Kimberley Griffiths Little weaves a magical, breathtaking mystery full of loss and love, family and faith.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545529522
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A moving story of a young girl's struggle with love, loss, family, and magic from the beyond, from critically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little. Everybody thinks Tara Doucet has the perfect life. But Tara's life is anything but perfect: Her dear Grammy Claire has just passed away, her mom is depressed and distant, and she and her sister, Riley, can't agree on anything. But when mysterious and dazzling butterflies begin to follow her around after Grammy Claire's funeral, Tara knows in her heart that her grandmother has left her one final mystery to solve. Tara finds a stack of keys and detailed letters from Grammy Claire. Note by note, Tara learns unexpected truths about her grandmother's life. As the letters grow more ominous and the clues harder to decipher, Tara realizes that the secrets she must uncover could lead to grave danger. And when Tara and Riley are swept away to the beautiful islands of Chuuk to hear their grandmother's will, Tara discovers the most shocking truth of all, one that will change her life forever. Kimberley Griffiths Little weaves a magical, breathtaking mystery full of loss and love, family and faith.
The Adventurers – The Mystery of the Magical Crystal
Author: Nicola Dalton
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452066620
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Angie Ant is nine ant years old and an orphan who lives at Hillside Orphanage. She created a club named the Adventurers with her two best friends, Henry and Bertha. Angie discovers a mysterious magical crystal heart which holds secrets from the past. The Adventurers are sprung into a world wind adventure to find Angie's mother and save the Black Knight Colony from the ruthless Elders, Vincent, Rupert and Olivia. The Golden Rose and Wisdom Tree are said to be found on the Land Above. It is a journey that will change Angie's life forever. The Adventurers must realize that even though they are little they can accomplish enormous things.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452066620
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Angie Ant is nine ant years old and an orphan who lives at Hillside Orphanage. She created a club named the Adventurers with her two best friends, Henry and Bertha. Angie discovers a mysterious magical crystal heart which holds secrets from the past. The Adventurers are sprung into a world wind adventure to find Angie's mother and save the Black Knight Colony from the ruthless Elders, Vincent, Rupert and Olivia. The Golden Rose and Wisdom Tree are said to be found on the Land Above. It is a journey that will change Angie's life forever. The Adventurers must realize that even though they are little they can accomplish enormous things.
Mystery Of a Crawling Butterfly
Author: Roshan Raj Mehta
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1685632866
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
For most of the butterflies that lived on the cursed tree, crawling had become their true identity but for Romi Flyborn, his wings had a purpose. The cursed tree didn’t allow the creatures that lived on it to look beyond its greens. It was only the gaps between the leaves that allowed Romi to catch a glimpse of the blue sky and made him wonder about the world that existed beyond the tree. His journey is about to take new heights against the conventions of his society.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1685632866
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
For most of the butterflies that lived on the cursed tree, crawling had become their true identity but for Romi Flyborn, his wings had a purpose. The cursed tree didn’t allow the creatures that lived on it to look beyond its greens. It was only the gaps between the leaves that allowed Romi to catch a glimpse of the blue sky and made him wonder about the world that existed beyond the tree. His journey is about to take new heights against the conventions of his society.
Four Wings and a Prayer
Author: Sue Halpern
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307787206
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Every autumn, the monarch butterflies east of the Rockies migrate from as far north as Canada to Mexico. Memory is not their guide — no one butterfly makes the round trip — but each year somehow find their way to the same fifty acres of forest on the high slopes of Mexico’s Neovolcanic Mountains, and then make the return trip in the spring. In Four Wings and a Prayer, Sue Halpern sets off on an adventure to delve into the secrets behind this extraordinary phenomenon. She visits scientists and butterfly lovers across the country, offering a keenly observed portrait of the monarchs’ migration and of the people for whom they have become a glorious obsession. Combining science, memoir, and travel writing, Four Wings and a Prayer is an absorbing travelogue and a fascinating meditation on a profound mystery of the natural world.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307787206
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Every autumn, the monarch butterflies east of the Rockies migrate from as far north as Canada to Mexico. Memory is not their guide — no one butterfly makes the round trip — but each year somehow find their way to the same fifty acres of forest on the high slopes of Mexico’s Neovolcanic Mountains, and then make the return trip in the spring. In Four Wings and a Prayer, Sue Halpern sets off on an adventure to delve into the secrets behind this extraordinary phenomenon. She visits scientists and butterfly lovers across the country, offering a keenly observed portrait of the monarchs’ migration and of the people for whom they have become a glorious obsession. Combining science, memoir, and travel writing, Four Wings and a Prayer is an absorbing travelogue and a fascinating meditation on a profound mystery of the natural world.
