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Author : Arthur Geisert
Publisher : Stories Without Words
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1592701159
See how a community of pigs makes ingenious use of a giant dandelion seed, just as an erupting volcano threatens their island.
Author : Jennifer Ward
Publisher : Cooper Square Pub
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0873588452
A packrat, carrying fruit from the giant saguaro, is chased by various desert animals and inadvertently helps spread the cactus's seed. Includes information on saguaros.
Author : Arthur Geisert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1592700985
This wordless tale depicts a pig community's hunt for ice in the Arctic when the weather on their island becomes too hot for them to bear.
Author : Lisa Mason Ziegler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780760357583
Fight garden pests and increase your yields the natural way with this tried and true technique! Planting vegetables and flowers together is one of the oldest ways to create a healthy, bountiful garden; but there's more to the method than you might think. Vegetables Love Flowers walks you through the ins and outs of companion planting, from how it works to which plants go together and how to grow the best garden for your climate. Alongside gorgeous garden photography, you'll also learn about: Seed-starting, growing, and harvesting How to make garden flower bouquets, with "recipes" for various arrangements How to attract beneficial creatures to pollinate your garden and prey on its pests Pesticide-free pest-control measures Composting heaps and bins With the right information and some careful planning, you can help your plants thrive—and beautify your garden in the process.
Author : Eliza Wheeler
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101627891
Fans of Miss Rumphius will adore this gorgeous picture book which introduces the kind, nature-loving Miss Maple, who celebrates the miracle in each seed. Miss Maple gathers lost seeds that haven’t yet found a place to sprout. She takes them on field trips to explore places to grow. In her cozy maple tree house, she nurtures them; keeping them safe and warm until it's time for them to find roots of their own, and grow into the magnificent plants they’re destined to become. Eliza Wheeler’s luminous paintings feature gorgeous landscapes, lush foliage and charming details. Her tender story celebrates the potential found in each seed—since even the grandest tree and most brilliant flower had to grow from the smallest of seeds. Celebrate every season with Miss Maple, from Earth Day to graduations to harvest festivals.
Author : Cris Peterson
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629792200
Seed, Soil, Sun. With these simple ingredients, nature creates our food. Once again, noted author Cris Peterson brings both wonder and clarity to the subject of agriculture, celebrating the cycle of growth, harvest, and renewal. Using the corn plant as an example, she takes the reader through the story of germination and growth of a tiny corn seed into a giant plant reaching high into the air, with roots extending over six feet into the ground. This American Farm Bureau Foundation's Agriculture Book of the Year also discusses the make-up of soil and the amazing creatures who live there—from microscopic one-celled bacteria to moles, amoebas, and earthworms. David Lundquist's stunning photographs bring an immediacy and vibrancy to the seemingly miraculous process.
Author : Dianna Hutts Aston
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781452134604
Award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to seeds. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and plant facts, making it a guide that is equally at home being read on a parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.
Author : Bartow J. Elmore
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781324002055
An authoritative and eye-opening history that examines how Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our food system. Monsanto, a St. Louis chemical firm that became the world’s largest maker of genetically engineered seeds, merged with German pharma-biotech giant Bayer in 2018—but its Roundup Ready® seeds, introduced twenty-five years ago, are still reshaping the farms that feed us. When researchers found trace amounts of the firm’s blockbuster herbicide in breakfast cereal bowls, Monsanto faced public outcry. Award-winning historian Bartow J. Elmore shows how the Roundup story is just one of the troubling threads of Monsanto’s past, many told here and woven together for the first time. A company employee sitting on potentially explosive information who weighs risking everything to tell his story. A town whose residents are urged to avoid their basements because Monsanto’s radioactive waste laces their homes’ foundations. Factory workers who peel off layers of their skin before accepting cash bonuses to continue dirty jobs. An executive wrestling with the ethics of selling a profitable product he knew was toxic. Incorporating global fieldwork, interviews with company employees, and untapped corporate and government records, Elmore traces Monsanto’s astounding evolution from a scrappy chemical startup to a global agribusiness powerhouse. Monsanto used seed money derived from toxic products—including PCBs and Agent Orange—to build an agricultural empire, promising endless bounty through its genetically engineered technology. Skyrocketing sales of Monsanto’s new Roundup Ready system stunned even those in the seed trade, who marveled at the influx of cash and lavish incentives into their sleepy sector. But as new data emerges about the Roundup system, and as Bayer faces a tide of lawsuits over Monsanto products past and present, Elmore’s urgent history shows how our food future is still very much tethered to the company’s chemical past.
