Best Selling Books by Ruth Martin

This series lets toddlers enjoy the delights of learning to do things by themselves.

Leg Ulcer Management provides a practical and accessible guide for nurses treating patients with leg ulceration. It examines ulcer types and causes of leg ulceration and draws upon international position statements on wound pain, wound bed preparation, wound infection and compression therapy to provide guidelines for effective, evidence-based care and improve concordance in leg ulcer management. Leg Ulcer Management addresses background anatomy and physiology, assessment, pain management, psychological impact and adjunctive therapies. Each chapter includes learning outcomes, procedures and competencies, case studies and clinical scenarios.

Experience the world of weird and wonderful reptiles, from snakes to chameleons and crocodiles. Discover how long reptiles have walked the planet, lift a flap and see inside an alligator''s mouth, and meet the world''s longest snake.

A census of 24 coupled (CMIP) and 13 uncoupled (AMIP) models from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fourth assessment report (AR4) were compared with observations and reanalysis to show varied ability of the models to simulate Caribbean precipitation and mechanisms related to precipitation in the region. Not only were errors seen in the annual mean, with CMIP models underestimating both rainfall and sea surface temperature (SST) and AMIP models overestimating rainfall, the annual cycle was also incorrect. Large overestimates of precipitation at all SSTs (and particularly above 28 degrees C) and at vertical circulations less than -10 hPa/day (the deep convective regime) were inherent in the atmospheric models with models using spectral type convective parameterizations performing best. In coupled models, however, errors in the frequency of occurrence of SSTs (the distribution is cold biased) and deep convective vertical circulations (reduced frequency) lead to an underestimation of Caribbean mean precipitation. On daily timescales, the models were shown to produce too frequent light rainfall amounts (especially less than 1 mm/day) and dry extremes and too few heavy rainfall amounts and wet extremes. The simulation of the mid-summer drought (MSD) proved a challenge for the models, despite their ability to produce a Caribbean low-level jet (CLLJ) in the correct location. Errors in the CLLJ, such as too strong magnitude and weak semi-annual cycle, were worse in the CMIP models and were attributed to problems with the location and seasonal evolution of the North Atlantic subtropical high (NASH) in both CMIP and AMIP models. Despite these discrepancies between models and observations, the ability of the models to simulate the correlation between the CLLJ and precipitation varied based on season and region, with the connection with United States precipitation particularly problematic in the AMIP simulations. An observational study of intraseasonal precipitation in the Caribbean showed an explicit connection between the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) and Caribbean precipitation for the first time. Precipitation anomalies up to 50 percent above (below) the annual mean are observed in phases 1 and 2 (5 and 6) of the MJO and are related to changes in the CLLJ, that is also modulated by the MJO. Considerable progress has been made on identifying both problems and successes in the simulation of Caribbean climate in general circulation models, but many areas still require investigation.

Learn everything you need to know about Planet Earth in this incredible interactive encyclopedia. Explore more than 200 flaps - and even more natural history facts - in this book that is jam-packed with information! Each of the interactive spreads includes several huge flaps, which reveal even more flaps underneath, perfect for little fingers to lift and learn. Every spread explores the world we live in from a different perspective, looking at our place in space, to the wonders of the skies, oceans and wonderful animals that we share our world with. Young readers will explore the geography and geology of our planet together with the interactive charts that explain everything from the water cycle to our changing skies.

101 Chinese fables translated into English. Thirty illustrations.

A thematic unit on the Texas horned lizard . Materials include copy-ready teaching units, learning centers and items for use in short file folder activities. Also has helpful information for teachers.

"Lift over 50 flaps to discover what goes on under your skin! Find out all kinds of amazing facts, like how the brain works, what happens to a mouthful of food, how fast fingernails grow, how we breathe, and much more in this clever and interactive book about the human body."--Page 4 of cover.

copied by Reba Westbrook Byrd.