Most Popular Books by Catherine Barr

Best Books for Teens serves as an irreplaceable tool for collection management--for both selection and weeding--and is a boon to programmers and educators looking for current publications in specific thematic, genre, or curricular areas. It is also a readers'' advisory guide, ideal for public and school librarians and useful to academic libraries that support courses focusing on youth literature. Re-envisioned and reformatted to better serve the needs of today''s librarians, this landmark resource now includes annual online updates along with the main print volume. The book identifies and describes thousands of the best books published between mid-2013 and early 2016 for readers in grades 9-12, in both fiction and nonfiction categories. Three annual online supplements add coverage of some1,000 titles each, keeping librarians abreast of the best new publications for this age group and enabling them to help parents and teachers identify books suitable for recreational reading and educational needs.

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

The world''s best-selling pocket guides have been fully revised and updated, featuring stunning new cover designs and freshly revised page layouts. Clear colour-coded sections enable you to locate the information you need easily and include places to go, history of the area and interesting facts, and things to do, including shopping, sports, children''s activities, entertainment, nightlife and much more. An ''Eating Out'' section provides information on where to go and what the local specialities are. The Top10 attractions are highlighted, allowing you to set priorities for your stay and ensure you don''t miss out on the best your destination has to offer. Accommodation for all budgets is recommended, along with other practical travel tips, such as transport and currency. Beautiful colour photographs accompany the text throughout, making this guide truly a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.

Dive into this stunning guide that explores the underwater world, its wildlife, the challenges it''s facing and how you can help to protect it. Join your sea turtle guide as you navigate every inch of our oceans, from the sunlit surface to the deepest, darkest depths. This beautiful book will help you explore the five oceans on our planet, meeting the creatures who live there and finding out just how their incredible surroundings work. From tides and currents, to migrations and conservation, see our oceans in action and learn how you can help to save them. This is a great follow-up to the very successful A Cat''s Guide to the Night Sky, as it introduces young readers to our oceans, the underwater wildlife and the natural phenomena that take place as well as discussing the challenges we''re currently facing and what we can do to help save our big blue world. The book contains a glossary and is suitable for children aged 6+. Written by expert author Catherine Barr, who previously worked as the Greenpeace Sea Turtle campaigner, and with gorgeous artwork from celebrated illustrator Brendan Kearney, this is a must-have for all young readers.

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Re-envisioned and reformatted to better serve the needs of today''s librarians, this landmark resource now includes annual online updates along with the main print volume. The book identifies and describes thousands of the best books published between mid-2013 and early 2016 for readers in grades 9-12, in both fiction and nonfiction categories. Three annual online supplements add coverage of some 1,000 titles each, keeping librarians up to date on the best new publications for this age group and enabling them to help teachers and parents identify books suitable for recreational reading and educational needs. Best Books for Tweens and Younger Teens serves as an irreplaceable tool for collection management--for both selection and weeding--and a boon to programmers, readers'' advisors, and educators looking for current publications in specific thematic, genre, or curricular areas. This versatile and trusted guide is essential for public and school librarians and key for academic libraries that support courses focusing on youth literature.

Discover why we must protect the Amazon from climate change. Bursting with all kinds of life, the Amazon is one of the most incredible places on Earth. This richly illustrated picture book brings to life this extraordinary region for young children, exploring its tropical rainforest and scenic landscapes. It showcases the lush wildlife, diverse communities and life-saving medicines that can all be found there and therefore why it is so important that we act to protect this special part of the planet from the impact of climate change.

Connecting with Your Spirit Guides Automatic Writing & Drawing Journal A spiritual practice of receiving and transcribing or drawing messages from Spirit Guides Automatic channeled writing (automatic script) occurs either by the writer''s subconscious or by external spirits communicating through the writer. This is an ancient spiritual practice that can be achieved anywhere a body can safely meditate. When I communicate with my Spirit Guide, I feel as if we are traveling through the universe. Well, that is how I feel. Use this journal to receive and transcribe (writing or drawing) messages from your Spirit Guide(s). Don''t be discouraged! It takes time to learn how to open your mind through meditation to connect and interpret the knowledge from messages.

Blue whales are incredible creatures! Did you know they are the largest animal on earth? Or that they sing songs across the ocean? Discover ten reasons why whales are amazing and five ways you can show they love them in this gorgeous picture book. A must for any young animal enthusiast and a fantastic introduction to environmental issues.

