The Big Book of Belonging

The Big Book of Belonging
Author: Yuval Zommer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0500652643

The new installment in the popular Big Book series connects young readers from around the world by emphasizing that we all belong to the same planet Earth. The Big Book of Belonging is a timely celebration of all the ways that humans are connected to life on planet Earth. With children at the heart of every beautifully illustrated spread, this book draws parallels between the way humans, plants, and animals live and behave. We all breathe the same air and take warmth from the same sun, we grow, we adapt to the seasons, and we live together in family groups. Readers will be fascinated to learn that instead of using words to communicate, fava beans send chemical messages through their roots, Caribbean reef squid send warnings of danger and even declarations of love by changing color, and that adorable big-eyed primates called tarsiers make calls to one another over the noise of the rainforest that are too high-pitched for predators to hear. By putting children at the heart of the book’s concept, author Yuval Zommer unites readers of the Big Book series from all corners of the world under one banner—of belonging to planet Earth. The book’s gentle message of caring for nature will inspire readers of all ages and encourage a new generation of environmentalists to flourish.

The Big Book of the Blue

The Big Book of the Blue
Author: Yuval Zommer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0500651191

After The Big Book of Bugs and The Big Book of Beasts, the hugely successful series Following the wild success of The Big Book of Bugs and The Big Book of Beasts, The Big Book of the Blue is the third installment in Yuval Zommer’s beloved series. Alongside everything the young oceanographer needs to know, Zommer’s charming illustrations bring to life some of the slipperiest, scaliest, strangest, and most monstrous underwater animals. The book opens by explaining how different types of animals are able to breathe and survive underwater, and the different families to which they belong. Subsequent pages are dedicated to specific creatures, including sea turtles, whales, sharks, stingrays, and seahorses, and show varied life in specific habitats, such as a coral reef or deep sea bed. The Big Book of the Blue also explores the underwater world thematically, looking at animals in danger, learning how to spot creatures at the beach, and discovering how to do our part to save sea life. Beautiful and filled with fascinating facts, young, curious readers won’t be able to tear their eyes away from the page.

The Big Book of Birds

The Big Book of Birds
Author: Yuval Zommer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-06-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0500651515

The next Big Book in the series introduces young children to some of the most colorful, magnificent, silly, and surprising feathered creatures from around the world. Following up the hugely successful The Big Book of Bugs, The Big Book of Beasts, and The Big Book of the Blue, The Big Book of Birds is a fact-filled tour of the world’s most wonderful winged creatures. Yuval Zommer’s distinctive illustrations show off some of the most colorful, flamboyant, impressive, and wacky birds of the sky. Picture-book charm pairs with informative nonfiction to make a beautiful, large-format title for parents to share with young children and for older children to read by themselves. The book draws in children and parents alike with captivating information about and charming illustrations of hummingbirds, peacocks, flamingos, bald eagles, secretary birds, puffins, red-crowned cranes, and more. The book also invites young bird-watchers to protect birds where they live and make their gardens bird-friendly. The text is chatty, funny, and full of remarkable facts. Yuval Zommer’s illustrations and fresh approach are what make this series feel distinct. His glorious and quirky pictures appeal to young children, who will relish the flighty questions and pithy facts about the most exciting creatures of the sky.

Belonging

Belonging
Author: Jeannie Baker
Publisher: Walker
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2008
Genre: Big books (Children's books)
ISBN: 9781406305487

As in the author's previous picture book, Window, this book is observed through the window of a house in a typical urban neighbourhood, each picture shows time passing. This is Window in reverse, with the land being reclaimed from built-up concrete to a gradual greening.

The Big Book of Blooms

The Big Book of Blooms
Author: Yuval Zommer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 050065199X

The next installment in the popular Big Book series is a fascinating introduction to some of the most magnificent and surprising flowering plants from around the world. In The Big Book of Blooms, the next installment in the wildly successful Big Book series, Yuval Zommer’s charming illustrations bring to life some of the most colorful, flamboyant, and unusual flowers from across the globe. In the opening pages, readers will learn all about botany, including how to recognize different types of flowers. Subsequent pages illustrate the various habitats that are home to flora such as pitcher plants, the giant water lily, and the weirdly wonderful corpse flower. Readers will discover which flowers are endangered and why some blooms are fragrant or colorful, not to mention grisly details about carnivorous and poisonous flowers. This title pairs picture-book charm and concise, informative text to create a beautiful book for children to return to. Zommer’s quirky illustrations appeal to young readers, who will relish these fun and amazing facts about the world’s most exciting plants.

The Big Book of Beasts

The Big Book of Beasts
Author: Yuval Zommer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 050065106X

A beautifully illustrated, informative book for children introducing them to a fascinating cast of beasts In The Big Book of Beasts Yuval Zommer’s wonderful illustrations bring to whimsical life some of the grizzliest, hairiest, bravest, wiliest, and most fearsome beasts in the animal kingdom. Brimming with interesting facts from beast consultant Barbara Taylor, this charming picture book is a beautiful way for parents to introduce young children to the animal world—and for older children to learn by themselves. In the first pages children learn that beasts are wild animals that can’t be tamed and that they all defend themselves in different ways. As the book continues young readers meet specific beasts, including armadillos, bears, tigers, and the Tasmanian devil. The Big Book of Beasts also approaches the world of beasts thematically, looking at mythical beasts, Ice Age beasts, beasts on your street, and how to save beasts in danger of extinction. The funny and conversational text, amazing facts, and glorious and quirky pictures will draw in young children over and over again.

The Big Book of Adventure

The Big Book of Adventure
Author:
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781402751561

A collection of well-known adventure tales, abridged and adapted for younger readers.

The Big Book of Game Shooting - With Notes on Grouse, Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Woodcocks, Snipe, Running a Covert Shoot, Breeding and Rearing Game Birds and Practicing Your Aim

The Big Book of Game Shooting - With Notes on Grouse, Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Woodcocks, Snipe, Running a Covert Shoot, Breeding and Rearing Game Birds and Practicing Your Aim
Author: Various
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2013-07-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1473390842

This vintage book contains a complete guide to game shooting, with notes on shooting grouse, pheasants, partridge, quails, woodcocks, snipe, running a covert shoot, breeding and rearing game birds, and practicing your aim. It encompasses a wealth of information that would be of considerable utility to modern sportsmen, and would make for a great addition to collections of hunting literature. The chapters of this book include: “Grouse”, “Pheasants”, “Quails”, “Woodcock”, “Snipe”, “Rearing Pheasants and Partridges”, “Moor Management”, “Distribution and Head-Reading”, “Partridge Driving”, “Covert Shooting: As It Should Be”, “The Art of Shooting-Flying”, “The Right Shooter’s Gun and Dog”, etcetera. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on shooting wildfowl.

The Big Book of Mysteries

The Big Book of Mysteries
Author: Lionel Fanthorpe
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010-10-04
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1554887798

From Atlantis to Nostradamus, Masons to Templars, Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe have explored some of the greatest mysteries in this world and beyond. Now they attempt to answer even more questions about vampires, Sasquatch, and the Pyramids. No element of the unknown is safe from the Fanthorpes scrutinizing eyes.