Tropical Secrets

Author : Margarita Engle
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429919817
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Secrets written by Margarita Engle and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. As the tropical island begins to work its magic on him, the young refugee befriends a local girl with some painful secrets of her own. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away . . .

Author : Margarita Engle
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805089365
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Secrets written by Margarita Engle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escaping from Nazi Germany to Cuba in 1939, a young Jewish refugee dreams of finding his parents again, befriends a local girl with painful secrets of her own, and discovers that the Nazi darkness is never far away.

Author : Jean Hamilton
Publisher : Jean-Michel Cousteau Presents
ISBN 13 : 9780966649055
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secrets of Tropical Rainforests written by Jean Hamilton and published by Jean-Michel Cousteau Presents. This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the unique plants and animals that exist in tropical rainforests, their interdependence, and their importance to the world's ecology.

Author : Elizabeth Royte
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618257584
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tapir's Morning Bath written by Elizabeth Royte and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging portrait of a community of biologists, The Tapir's Morning Bathis a behind-the-scenes account of life at a tropical research station that"conveys the uncertainties, frustrations, and joys of [scientific] fieldwork" (Science). On Panama's Barro Colorado Island, Elizabeth Royte worksalongside the scientists -- counting seeds, sorting insects, collectingmonkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse theintricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the humanside of the scientists at work, Royte explores the tensions between the slow pace of basic research and the reality of a world that may not have time to wait for answers.

Author : David A. Steen
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623497973
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secrets of Snakes written by David A. Steen and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2020 National Outdoor Book Award, Nature and the Environment Snakes inspire extreme reactions. Love or hate these limbless reptiles, almost everyone is fascinated by them. Although snakes are widespread and frequently encountered, they may be more misunderstood than any other group of animals. From giant rattlesnakes to mating dances, there are dozens of myths and misconceptions about snakes. In Secrets of Snakes: The Science beyond the Myths, wildlife biologist David Steen tackles the most frequently asked questions and clears up prevailing myths. In a conversational style with a bit of humor, Steen presents the relevant biology and natural history of snakes, making the latest scientific research accessible to a general audience. When addressing myths about snakes, he explains how researchers use the scientific method to explain which parts of the myth are biologically plausible and which are not. Steen also takes a close look at conventional wisdom and common advice about snakes. For example, people are told they can distinguish coralsnakes from non-venomous mimics by remembering the rhyme, “red on black, friend of Jack, red on yellow, kill a fellow,” but this tip is only relevant to coralsnakes and two mimics living in the southeastern United States, and it does not always work with other species or in other countries. Enhanced by more than 100 stunning color photographs and three original drawings, Secrets of Snakes: The Science beyond the Myths encourages readers to learn about the snakes around them and introduces them to how scientists use the scientific method and critical thinking to learn about the natural world. Number Sixty-one: W. L. Moody Jr. Natural History Series

Author : S.C. Jensen
Publisher : Northern Edge Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Punch written by S.C. Jensen and published by Northern Edge Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-23 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strippers, drugs, and headless corpses? All in a day’s work for Bubbles Marlowe, HoloCity’s only cyborg detective. Does she like her job? No. Is she good at it? Also no. She can’t afford to be too good. The last time she got curious it cost her a job, a limb, and almost her life. But when a seemingly simple case takes a gruesome turn, and Bubbles discovers a disturbing connection to the cold-case death of an old friend, she is driven to dig deeper. And deeper. Until what she uncovers can never be buried again… Blade Runner meets The Fifth Element in this eccentric cyber-noir thriller series about a bleak world ravaged by corrupt leaders, mega-corporations, and crime lords… and the washed-up detective who might be the only one crazy enough to take them on. Bubbles in Space is a darkly funny mashup series for fans of space opera, cyberpunk, and hard-boiled noir thrillers. Delve into the secrets of this gritty future world, and buckle up for an adventure full of unusual characters, dark humour, and non-stop action. Read Tropical Punch for free!

Author : Jenny McLachlan
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250061504
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sunkissed written by Jenny McLachlan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kat's family sends her to Sweden to spend the summer with her aunt, where she must learn to embrace who she really is--especially if she's going to win the heart of cute Swede Leo.

Author : Alf Jacob Nilsen
Publisher : TFH Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781890087678
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reef Secrets written by Alf Jacob Nilsen and published by TFH Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh, easy-to-follow approach to setting up and stocking a reef aquarium, filled with simple but authoritative advice from two of the most respected pioneers of the modern marine hobby. Readers will learn how to select fishes, corals and other invertebrates; the secrets of good water quality; aquascaping; reef maintenance; suggestions for unique biotope reef systems; and much more. There are over 100 pages of encyclopedic listings of fishes and invertebrates commonly available to the marine aquarist--all in full color. Reef Secrets joins the other titles in the TFH-Microcosm Professional Series that have been described as some of the most important books ever published in the field of marine fishes.

Author : P. J. Parrish
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780786016051
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Island of Bones written by P. J. Parrish and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the bullet-ridden body of a woman, identified only by a strange ring on her finger, and a tiny skull wash up on shore, Detective Louis Kincaid makes a connection that takes him to a remote island rife with evil and betrayal.

Author : Thanhha Lai
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 0702251178
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Out & Back Again written by Thanhha Lai and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving to America turns H&à's life inside out. For all the 10 years of her life, H&à has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by, and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H&à and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H&à discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape, and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.