Download or read book Malcolm The Meerkat written by James Castleton and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The baking hot plains of the Kalahari desert in Botswana, were home to a large family of meerkats. The youngest of which was an exceptionally curious little fellow named Malcolm. Malcolm was one of his mum's six recent arrivals and much to his sister's amusement, was the only boy. Little Malcolm was not at all happy about this as he had to endure hours of teasing from his female siblings! Nevertheless, this is the story of how our little Malcolm started his life in the vast African wilderness and ended up in a small zoo in not so sunny England. What follows, recalls all his perilous and sometimes amusing adventures, as he makes his way across the seas from his home in sunny Africa.

Download or read book Early Years Science Education written by Mike Watts and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The educational provision for early years is growing and changing across many parts of the world, not least in the UK. While this book leans heavily on the mounting literature on early child development in its broadest sense – physically, emotionally, linguistically – its central focus lies squarely on the growth of children’s scientific thinking and activities. Written by educators, this book is based both on formal educational research and professional practice-in-action. The authors describe children’s science concept development; their curiosity-driven exploration; emergent ecological literacy; their learning through science play; the assessment of early learning; the role of parents and practitioners within early education contexts; and some question the very basis of the science being taught. Illustrations and examples of practice are not confined to the UK, though the messages to be derived from each chapter have application way beyond the immediate context. This book was originally published as a special issue of Early Child Development and Care.

Download or read book Supporting Young Children to Cope Build Resilience and Heal from Trauma through Play written by Julie Nicholson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than ever, there is a need for early childhood professionals to comprehensively integrate trauma-sensitive practices into their work with children and families. This essential resource offers instructional strategies teachers can use daily to support their students dealing with trauma in early learning environments. Readers will learn to create opportunities for children to use their natural language—play—to reduce their stress, to cope with adversity, to build resilience, and even to heal from trauma. Nicholson and Kurtz provide vignettes, case study examples, textboxes, photographs, and descriptions of adapted therapeutic strategies ready for implementation in the classroom. Practical and comprehensive, this book is ideal for both prospective and veteran early childhood educators seeking to understand trauma-informed practices when working with young children (birth–8) in a range of environments.

Download or read book Here Comes Trouble written by Anna J. Stewart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The troublesome Tremayne family is back in the next captivating romance from the author of Asking for Trouble. Former beauty queen Sheila Tremayne looks dainty, but she’s tougher than she seems. The hard-as-nails business woman is determined to bring down corruption among Lantano Valley’s rich and powerful. Her latest scheme to get technology tycoon Chadwick Oliver is going perfectly until a distraction arrives in the form of Malcolm—the man who broke her heart and who happens to be Chadwick’s son... Malcolm spent five long years away after his father publicly blamed him for some shady business dealings. Now he’s back to exact some revenge. Reconnecting with Sheila was never part of the plan, but the second he sees her, there’s no way he can resist... Sheila and Malcolm quickly fall into the sizzling passion between them, but Malcolm has no intention of staying once he’s finished with his father—even if leaving Sheila again might be more than he can bear.. Includes a preview of the next Tremayne Family Romance, The Trouble with Nathan. Praise for Asking for Trouble "A winner!"—New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Brenda Novak "A not-to-miss romance!"—International Bestselling Author Tracy Brogan “Wonderfully crafted [and] beautifully told."—New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jane Porter

Download or read book Explorer Academy the Falcon s Feather Book 2 written by Trudi Trueit and published by Under the Stars. This book was released on 2019 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cruz Coronado sets sail for the shores of Iceland and Norway aboard the Explorer Academy ship to continue his studies at sea. But, things take a turn while exploring the icy north, when he embarks on a dangerous mission to uncover the first piece of an important puzzle his mother left behind"--

Download or read book Monogamy written by Ulrich H. Reichard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the biological roots of social, sexual and reproductive monogamy in birds, mammals and humans.

Download or read book Behavior and Information Exchange written by Christopher J. Paradise and published by Momentum Press. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal behavior includes the exchange of non-heritable information between individuals of the same species. Animals exchange information for a variety of reasons, including mating, defense, and cooperation, and all of these situations will be discussed. This book will describe the functions of communication and information transfer between organisms and explain how animals communicate and find each other through use of different signals. The costs and benefits of using various signals will be evaluated, as will the costs and benefits of living in groups. Playback experiments and the comparative method are approaches used for understanding and interpreting signals used by organisms to communicate information to other members of the same species. Plants also communicate information between individuals, often for purposes of species identification during mating. Female reproductive structures in plants recognize pollen from members of the same species. Finally, the commonalities and differences between animal and plant communication will be identified

Download or read book Slavemakers written by Joseph Wallace and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new postapocalyptic thriller from the author of Invasive Species IT’S THEIR TERRITORY NOW. Twenty years ago, venomous parasitic wasps known as “thieves” staged a massive, apocalyptic attack on another species—Homo sapiens—putting them on the brink of extinction. But some humans did survive. The colony called Refugia is home to a population of 281, including scientists, a pilot, and a tough young woman named Kait. In the African wilderness, there’s Aisha Rose, nearly feral, born at the end of the old world. And in the ruins of New York City, there’s a mysterious, powerful boy, a skilled hunter, isolated and living by his wits. As the survivors journey through the wastelands, they will find that they are not the only humans left on earth. Not by a long shot. But they may be the only ones left who are not under the thieves’ control...

