Author: Joanne Mattern
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 150264665X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Without the sun, life could not exist on Earth. For animals, the sun provides light, warmth, and even food. This informative book explores the sun's role in animal life, from producing food to keeping animals warm and healthy, as well as how the sun affects animal behavior throughout the year. Through fascinating sidebars and NGSS-influenced activities, readers will learn about the sun in an engaging and hands-on way.
The Sun and Animals
Author: Joanne Mattern
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 150264665X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Without the sun, life could not exist on Earth. For animals, the sun provides light, warmth, and even food. This informative book explores the sun's role in animal life, from producing food to keeping animals warm and healthy, as well as how the sun affects animal behavior throughout the year. Through fascinating sidebars and NGSS-influenced activities, readers will learn about the sun in an engaging and hands-on way.
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 150264665X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Without the sun, life could not exist on Earth. For animals, the sun provides light, warmth, and even food. This informative book explores the sun's role in animal life, from producing food to keeping animals warm and healthy, as well as how the sun affects animal behavior throughout the year. Through fascinating sidebars and NGSS-influenced activities, readers will learn about the sun in an engaging and hands-on way.
The Exultant Ark
Author: Jonathan Peter Balcombe
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520948645
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Nature documentaries often depict animal life as a grim struggle for survival, but this visually stunning book opens our eyes to a different, more scientifically up-to-date way of looking at the animal kingdom. In more than one hundred thirty striking images, The Exultant Ark celebrates the full range of animal experience with dramatic portraits of animal pleasure ranging from the charismatic and familiar to the obscure and bizarre. These photographs, windows onto the inner lives of pleasure seekers, show two polar bears engaged in a bout of wrestling, hoary marmots taking time for a friendly chase, Japanese macaques enjoying a soak in a hot spring, a young bull elk sticking out his tongue to catch snowflakes, and many other rewarding moments. Biologist and best-selling author Jonathan Balcombe is our guide, interpreting the images within the scientific context of what is known about animal behavior. In the end, old attitudes fall away as we gain a heightened sense of animal individuality and of the pleasures that make life worth living for all sentient beings.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520948645
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Nature documentaries often depict animal life as a grim struggle for survival, but this visually stunning book opens our eyes to a different, more scientifically up-to-date way of looking at the animal kingdom. In more than one hundred thirty striking images, The Exultant Ark celebrates the full range of animal experience with dramatic portraits of animal pleasure ranging from the charismatic and familiar to the obscure and bizarre. These photographs, windows onto the inner lives of pleasure seekers, show two polar bears engaged in a bout of wrestling, hoary marmots taking time for a friendly chase, Japanese macaques enjoying a soak in a hot spring, a young bull elk sticking out his tongue to catch snowflakes, and many other rewarding moments. Biologist and best-selling author Jonathan Balcombe is our guide, interpreting the images within the scientific context of what is known about animal behavior. In the end, old attitudes fall away as we gain a heightened sense of animal individuality and of the pleasures that make life worth living for all sentient beings.
Lagartija Y El Sol
Author: Alma Flor Ada
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613857086
Category : Bilingual books
Languages : es
Pages : 0
Book Description
When the sun disappears from ancient Mexico, a little lizard refuses to give up her quest to bring back light and warmth to everyone. Full color.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613857086
Category : Bilingual books
Languages : es
Pages : 0
Book Description
When the sun disappears from ancient Mexico, a little lizard refuses to give up her quest to bring back light and warmth to everyone. Full color.
The Book of the New Sun
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 9781473211971
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 9781473211971
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.
Please Don't Wake the Animals
Author: Mary Batten
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781561453931
Category : Sleep behavior in animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
All people sleep. So do all other mammals. Birds sleep, too. Even snakes, fish, and insects have a way of sleeping. How different animals sleep on land, in water, and in the air-and the special ways they do it-is the subject of this fascinating book for young readers. Using accessible language and scientifically accurate terms, author Mary Batten shows how animals sleep in very different ways and for various lengths of time depending on their size, their physiology, and their habitat. From three-toed sloths hanging from tree branches to dolphins dozing near the ocean's surface, Batten presents a rich variety of wildlife and animal behavior. Additional information about the featured animals as well as simple explanations of terms such as hibernation and torpor are included in sidebars throughout the book. Enhancing the text are illustrator Higgins Bond's vivid, realistic wildlife illustrations feature animals in their natural environments.