15 Endangered species in six different habitats need your help to survive!Pick a place. Choose a creature. Discover its story and the danger it faces. Then find out how to help it survive. 15 wild and wonderful creatures, all on the IUCN Red List, need our help - this important book is interactive, engaging and informative, and will inspire children to save their planet!Red Alert! is inspired and endorsed by the ''Red List'' database maintained by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Currently the list includes over 70,000 species known to be at risk, but it grows larger all the time.

Watercolor Poppies Worship, Relaxation, Prayer, Devotion & Meditation Diary Please look inside before you purchase. Great way to declutter your mind before meditation practice or to capture any thoughts of inspiration after meditation. You will look forward to writing in it every day. My goal is to create a positive influence in your life by helping your create new solutions for work and life problems and develop a stronger sense of self. It might take a couple days to get in the habit of writing, but once you do, this life-affirming journal can help you lead a a more mindful life.

Combining history with science, this book charts the changes in our Earth''s climate, from the beginnings of the planet and its atmosphere, to the Industrial revolution and the dawn of machinery Kids will learn all about the causes of climate change, such as factory farming and pollution, and the effects that climate change has on humans and animals across the world.

After school one day, a small curious boy slips into the forest to discover the cause of a strange sound. He soon realises that the sound means danger for all the animals who live there - including the shy pangolin. How can one small boy make the whole world listen to save the pangolin''s home? Highly engaging, illustrated picture book to be read out loud to children aged 4-5 Helps expose your child to rich language and curriculum-linked vocabulary Includes key terms from History and the topic area of connections and contexts Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools ''These books are a great start to addressing the wider curriculum and the vocabulary issues that schools are identifying.'' - Assistant Head, Primary Academy The Bug Club Shared books are highly engaging, beautifully illustrated stories designed to be read out loud to children. The programme exposes children to rich, curriculum-linked vocabulary, helping to build an understanding across school subjects and cultivate a love for reading.

Berlitz Pocket Guide France is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this beautiful country has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights on a tour of both mainland France and Corsica, from the dazzling heights of the Eiffel Tower to the sun-drenched lavender fields of Provence and Riviera glitz, via the sophisticated castles of the Loire Valley and the natural splendour of the Mont-St-Michel. Handy maps on the cover help you to get around with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in France, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Tour of the country. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from shopping and sports to hip jazz clubs and festivals. You''ll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of the country and an Eating Out chapter covering its world-famous cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants, and an A-Z to give you all the practical information you will need.

This beautiful Fertility journal is a therapeutic and practical way to track your Trying To Conceive (TTC) journey. This book allows you to track 1 year worth of cycles! Track your moods, cycles, ovulation, medications, supplements, cervical fluid changes, luteinizing hormone, thoughts, and hopes. There are beautiful quotes, illustrations you can colour in, gratitude prompts about health and the future and much more. It makes an excellent gift for a loved one who is going through their fertility journey, or a beautiful gift to yourself if you are trying to get pregnant. CYCLE TRACKER that can track 12 cycles (1 year!), includes date, waking temperature, cervical fluid changes, ovulation, hormonal changes, mood, medications, intercourse and more. INSPIRING QUOTES to keep you focused and positive on your journey. GRATITUDE PROMPTS & AFFIRMATIONS to help you feel good and focus yourself on your goals. HIGH QUALITY 8.5x11 JOURNAL WITH GLOSSY COVER and 100 high quality pages. The Fertility Journals are perfect for the Trying To Conceive (TTC) and come with a range of fun covers from Pineapples (a symbol of good luck and implantation in the TTC community), quotes, flowers, baby illustrations and other fun designs. Check out my store for more! These journals come with comforting quotes about fertility and family every few pages, 40 day cycle tracking for even the longest cycles which includes all the key things you need to track including temperature, cervical fluid, hormones, medication and more. This book also comes with datejjournals, including a place where you can circle the day and write the month. Making it a great way to track your to do lists, cycles and more 100 High Quality Thick Cream Pages, Some Lined With A Date Section, Some With Quotes, Some With Pretty Designs You Can Colour In. High Quality Glossy Cover. 8.5x11 Size Book. Makes a lovely thoughtful gift to a loved one or even a gift to yourself! Buy Today! - Wishing You Luck, Love & Baby Dust!

