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Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Mama Earth looks after nature's plants and animals throughout the year, singing lullabies to fat bears in the fall, dressing evergreens in icicles in winter, and waking up the crocuses in spring. And in the summer, Mama Earth sends warm sunbeams to her beloved children, so they can play outside and enjoy the amazing world around them"--Dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Nature's repeating patterns, better known as fractals, are beautiful, universal, and explain much about how things grow. Fractals can also be quantified mathematically. Here is an elegant introduction to fractals through examples that can be seen in parks, rivers, and our very own backyards."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"As we all wake up, the outside world bustles with life! Discover new facts about familiar creatures-from fluttering moths and scurrying beetles to shy foxes and humming bees-as they go about their morning activities. In the city, the countryside, and the suburbs, nature can be found everywhere!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Algar Editorial
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Las magníficas ilustraciones de este álbum te ayudarán a descubrir la naturaleza en toda su belleza y diversidad. Además, van acompañadas de fichas identificativas y de anécdotas divertidas que reúnen la información esencial de cada especie. Árboles, flores, cultivos, mamíferos, aves, insectos y mariposas: ¡las plantas y los animales ya no tendrán secretos para nadie!"--Back cover
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones Castillo
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
"El universo siempre está en acción, va tan rápido que hay miles de detalles que nos escapan. Por eso intentamos medir los sucesos con el tiempo. Pero, ¿Qué es el tiempo? ¿Qué tanto puede ocurrir en un segundo, un minuto o una hora? En un segundo, un jet se desplaza cerca de 224 metros; en un minuto el corazón del elefante late 30 veces; en una hora, una pulga pone 100 huevos. ¡Sólo imagínate lo que seguramente ocurre en un día o en un...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As he works with his young granddaughter to nurture a potted sapling, a Latino landscaper shares his love and admiration of trees. From the extraordinary rainbow gum tree to the mighty, towering redwood, each of the thirteen specimens he tells of is a miracle of the natural world--and some are strange beyond the wildest imagining. Brimming with exuberance and color, this ode to trees of the world--and the vast knowledge of landscapers and gardeners--offers...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"For a long time, scientists have tried to figure out what separates us from animals. For example, one early hypothesis was our use of tools-until Jane Goodall famously recorded observations of chimpanzees making and using tools. In fact, it looks like the very things that we once thought distinguished humans, our creativity, our ingenuity, our capacity of planning or abstract thought, are the very things that actually make us very animal! Maria Birmingham...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ivy Kids, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Packed with fun ideas to keep kids occupied during holidays or at weekends, readers can discover the joys of making natural shampoo, learn about honey harvesting, handprint a picnic blanket, craft a sun catcher, and follow tasty recipes for summertime treats such as homemade watermelon popsicles. The activities from author and homesteading teacher Angela Fanning include eco-friendly practices, such as recycling or reusing materials, and encourage...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Our planet is always turning. It may be midnight in London, but in different time zones other living things are waking up, ready to hunt or feed or fight. As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon toward the sea, and enormous whale sharks gulping plankton...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ivy Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom (Little Country Cottage) offers nature-based crafts, bakes and gardening projects in a celebration of self-sufficient, eco-friendly, country cottage-style life. The seasonal gardening and growing projects, such as planting bare root berry bushes in the ground or in containers, can be done in a big back yard or on a balcony, making this eco-friendly activity book a fun resource, whether readers are based...
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