Why Wombats Poop Cubes And Other Weird But True Facts Seeker

Author : Scholastic
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1338668102

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Why Wombats Poop Cubes: And Other Weird But True Facts (Seeker) by Scholastic Pdf

An awesome collection of strange-but-true facts about space, technology and the animal world, from Seeker, the Dodo's top 5 science and tech sister brand. Taking weird-but-true to the next level, this full-color, highly photographic compilation of fascinating science facts is sure to attract readers of all ages. Each spread focuses on one of the most successful hooks/stories from Seeker and presents the information with amazing photographs supported by lively, engaging text. It's the perfect book for the next YouTube generation. Did you know that wombats have cube-shaped poops and that cockroaches are indestructible? Or that bees are smarter than computers, and orcas love their grandmas? Cool! Let us tell you more . . Want to know what's really happening in space? What (or should that be who?!!!) might be out there and what could be heading toward Earth? We've got the answers, if you dare . . . Are you ready for the latest tech developments? Computers no bigger than a grain of salt, machines that you can control with your mind, and buildings that can be 3-D printed. Find out how science fact is fast becoming cooler than science fiction.

Author : Jocelyn Rish
Publisher : Running Press Kids
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780762497782

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Battle of the Butts by Jocelyn Rish Pdf

Did you know manatees swim using farts? Or that herrings communicate by passing gas? Butts are used for breathing, eating, swimming, talking, and even killing in the animal kingdom. Focusing on ten different animals and their derrières, and offering fun facts about their origin, habitat, and "posterior power," this hilarious book captures the wonder of our ecosystem. Which animal has the coolest butt power? That's up to you to decide!

Author : Donna J. Haraway
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781452913537

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When Species Meet by Donna J. Haraway Pdf

In 2006, about 69 million U.S. households had pets, giving homes to around 73.9 million dogs, 90.5 million cats, and 16.6 million birds, and spending more than 38 billion dollars on companion animals. As never before in history, our pets are truly members of the family. But the notion of “companion species”—knotted from human beings, animals and other organisms, landscapes, and technologies—includes much more than “companion animals.” In When Species Meet, Donna J. Haraway digs into this larger phenomenon to contemplate the interactions of humans with many kinds of critters, especially with those called domestic. At the heart of the book are her experiences in agility training with her dogs Cayenne and Roland, but Haraway’s vision here also encompasses wolves, chickens, cats, baboons, sheep, microorganisms, and whales wearing video cameras. From designer pets to lab animals to trained therapy dogs, she deftly explores philosophical, cultural, and biological aspects of animal–human encounters. In this deeply personal yet intellectually groundbreaking work, Haraway develops the idea of companion species, those who meet and break bread together but not without some indigestion. “A great deal is at stake in such meetings,” she writes, “and outcomes are not guaranteed. There is no assured happy or unhappy ending-socially, ecologically, or scientifically. There is only the chance for getting on together with some grace.” Ultimately, she finds that respect, curiosity, and knowledge spring from animal–human associations and work powerfully against ideas about human exceptionalism.

Author : Lee Gale Gruen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735848107

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Reinventing Yourself in Your Retirement Years by Lee Gale Gruen Pdf

Have you retired or are about to and have no clue what to do next? Don't succumb to isolation and depression as so many have. This book offers a detailed guide for retirees, those soon to retire, baby boomers, and seniors to reinvent themselves in this new stage of their lives by finding joy, excitement, and purpose in their retirement. It is not a one-size-fits-all approach but instead highlights how each individual can identify and locate gratifying activities and pursuits based on their own interests and comfort level. The author learned the secret the hard way and finally transitioned from retired probation officer to actress, author, public speaker, and blogger. Audience members at her lectures on senior reinvention began requesting a book on the subject. This is the result, and it contains the content of those talks as well as six years of posts from her free, online blog. Her lectures, blog, and this book are all titled, "Reinventing Yourself in Your Retirement Years." The book details the author's own personal reinvention after she retired; why people fear retirement; why they eventually do retire; how you can find joy, excitement, and purpose in your retirement; how you can figure out what might be of interest to you personally; and what the secret is to customizing available choices to your particular personality. To help guide them, the reader is then given a long, detailed account of what is available to retirees in the community as well as where and how to find those activities and pursuits. There is a separate chapter on volunteer activities and another on employment opportunities for retirees and seniors. The final chapter offers six years of posts from the author's blog which she has been writing every two weeks since 2013 where she discusses her thoughts, observations, and experiences which she believes are universal to the retiree and senior populations. Her website is: LeeGaleGruen.com

Author : Dan White
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780061739859

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The Cactus Eaters by Dan White Pdf

“In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson’s A Walk In the Woods and Nora Ephron’s When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I couldn’t put it down.” —Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of The Last Season When Dan White and his girlfriend Melissa set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada through boiling desert and snowcapped mountain passes, his parents wondered how two people who had never shared an apartment could survive in a tent in the desert. But when Dan and Melissa, dubbed “The Lois and Clark Expedition” by a fellow hiker, quit their doldrum jobs to set out into the wilderness, the hardships of the trail provided these addled adventurers with a crystalline view of the American wilderness, themselves, and each other. In his wickedly funny memoir, Dan White also shares the story of Warren Rogers, who risked ruin to chart the trail during the Great Depression. As he walks in Rogers’ footsteps, he starts to wonder if he’s assumed the man’s bravery—or his insanity. Both hilarious and harrowing, this account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail is a testament to the power of nature to change us and the power of love to get us through the uphill climbs.

