Dive into oceans and coastlines and explore marvelous sea-dwelling animals with bestselling artist Millie Marotta. In the seventh installment of her wildly popular coloring book series, Millie Marotta turns her attention to Earth's seas, tide pools, beaches, and shorelines to showcase the amazing creatures that call these habitats home. Fans will find intricate drawings of familiar favorites and unfamiliar sights, including the marvelous whale shark, the graceful cormorant, and landscapes ranging from rolling sand dunes to mysterious kelp forests.
An intimate memoir on the work and wonder of ranch life, critiquing the inhumane and environmentally destructive factory farm system and offering sustainable alternatives for ethical omnivores. Although there are nearly 100 million cattle in the United States, these animals are often ignored or dismissed. In Meditations with Cows, Shreve Stockton inspires a more reverential attitude toward these affectionate and intelligent creatures as she shares captivating stories and photos of ranch life. At the center of the narrative is Daisy, the matriarch of the herd. Through the daily ritual of milking, Stockton forges a relationship with Daisy that deepens with each passing season: "When you have a milk cow, you are together every day, no matter the weather, no matter either of your moods. The hind leg of this twelve-hundred-pound animal towers over you as you crouch beside her... both of you aware of the fact that one well-aimed kick could kill you if she wished. Yet you are allowed to rest your cheek and forehead against her warm belly as you milk... her trust in you entwined with your trust in her, you become family." For anyone who loves animals or cares about the environmental impact of their food, Stockton explores conservation and the important role of cattle in local ecosystems, models the humane treatment of animals, and shows how pastured cattle can be our allies in averting climate crisis. Blending together narrative, science, and thoughtful reflection, Meditations with Cows offers a moving portrait of the rhythms of work, life, and hardship on the ranch.
Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard SF with his acclaimed novel, Blindsight Two months since the stars fell... Two months of silence, while a world held its breath. Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route. So who do you send to force introductions with unknown and unknowable alien intellect that doesn't wish to be met? You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees x-rays and tastes ultrasound. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won't be needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called vampire, recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist—an informational topologist with half his mind gone—as an interface between here and there. Pray they can be trusted with the fate of a world. They may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Lucky just might be the luckiest pearl in the ocean...or not? In this humorous and meaningful picture book by debut author-illustrator Christy Mandin, a pearl named Lucky sets off in search of a new home after her home is crushed by trash. While looking for a place to live, Lucky bumps into a certain someone and discovers something even better than a shiny new shell: friendship. Lucky is perfect for fans of Not Quite Narwhal and Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug. This story shows the harmful effects of ocean pollution and models how materials can be reused rather than thrown away. Perfect for Earth Day promotions! Dynamic backmatter provides further details on the environmental crisis and how readers can prevent and reverse ocean pollution.
"The World Through Picture Books (WTPB) is a programme of the IFLA Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section in collaboration with IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Children's Librarians all over the world understand how important picture books in both traditional and digital formats are for children, for their development, cultural identity and as a springboard into learning to read for themselves. The idea behind the World Through Picture Books was to create a selection of picture books from around the world that have been recommended by librarians, as a way of celebrating and promoting the languages, cultures and quality of children's book publishing globally. The 3rd edition highlights 530 picture books, from 57 countries and featuring 37 languages. It is fully digital and the catalogue as well as a poster and bookmark can be downloaded free of charge." --
When you buy this book you get an electronic version (PDF file) of the interior of this book. The perfect coloring book for every child that loves African animals. A collection of 40 coloring pages of animals living in Africa, like monkeys, wild cats, elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, rhinos and many more. Art is like a rainbow, never-ending and brightly colored. Feed the creative mind of your child and have fun! Each picture is printed on its own 8.5 x 11 inch page so no need to worry about smudging.
When you buy this book you get an electronic version (PDF file) of the interior of this book. The perfect coloring book for every child that loves African animals. A collection of 40 coloring pages of animals living in Africa, like monkeys, wild cats, elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, rhinos and many more. Art is like a rainbow, never-ending and brightly colored. Feed the creative mind of your child and have fun! Each picture is printed on its own 8.5 x 11 inch page so no need to worry about smudging.
When you buy this book you get an electronic version (PDF file) of the interior of this book. The perfect coloring book for every child that loves African animals. A collection of 40 coloring pages of animals living in Africa, like monkeys, wild cats, elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, rhinos and many more. Art is like a rainbow, never-ending and brightly colored. Feed the creative mind of your child and have fun! Each picture is printed on its own 8.5 x 11 inch page so no need to worry about smudging.
When you buy this book you get an electronic version (PDF file) of the interior of this book. The perfect coloring book for every child that loves African animals. A collection of 80 coloring pages of animals living in Africa, like monkeys, wild cats, elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, rhinos and many more. This coloring book bundles volumes 5 and 6. Art is like a rainbow, never-ending and brightly colored. Feed the creative mind of your child and have fun! Each picture is printed on its own 8.5 x 11 inch page so no need to worry about smudging.
