Donald Grant
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Language
Español
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Three stories use themes of current ecological issues caused by global warming and encourage children to respect the planet. Stories take young readers to the North Pole, the Amazon rainforest and an island in the Indian Ocean and include ideas about "eco-gestures" young children can make to help the environment.
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Language
Español
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En nuestro planeta, el hombre contamina la tierra, el aire y el agua. En estas tres historias, los bebés animales consiguen escapar de grandes peligros. En el bosque de Madagascar, un pequeño lémur se aleja de su familia. De repente se declara un incendio. En el océano, un ballenato crece féliz cerca de su madre. Pero desgraciadamente se acerca a una marea negra. Cerca de un río americano un aguilucho vive en armonía con la naturaleza. Pero...
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Language
English
Description
Forensic psychiatrist Donald Grant asks, what is it about murder that fascinates us? Is it the chill whisper of fear reminding us we too can kill? Grant describes ten true murder cases, each with unique triggers. For most of us, murder is an arm's length experience, close enough to frighten and fascinate yet far enough not to traumatise. For those directly affected, murder can be scarring. Our restless chatter about murder, our state of heightened...
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Series
Young Discovery Library volume 9
Language
English
Description
Examines the everyday life of American Indians in a tribal community.
6) La musique
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Series
Mes premières découvertes volume 62
Language
Français
Description
L'ouvrage présente les différentes familles d'instruments.
10) Space
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Language
English
Description
An introduction to the solar system using a magic flashlight as if it were a telescope. Flashlight is inserted inside back cover.
11) Atlas of islands
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Language
English
Description
A young reader's first look at islands: how they are born, where they are found, who and what lives on them, and the many varieties which exist.
16) The four seasons
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Language
English
Description
"Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall. Learn about the four seasons. A first reference book for toddlers and preschoolers, with a pictorial tab index to 'look up' simple facts."
17) All about time
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Series
Language
English
Description
Young children can see the minutes tick by on a digital watch, see day become night on different sides of the world, and observe the changing of the seasons. Contains many brightly painted transparent overlays.
18) Houses
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Language
English
Description
Describes the different kinds of houses used in various places around the world as a result of people adapting their dwelling to their environment.
20) The universe
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Language
English
Description
Simple text and full-color illustrations with four transparent acetate pages describe the universe and provide fun facts and information about it.