New Releases by Gillian Doherty

Briefly explains not only where rain comes from, but where rainbows come from as well.

THE PRESS-OUT STENCILS IN THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU TO DRAW PICTURES OF POPPY, SAM AND ALL THE ANIMALS ON APPLE TREE FARM.

The reader is invited to find and count various things in the illustrations of towns.

Lleno de animales para encontrar, contar y discutir, este libro ayuda desarrollar habilidades con palabras básicas y números.

Con multitud de cosas para descubrir y contar en cada pgina, este libro ofrece al nio muchas horas de entretenimiento, mientras que las atractivas ilustraciones le muestran escenas de la vida en el pasado.

Ages 3+.

Every home needs an atlas and this atlas introduces the basics of geography and mapping in a fun, colourful way. A wealth of full-colour maps, facts, diagrams and photographs help children to understand the geography of the world and introduce them to the people who live there.

Des informations élémentaires, réparties sous huit thèmes (la terre, séismes et volcans, climat, météo ...) qui se subdivisent en plusieurs sujets. Chacun est sommairement développé en une double page abondamment illustrée. Des ressources électroniques reliées au sujet sont accessibles via le site de l''éditeur. [SDM].

A picture book that provides hours of puzzle-solving fun, and also helps develop pre-reading and number skills.

This atlas introduces the basics of geography and mapping whilst facilitating the understanding of the relationship between countries and continents. A wealth of colourful maps, facts, diagrams and photographs introduce the continents and countries of the world and their peoples, physical geography and characteristics.

Enciclopedia del planeta Tierra es una introduccion completa y dinamica a la geografia fisica, que explora las caracteristicas mas espectaculares de nuestro mundo. Este libro, ilustrado con fantasticas fotografias, llega hasta el corazon mismo de los volcanes, desvela las causas de los terremotos y estudia fenomenos meteorologicos asombrosos. Book jacket.

Young readers will discover amazing facts about birds'' nest-building habits and other information with this new guide featuring Internet links to each of the book''s topics.

Crammed with thousands of things to find, count and talk about, this picture book provides hours of puzzle-solving fun, and also helps develop pre-reading and number skills.

An illustrated introduction to ethnology.

The You Bet I Care! project was the largest and most comprehensive child care study carried out in Canada to date. It produced three extensive and rich data sets which, collectively, contain extensive information about both centre-based and regulated family child care. The Childcare Resource and Research Unit, University of Toronto hosted a one-and-a-half day forum (of key participants from the child care field) in February 2002 in Toronto to discuss, identify and prioritize vital issues/questions facing child care that could be addressed by the rich data sets of YBIC. This paper is the outcome of the research forum.

Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, reproduction, and behavior of various types of birds; includes information on related web sites.

This fascinating Internet-linked book offers a wide-ranging exploration of the cultures, beliefs, homes, jobs, traditions and everyday lives of the six billion people who inhabit our planet.

No hace falta ser un genio de la informtica para hacer cosas alucinantes con un ordenador. Enviar una felicitacin multimedia, crear juegos en pantalla y disear una pgina web personal son algunas de las coas que t mismo puedes hacer sin gran dificultad. De hecho, cualquiera puede lograr resultados espectaculares con los programas informticos ms comunes.

Tu n''as pas besoin d''être un petit génie en informatique pour réaliser des projets extraordinaires avec ton ordinateur. Tu peux, par exemple, envoyer une carte de vœux multimédia, créer un jeu sur écran ou concevoir ta propre page Web sans trop de difficultés. En fait, les programmes informatiques standard permettent à quiconque de réaliser des choses spectaculaires. Découvre par ailleurs l''étendue des possibilités offertes par des activités plus évoluées comme l''accès à Internet ou la manipulation de sons. Avec 101 projets à réaliser, tu ne risques pas d''être à court d''idées !

"A dynamic and comprehensive introduction to physical geography, which explores our world''s most dramatic features. It gets to the heart of fiery volcanoes, uncovers the causes of earthquakes and looks at incredible weather phenomena."--Adapted from back cover