Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

The Life And Death Of Stars
de Isaac Asimov, Richard Hantula(Ed. Gareth Stevens) Isbn : 0836839676
24.7 €
Grade 4-6–These third editions in a long-running series offer minor revisions to the previously published titles (1995), plus some fresh illustrations. Both books combine plenty of sharp, color star photos with basic information that is presented in three or so paragraphs of main text per spread, supported by relatively lengthy captions and brief closing lists of undated resources in several media. Life begins with the birth of stars in dust cloud nurseries; goes on to profile the different types of stars; describes supernovas, neutron stars, and other late-stage developments; then closes with an account of our Sun's probable fate. Milky Way examines various galactic types, structures, and superstructures, as observed by a wide array of specialized telescopes. Though recent discover...

Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City
de Barbara Bash(Ed. Little, Brown Company) Isbn : 0316083062
15.16 €
Grade 3-6-- Bash has chosen 13 species of birds, from the familiar pigeon to the sleek, skyscraper-nesting peregrine falcon, to show how these creatures have successfully adapted to new city habitats. She mentions the fact that many of the birds' original environments have been destroyed by man, but is not heavy-handed in her message. In a picture-book format, the brief text gives fascinating and sometimes humorous glimpses into the birds' way of life. Imaginative book design puts the text (and readers) right into the pictures, the deep-colored illustrations reflecting both the liveliness of the birds and the stark beauty of the urban setting. City children reading Urban Roosts will begin to look at their surroundings from a new perspective. It may even lead schools to consider a new type ...

Why Am I a Bird?
de Greg Pyers(Ed. Raintree) Isbn : 1410920143
28.49 €
Grade 3-5-Following a short preface that defines scientific classification in simple terms, each of these compact introductions focuses on a representative species or type of animal. In a series of spreads, the author succinctly describes the creature's distinctive physical and behavioral characteristics, habitat, diet, birth and development of young, etc., and points out key characteristics of its class. For instance, Like all birds, a herring gull has feathers; All insects have six legs attached to the thorax. A sidebar in each section presents miscellaneous facts, most of which concern different characteristics of related species. Sharp, full-color photos appear on almost every page, and a simple diagram of the animal's major internal organs is included. A checklist appears opposite a T...

Why Am I a Bird?
de Greg Pyers(Ed. Raintree) Isbn : 1410920216
7.88 €
Grade 3-5-Following a short preface that defines scientific classification in simple terms, each of these compact introductions focuses on a representative species or type of animal. In a series of spreads, the author succinctly describes the creature's distinctive physical and behavioral characteristics, habitat, diet, birth and development of young, etc., and points out key characteristics of its class. For instance, Like all birds, a herring gull has feathers; All insects have six legs attached to the thorax. A sidebar in each section presents miscellaneous facts, most of which concern different characteristics of related species. Sharp, full-color photos appear on almost every page, and a simple diagram of the animal's major internal organs is included. A checklist appears opposite a T...

Black Holes
de Dana Meachen Rau(Ed. Compass Point Books) Isbn : 0756508495
24.69 €
Grade 3-5–Rau gazes far beyond our astronomical neighborhood to introduce some of the universe's most mysterious and spectacular phenomena. Rightly noting in the first book that black holes by their very nature can neither be seen nor directly measured, she discusses what we can infer and theorize from indirect observations, then closes with a revealing 2004 discovery. In the companion volume, she describes the nature of our own galaxy, then presents a gallery of other types, along with brief mentions of quasars, clusters, and superclusters. Both books are illustrated with a mix of photos and digital art that usually reinforces or expands upon topics in the narrative and close with a column of extra facts, plus short lists of multimedia resources for further inquiry. Earning high ma...

What Is a Bird?
de Ron Hirschi, Galen Burrell(Ed. Walker Co) Isbn : 0802767214
11.26 €
Grade 2-4-- Superb, full-color photographs and detailed illustrations will attract youngsters to these basic introductions. The texts are limited to double-page topic treatments and captions. What Is a Bird? answers that question and gives a detailed description of feathers, wings, and flying. Beaks, songs, and eggs are also discussed. Similarly, What Is an Insect? explains the physical characteristics that distinguish insects from other classes of animals. Their locomotion, reproduction, senses, stages of development, feeding, and defenses are examined. Both titles engender a sense of wonder for their subjects. Jenifer Day's What Is a Bird? (Golden, 1975; o.p.) is illustrated with full-color drawings, rather than photographs. Allan Fowler's It Could Still Be a Bird and It's a Good Thing T...

Watching Water Birds
de Jim Arnosky(Ed. National Geographic Children's Books) Isbn : 0792267397
7.56 €
Grade 1-4. Personal observations accompany magnificent up-close views of these water denizens as they wade, dive, swim, or fly. Life-sized paintings show the birds' true colors in this introduction to the joys of watching wildlife. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Watching Water Birds
de Jim Arnosky(Ed. San Val) Isbn : 1417618078
17.48 €
Grade 1-4. Personal observations accompany magnificent up-close views of these water denizens as they wade, dive, swim, or fly. Life-sized paintings show the birds' true colors in this introduction to the joys of watching wildlife. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

A Flamingo Chick Grows Up
de Joan Hewett(Ed. Carolrhoda Books) Isbn : 1575051648
20.21 €
Grade 1-3-These books follow three animals that live on nature preserves from birth to independence. Each page includes a few sentences of large-print type about the featured animal's life and development and a full-color photo. Puck, a Caribbean flamingo living at Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL, has parents that take turns watching over him until he is about seven months of age. Sidney, an orphaned harbor seal, is rescued by Seal Watch at about three weeks of age, and finds a new home at a sea-mammal center until she is ready to be returned to the wild. Finally, Kipper begins life in his mother's pouch not much bigger than a kidney bean. During the next 13 months, he learns to hop, climbing in and out of his mother's pouch, and napping in the hot sun at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisba...

New York's 50 Best Places to Go Birding in and Around the Big Apple
de John Thaxton(Ed. City and Company) Isbn : 1885492669
14.25 €
Grab your binoculars ! Long overdue, the first comprehensive, authoritative, witty, insidery, beautifully illustrated, must-have guide to birding in New York City is now in print. Watch thousands of pure white snow geese suddenly take to the air and float like confetti before the NYC skyline, two miles distant across gleaming Jamaica Bay. Stand on a platform 50 yards from a spectacular Atlantic Ocean beach and observe 5,000 hawks cruise by in an afternoon. Search for intensely-colored warblers in Prospect Parks Vale of Kashmir, Central Parks Strawberry Fields, Forest Parks Watering Hole, or High Rock Parks Loosestrife Swamp. Visit a reservoir where upwards of 30 eagles swoop in before dusk to roost in vast stands of white pine that border the water and cover the surrounding hills. Check ou...