The Mystery of the Magic Green Lantern
Author: Cheerie Howse
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434395324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
THE MYSTERY OF THE MAGIC GREEN LANTERN is Cheerie Howse's second delightful story about mysteries in nature. Those who have read THE MYSTERIOUS WHITE SACK will welcome these characters as familiar friends. The story begins with a rambunctious raccoon discovering a sparkling object hanging from a branch. The animal friends who live and play in the meadow decide to name it THE MAGIC GREEN LANTERN. They discover caterpillars nearby and observe them also, to see if there is a connection. One of the mature caterpillars is killed by a predator and the friends must come to terms with their loss. The sadness is offset by the sudden transformation of THE MAGIC GREEN LANTERN into a magnificent surprise. The beautifully detailed photos give the reader a feeling of being present and sharing in the process as the animal friends solve the mystery. Readers and their families will be inspired to plant Milkweed and Butterflyweed in order to observe this marvelous process! THE MYSTERY OF THE MAGIC GREEN LANTERN is suitable for readers and listeners age 8 to 108! The story was written to be read aloud with the reader creating different voices for each character. Young readers can imitate more experienced readers to master the technique. Each time the story is read it becomes a new opportunity for discovering previously missed details in the photos and story.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434395324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
THE MYSTERY OF THE MAGIC GREEN LANTERN is Cheerie Howse's second delightful story about mysteries in nature. Those who have read THE MYSTERIOUS WHITE SACK will welcome these characters as familiar friends. The story begins with a rambunctious raccoon discovering a sparkling object hanging from a branch. The animal friends who live and play in the meadow decide to name it THE MAGIC GREEN LANTERN. They discover caterpillars nearby and observe them also, to see if there is a connection. One of the mature caterpillars is killed by a predator and the friends must come to terms with their loss. The sadness is offset by the sudden transformation of THE MAGIC GREEN LANTERN into a magnificent surprise. The beautifully detailed photos give the reader a feeling of being present and sharing in the process as the animal friends solve the mystery. Readers and their families will be inspired to plant Milkweed and Butterflyweed in order to observe this marvelous process! THE MYSTERY OF THE MAGIC GREEN LANTERN is suitable for readers and listeners age 8 to 108! The story was written to be read aloud with the reader creating different voices for each character. Young readers can imitate more experienced readers to master the technique. Each time the story is read it becomes a new opportunity for discovering previously missed details in the photos and story.
Solimar
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368009964
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in Solimar and a fresh, magical story! On the brink of her Quinceañera, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which shines on her and sends the butterflies humming and swirling around her. After the magical frenzy, she realizes she's been given a gift—and a burden: she can predict the near future! She has also become a protector of the young and weak butterflies. This alone would be a huge responsibility, but tragedy strikes when a neighboring king invades while her father and brother and many others are away. The remaining villagers are taken hostage—all except Solimar. Can this princess-to-be save her family, the kingdom, and the future of the monarch butterflies from a greedy and dangerous king? Written for ages 8 to 12 by the Newbery Honor Medal winner of the highly acclaimed novel Echo.
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368009964
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in Solimar and a fresh, magical story! On the brink of her Quinceañera, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which shines on her and sends the butterflies humming and swirling around her. After the magical frenzy, she realizes she's been given a gift—and a burden: she can predict the near future! She has also become a protector of the young and weak butterflies. This alone would be a huge responsibility, but tragedy strikes when a neighboring king invades while her father and brother and many others are away. The remaining villagers are taken hostage—all except Solimar. Can this princess-to-be save her family, the kingdom, and the future of the monarch butterflies from a greedy and dangerous king? Written for ages 8 to 12 by the Newbery Honor Medal winner of the highly acclaimed novel Echo.
