Barbara Taylor
21) Science
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Uses a question and answer format to present a variety of scientific information.
23) Inside plants
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"Describes the fascinating plant details that are too small for the unaided eye to see, and how these microscopic systems work to keep the plant alive and healthy"--Provided by publisher.
25) Monkeys and apes
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An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural environment of a variety of apes, monkeys, and some of their close relatives.
27) Sea creatures
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Briefly describes the physical characteristics and habits of such marine animals as the sea bass, pufferfish, jellyfish, crab, and starfish.
29) Rain forest
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Examines the variety of life found in a rain forest, including the flying gecko, poison dart frog, and curly-haired tarantula.
30) Mammals
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Questions and answers present information about the characteristics, behavior, life cycles, and habitats of mammals.
32) Pole to pole
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Examines the variety of animal and plant life found in the polar regions.
33) Pond life
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Examines the variety of life found in ponds, including the common newt, stickleback, and great diving beetle.
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Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? You'll find the answers to these flighty questions and many more inside. Play search and find in the pictures, too. Can you find the special egg? Meet all kinds of colorful, magnificent, silly and surprising feathered creatures from around the world in this first book of birds. It is packed with facts about how different types of bird hunt, survive and show off. --
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Introductory spreads explain that bugs live nearly everywhere on Earth and give tips on how to become a young bug spotter. The book is divided into key groups of bugs, including beetles, moths, butterflies, bees, snails, crickets, grasshoppers, worms and spiders, all illustrated with scenic compositions. Some spreads approach the world of bugs thematically, such as bugs that come out at night, baby creepy-crawlies and life cycles, how bugs hide and...
38) Leaving Church
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"This beautiful book is rich with wit and humanness and honesty and loving detail....I cannot overstate how liberating and transforming I have found Leaving Church to be." —Frederick Buechner, author of Beyond Words
"This is an astonishing book. . . . Taylor is a better writer than LaMott and a better theologian than Norris. In a word, she is the best there is." —Living Church
Barbara Brown Taylor, once hailed as one of America's