14684 documents

A fruit is a suitcase for seeds

Hariton, Anca / Richards, Jean

Publié en 2002

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Provides an illustrated description of seed dispersal by which plants, most specifically fruits, travel from one place to another.

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Creature Abc

Zuckerman, Andrew

Publié en 2010

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An elegant addition to any library, this deluxe alphabet book features 120 pages of Andrew Zuckerman's breathtaking wildlife photography. From alligator to zebra, each featured animal boasts two striking studio portraits against a clean white background, offering a unique up-close view of the animal kingdom. Readers can flip to a helpful glossary in the back for extra information. From the sleek beauty of a smiling hippo to the powerful majesty of a roaring lion, this gorgeous new book is both a stunning work of art and a ferociously fun way for young animal-lovers to learn their ABCs.

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An Eye for Color: The story of Josef Albers

Breckenreid, Julia / Wing, Natasha

Publié en 2009

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As a child, Josef Albers loved to watch his handyman father paint houses.When Josef grew up and became an artist, he reduced each image to its simplest shapes, breaking it down into blocks of color.He made an incredible discovery: he could alter the entire mood of a painting just by changing the way he combined the colors! Josef spent his entire life studying color, and what he found revolutionized the way people look at art.

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Langue : Français

Geo Ado 076

Publié le 01-01-2009

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What's In The Meadow?

Hunter, Anne

Publié en 2000

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Describes birds, mammals, and insects that live in meadows, such as golfinches, voles, and fireflies.

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Langue : Français

Pinocchio

Collodi, Carlo

Publié en 2001

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Fiction
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Qui ne connaît pas Pinocchio, ce pantin de bois têtu,désobéissant et menteur, dont le nez s'allonge dès qu'il ne dit pas la vérité?Ses mille et une aventures merveilleuses le conduisent chez les abeilles, au pays des Dindons ou au pays des Joujoux... Au terme de son voyage imaginaire et mouvementé, le pantin turbulent deviendra unvéritable petit garçon. Il aura fait l'apprentissage de la vie et de la liberté !

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Mysterious places

Adasiewicz, Sue

Publié en 2008

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High-powered words -- Get on the wavelength -- The sun dagger -- Mystery music -- The giants of Easter Island -- Terrible triangle -- The legend of lights -- Standing stones -- Pyramid puzzle -- Bird's eye view -- Aftershocks. Examines a number of mysterious places and unusual phenomena including the large stone statues on Easter Island, the Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge, and strange geoglyphs of the Nazca people of Peru.

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Don't let the pigeon drive the bus !

Willems, Mo

Publié en 2003

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Fiction
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When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place-a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being able to answer back and decide his fate. In his hilarious picture book debut, popular cartoonist Mo Willems perfectly captures a preschooler's temper tantrum.

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Migrating Animals of the Land

Feldman, Thea

Publié en 2008

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Why and how do animals migrate? Find out in this series for young readers, which covers the journeys of an amazing range of animals. From the Arctic tern that makes a yearly round-trip from the Arctic to the Antarctic to the African elephant circling the drying plains of Africa, moving from water hole to water hole, animal migration is astounding. These books help students understand how food supply, climate, and human activity interact to form a hospitable or inhospitable environment for animals. Students will learn that migration is an often predictable, often critical form of animal behavior and that it is an adaptation that helps individual animals, groups, or even entire species survive.

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• Migration (Zoologie / Science / Comportement animal)

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Dirt on my Shirt: selected poems

Björkman, Steve / Foxworthy, Jeff

Publié en 2008

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Fiction
Poésie

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy presents more than thirty illustrated poems for children on such topics as friends, bugs, family members, and pretending.

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Child Labor

Gifford, Clive

Publié en 2009

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Explores the right to a childhood, the pros and cons of sweatshops, and the brutal worlds of child soldiers, trafficking and bonded labor. What is child labor? -- Is child labor a new issue? -- Is child labor worse in towns or in the country? -- Is child labor a problem in wealthy countries? -- Can't work be enjoyable? -- Is work worse for children than adults? -- Shouldn't children be in school? -- Can child labor help poor families? -- Isn't it the parents' fault? -- Why are children victims of trafficking? -- Should child soldiers ever exist? -- Should there be one age for adulthood? -- Shouldn't we ban sweatshops? -- Are multinationals to blame? -- Are consumers to blame? -- Can laws and agreements help? -- Can individuals make a difference? -- What does the future hold? -- Timeline. Examines the lives of children who are forced to work for their survival, with quotations from young people and authority figures with opposing views, and discusses sweatshops who employ child workers, child soldiers, trafficking, and other related topics.

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Peaceful Heroes

Addy, Sean / Winter, Jonah

Publié en 2009

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Jesus of Nazareth -- Mahatma Gandhi -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Sojourner Truth -- Clara Barton -- Corrie ten Boom -- Ginetta Sagan -- Abdul Ghaffar Khan -- Oscar Romero -- Paul Rusesabagina -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Meena Keshwar Kamal -- Marla Ruzicka -- William Feehan. Illustrations and text describe peaceful heroes, which are those who are willing to die for a cause, but not kill; and includes Jesus of Nazareth, Paul Rusesabagina, and others.

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Langue : Français