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Author
Publisher
North Star Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Humans have owned and bred cats for thousands of years. During this time, cats have acted as beloved pets, helpful hunters, and even been honored as gods. People have also created dozens of different cat breeds, each with its own distinct traits. This guide covers more than 50 popular cat breeds from around the world, from the sleek and silky Abyssinian known for its curiosity and intelligence to the fluffy Himalayan that loves to cuddle and play....
Author
Publisher
North Star Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Humans have owned and bred dogs for thousands of years. During this time, dogs have helped people do many jobs, such as carrying loads, hunting animals, or herding cattle. Dogs have also served as beloved companions. To help with these many tasks, people have created hundreds of different dog breeds, each with its own distinct looks and abilities. This guide covers 150 popular dog breeds from all seven of the American Kennel Club s breed groups. Accessible...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hungry Tomato Ltd
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Spring is a super time to get creative! Let's make...a friendly flowerpot scarecrow; lucky clucky puppets; a fantastic easy flower press and much more! This book will encourage you to get outdoors, gather awesome nature finds, and be inspired to create some amazing crafts to celebrate the season!"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Everyone talks about the pillars of a healthy relationship: Compatibility, chemistry, honesty, loyalty, and respect, but too many overlook one of the most critical pillars...finances! Many cohabitating Americans feel uncomfortable discussing finances with their partner. This is a huge problem because arguments about money are the second leading cause for divorce, right behind infidelity! In this practical and no-holds-barred follow-up to his Wall...
Author
Publisher
Hungry Tomato Ltd
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Winter is a wonderful time to get creative! Let's make walnut reindeer on skis, a bright bird feeder, a bendy polar bear, and much more! This book will encourage you to get outdoors, gather awesome nature finds, and be inspired to create some amazing crafts to celebrate the season!" -- back cover.
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A fun and informative illustrated kids' guide to safely and productively navigating the digital landscape. Cellphones have become a fact of life, with children as young as eight (yes, eight!) getting their very own "devices." Such boundless access means our kids are in nearly constant contact with technology that was designed specifically for adults. And they're doing so without any type of road map. Enter First Phone: the essential book that apprehensive...
Author
Series
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden. The book features a comprehensive companion planting guide and an in-depth review of the most effective organic pest control practices, including recipes for how to make your own pest deterrent sprays"--
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the past century, the leading causes of death around the world have shifted from infectious diseases to long-term chronic illnesses. What's killing us today isn't so much flu or tuberculosis, but heart disease and cancer. In fact, more than 1.2 million Americans die from these two diseases each year. Paradoxically, these chronic diseases are a consequence of living longer than ever. But even if we're living longer, are we living better? The overwhelming...
Author
Publisher
Rodale Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A collection of mindfulness exercises to help kids calmly and mindfully navigate their day. With sections dedicated to key activities in a child's routine -- waking up, traveling, learning, playing, eating, and bedtime -- kids can learn techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions.
Publisher
Magic Cat Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate at the tables of artists, designers, and chefs with this book that offers families the chance to share in a world of parties, festivals, and holidays. Each spread features a different holiday and offers a step-by-step recipe, a craft activity, a personal story, and different ways to observe the holiday. With contributions from chefs such as Erin Gleeson and Joanne Chang; artists and authors including Dow Phumiruk and Queenie Chan; and designers...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"With [this book], ... Oluo aims to show how people across America are working to create real positive change in our structures. Looking at many of our most powerful systems--like education, media, labor, health, housing, policing, and more--she highlights what people are doing to create change for intersectional racial equity. She also illustrates various ways in which the reader can find entryways into change in these same areas, or can bring some...
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It's amazing what you can make on a knitting loom--hats, scarves, shawls, and even arm warmers and cowls! This book teaches everything you need to know in photo-illustrated steps, so it's easy to follow along and start knitting your first project right away. Once you start, you'll want to knit all 30 patterns in the book!"--
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"With hundreds of North American bird species facing population decline or at risk of extinction, right now is the perfect time to create a home-based habitat garden that offers birds the resources they need to safely feed, migrate, breed, and thrive. Thankfully, making your outdoor space a secure and comfortable haven for many different bird species isn't a Herculean task. It's a matter of understanding the needs of our avian friends and how native...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction book introduces middle-grade readers to grizzly bears. Featuring photos throughout, it discusses their biology, habitats, threats to survival and how scientists, conservationists and young people are working to protect grizzly populations."--
"Grizzlies are one of North America's most iconic wildlife species. They once roamed across half the continent, but today the grizzly population is declining at an alarming rate. Delve into...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this thrilling memoir of a life spent exploring the most incredible places on Earth--from the Great African Seaforest to the crocodile lairs of the Okavango Delta--Craig Foster reveals how we can attend to the earthly beauty around us and deepen our love for all living things, whether we make our homes in the country, the city, or anywhere in between. Foster explores his struggles to remain present to life when a disconnection from nature and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In 2005, a group of construction workers in Jerusalem made an incredible discovery. Underneath the parking lot they were digging up lay an ancient city that was built in the tenth century! Three years later, gold coins from an even earlier century were found at the site. The city of Jerusalem is like a layer cake of history--more than five thousand years of complicated history--all of which author Ellen Morgan explains clearly and objectively in...
17) How birds sleep
Author
Publisher
mineditionUS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Every night, birds all over the world settle down for a good night's sleep. But how on earth do they do it? Some are rocked to sleep on the surface of choppy seas. Others nap high in the air, gliding on warm air currents. Still other doze off standing up--on one leg. Take a journey around the world to peek into the bedtime habits of many species of birds."--Front jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
words & pictures, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What, exactly, is time? Why does it sometimes seem to speed up or slow down? Is time on Earth the same as time on Mars? And is it possible to travel through time? This book holds the answers to these questions, and many more!"--
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescence. Almost every adolescent has said to parents, "You JUST don't understand." In The Breakthrough Years, child development expert Ellen Galinsky explains why that is so often true. Galinsky's seven-year inquiry into the adolescent brain and behavior, including conducting original studies-uniquely...
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