Human Body

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9788119307234

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64 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

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611 HUM

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: unforgettable underwater photography

ll the pictures in this collection have been celebrated in the past decades by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition—the world’s most famous and prestigious event of its kind. They include some of the most exceptional underwater images of animal behavior ever taken. The collection represents the work of more than 50 international photographers and decades of diving experience. A…

Great Events That Change the World : the most important moments from 1950 to …

This book is dedicated to precisely those key events in our time; it uses a rich array of iconography to retrace what were to be the points of no return, the developments that would suddenly change the lives of many human beings.

Rising Seas : flooding, climate change and our new world

Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World gives youth an eye-popping view of what the Earth might look like under the rising and falling water levels of climate change. Photographs juxtapose the present-day with that same area's projected future. The shocking images will help them understand the urgency for action. Key issues in today's news will be better understood, such as the …

Quiet

A touching tale of courage and how smallest voices can deliver the biggest message...

THE WOLF WHO FELLOUT OF A BOOK

Finding where you belong isn’t easy . . . especially when you’re a storybook wolf. In this illustrated fractured fairy tale for kids, a book falls to the floor and a wolf tumbles out. The wolf needs to get back to his story, but a hungry cat has other ideas. Jumping from book to book, this wolf is on a journey to find a new home (and to avoid becoming dinner). His sharp, pointy teeth don…

THE BUILDING BOY

All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer. Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head. She was alive! The boy's grandma was a famous architect. Her garden is still full of old building materials. Unwilling to accept she has gone, the boy builds a giant structure from the bricks and girders he finds. And then ... Grandma comes to life! The boy is whiske…

AN UNEXPECTED THING

Out of Nowhere is a beautifully illustrated, touching children's picture book about facing fears, dealing with anxiety and learning to explore the world.Cosmo is afraid. Of everything . He spends his days jumping at loud noises, recoiling from scary shadows, and hiding from new people. So you can imagine how he felt when a huge, menacing green spot appears as if from nowhere . Too terrified to …

OTTO BLOTTER BIRD SPOTTER

The Blotter family are famous bird spotters, who stay in their hide all day. Except for Otto – he’d rather have adventures. But when he stumbles across the BIGGEST footprint he’s ever seen, he ends up bringing home more than he’d bargained for…

A WILD CHILD'S GUIDE TOO ENDANGERED ANIMALS

Highlights the plight of 43 endangered species from around the world: Take a trip through freshwaters, oceans, forests, mountains, tundras, deserts, grasslands, and wetlands while learning about rare and well-known animals and their habitats. • Vivid illustrations bring caribous, axolotls, giraffes, agami herons, and many more to life on these rich and varied pages. • Illuminating text …

100 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ARCHITECTURE

Learn all about the world of architecture in only 100 words! This book explores the most iconic buildings from around the world as well as the history of architecture, from basic huts to incredible skyscrapers. From columns to pyramids, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and colorful illustration, providing a fascinating introduction to amazing arc…

CURIOUS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT INCREDIBLE JOURNEY

Curious Questions & Answers about Incredible Journeys takes a sideways look at all that is weird and wonderful about some wild expeditions for kids aged 5+. Mind-boggling questions and answers Fresh, modern illustrations will appeal to children Fun approach to learning with humorous Would you Rather? questions This brilliant book uncovers every fascinating fact you could possibly want to …

POWERED BY PLANTS: MEET THE TREES, FLOWERS, AND VEGETATION THAT INSPIRE OUR E…

Plants exhibit an incredible range of diversity in their shape, structures and how they interact with other living things and their environment. Some of this great diversity is being increasingly studied and copied, inspiring innovation in science, design, engineering, and technology. This book guides readers through a startling collection of fascinating vegetation, from towering cottonwood…

CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Explore how the continents have drifted, from the Devonian Era to the Jurassic Period, to form the world as we know it! This beautiful book will take readers through different periods and explore the ecosystems and conditions of each time and how the changes led to where we are now. Learn about sea life, insects, animals, plants, rocks, and more! This book will be sure to capture the attention …

POETRY PROMPTS: ALL SORTS OF WAYS TO START A POEM FROM JOSEPH COELHO

Each fun and engaging prompt for writing a poem helps children discover how to write poems and then read them out loud. This is a book to build confidence and literacy skills through channeling children's imaginations. This is a book for the whole family to enjoy, bright, cheerful but cool illustrations will appeal to children of all primary ages.

THE POET OF PINEY WOODS

A misunderstood wolf writes poems about his forest home and friends in this breathtaking picture bookBlack Bear-ies Cute blackfruit snack.Tiny.Shiny.Pick some,lick thumbs. Cubgrub. The Poet Wolf loves to write pithy verse in the pine forest, but his forest friends see not a poet, but a hungry wolf. That is, until they listen to his lovely poems about life in the woods and discover that behind t…

Firefly Lane

This is impressive, well-developed, captivating story about testing the bond of your friendship throughout the years, mother-daughter, husband- wife relationship, family dramas, betrayal, secrets.

Scythe

In a world where disease, war and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes' apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation, they must learn the art of killing and understand the necessity of what they do. Only one of them will be chosen as …

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The complete and unabridged translation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame . The setting of this extraordinary historical novel is medieval a city of vividly intermingled beauty and ugliness, surging with violent life under the two towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre Dame.

Night

Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man.

Atomic Habits : an easy & proven way to built good habits & break bad ones

In this ground-breaking book, Clears reveals exactly how these minuscule changes can grow into such life-altering outcomes. He uncovers a handful of simple life hacks (the forgotten art of Habit Stacking, the unexpected power of the Two Minute Rule, or the trick to entering the Goldilocks Zone), and delves into cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience to explain why they matter. Along the way, …

I Who Have Never Known Men

The story starts in an underground bunker where thirty-nine women and one young girl-- our narrator --are imprisoned in a cage. They don't remember how they got there and they have no idea why they are there. The women remember a life before the cage with families, friends and jobs, but the child remembers only their current existence. They are watched over and fed by male guards who tell them …

Speak

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ISBN/ISSN

9780312674397

Collation

197 p. : 21 cm.

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If I Stay

Simultaneously tragic and hopeful, this is a romantic, riveting and ultimately uplifting story about memory, music, living, and dying.

The Anxious Generation

A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.

A River in Borneo : a tale of East Indies

It is the summer of 1964 during the Far Eastern war euphemistically called ‘Confrontation.’ A British Royal Marine patrol has orders to penetrate Indonesian Borneo to locate a river thought by Allied intelligence to be in use by the Indonesians to build up supplies before launching a major attack on Sarawak. Charged with this mission, Lieutenant Charles Kirton makes a most extraordinary dis…

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural’s most celebrated book—featuring a new introduction by Kelly Link

Beloved

Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so many years until she escaped to Ohio. Her new life is full of hope but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe's new home is not only haunted by the memories of her past but also by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single Beloved.

Waiting

In Waiting, Ha Jin draws on his intimate knowledge of contemporary China to create a novel of unexpected richness and feeling. This is the story of Lin Kong, a man living in two worlds, struggling with the conflicting claims of two utterly different women as he moves through the political minefields of a society designed to regulate his every move and stifle the promptings of his innermost heart.

The Sun Is Also a Star

A story of a girl, a boy, and the universe Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my st…