Author : Eric Carle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781416979173
Text and illustrations relate the growth of a small seed that survives the winter cold to become a beautiful spring flower.
Author : Don Langevin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Pumpkin
ISBN : CORNELL:31924063101699
Author : Joanne Harris
Publisher : Random House
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407034195
The haunting first novel by international multi-million copy bestseller Joanne Harris - a captivating and compelling study of human desires and compulsions. Perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson, Kate Mosse, Eve Chase and Stacey Halls. 'A dark, gothic romance filled with mystery, jealousy, and violence . . . an interesting and thrilling read' - Style Magazine **************************************************************************** It's never easy to face the fact that a man you once loved passionately has found the girl of his dreams, as Alice discovers when Joe introduces her to his new girlfriend. Then Alice finds an old diary and reads about two men and the mysterious woman who bewitched them both, buried in Grantchester churchyard half a century ago. As the stories seem to intertwine, Alice comes to realize that her instinctive hatred of Joe's new girlfriend may not just be due to jealousy, as she is plunged into a nightmare world of obsession, revenge, seduction - and blood. Caution - May contain vampires... What readers are saying: ***** 'Totally captivating' ***** 'Had me hooked from the first page, dark, twisting and exciting - a must read' ***** 'A page-turner' ***** 'Cracking stuff - I was hooked'
Author : Jen Cullerton Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:39076002913536
As a young girl in Kenya, Wangari was taught to respect nature. She grew up loving the land, plants, and animals that surrounded her--from the giant mugumo trees her people, the Kikuyu, revered to the tiny tadpoles that swam in the river. Although most Kenyan girls were not educated, Wangari, curious and hardworking, was allowed to go to school. There, her mind sprouted like a seed. She excelled at science and went on to study in the United States. After returning home, Wangari blazed a trail across Kenya, using her knowledge and compassion to promote the rights of her countrywomen and to help save the land, one tree at a time.
Author : Cider Mill Press
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781646430758
Plant and grow the tallest and biggest tree in the world in your very own backyard with The Grow Your Own Giant Sequoia Kit! Sequoias are the biggest trees in the world. Now you can grow your own! Native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon the Giant Sequoia is an evergreen that can grow over 350 feet tall and up to 25 feet in diameter. These stunning trees have come to symbolize longevity, strength, majesty, prosperity, and power. Each kit comes with germinated seeds, a growing medium, and a dish to start your small plant on its way to millennium's worth of growth and prosperity. Children and adults will celebrate trees and the power of saving them with this fun and informative kit!
Author : Andy Seed
Publisher : QEB Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : 9780711243507
Nature's most disgusting creatures take centre stage, in this humorous but enlightening collection of downright disgusting creatures. From puking vultures and farting goats to stinky opossums who pretend to be dead, this title will include disgusting facts exploring each animal's unusual skills and how they use them to survive. Humorous illustrations celebrating weird and wonderful creatures will delight any child with an interest in animals and nature, particularly those with a fondness for the grosser things in life.
Author : Virginia D. Nazarea,Robert E. Rhoades,Jenna Andrews-Swann
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816599073
Food is more than simple sustenance. It feeds our minds as well as our bodies. It nurtures us emotionally as well as physically. It holds memories. In fact, one of the surprising consequences of globalization and urbanization is the expanding web of emotional attachments to farmland, to food growers, and to place. And there is growing affection, too, for home gardening and its “grow your own food” ethos. Without denying the gravity of the problems of feeding the earth’s population while conserving its natural resources, Seeds of Resistance, Seeds of Hope reminds us that there are many positive movements and developments that demonstrate the power of opposition and optimism. This broad collection brings to the table a bag full of tools from anthropology, sociology, genetics, plant breeding, education, advocacy, and social activism. By design, multiple voices are included. They cross or straddle disciplinary, generational, national, and political borders. Contributors demonstrate the importance of cultural memory in the persistence of traditional or heirloom crops, as well as the agency exhibited by displaced and persecuted peoples in place-making and reconstructing nostalgic landscapes (including gardens from their homelands). Contributions explore local initiatives to save native and older seeds, the use of modern technologies to conserve heirloom plants, the bioconservation efforts of indigenous people, and how genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been successfully combated. Together they explore the conservation of biodiversity at different scales, from different perspectives, and with different theoretical and methodological approaches. Collectively, they demonstrate that there is reason for hope.
