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Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 21 x 27 cm.
Description
"This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way - as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Steve Jenkins' extraordinary illustrations will accompany this engaging look at time. Just a Second is visualized as a linear series of illustrations and captions, starting with a second, a minute, an hour, a month, and a year....
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
89 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Featuring the true stories of women creators and thinkers from around the world, throughout history, this book shows that sometimes seeing things a little differently can lead to big changes. Some names are well known, some are not, but all the women had a lasting effect on the fields they workd in. Whether they were breaking ground for innovative structures or breaking rules and creating new ones, the women profiled here not only made a place for...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"Did you know that there are two types of hippo: the common hippo and the pygmy hippo (which is like a common hippo but smaller)? Did you know that all hippos live in Africa? Did you know that hippos can't actually swim?"--Jacket.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
"Meatless Mondays. Eat less meat for climate change. Trendy vegan bake shops. Cage-free chicken campaigns on Youtube. Happy meat vs. industrial beef. Flexitiarianism. Mark Bittman's Vegan before 6 pm. Across North America, people are talking a lot about meat. Whether to eat it, or not. Whether to go vegan. Or, if they're going to eat meat, they're talking about what kind is the best kind. This book takes a fresh look at the world of vegetarianism,...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
Chris Raschka breathes new life into the letters of Paul the Apostle with this inviting book. Each sumptuous page distills the main themes of Paul's epistles into approachable, appealing language. Chris Raschka expertly depicts Paul's sincerity and compassion, sadness and pain, giving readers a true sense of who Paul really was.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
Description
Describes the life of Fiona, a baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, and details how the hippo became a worldwide Internet sensation. Includes general information about hippos as a species.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
At a time when girls were taught to color inside the lines, Helen Frankenthaler liked to break the rules. She let her colors dance and swirl, running free on her canvas. Each color was a reminder of a memory or an emotion. --
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
215 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
What happens when you burp in space? Can you comb a hairy doughnut? Is the platypus even a real animal? Join us for a mind-boggling look at the record-breaking world around us. From the science of slam dunks and the smelliest substances to over-engineered inventions and the physics of cats, you'll find page after page of amazing--and downright unbelievable--facts. Plus: do try this at home. Have a go at 10 record-breaking experiments that will blow...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
280 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Description
Native American Jim Thorpe became a super athlete and Olympic gold medalist. Indomitable coach Pop Warner was a football mastermind. In 1907 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history. Called "the team that invented football," they took on the best opponents of their day, defeating much more privileged schools in a series of breathtakingly close calls, genius plays,...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
73 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 x 29 cm
Description
"North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. But what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population? Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects for the bears? Author Amy Cherrix follows the scientists who, in cooperation with local citizen scientists, are trying to answer to these questions...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
105 pages (2 folded) : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm
Description
Ours is a blue planet. The oceans cover more than two-thirds of its surface and constantly calls to us to play, explore, and dream. Our fascination with the sea is as endless as our means of enjoying it -- whether building sand castles, navigating by the stars, or observing strange and beautiful marine creatures. In a volume brimming with information, Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton capture the magic and majesty of the ocean with stunning words and...
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