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Un bambino, un animale selvatico e l'incontro che segnerà il loro destino. Bacino amazzonico, Colombia. Manuela ha sempre desiderato rientrare al villaggio con un lamantino come trofeo: solo i cacciatori più abili riescono a catturare queste creature schive e misteriose. Ma quando un arpione fa avverare il suo sogno, Manuela non si sente invincibile come aveva immaginato. Pentita, promette di prendersi cura del cucciolo che ha reso orfano e di...

The subject is inherently fascinating to kids, who will find a good deal of information. . . .The artwork adds a welcome comic veneer." - BooklistMites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms - most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome guests - parasites - are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride on a humpback whale's head to the tiny flies that control a bee's brain and...

Davies's chatty, funny text and Layton's colorful illustrations will pull kids into this fascinating book about survival. . . . Exciting biology for the classroom." - Booklist (starred review)From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, from the hardy reptiles of the driest deserts to the squash-proof creatures of the deepest seabeds, animals have adapted to survive in conditions that...

Playful, but filled with information, this book takes poop out of the sewers and into the scientific community where it belongs." -The Horn BookHippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch through it, dung beetles eat it . . . and most grown-ups would rather not mention it. But scientists who study animal feces find out all sorts of things, such as the number of insects a bat eats or just how a T. rex devoured a triceratops 70 million years ago...

This gorgeously illustrated volume of poetry — sprinkled with facts and fun things to do — sows an early love for nature in all its beauty and wonder.The buzz of bees in summertime. The tracks of a bird in the winter snow. This beautiful book captures all the sights and sounds of a child's interactions with nature, from planting acorns or biting into crisp apples to studying tide pools or lying back and watching the birds overhead. No matter w...

Vi siete mai chiesti perché alcuni animali sono grandi e altri invece piccolissimi? E se all'inizio eravamo tutti minuscole creature unicellulari che sguazzavano beate nel mare... perché oggi siamo così tanti e così diversi? Nicola Davies ci accompagna ancora una volta nel meraviglioso mondo della biodiversità, insegnandoci la regola che stabilisce le capacità e le caratteristiche degli esseri viventi in relazione alla loro grandezza. Scoprire...

Find out how the smallest things on the planet do some of the biggest jobs in this intriguing introduction to the world of microbes.All around the world — in the sea, in the soil, in the air, and in your body — there are living things so tiny that millions could fit on an ant's antenna. They're busy doing all sorts of things, from giving you a cold and making yogurt to eroding mountains and helping to make the air we breathe. If you could see ...

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In this tale of a young boy, an old man, and a dauntless pigeon, a lyrical text and extraordinary illustrations offer a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, belonging, and home. A young Italian boy has moved to the Welsh hills with his family. He feels isolated and unhappy, a stranger in a strange land. It is only when he makes an unlikely friend, an old man who lets him fly one of his pigeons in a race, that he learns how he can belong. Nicola ...

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This tale is a sturdy one that is made even more emphatic by Davies's terse writing style. The text is heightened in every way by Carlin's outstanding mixed-media artwork." - Booklist (starred review)On a mean street in a mean, broken city, a young girl tries to snatch an old woman's bag. But the frail old woman says the thief can't have it without giving something in return: the promise. It is the beginning of a journey that will change the g...

With conversational text and pen-and-ink illustrations, Davies and Maland examine the largest mammal on Earth, detailing the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of the blue whale.

Overcome obesity for good and avoid relapse by building emotional tools such as self-confidence, acceptance and motivation which will empower you to stay in control of your health. The exercises and activities in these pages encourage you to engage a positive mindset in order to achieve personal long-term weight management.

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Hippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch through it, rabbits eat it, and most humans prefer not to mention it at all! However you look at it, poo is probably the most useful stuff on Earth. It comes in all shapes and sizes, and every animal has its own special sort. Find out what it's for, where it goes, what we can learn from it, and more.

Few children now have access to the open woodlands and grasslands frequented by barn owls, but they can all enjoy the magic of the bird thanks to this lovely introduction." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A young girl and her grandfather look for a barn owl night after night. Will a distinctive heart-shaped face appear at the window? Michael Foreman's lush, intimate paintings are a perfect companion to Nicola Davies's lyrical text featuring i...

The lively new book from the creators of the bestselling Poo. There is life everywhere on Earth. From polar wastes to bubbling volcanoes... animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human quicker than you can say "coffin"! Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book - and find out who's the toughest animal of all. An informative and entertaining natural history book about the world's toughest critters, fe...