Author : Sherry Garland
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,68 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780590456982
A Vietnamese folktale explaining why ducks sleep on one leg.
Author : BirdNote
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 13,10 MB
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1632171708
One hundred entertaining and informative essays from the popular public radio feature program, BirdNote, accompanied by original illustrations throughout--an illuminating volume for bird and nature lovers across North America. Here are the best stories about our avian friends from the public radio show BirdNote, each brief essay illuminating the life, habits, or songs of a particular bird. Why do geese fly in a V-formation? Why are worms so good for you--if you're a robin? Which bird calls, "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?" From wrens that nest in cactuses to gulls that have a strange red dot on their bills--these digestible and fascinating bird stories are a delightful window to the winged world. A foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and an introduction by Gordon Orians, professor emeritus of biology at the University of Washington, are also included. Contains web links to the audio version of each story, with bird sounds.
Author : Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 33,45 MB
Release : 1996-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313080224
A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for children, this valuable resource features more than 1,600 titles—including fiction, folktales, poetry, and song books—that focus on diverse cultural groups. The selected titles, pubished between the 1970s and 1990s are suitable for use with preschoolers through sixth graders and are likely to be found on the shelves of school and public libraries. Topics are timely, with an emphasis on books that reflect the needs and interests of today's children. Each detailed entry includes bibliographic information. Use level is also included, as are cultural designation, subjects, and a summary. The invaluable Subject Access section incorporates use level culture information.
Author : Phuoc Thi Minh Tran
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1462915167
**Winner of Creative Child Magazine 2015 Book of the Year Award** **Winner of Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2015 Gold Medal** This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Vietnamese fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a rich literary culture. Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories is a charming collection of fifteen tales as told by prominent storyteller Tran Thi Minh Phuoc. In it, Tran--Minnesota's first Vietnamese librarian and an active member of the Vietnamese-American community--recounts cherished folktales such as "The Story of Tam and Cam" (the Vietnamese version of Cinderella), "The Jade Rabbit," and "The Legend of the Mai Flower." They make perfect new additions for story time or bedtime reading. With beautiful illustrations by veteran artists Nguyen Thi Hop and Nguyen Dong, children and adults alike will be enchanted by Tran's English retellings. Stories in which integrity, hard work and a kind heart triumph over deception, laziness, and greed--as gods, peasants, kings and fools spring to life in legends of bravery and beauty, and fables about nature. The Children's Favorite Stories series was created to share the folktales and legends most beloved by children in the East with young readers of all backgrounds in the West. Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories will keep Vietnam's folktales alive for them and the legions of young readers who enjoy multicultural children's books and stories set in faraway lands. Other multicultural children's books in this series include: Asian Children's Favorite Stories, Indian Children's Favorite Stories, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories, Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories, Filipino Favorite Children's Stories, Favorite Children's Stories from China & Tibet, Chinese Children's Favorite Stories, Korean Children's Favorite Stories, Balinese Children's Favorite Stories..
Author : Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 30,13 MB
Release : 1994-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 031300854X
How do you select the best recent works of fiction, oral tradition, and poetry about African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American Indian experiences and traditions from the profusion of titles being published today? This annotated bibliography of titles for children and young adults published from 1985 through the end of 1993--with 60% published since 1990--provides a one-stop selection tool. Appraisals of 559 titles, as well as information about an additional 188 recent books and 90 earlier ones of importance, are provided. Each entry features a plot summary incorporating themes, critical comments with a judgment of the book's value as an example of its genre, suggestions of other books by that writer, and related books of importance. The authors, who are recognized authorities in children's literature, and an advistory board of librarians and teachers, each of whom specializes in the literature of a particular ethnic group, have provided insightful critical appraisals and expertise and guidance in the selection of titles. Helpful subject, grade-level, author, title, and illustrator indexes are organized for ease of use. Titles in the grade-level and subject indexes are also identified by ethnic group.
Author : Joh Müller
Publisher :
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 31,35 MB
Release : 1842
Category : Physiology, Comparative
ISBN :
Author : Johannes Müller
Publisher :
Page : 954 pages
File Size : 24,14 MB
Release : 1842
Category : Physiology
ISBN :
Author : Lisa Steele
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,91 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780985562250
More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative, accessible guide to coops, nesting boxes, runs, breeding, feed, and natural health care with time-tested remedies. The author promotes the benefits of keeping chickens happy and well-occupied, and in optimal health, free of chemicals and antibiotics. She emphasizes the therapeutic value of herbs and natural supplements to maintaining a healthy environment for your chickens. Includes many "recipes" and 8 easy DIY projects for the coop and run. Full color photos throughout. The USDA's new study of urban chicken raising sees a 400% increase in backyard chickens over the next 5 years, driven by younger adults.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : Ernest Howard Callahan
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 161458799X
Inside Instincts by Design, you will discover scientific mysteries of human and animal bodies only creation can explain. This fascinating, full-color book explores the instincts that are necessary for life, helpful for growth, and necessary for protection. Instincts by Design will keep readers captivated with answers to questions like these: How does a baby know when to inhale and exhale? How does a mother’s milk change to mee the needs of her baby? Why is the instinct to sleep one that we cannot override? Why is it important that your tongue is the center of your taste receptors? Why is the hunger instinct crucial for survival? What instincts help brainless jellyfish hunt and kill their prey? Why would God give horses the ability to sleep standing up? How do more than 5000 species of birds journey thousands of miles every year? The key question for someone doubting there is a God is whether these complex sets of instructions could have appeared without a Programmer. Instincts by Design is the #ProBible resource you will want to share with family and friends who need more evidence that they are fearfully and wonderfully made by the Almighty God. Christian readers will finish this book with an awe of the creative, perfectionist God who loves us so much that he did all this for everyone.
