Charlesbridge publishing feb 2011 (10 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Sometimes Percy gets upset. He scowls and stamps his feet. But when he learns to take a deep breath, count to ten, and talk about his feelings, he can calm down. When Percy's not upset, he can have fun again! For happier, healthier, more confident children!Part of the sixteen bookI SEE I LEARN®series for happier, healthier, more confident children.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Beloved author-illustrator David McPhail crafts a simple, powerful allegory about the safety of home and the strength of unconditional love.After a long night of foraging, a tired raccoon returns home to sleep in Old Tree's branches by the shore. Suddenly, a howling wind comes up! Waves smash! Thunderbolts crash! Danger after danger assails Old Tree; oblivious to the raging storm, the raccoon sleeps on, safely sheltered in its branches. Though all seems lost, Old Tree never gives up on the raccoonand the raccoon never gives up on Old Tree.This classic tale is sure to warm the heart. McPhail, David (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Take a trip around the world on a subway train. A fantastical journey introduces young readers to subway travel through ten different cities around the globe. Five children pay the fare, enter the gates, and zip down the tunnels of the subway stations. Playful, rhyming text paired with vivid digital collage makes for a fun and unique way for readers to explore travel. This trip around the world shows readers how travel and cultural connections create community. Back matter includes information about the ten stations mentioned: Atlanta, Cairo, Chicago, London, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, Stockholm, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. Rama, Sue (illustratore). …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Take a trip to the Arctic with Baby Beluga.Pre-readers and beginning readers meet the adorable and playful baby beluga whale. The questions that kids will have for the baby beluga are answered simply and clearly by the baby whale himself. Young learners discover that baby belugas stay close to their mothers and live in large pods, they eat shrimp and fish and other sea creatures, and they can make many sounds like chirps, moos, whistles, and more.HELLO, BABY BELUGA is perfect for reading aloud at story hour and bed time.Patricia Wynne illustrates baby beluga's icy blue north Atlantic home and lets children get up close to these fascinating and friendly creatures. Wynne, Patricia J. (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Dinner is Served.What in nature could be more poetic than the hunt for food and the struggle for survival In twenty-nine poems readers will squirm at the realities of how the animal world catches food, eats it, and becomes dinner in turn. In these quirky poems readers are introduced to many animals with disgusting eating habits, such as the marabou stork that lurks on the periphery, like a vampire in the shadows, waiting for a chance to pick at a rotting carcass. The dermestid beetle does not mind doing the dirty work, cleaning up animals on the road side and often made busy at museums cleaning up bones for exhibits. And, baby wasps hatch inside an unsuspecting caterpillar and eat their way out.Gross, cool, and extremely funny, David Clark's illustrations get to the heart (and skin and guts) of the food chain and the web of life, depicting the animal world at dinner time in all its gory glory. Back matter includes further information about the animals in the poems and the scientific terms used. Clark, David (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Readers will put their division skills to use in this clever math adventure follow-up to THE MULTIPLYING MENACE.After being banished to the Abyss of Zero, Rumpelstiltskin is back, and he's stirring up more trouble than ever. Together with his sidekick, a witch named Matilda, Rumpelstiltskin plots his revenge on Peter and uses his magical powers to divide the kingdom into frogs. Peter and his dog, Zero, must locate the Great Multiplier and find a solution that will break the Great Divide before Rumpelstiltskin has a chance to combine the two mighty math sticks. Can Peter once again save the kingdom in time, or will it meet a green and warty fate Young readers will learn all about dividing by whole numbers and fractions, as well as division rules for equations involving zero, all while follow Peter and Zero on another adventure. A perfect mix of math, fairy-tale, and fun, THE MULTIPLYING MENANCE DIVIDES will get STEM/STEAM readers excited to solve each puzzle one number at a time. Geehan, Wayne (illustratore).…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The DNA sequence that comprises the human genome--the genetic blueprint found in each of our cells--is undoubtedly the greatest code ever to be broken. Completed at the dawn of a new millennium, the feat electrified both the scientific community and the general public with its tantalizing promise of new and better treatments for countless diseases, including Alzheimer's, cancer, diabetes, and Parkinson's.Yet what is arguably the most important discovery of our time has also opened a Pandora's box of questions about who we are as humans and how the unique information stored in our genomes can and might be used, making it all the more important for everyone to understand the new science of genomics. In the CURIOSITY GUIDE TO THE HUMAN GENOME, Dr. John Quackenbush, a renowned scientist and professor, conducts a fascinating tour of the history and science behind the Human Genome Project and the technologies that are revolutionizing the practice of medicine today. With a clear and engaging narrative style, he demystifies the fundamental principles of genetics and molecular biology, including the astounding ways in which genes function, alone or together with other genes and the environment, to either sustain life or trigger disease.In addition, Dr. Quackenbush goes beyond medicine to examine how DNA-sequencing technology is changing how we think of ourselves as a species by providing new insights about our earliest ancestors and reconfirming our inextricable link to all life on earth.Finally, he explores the legal and ethical questions surrounding such controversial topics as stem cell research, prenatal testing, forensics, and cloning, making this volume of the Curiosity Guides series an indispensable resource for navigating our brave new genomic world.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Sometimes working together is better. But how do you go from working alone to working with a team This installment in Stuart Murphy's acclaimed I See I Learn® series introduces youngsters to the foundations of teamwork and cooperation.Camille loves to build sand forts at the beach. But it's hard to build a big fort alone. Camille and her friends make a plan. They find that they can get more doneand have more funwhen they work together.Part of the sixteen-bookI SEE I LEARN®series for happier, healthier, more confident children.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Anger can be overwhelming, especially for youngsters. This I See I Learn® book uses easy-to-follow diagrams, helpful pop-out tips, and a warm, gentle story to teach basic temper management strategiesfor little ones.Sometimes Percy gets upset. He scowls and stamps his feet. But when he learns to take a deep breath, count to ten, and talk about his feelings, he can calm down. When Percy's not upset, he can have fun again! For happier, healthier, more confident children!Part of the sixteen bookI SEE I LEARN®series for happier, healthier, more confident children.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Being a bookstore tiger is hard work. There's much patrolling, and a lot of sitting in laps at story hour, and then there's sleeping in the window display. But Raj is up to the task. He is fierce and prouduntil Snowball comes along. The new cat in the bookstore informs Raj that he's just a marmalade kitty-cat. Times get tough, then, for the bookstore tiger. But bookstore and Raj owner Felicity, with the help of poet William Blake, knows how to fix things. In turn, with a very special book, Raj is able to fix things with Snowball.Paige Keiser's quirky, intimate illustrations invite readers to curl up and share a storywith their own tigers or a friend. Keiser, Paige (illustratore).…