Download or read book Social Media written by Regina Luttrell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to reflect the latest innovations, this second edition of Social Media helps readers understand the foundations of and principles behind social media; manage and participate within online communities; and succeed in the changing field of modern public relations.

Download or read book Animal Behaviour Evolution and Mechanisms written by Nils Anthes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-04-03 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-to-date review examines key areas of animal behaviour, including communication, cognition, conflict, cooperation, sexual selection and behavioural variation. Various tests are covered, including recent empirical examples.

Download or read book Music Data Mining written by Tao Li and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research area of music information retrieval has gradually evolved to address the challenges of effectively accessing and interacting large collections of music and associated data, such as styles, artists, lyrics, and reviews. Bringing together an interdisciplinary array of top researchers, Music Data Mining presents a variety of approaches to

Download or read book Alice Shaken and Definitely Stirred written by Paula Smith and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This uplifting romantic comedy takes you on Alice's journey, interweaving her relationships with real-life characters and dreams involving her favourite romantic screen idols.Lamenting the loss of her long-term partner and having been made redundant, Alice makes a New Year's resolution to get on with life, and definitely without a man. But things don't quite go to plan. As her Aunt Betty says, 'Men, dear, are like buses, there are none on the horizon then three come along at once.' Alice certainly is shaken and definitely stirred.

Download or read book Nevermoor Collection written by Jessica Townsend and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Jessica Townsend's magical bestselling Nevermoor series in this set including: Nevermoor, Wundersmith, and Hollowpox ! A breathtaking, enchanting series, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world--and is tested beyond her wildest imagination. Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she's blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks--and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each with an extraordinary talent that sets them apart--an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests--or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate. This fast-paced plot and imaginative world has a fresh new take on magic that will appeal to a new generation of readers.

Download or read book Lie to Me written by C. J. Cooper and published by Constable. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of THE BOOK CLUB 'Gripping, unpredictable and immensely satisfying' SOPHIE HANNAH, author of Haven't They Grown 'A dark, original and twisted story of revenge' FIONA CUMMINS, author of When I Was Ten 'Deliciously sinister' ALLIE REYNOLDS, author of Shiver 'An utterly addictive, OMG read!' LAUREN NORTH, author of The Perfect Betrayal 'Dark, twisting' CLAIRE MCGOWAN, author of The Other Wife _______________ Natalie recognises the man in the supermarket queue. He was accused of a horrific crime. She sat on the jury that let him walk free. The trouble is, she thinks he lied. She thinks he's a guilty man. And now, weeks later, here he is . . . in her neighbourhood. Should she walk away and forget her suspicions? Or should she follow him? Strike up a conversation? Invite him into her home? Into her bed? HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FIND THE TRUTH? _______________ A dark, addictive thriller about obsession and revenge which will grip you from the first page to the last. Perfect for fans of BLOOD ORANGE by Harriet Tyce and YOU by Caroline Kepnes. What readers are saying about C. J. Cooper . . . 'I raced through it - edgy, tense' HARRIET TYCE, author of Blood Orange 'I for one am terrified of the woman next door!' LOUISE CANDLISH, author of The Other Passenger 'Dark, twisty, claustrophobic' JO SPAIN, author of The Perfect Lie 'The type of book that keeps you up at night' ZOE LEA, author of The Secretary 'Sharp and sweetly twisted' CAROLINE ENGLAND, author of Betray Her 'Intricately plotted, this gripping thriller is written with great style' LISA BALLANTYNE, author of Once Upon a Lie 'Intuitive and addictive' ALISON BRUCE, author of I Did It For Us ***Originally published as THE VERDICT***

Download or read book The Book Club written by C. J. Cooper and published by Constable. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVERYONE IS HIDING A SECRET. ONE OF THEM IS MURDER. 'I raced through it - edgy, tense' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange 'I for one am terrified of the woman next door!' Louise Candlish, author of The Other Passenger 'Tightly plotted, edge-of-seat gripping' Sophie Hannah, author of Haven't They Grown 'Dark, twisty, claustrophobic' Jo Spain, author of The Confession _______________ The book club was her idea, of course. It was her way into our group. A chance to get close. I knew from the day she arrived that she couldn't be trusted. And I was right. Alice didn't come to the village for peace and quiet. She came for revenge. _______________ A deliciously addictive psychological thriller about a book club that unravels dark and scandalous secrets between one circle of neighbours. The perfect page-turner for fans of Big Little Lies and The Rumour. What readers are saying about The Book Club: 'Wow. What a page turner' 'Couldn't put it down!!!' 'Truly a five-star debut' 'Absolutely addictive' 'Seriously page-turning, totally gripping' 'A thrilling read, found it hard to put down once I'd started. Loved the ending' 'Brilliant, a proper page turner' 'Dark and creepy' 'Loved it!' 'Gripping to the last page' 'Fast paced and will make your blood run cold!' 'Had me on the edge of my seat'

Download or read book Mrs Normal Saves the World written by Sheila Hayman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-11-25 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iris Ritchie, part time bookkeeper, wife and mother, wakes up in hospital thinking she's killed a cyclist. The cyclist is fine, but God has punished Iris by giving her a special mission. She's the most normal person he could find; if she can be heroic, anybody can. Grumpily, Iris finds herself forced to choose between saving the world, and saving her family.

Download or read book Meerkat Mail written by Emily Gravett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of flip-up postcards addressed to his family, Sunny Meerkat documents his travels as he searches for the perfect place for him to live.