Animal Worlds Of Wonder

Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher : Sterling Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781454935506
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Animal Worlds of Wonder written by Anita Ganeri and published by Sterling Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Animal Worlds of Wonder' showcases the world's most incredible animals in their natural environments. Discover amazing animals and learn all about their natural environments: their place in the food chain, the animals they share their habitats with and much more. Divided into three sections showcasing animals on land, in water, and in the air, this book will introduce you to discover the worlds of animals from every corner of our incredible planet.

Author : Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 157131959X
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World of Wonders written by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape—she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance. “What the peacock can do,” she tells us, “is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.” The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts. Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy. Praise for World of Wonders Barnes & Noble 2020 Book of the Year An NPR Best Book of 2020 An Esquire Best Book of 2020 A Publishers Weekly “Big Indie Book of Fall 2020” A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020 “Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.” —NPR “A timely story about love, identity and belonging.” —New York Times Book Review “A truly wonderous essay collection.” —Roxane Gay, The Audacity

Author : Ed Yong
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593133242
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Immense World written by Ed Yong and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong “One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”—Oprah Daily ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time, People, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Slate, Reader’s Digest, Chicago Public Library, Outside, Publishers Weekly, BookPage ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Economist, Smithsonian Magazine, Prospect (UK), Globe & Mail, Esquire, Mental Floss, Marginalian, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world. In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires, turtles that can track the Earth’s magnetic fields, fish that fill rivers with electrical messages, and even humans who wield sonar like bats. We discover that a crocodile’s scaly face is as sensitive as a lover’s fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see sparkling whales, that plants thrum with the inaudible songs of courting bugs, and that even simple scallops have complex vision. We learn what bees see in flowers, what songbirds hear in their tunes, and what dogs smell on the street. We listen to stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, while looking ahead at the many mysteries that remain unsolved. Funny, rigorous, and suffused with the joy of discovery, An Immense World takes us on what Marcel Proust called “the only true voyage . . . not to visit strange lands, but to possess other eyes.” WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/E.O. WILSON AWARD

Author : Stephen Barnwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733964951
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Willoughby's World of Wonder written by Stephen Barnwell and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willoughby's World of Wonder is a fictional reproduction of the famous 1882 Field Guide to Strange Beasts & Curious Creatures. This Special Edition is available only from the publisher, and has printed inside covers. Willoughby's, as it was popularly known, was created by noted cryptozoologist and naturalist, Angus Willoughby. For half a century, this unique reference guide was used as a textbook in many universities around the globe, and was considered a primary reference of many cryptozoological societies and organizations. Years of painstaking research and expert restoration have yielded the amazing rebirth of this treasured book.Every single page of Willoughby's is lavishly illustrated, with 136 Strange Beasts and Curious Creatures, each listed with an illustration and complete description. Included are many traditional beasts and folk, such as Pixies, Fearies, Sprites, Unicorns, and Gargoyles; but this is not your usual bestiary, filled with the tired old, familiar creatures. Willoughby's contains a host of strange folk and odd creatures the likes of which you have never seen before! Discover the tiny Beelephants and Air Horses; marvel at the mighty Leocornus; learn about the Storytelling Dragons; befriend the wily Spriggans and Pigwidgeons; beware the Jinx and the Bogeyman! All these amazing beasties and more are sorted into nine categories: Fey Folk; Wee Folk; Great Folk; Wyre Folk; Creatures Amongst Us; Creatures of the Land, Sea, and Air; and Creatures of the Night.

Author : Lawrence F. Lowery
Publisher : I Wonder Why
ISBN 13 : 9781936959457
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Can an Animal Do? written by Lawrence F. Lowery and published by I Wonder Why. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.

Author : Lawrence F. Lowery
Publisher : I Wonder Why
ISBN 13 : 9781941316276
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Looking for Animals written by Lawrence F. Lowery and published by I Wonder Why. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now you see them, now you don't! By showing the same creatures in two different settings, this book brings out the detective in young readers. They can investigate the role of protective coloration-- nature's own camouflage--for katydids, crickets, bumblebees, beavers, spiders, and spotted green frogs. The vivid examples encourage children to closely examine the characteristics of hidden creatures that may be looking back at them, whether from the pages of this book or in their own backyards. Looking for Animals is part of the I Wonder Why book series, written to ignite the curiosity of children in grades K-3 while encouraging them to become avid readers. These books explore the marvels of animals, plants, and other phenomena related to biology. Included in each volume is a Parent/Teacher Handbook with coordinating activities. The I Wonder Why series is written by an award-winning science educator and published by NSTA Kids, a division of NSTA Press.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Wonder World: The wonder of life written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank Walter Lane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Animal Wonder World written by Frank Walter Lane and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : World
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The world of wonders: a record of things wonderful in nature, science and art. [Publ. in pts. With] Correspondence [publ. in 11 suppls. Wanting the wrappers]. written by World and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Stephens
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 835 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worlds of Wonder: Irish Fairy Tales, Japanese Fairy Tales and Russian Fairy Tales (Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens/ Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki/ Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by Ralston) written by James Stephens and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-06-22 with total page 835 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1: Embark on a magical journey through the lore of the Emerald Isle with “ Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens .” James Stephens weaves a tapestry of enchanting stories, populated by leprechauns, fairies, and mythical creatures. Immerse yourself in the rich traditions and whimsical narratives that characterize Irish folklore, offering a glimpse into the cultural heritage of Ireland. Book 2: Discover the charm and wisdom of the Far East with “ Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki .” Yei Theodora Ozaki introduces readers to the captivating world of Japanese folklore, filled with magical beings, samurai adventures, and tales of honor. This collection provides a window into the cultural richness and timeless stories that have captivated generations in Japan. Book 3: Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Russian folk traditions with “ Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by Ralston .” Ralston curates a collection of enchanting stories that reflect the mythical landscape of Russia, featuring fantastical creatures, heroic deeds, and timeless moral lessons. Delve into the cultural heritage of Muscovite folklore as you explore the wonders of Russian fairy tales.