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Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements
Even when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn introduces us to the nearly 200,000 species living with us in our own homes, from the Egyptian meal moths in our cupboards and camel crickets in our basements to...
Even when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn introduces us to the nearly 200,000 species living with us in our own homes, from the Egyptian meal moths in our cupboards and camel crickets in our basements to...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three powerful novels about identity, belonging, and unconditional love from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin are now available in one e-book collection.
When Crickets Cry
It begins in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But her pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest. Her latest customer understands more
...Author
Language
English
Description
"In [this book], Minnie Driver's intimate, hilarious, and moving memoir-in-essays, the celebrated actor and captivating storyteller reflects on a surprising and remarkable life. Driver writes with disarming charm and candor about her upbringing between England and Barbados; her post-university travails and triumphs; shooting to fame in one of the most influential films of the 1990s and being nominated for an Academy Award; and finding the true light...
5) Elf Night
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this enchanting bedtime tale, a young boy is carried through the magical world of elves. Elves dance through his imagination--riding on crickets and skipping in starlight, spinning on toadstools and sliding on moonbeams. Perfect for bedtime and nap time, this gentle tale will delight readers of all ages.
6) Young Mozart
Publisher
Humanoids
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A tender and playful glimpse at the childhood of the world's greatest musical genius. PUBLICATION IN 1 VOLUME - COMPLETED WORK. For now known as Wolferl, little Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lives only for music--and he already knows how to appreciate it in all its forms, even the most unexpected. The young virtuoso is looking for--and finding!--inspiration wherever it hides, even in the cries of Nannerl, his sister, or the poop of his dog. He takes lessons...
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
On a gold-blooming, bee-zooming, sun-dazzling day . . . / Snakes glide. / Spiders hide. / Crickets chirp. / Butterflies slurp.
From Buffy Silverman, author of On a Snow-Melting Day, comes an exciting companion book. As autumn begins, plants and animals in nature begin to change in all kinds of ways to prepare for winter. Brilliant photos and rhyming text work together in this engaging read-aloud to highlight these changes, and back matter offers...
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