This beautiful Fertility journal is a therapeutic and practical way to track your Trying To Conceive (TTC) journey. This book allows you to track 1 year worth of cycles! Track your moods, cycles, ovulation, medications, supplements, cervical fluid changes, luteinizing hormone, thoughts, and hopes. There are beautiful quotes, illustrations you can colour in, gratitude prompts about health and the future and much more. It makes an excellent gift for a loved one who is going through their fertility journey, or a beautiful gift to yourself if you are trying to get pregnant. CYCLE TRACKER that can track 12 cycles (1 year!), includes date, waking temperature, cervical fluid changes, ovulation, hormonal changes, mood, medications, intercourse and more. INSPIRING QUOTES to keep you focused and positive on your journey. GRATITUDE PROMPTS & AFFIRMATIONS to help you feel good and focus yourself on your goals. HIGH QUALITY 8.5x11 JOURNAL WITH GLOSSY COVER and 100 high quality pages. The Fertility Journals are perfect for the Trying To Conceive (TTC) and come with a range of fun covers from Pineapples (a symbol of good luck and implantation in the TTC community), quotes, flowers, baby illustrations and other fun designs. Check out my store for more! These journals come with comforting quotes about fertility and family every few pages, 40 day cycle tracking for even the longest cycles which includes all the key things you need to track including temperature, cervical fluid, hormones, medication and more. This book also comes with datejjournals, including a place where you can circle the day and write the month. Making it a great way to track your to do lists, cycles and more 100 High Quality Thick Cream Pages, Some Lined With A Date Section, Some With Quotes, Some With Pretty Designs You Can Colour In. High Quality Glossy Cover. 8.5x11 Size Book. Makes a lovely thoughtful gift to a loved one or even a gift to yourself! Buy Today! - Wishing You Luck, Love & Baby Dust!

"Now in its third edition, this essential resource supplies information on more than 11,000 in-print titles--most of which have been recommended in at least two reviewing journals--suitable for high school and public libraries. With its simple, thematic organization and user-friendly subject terms, it makes finding the right book easy--for librarians, teachers, and parents alike. And its inclusion of thousands of non-fiction titles helps today''s educators meet the Common Core standards. This updated edition of Best Books for High School Readers, Grades 9-12 remains an indispensable resource for identifying the right book for an individual high school student''s preferences, needs, or interests, and for creating reading lists for curricular and thematic library programs. It is also an essential tool for evaluating and developing the library collection. The entries provide annotations with succinct plot summaries, ISBNs, book length, price, reading level, and review citations; and indicate Lexile levels, as well as titles that are available in audio format or as an eBook version"--

Tells the story of freshwater around the world and urges us to defend a vital resource while we still can.

This beautiful Fertility journal is a therapeutic and practical way to track your Trying To Conceive (TTC) journey. This book allows you to track 1 year worth of cycles! Track your moods, cycles, ovulation, medications, supplements, cervical fluid changes, luteinizing hormone, thoughts, and hopes. There are beautiful quotes, illustrations you can colour in, gratitude prompts about health and the future and much more. It makes an excellent gift for a loved one who is going through their fertility journey, or a beautiful gift to yourself if you are trying to get pregnant. CYCLE TRACKER that can track 12 cycles (1 year!), includes date, waking temperature, cervical fluid changes, ovulation, hormonal changes, mood, medications, intercourse and more. INSPIRING QUOTES to keep you focused and positive on your journey. GRATITUDE PROMPTS & AFFIRMATIONS to help you feel good and focus yourself on your goals. HIGH QUALITY 8.5x11 JOURNAL WITH GLOSSY COVER and 100 high quality pages. The Fertility Journals are perfect for the Trying To Conceive (TTC) and come with a range of fun covers from Pineapples (a symbol of good luck and implantation in the TTC community), quotes, flowers, baby illustrations and other fun designs. Check out my store for more! These journals come with comforting quotes about fertility and family every few pages, 40 day cycle tracking for even the longest cycles which includes all the key things you need to track including temperature, cervical fluid, hormones, medication and more. This book also comes with datejjournals, including a place where you can circle the day and write the month. Making it a great way to track your to do lists, cycles and more 100 High Quality Thick Cream Pages, Some Lined With A Date Section, Some With Quotes, Some With Pretty Designs You Can Colour In. High Quality Glossy Cover. 8.5x11 Size Book. Makes a lovely thoughtful gift to a loved one or even a gift to yourself! Buy Today! - Wishing You Luck, Love & Baby Dust!

Un joli documentaire avec une couverture découpée pour tout savoir sur les manchots.

Esta increíble historia de cómo evolucionó la vida en nuestro planeta se desarrolla a lo largo de cuatro mil millones de años. Está espléndidamente contada e ilustrada de manera especial para los pequeños.