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781561453931
Category : Sleep behavior in animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
All people sleep. So do all other mammals. Birds sleep, too. Even snakes, fish, and insects have a way of sleeping. How different animals sleep on land, in water, and in the air-and the special ways they do it-is the subject of this fascinating book for young readers. Using accessible language and scientifically accurate terms, author Mary Batten shows how animals sleep in very different ways and for various lengths of time depending on their size, their physiology, and their habitat. From three-toed sloths hanging from tree branches to dolphins dozing near the ocean's surface, Batten presents a rich variety of wildlife and animal behavior. Additional information about the featured animals as well as simple explanations of terms such as hibernation and torpor are included in sidebars throughout the book. Enhancing the text are illustrator Higgins Bond's vivid, realistic wildlife illustrations feature animals in their natural environments.
The Strongest Animals in the World Are Herbivores
Author: Paul E. Widmayer
Publisher: WestBowPress
ISBN: 1490826815
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This book contains a bit of science, philosophy, nature, and beauty. It provides some concepts of life involving the source of all energythe sunand how its energy is utilized through basic chemistry to form various food sources from vegetation. From these various forms of vegetationthe most abundant food source available on earthall life is able to flourish. Numerous animals including aquatics, fowl, and a wide variety of mammals are able to utilize this vegetation to sustain life, give beauty to the world, and live in harmony with nature. The book lists a number of great men who were visionaries and understood the natural laws of the universe. These visionaries of centuries past shared their ideas on vegetarianism, respect for animals, and life in general. The book alludes to an interconnectedness of life and tries to convey that our world can become a better place when there is care and concern for all creatures capable of sensation.
Publisher: WestBowPress
ISBN: 1490826815
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This book contains a bit of science, philosophy, nature, and beauty. It provides some concepts of life involving the source of all energythe sunand how its energy is utilized through basic chemistry to form various food sources from vegetation. From these various forms of vegetationthe most abundant food source available on earthall life is able to flourish. Numerous animals including aquatics, fowl, and a wide variety of mammals are able to utilize this vegetation to sustain life, give beauty to the world, and live in harmony with nature. The book lists a number of great men who were visionaries and understood the natural laws of the universe. These visionaries of centuries past shared their ideas on vegetarianism, respect for animals, and life in general. The book alludes to an interconnectedness of life and tries to convey that our world can become a better place when there is care and concern for all creatures capable of sensation.
Florida Animals for Everyday Naturalists
Author: Larry Allan
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0942084489
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Did you know fawns have no scent, an evolutionary defense against predators? And that the eastern grey squirrel is a formidable swimmer, which makes them quite suited for the Sunshine State? And that, unlike other avians, Florida scrub jay families stay together for years, with older siblings helping to feed younger siblings? Florida Animals for Everyday Naturalists contains everything you want to know about Florida’s furry, feathered, scaled, and shelled friends. With lively personal essays and stunning photographs, Larry Allan introduces you to the array of wildlife you might encounter in your backyard, at the park, or on a jaunt at one of the state’s many wildlife refuges. Each chapter is dedicated to a specific animal, like the bobcat, the river otter, and the caracara, and paired with vivid photos to help you identify these creatures in the wild. Allan’s fascination with Florida fauna is contagious, and his reverence of nature is unmistakable. While sharing his whimsical, enlightening, and instructive anecdotes, he gently argues for wildlife preservation in Florida and for responsible human-animal interactions. Perfect for young naturalists, inquisitive trekkers through the Sunshine State, or armchair adventurers, this book will help you appreciate the abundance of life right outside your door.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0942084489
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Did you know fawns have no scent, an evolutionary defense against predators? And that the eastern grey squirrel is a formidable swimmer, which makes them quite suited for the Sunshine State? And that, unlike other avians, Florida scrub jay families stay together for years, with older siblings helping to feed younger siblings? Florida Animals for Everyday Naturalists contains everything you want to know about Florida’s furry, feathered, scaled, and shelled friends. With lively personal essays and stunning photographs, Larry Allan introduces you to the array of wildlife you might encounter in your backyard, at the park, or on a jaunt at one of the state’s many wildlife refuges. Each chapter is dedicated to a specific animal, like the bobcat, the river otter, and the caracara, and paired with vivid photos to help you identify these creatures in the wild. Allan’s fascination with Florida fauna is contagious, and his reverence of nature is unmistakable. While sharing his whimsical, enlightening, and instructive anecdotes, he gently argues for wildlife preservation in Florida and for responsible human-animal interactions. Perfect for young naturalists, inquisitive trekkers through the Sunshine State, or armchair adventurers, this book will help you appreciate the abundance of life right outside your door.
