Australian Parrots
Author : Joseph Michael Forshaw
Publisher :
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 50,62 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9780701810399
Beauty and the Beaks
Author : Mary Jane Auch
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,73 MB
Release : 2008-08
Category : Chickens
ISBN : 9780823421640
Book Description
When Lance, a very pretentious turkey, arrives on the farm and boasts that he is the only bird invited to a special feast, no hen is impressed, but when Beauty learns that Lance is the main course, she convinces the others to save him.
All the Birds, Singing
Author : Evie Wyld
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307907775
Book Description
From one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists, a stunningly insightful, emotionally powerful new novel about an outsider haunted by an inescapable past: a story of loneliness and survival, guilt and loss, and the power of forgiveness. Jake Whyte is living on her own in an old farmhouse on a craggy British island, a place of ceaseless rain and battering wind. Her disobedient collie, Dog, and a flock of sheep are her sole companions, which is how she wants it to be. But every few nights something—or someone—picks off one of the sheep and sounds a new deep pulse of terror. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, and rumors of an obscure, formidable beast. And there is also Jake’s past, hidden thousands of miles away and years ago, held in the silences about her family and the scars that stripe her back—a past that threatens to break into the present. With exceptional artistry and empathy, All the Birds, Singing reveals an isolated life in all its struggles and stubborn hopes, unexpected beauty, and hard-won redemption. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
There's No Such Thing
Author : Heidi McKinnon
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 49,31 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 176087292X
Book Description
Bear can't sleep. Did you hear that? Did you feel that? What was it? It wasn't a hungry giant or a blood-sucking spider or a fire-breathing dragon because there is NO SUCH THING... Is there?
Norton and the Bear
Author : Gabriel Evans
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 13,76 MB
Release : 2022-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781922610447
Book Description
Norton wants to be unique. The Bear wants to be just like him. This is definitely going to be a problem. This hilarious read-aloud, which was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year, explores every child's least favorite form of admiration: copying. It helps readers deal with the sensitive topics of conformity, individuality, and belonging in an accessible, kid-friendly way.
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
Author :
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,95 MB
Release : 2004-04-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780786818693
Book Description
Pigeon learns about sharing when a curious duckling keeps asking questions about the hot dog Pigeon has found.
Leveled Books (K-8)
Author : Irene C. Fountas
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN :
Book Description
For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.
Backyard Birds
Author : Helen Milroy
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,69 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781925816563
Book Description
"Kookaburra comes to laugh. Finch flies in to take a bath". Meet some of Australia's birds that you can see in backyards.
Work
Author : James Suzman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 49,50 MB
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0525561773
Book Description
"This book is a tour de force." --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman Work defines who we are. It determines our status, and dictates how, where, and with whom we spend most of our time. It mediates our self-worth and molds our values. But are we hard-wired to work as hard as we do? Did our Stone Age ancestors also live to work and work to live? And what might a world where work plays a far less important role look like? To answer these questions, James Suzman charts a grand history of "work" from the origins of life on Earth to our ever more automated present, challenging some of our deepest assumptions about who we are. Drawing insights from anthropology, archaeology, evolutionary biology, zoology, physics, and economics, he shows that while we have evolved to find joy, meaning and purpose in work, for most of human history our ancestors worked far less and thought very differently about work than we do now. He demonstrates how our contemporary culture of work has its roots in the agricultural revolution ten thousand years ago. Our sense of what it is to be human was transformed by the transition from foraging to food production, and, later, our migration to cities. Since then, our relationships with one another and with our environments, and even our sense of the passage of time, have not been the same. Arguing that we are in the midst of a similarly transformative point in history, Suzman shows how automation might revolutionize our relationship with work and in doing so usher in a more sustainable and equitable future for our world and ourselves.
Birds For Dummies
Author : Brian L. Speer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 28,57 MB
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1119643228
Book Description
Your one-stop guide to caring for your avian companion Pet birds are intelligent, affectionate, and rewarding companions. No matter what bird you choose, you need to set up a happy home for him with the right stuff. You also need to keep your bird healthy by performing routine care and knowing what a healthy bird looks like and how he behaves. This friendly guide describes the birds that make the best pets, explains how to select the bird that's best for you, offers tips on bonding with your feathered friend, and provides expert advice on feeding and environmental enrichment that will keep these intelligent pets engaged. Benefit from a full-color guide to pet birds Choose the right bird based on your budget and lifestyle Create a bird-friendly environment that minimizes noise and mess Bond with your winged pet If you’re ready for your love of birds to take flight, this book has everything you need.