The Butterfly in the Quantum World
Author: Indubala I Satija
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN: 1681741172
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Butterfly in the Quantum World by Indu Satija, with contributions by Douglas Hofstadter, is the first book ever to tell the story of the "Hofstadter butterfly", a beautiful and fascinating graph lying at the heart of the quantum theory of matter. The butterfly came out of a simple-sounding question: What happens if you immerse a crystal in a magnetic field? What energies can the electrons take on? From 1930 onwards, physicists struggled to answer this question, until 1974, when graduate student Douglas Hofstadter discovered that the answer was a graph consisting of nothing but copies of itself nested down infinitely many times. This wild mathematical object caught the physics world totally by surprise, and it continues to mesmerize physicists and mathematicians today. The butterfly plot is intimately related to many other important phenomena in number theory and physics, including Apollonian gaskets, the Foucault pendulum, quasicrystals, the quantum Hall effect, and many more. Its story reflects the magic, the mystery, and the simplicity of the laws of nature, and Indu Satija, in a wonderfully personal style, relates this story, enriching it with a vast number of lively historical anecdotes, many photographs, beautiful visual images, and even poems, making her book a great feast, for the eyes, for the mind and for the soul.
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN: 1681741172
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Butterfly in the Quantum World by Indu Satija, with contributions by Douglas Hofstadter, is the first book ever to tell the story of the "Hofstadter butterfly", a beautiful and fascinating graph lying at the heart of the quantum theory of matter. The butterfly came out of a simple-sounding question: What happens if you immerse a crystal in a magnetic field? What energies can the electrons take on? From 1930 onwards, physicists struggled to answer this question, until 1974, when graduate student Douglas Hofstadter discovered that the answer was a graph consisting of nothing but copies of itself nested down infinitely many times. This wild mathematical object caught the physics world totally by surprise, and it continues to mesmerize physicists and mathematicians today. The butterfly plot is intimately related to many other important phenomena in number theory and physics, including Apollonian gaskets, the Foucault pendulum, quasicrystals, the quantum Hall effect, and many more. Its story reflects the magic, the mystery, and the simplicity of the laws of nature, and Indu Satija, in a wonderfully personal style, relates this story, enriching it with a vast number of lively historical anecdotes, many photographs, beautiful visual images, and even poems, making her book a great feast, for the eyes, for the mind and for the soul.
The Obsidian Butterfly
Author: Lani Forbes
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 1982546832
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Seventh Sun faces destruction as Mayana and Ahkin race to save their world in the finale to this “compulsively readable” series (Rachel A. Marks, author of Fire and Bone). To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. When darkness falls, the barrier separating the heavens and the earth becomes unstable. Then come the ravening Tzitzimime—the star demons who thirst for human blood. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed. As the eclipse nears, many maneuver for power in this deadly game of worlds ending. Metzi, Ahkin’s treacherous sister, has seized control of the empire with the aid of the malevolent goddess known as the Obsidian Butterfly. But Metzi has no idea what the goddess has in store ... Yemania and Ochix face the wrath of both their peoples. Their forbidden liaison may draw ancient enemies together ... or rip the young lovers apart forever. And the princesses who battled fiercely for Ahkin’s heart in The Seventh Sun meet again—but this time, they must join forces in order to survive. As for Ahkin and Mayana, the entire empire seems to want to keep them apart. Can their love endure the end of the world?
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 1982546832
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Seventh Sun faces destruction as Mayana and Ahkin race to save their world in the finale to this “compulsively readable” series (Rachel A. Marks, author of Fire and Bone). To the Chicome people, an eclipse is a time of terror. When darkness falls, the barrier separating the heavens and the earth becomes unstable. Then come the ravening Tzitzimime—the star demons who thirst for human blood. Mayana and Ahkin know the full extent of the coming danger, but they must gather support or the Chicome Empire is doomed. As the eclipse nears, many maneuver for power in this deadly game of worlds ending. Metzi, Ahkin’s treacherous sister, has seized control of the empire with the aid of the malevolent goddess known as the Obsidian Butterfly. But Metzi has no idea what the goddess has in store ... Yemania and Ochix face the wrath of both their peoples. Their forbidden liaison may draw ancient enemies together ... or rip the young lovers apart forever. And the princesses who battled fiercely for Ahkin’s heart in The Seventh Sun meet again—but this time, they must join forces in order to survive. As for Ahkin and Mayana, the entire empire seems to want to keep them apart. Can their love endure the end of the world?