Earth and the Sun
Author: Bobbie Kalman
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778732020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Discusses the relationship between the earth and the sun.
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778732020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Discusses the relationship between the earth and the sun.
Living in the World
Author: Theodore Ihejieto
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480954683
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Living in the World By: Theodore Ihejieto Living in the World is a book of love and life, called circle of positive energy and energy of sunlight. The book is a book of Planet Earth, because the living planet gave sunlight energy to the author of living in the world. The author is a human being who did not like the way human beings were suffering in the world and thought that he needed to do something in order to improve the standard of living in the world. Author Theodore Ihejieto was born into a Christian family who believed in God and trusted God to protect them from evil and death. Death killed the author’s father, which made him stop trusting God. Death killed the immediate junior brother of the author and made him declare war against God. The author read many religious books and discovered that human beings did not know God, because human beings did not have the intention to know God. Ihejieto wants to know God and succeeds in knowing God because God showed Himself to him when he started questioning the integrity of God. Living in the World is a healing book for human beings to absorb and chase death away, because living in the world destroys the fear of God and the devil of God in human beings.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480954683
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Living in the World By: Theodore Ihejieto Living in the World is a book of love and life, called circle of positive energy and energy of sunlight. The book is a book of Planet Earth, because the living planet gave sunlight energy to the author of living in the world. The author is a human being who did not like the way human beings were suffering in the world and thought that he needed to do something in order to improve the standard of living in the world. Author Theodore Ihejieto was born into a Christian family who believed in God and trusted God to protect them from evil and death. Death killed the author’s father, which made him stop trusting God. Death killed the immediate junior brother of the author and made him declare war against God. The author read many religious books and discovered that human beings did not know God, because human beings did not have the intention to know God. Ihejieto wants to know God and succeeds in knowing God because God showed Himself to him when he started questioning the integrity of God. Living in the World is a healing book for human beings to absorb and chase death away, because living in the world destroys the fear of God and the devil of God in human beings.
Supernavigators
Author: David Barrie
Publisher: The Experiment
ISBN: 1615196692
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book.”—Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book Review Publisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys. Animals plainly know where they’re going, but how they know has remained a stubborn mystery—until now. Supernavigators is a globe-trotting voyage of discovery alongside astounding animals of every stripe: dung beetles that steer by the Milky Way, box jellyfish that can see above the water (with a few of their twenty-four eyes), sea turtles that sense Earth’s magnetic field, and many more. David Barrie consults animal behaviorists and Nobel Prize–winning scientists to catch us up on the cutting edge of animal intelligence—revealing these wonders in a whole new light.
Publisher: The Experiment
ISBN: 1615196692
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book.”—Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book Review Publisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys. Animals plainly know where they’re going, but how they know has remained a stubborn mystery—until now. Supernavigators is a globe-trotting voyage of discovery alongside astounding animals of every stripe: dung beetles that steer by the Milky Way, box jellyfish that can see above the water (with a few of their twenty-four eyes), sea turtles that sense Earth’s magnetic field, and many more. David Barrie consults animal behaviorists and Nobel Prize–winning scientists to catch us up on the cutting edge of animal intelligence—revealing these wonders in a whole new light.