“joan short”

What is the largest animal that ever lived? What creature lives in the sea but is not a fish? What mammal can sing a song? The answers to these questions and more are found in this illustrated book. Full color.Developed in consultation with world experts and illustrated with photographs, diagrams, a... More

Developed in consultation with folklore specialist Bette Bosma. Each authentic retelling includes nonfiction cultural material about the country of origin.Small, brown, and furry, the platypus is a most unusual animal. Learn about the unique features and lifestyle of this animal that is native to Au... More

Developed in consultation with world experts and illustrated with photographs, diagrams, and drawings, these books are excellent models of nonfiction writing of reports and explanations. Children's research skills will be extended as they read these titles full of interesting details about the anima... More

Developed in consultation with folklore specialist Bette Bosma. Each authentic retelling includes nonfiction cultural material about the country of origin.For 190 million years, the reptiles known as crocodilians have existed on Earth. They were here during the time of the dinosaurs, and they are st... More

Eminent scientists Malcolm Potts and Roger Short view the broad panorama of human sexual and reproductive behaviour to reveal an inextricable mixture of nature and nurture - a combination of innate actions which have evolved over the millennia to adapt us to a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle, ove... More

Globalization has become one of the dominant ideas of recent times. However, is the debate on globalization as global as it ought to be? In this book the editors have brought together prominent experts in the field to consider how globalization affects marginalized countries and groups. A variety of... More