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781408102572

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Anagram Solver by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.

Author : James Lowder
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786963393

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The Ring of Winter by James Lowder Pdf

As a Harper agent scours the jungle in search of a magical ring, he finds that dinosaurs, a lost civilization, and an evil cult all stand in his way For centuries, adventurers have sought the fabled Ring of Winter, rumored to possess the magical might to make its wearer immortal and bring a second Ice Age down upon the Realms. Artus Cimber knows where it is. After discovering the ring is hidden in the jungles of Chult, he sets off to fulfill the quest that has devoured a decade of his life. Knowing that the artifact is hidden somewhere in the danger-filled jungles and recovering it are two entirely different matters, however—especially when a lost city, rampaging dinosaurs, and the villainous Cult of Frost all stand between Artus and his goal. The Ring of Winter is the fifth book in a series of loosely-connected novels about the Harpers.

Author : Miles Franklin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1709140275

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All That Swagger by Miles Franklin Pdf

All That Swagger has been acclaimed by pundits as one of the best Australian books yet composed. The story develops from the center outwards from one who feels the enchantment of Australia. The characters are established in the dirt, the woodland, as the early pioneers were. One subject anxieties character - that backbone of direction, hardihood boldness, honesty, which should perpetually be the establishment of any stable and moral State or condition of society. It introduces the courageous independence with which the extraordinary Australian landmass has been investigated, studied, fenced, cleared, furrowed, and is presently monitored by a virile people. Here is an immense canvas, State-wide, and as long as history itself - to the extent that it contains the depiction of life and improvement in this station of the British Empire. Aptitude and condition have productively consolidated in the generation. The author moves living pieces on the squares of a mammoth chessboard, and she plays the game such that shows obviously that she comprehends the gambit of life and every one of its varieties. All That Swagger is all Australian in each word. Just an Australian could have composed it.

Author : Timothy Polashek
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780810884175

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The Word Rhythm Dictionary by Timothy Polashek Pdf

This new kind of dictionary reflects the use of “rhythm rhymes” by rappers, poets, and songwriters of today. Users can look up words to find collections of words that have the same rhythm as the original and are useable in ways that are familiar to us in everything from vers libre poetry to the lyrics and music of Bob Dylan and hip hop groups.

Author : Ken Geist
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545361415

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The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist Pdf

A hilarious under-the-sea retelling of The Three Little Pigs! "Little fish, little fish, let me come in.""Not by the skin of my finny fin fin!""Then I'll munch, and I'll crunch, and I'll smash your house in!"Mama tells her three little fish that it's time to make their own homes. Jim builds his house of seaweed, but the big bad shark munches it up. Tim builds his house of sand, but the shark crunches it up. It's smart Kim who sets up house in an old sunken ship!Children will delight in this silly whale of a tale with funny, eye-popping illustrations!Safe for all ages.

Author : Chris Barton
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316186711

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Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton Pdf

Shark VS. Train! WHO WILL WIN?! If you think Superman vs. Batman would be an exciting matchup, wait until you see Shark vs. Train. In this hilarious and wacky picture book, Shark and Train egg each other on for one competition after another, including burping, bowling, Ping Pong, piano playing, pie eating, and many more! Who do YOU think will win, Shark or Train? [star] "This is a genius concept." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review [star] "Lichtenheld's snarling shark and grimacing train are definitely ready for a fight, and his scenarios gleefully play up the absurdity. The combatants' expressions are priceless when they lose. A glum train in smoky dejection, or a bewildered, crestfallen shark? It's hard to choose; both are winners." -- Kirkus, starred review

Author : Daniel Hannan
Publisher : Head of Zeus
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1781857563

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How We Invented Freedom & Why It Matters by Daniel Hannan Pdf

This book tells the story of freedom and explains how it is a uniquely 'British', rather than 'Western', invention. It shows how the inhabitants of a damp island at the western tip of the Eurasian landmass stumbled upon the extraordinary idea that the state was the servant, and not the master, of the individual. This revolutionary concept created security of property and contract which, in turn, led to industrialization and modern capitalism. For the first time in the history of the species, a system grew up which, on the whole, rewarded production over predation. The system was carried across the oceans by English-speakers – sometimes colonial administrators, sometimes patriotic settlers – where in Philadelphia 1787, it was distilled into its purest and most sublime form as the US Constitution. Freedom is the key to the success of the English-speaking peoples and this book teaches us to keep fast to that legacy and, in our turn, to pass it intact to the next generation.

Author : Aaron Reynolds
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781452134284

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Carnivores by Aaron Reynolds Pdf

The lion is king of the jungle! The great white shark is sovereign of the seas! The timber wolf is emperor of the forests! But . . . it's lonely at the top of the food chain. It's difficult to fit in when plant eaters can be so cruel—just because you ate a relative of theirs that one time! What's a carnivore to do? Aaron Reynolds's roaringly funny text is perfectly paired with Dan Santat's mouthwatering illustrations, creating a toothsome book that's sure to stand out from the herd. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setting.

Author : Anne Stibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Crossword puzzles
ISBN : OCLC:1259497052

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Crossword Lists by Anne Stibbs Pdf

Author : Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781407146379

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Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson Pdf

Everyone's excited about the prom except Ashley, who couldn't care less. She's too busy worrying about her crazy family and TJ her flaky boyfriend. But when disaster strikes the prom committee, somehow Ashley gets roped into helping save the evening - and finds out a lot about herself too...