Nicola Davies
Author
Series
Silver Street Farm volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
What are three city friends to do when a couple of newly adopted baby poodles turn out to be sheep and some eggs thought to be rotten hatch into ducklings? For Gemma, Meera, and Karl, the answer's easy...turn the abandoned train station into a city farm! Throw in a friendly policeman, a chicken-herding dog, and a pair of runaway goats, and you've got yourserl the start of Silver Street Farm, the little farm in the big city... Welcome to Silver Street...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Animals adapt to their surroundings for survival. Learn how they survive in conditions that humans never would. Are you ready for the competition? 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 would kill a human faster than you can say "coffin."...
10) Just ducks
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
On her way to school, a young girl spots mallard ducks in the river and enthusiastically describes their appearance, habits, and behavior. Interspersed throughout the pages are facts about ducks.
13) Hummingbird
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Every spring, birds small enough to fit in the palm of your hand fly two thousand miles north to lay their eggs. This is the story of one tiny hummingbird's amazing journey.
14) The promise
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
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, holding on with the strength of heroes, says the thief can't have it without giving something in return: the promise, which is the beginning of a journey that will change the thieving girl's life--and a chance to change the world, for good.
15) Perfect
Author
Publisher
Graffeg
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Perfect" is a story of anticipation, disappointment, acceptance, and, ultimately, love. Suffused with natural imagery, "Perfect" is an ideal way to open up the subject of disability with children, as well as being a great story in its own right. This beautifully illustrated, truly remarkable book is guaranteed to bring a lump to the throat.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The more we study the world around us, the more living things we discover every day. The planet is full of millions of species of plants, birds, animals, and microbes, and every single one including us is part of a big, beautiful, complicated pattern. When humans interfere with parts of the pattern, by polluting the air and oceans, taking too much from the sea, and cutting down too many forests, animals and plants begin to disappear. What sort of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones Castillo
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
"Un ingenioso libro informativo que explica por qué algunos animales son grandes y otros pequeños."--Back cover.
A look at why animals need to be the size they are - part of the six book series about natural biology which started with Poo and now includes Extreme Animals and What's Eating You? Have you ever wondered why animals are the size they are? Why some animals are big, why some are wide, why some are small and others are long and thin? Find...
19) King of the Sky
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
When a young boy moves from his home in Italy to Wales, the only thing that cheers him up are the racing pigeons that Mr. Evans keeps in a loft behind his house.
20) Ride the wind
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Still reeling from his mother's death and against his father's wishes, Javier secretly rescues and cares for an albatross who needs to find her way home, in this beautiful story of a father and a son, of grief and reconnection.
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