Best Selling Books by Anne Schreiber

Intriguing narrative and vivid images offer a little science, a little history, and a lot of action in this dramatic presentation of volcanoes.

The whole world loves panda bears. Everyone loves to watch them play, climb, cuddle, and chew. But careful, they can scratch too--just look at that tree!

The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue kids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of our planet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth''s crusts, exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic fury that can terrorize

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They waddled into stardom in National Geographic''s?March of the Penguins?film. These guys are now nature''s ROCK STARS! If you''re age 5, you''re probably as tall as an Emperor. But why do they throw up so much? March this way, and find out all! For kids aged 5-6, this level #2, high interest non-fiction book in Spanish combines the brilliance of National Geographic photographs of penguins with informative texts written to inspire, inform, and excite young readers. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Set your child on the road to reading success with this library of adorable, illustrated mini books. The fun, easy-to-read stories in this collection give your child practice with must-know phonics skills, such as short vowels, long vowels, consonant blends, digraphs, and more

Cindy Lou Davis from Mocksville, North Carolina meets and marries Mohammed Ali, a Muslim from the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. The year is 1982, and 20-year-old Cindy leaves home and family after her wedding with no idea what awaits her in her new life. Living with his family, immersed in a traditional Arab culture with an incomprehensible language while her new husband is away working on a military base during the week, Cindy''s future with Mohammed depends on the strength of her love, faith, and determination to be true to herself. This true story is told against the backdrop of three decades of profound change including globalization and the Information age, modernization of the United Arab Emirates,and war in the Middle East. It is the the story of Cindy and Mohammed''s unique Emirati-American family and the glue that holds them together.

The Rhynchonellida (Brachiopoda), the earliest and most basal order of the extant rhynchonelliform brachiopod orders, originated in the Ordovician. Rhynchonellides represent a significant step in the evolution of rhynchonelliform shell morphology since rhynchonellides are the first of the extant brachiopods with true calcareous lophophore support structures, the crura. Rhynchonellida has a long and well-documented fossil record. However, despite their abundance and longevity, this evolutionarily important order remains vastly understudied. Since over ninety percent of rhynchonellide genera are extinct, it is essential to understand morphological and evolutionary patterns in extant rhynchonellides in order to understand these patterns in extinct members of the order. Variability of the internal and external shell features of brachiopods can result in inaccuracies in species delineation, diversity studies, functional analyses, and phylogenetic analyses. Furthermore, since brachiopods are sessile, filter-feeding animals, they rely on water flow through their mantle cavity for feeding and respiration. Variability in crura and overall shell morphology may greatly affect this water flow, thus the ability of the organism to feed and respire. The main goal of my dissertation research is to evaluate the morphological variability of extant Rhynchonellida in an evolutionary context, specifically of the crura and the external shell morphology, and investigate the phylogenetic relationships of the genera within this order. First, I analyze the phylogenetic relationships among the nineteen extant rhynchonellide genera using fifty-five morphological characters in order to investigate the relationships among the extant suprafamilial groups and examine the evolution of select rhynchonellide characters. Results indicate that two of the four extant rhynchonellide superfamilies are monophyletic, results that conflict with current molecular phylogenetic hypotheses. Evaluation of the evolution of select rhynchonellide characters indicates that the raduliform crural configuration is the most basal crural morph, and more derived Recent rhynchonellides are characterized by small size, greatly reduced shell ornamentation, and a rectimarginate commissure. This research also suggests that characters currently used to unite genera in rhynchonellide superfamilies need revision.Second, I quantify and test the morphological disparity among six crural morphs present in Recent adult Rhynchonellida using three-dimensional geometric morphometric techniques with the objective of delineating unambiguous crural guidelines for use in rhynchonellide classification and phylogenetic analyses, and I identify the primary shape parameters that vary among the different crural configurations. This research confirms that five of the six crural morphs found in Recent rhynchonellides are significantly different from one another. The canaliform crural morph consistently groups with the raduliform morph. The shape parameters that, when modified, account for all crural shapes found in Recent rhynchonellides are crura length, crura width, crura height, crura curvature, and the angle of divergence between the crura. Third, I describe patterns of morphological variation in overall shell morphology within and between the extant rhynchonellide species, Hemithiris psittacea and Notosaria nigricans, using elliptical Fourier analysis. My objective is to characterize the variability present in extant rhynchonellides in order to establish guidelines for use in the rhynchonellide classification and that can be applied to the fossil record. Analyses indicate that H. psittacea and N. nigricans each occupy a similar volume of morphospace, exhibiting comparable morphological variability. Results were then compared to the fossil rhynchonellide Notosaria antipoda. Results of multivariate statistical analyses reveal considerable overlap among populations of each species, while there is clear separation between species in all shell parameters. Analyses indicate that H. psittacea, N. nigricans, and N. antipoda each occupy a similar volume of morphospace, exhibiting comparable amounts of morphological variability.

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Panda-mazing facts and adorable photos present the traits and habitats of these endearing wild animals.

Larger size for easier reading.Snapping orders and demanding an end to the chaos won''t work. Not this time. Shawna could barely keep up with the demands upon her as it was, and now ... this! Shawna''s skills as the highest level sorcery worker and a military commander are crucial to Hallen Oaks surviving the winter. The witch''s war already killed over half its population and destructive magic transformed field and forest to dunes of dust -- creating extreme shortages of food, water and firewood. Solving these problems consumed enough of Shawna''s time and energy, even before the formerly quiet duchy began to roil with irrational violence, debauchery, treachery, and assassinations. Shawna cannot delegate responsibility because the leaders she must rely on, who had been competent, are enacting irrational policies and putting political bickering above survival, and members of the military support traitors. Shawna has witnessed enough mayhem to know that war-time stress and desperation alone cannot account for what is happening. Something more is afoot. Something she must stop. However, neither her sorcery nor military investigation uncover evidence of magical tampering, or any other reason for the unrest and violence. Despite her efforts, the death toll rises, crimes escalate, winter arrives ... ...and Shawna must find the answers, before there''s no one left

Come along with Ms. Frizzle''s class to the Arctic Circle as they learn it''s not just about getting warm, but finding a way to keep the heat you have.

Entérese de los pingüinos y cómo viven.