Fitzhenry whiteside sep 2019 (7 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Wake up, Hanna Bear!Hanna Bear can smell winter coming. It's time to find a den and snooze through the cold days and nights until spring because that is what bears do. But this year Hanna longs to see Christmas, so her friends agree to get her up for the special day. It isn't that easy to wake up a sleeping bear. When the mountain goat butts the door of her den, Hanna doesn't stir. So the moose tries, but even the sound of his antlers scraping back and forth doesn't wake up Hanna. The spruce grouse tries, and then the snowshoe hare, but no one can make enough noise.What are they going to do They don't want to disappoint Hanna. But each one has made as much noise as they can. What more can they do Children will enjoy making their own brand of noise as they follow along with the animals and help wake up Hanna. And they'll revel in the magic of a Christmas night, as they follow Hanna and her friends through the woods. A fun story for little ones about when to cooperate, when to make noise, and when to be silent. Cassidy, Sean (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Octopuses are eight-armed, boneless, solitary sea creatures. They're ugly, slimy and squirmy. Some can weight over 200 pounds while others can be as small as a golf ball. They have taste receptors all over their body, and scent receptors on every arm. One kind of octopus can even spit out toxic saliva at its enemies! These complex creatures can even solve problems, store memories, recognize shapes and even mimic people. In Deep with the Octopus takes you inside the octopus's world--with fascinating facts, photos and everything you need to know about: - types of octopus - anatomy - life and mating cycles - habitats - behaviour - intelligence You'll also: - learn how octopuses shoot ink. - explore habitats. - find out how octopuses have changed over the centuries. - discover the neat tricks they perform. - learn what octopuses eat, and what eats them. - take a quiz.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Imagine a world without bees. Not only would it be less colourful - with fewer wildflowers and flowering plants - it would be less fruitful as well. A world without bees would mean a world where the food supply would be significantly diminished. Global bee researcher Laurence Packer estimates that bees are responsible for 1/3 of our food supply.Buzz About Bees is the latest addition to the series that includes Lowdown on Earthworms and follows the same formula offering an in-depth look at an endangered and vital part of the natural world.Accompanying information about the history, social structure and science behind the world of bees and honey are conservation activities to make the world a place where hives of bees can thrive.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - It is the belief of the Australian Aboriginal people that long ago the earth was soft and had no form. Deserts, mountains lakes, and prairies were created by the animals.Let young Mirri take your hand, and journey along with him as he learns about his heritage, his people's past, and his place in the future, while learning the stories of Dreamtime. In graceful prose and elegant painting - some that echo Aboriginal rock art - Paul Morin tells a story of friendship, tradition, and dreaming that makes a faraway world seem very close.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This lyrical, full colour picture poetry book celebrates the magic of Summer and Winter in Canada's North. fragrant muskeg rose, tickle my nose sun climb, warm shine summer north coming tired forest sleeping, cheeks bright stinging sun hide; moon rise winter north coming The text is only 193 words, but provides a marvelous sensory experience when accompanied by Jessica Bromley Bartram's strikingly apt portraits of nature's magic. Bromley Bartram, Jessica (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Traveling the roads and highways through the islands, mountains, and plateaus of British Columbia, Rosemary Neering talks to a fascinating cross-section of people in the small towns she visits. In coffee shops, post offices, and living rooms, she gathers their stories with the inquisitive ear of the traveller.[setting them] down with a storyteller's wisdom. When Rosemary Neering talks to former urbanites used to having the world at their door, they feel that life is more complete in places where people don't lock their doors at night, and where everyone knows your life better than you do. But in many resource-based communities where the fisheries, forests and mines are increasingly controlled by large corporations, there is resentment towards urban approaches to rural problems. As she travels, a compelling portrait is formed of a world often hidden to city dwellers. A few of the places portrayed are Merritt, Campbell River, Vanderhoof, Nelson, Kaslo, Nakusp, Prince George, and Quesnel.…

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