New Releases by Jenny WOOD

Answers a variety of questions about baby animals and their parents.

Read about jungles and tropical rainforests. Test your knowledge and discover the secrets and wonders of jungles.

Big Bear and his bear friends teach about colors, counting, shapes, and opposites.

A little picture book tells preschoolers how the plush toy dinosaur, which comes in its own egg, searched high and low until it found just the right person to care for it.

Quel est le plus petit Etat du monde ? Combien de langues parle-t-on en Inde ? Quel emblème orne le drapeau du Kenya ? Comment produit-on le caviar ? Où se trouve le mur des Lamentations ? Peut-on nager en mer d''Aral ? Combien y aura-t-il de Terriens en l''an 2000 ? Voici quelques-unes des questions auxquelles répond cet atlas. A l''aide de cartes, de schémas et de nombreuses photographies, il nous convie A un grand voyage à travers la planète, A la rencontre des plus puissantes nations Et des plus modestes tribus. Clairs et complets, les textes soulignent La diversité des hommes et des paysages. Ils laissent Aussi entrevoir qu''au-delà des frontières, L''avenir de la Terre est désormais l''affaire de tous.

Maps, facts, and illustrations present the diverse places and people on our planet.

Discusses the causes and effects of such storms as hurricanes, torrnadoes, tidal waves, dust storms, sandstorms, and blizzards.

Examines the various techniques employed by animals, birds and insects to build their homes. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

Discusses the tropical rain forests of the world, where they occur, what life they support, and how they are being threatened and destroyed.

Photographs and illustrations provide clear and accessible information about creatures and dangers found on coral reefs.

Describes what coral reefs are, how and where they are formed, and what sorts of life-forms inhabit them.