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Guide to fourteen world-famous and beloved trees. Includes the California coast redwood Hyperion, which stands three hundred seventy-nine feet tall.…
Discusses what can be done to help our forests and to grow future celebritrees. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2010
Pendant des années, les rumeurs les plus folles ont couru sur « la Fille des marais » de Barkley Cove,…
une petite ville de Caroline du Nord. Pourtant, Kya n'est pas cette fille sauvage et analphabète que tous imaginent et craignent. À l'âge de dix ans, abandonnée par sa famille, elle doit apprendre à survivre seule dans le marais, devenu pour elle un refuge naturel et une protection. Sa rencontre avec Tate, un jeune homme doux et cultivé transforme la jeune fille à jamais. Mais Tate, appelé par ses études, l'abandonne à son tour. La solitude devient si pesante que Kya ne se méfie pas assez de celui qui va bientôt croiser son chemin et lui promettre une autre vie. Lorsque l'irréparable se produit, elle ne peut plus compter que sur elle-même... Une héroïne autodidacte et passionnée, une peinture saisissante de la beauté des marais, et une enquête à suspense digne d'Agatha Christie font de ce roman un véritable page-turner. Un premier roman phénomène qui a conquis des milliers de lecteurs dans le monde entier
A squirrel buries an acorn. A dolphin pushes a coconut into an ocean current. A camel chewing a date spits…
out the seed. What do they all have in common? Each one, in its own way, has helped to plant a tree. In myriad ways and diverse environments, Mother Nature is given a hand in dispersing seeds that eventually grow into trees. For preschool-grade 2
In this sunny and evocative book, an eight-year-old and her grandmother explore an island off the coast of Cape Cod…
that was once full of people but now only appears during low tide. For grades 2-4
Tween explorer Holly Wild discovers that the family pet and school mascot have gone missing. She turns to the urban…
wild of Detroit for clues. Sequel to Holly Wild : Questpedition for da yooper stone! (DBC05947) For grades 2-4. 2018
The author examines her adjustment to life on a farm in the Ozarks in writings on beekeeping, vegetable gardening, persuading…
ancient pickup trucks to run, and other aspects of life in the country
In this volume of the Basque family trilogy, Laxalt lifts the veil concealing the subtle cruelties of the fierce guardians…
of private scandal, the villagers who will keep from the world what is dear to them. Strong language
Spring is finally here and Squirrel is excited about the year ahead. She has trees to scamper up and down,…
tasty nuts to gather, and friends to visit. But when Squirrel leaves her warm nest high in the oak tree, she hears Blue Jay and Cardinal talking about how hard they had to search to find food during the harsh winter. Squirrel decides to put her tree climbing aside and help her friends with an idea that she hopes will ensure that her friends all have enough food to get them through the coming winter. A fun story of friendship, teamwork, generosity, and determination. For grades K-3
How to Survive as a Firefly provides a unique take on insect science that will entertain and educate in and…
out of the classroom. Full of opportunities for extended learning, this book includes fun facts hidden throughout the hilarious illustrated story - and after, a glossary of important terms and some real photos of fireflies. If you've ever wondered how these fascinating beetles grow and glow, and you like to laugh while you learn, this book is for you! For grades K-3
Nine-year-old Benjamin and his younger sister Lucy join their parents on a weeklong research trip to Alaska. Benjamin observes the…
effects of climate change on glaciers and animals in a report for his school in Florida. For grades 2-4. 2010
A lamb, rejected by its mother, and an injured fawn are cared for by the caretakers of Hazel Ridge Farm;…
but as they recovered and grew older, it was time for the deer to go back into the wild. For grades 3-6
Explorer Holly Wild and her team are followed by secrets, legends, and a mysterious story teller as they travel east…
across Michigan's U.P. Holly is on a quest for the stone that will help her face the rocky changes awaiting her in middle school. Sequel to Holly Wild : Packing for the Porkies (DBC05946). For grades 2-4
Ten-year old explorer, Holly Wild, travels with her Team to Upper Peninsula home of her Wild relatives and Michigan's largest…
state park, the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness. Holly learns about teamwork and survival in the Wilderness in order to survive family foes, foibles, and an encounter with the forest folk legend Bigfoot. Sequel to Holly Wild : Let Sleeping Bear Dunes Lie (DBC05877). For grades 2-4. 2013
An eagle named Megizzewas flies over the Michigan landscape, greeting the people, animals, and wildlife that abound. At the end…
of the day, Megizzewas and the rest of the Michigan world say goodnight. For grades K-3. 2015