Tells the story of how we have tamed fire and ice, wielded whisks, spoons, graters, mashers, pestles and mortars, all in the name of feeding ourselves. This title takes us on an enchanting culinary journey through the incredible creations, inventions and obsessions that have shaped how and what we c[...]
Named a Notable Fiction Book of 2013 by "The Washington Post"
"An engrossing adventure, with mystery, romance, humor, and impeccable historical detail." -"The Boston Globe"
Devon, 1815. The charming Lord Nicholas Davenant and the beguiling Julia Percy should make a perfect match.
But b[...]
Cordelia loves to spell in every way: studying spelling and practicing spells. She especially likes to double spell, turning her C-A-T into a new C-O-A-T by zapping it with the letter O. So when she sees a sign for the Witches' Double Spelling Bee, she knows it's meant just for her. Cordelia is dete[...]
Half BEE. Half BOY. Melvin Meadly is . . . BEE BOY. As a bee, Mel is ready to defend his hive against all enemies taking on killer wasps, terrifying hawkmoths, and battling queen bees. But as a boy, has he got what it takes to protect his bees (and himself) against the greatest menace of all Nasty[...]
Half BEE. Half BOY. Melvin Meadly is . . . BEE BOY! When a strange sickness bug strikes at school, Mel has his suspicions - could this have something to do with the new kid, Berty Crump? More questions arise when Mel and his bees discover a factory in the woods with giant flowers, chemical spraying [...]
Half BEE. Half BOY. Melvin Meadly is . . . BEE BOY! Bees are in big trouble! All over the planet, plagues of bloodsucking vampire mites are infesting hives and wiping out entire colonies. Mel must battle to protect his beloved bees from attack, but he has more than just mites to worry about when bee[...]
Boyd/Bee, Lifespan Developmentprovides the mostsupport for student learning and student success. For undergraduate courses in Human Development / Lifespan Development.Provides strong applications, and integrated learning objectives and assessment.Students who want to know "What does current research[...]
Boyd/Bee, Lifespan Development provides the most support for student learning and student success. For undergraduate courses in Human Development / Lifespan Development. Provides strong applications, and integrated learning objectives and assessment. Students who want to know "What does current rese[...]
This package includes a physical copy of The Developing Child, 13e by Beeas well as access to the eText and MyDevelopmentLab.
The Developing Child, 13e gives students the tools they need to organize, retain, and apply information from the broad field of child psychology, while offering ba[...]
Bee Journal is a startlingly original poetry sequence: a poem-journal of beekeeping that chronicles the life of the hive, from the collection of a small nucleus on the first day to the capture of a swarm two years later. It observes the living architecture of the comb, the range and locality of the [...]
This six-level series of factual readers allows English language learners to explore a variety of fascinating real-world topics. Each reader has been carefully graded to reinforce the main structures and vocabulary covered in most major language courses. The use of the plus symbol (+) highlights the[...]
Bees are a marvel of nature and vital to human existence. The Bee Book is a great introduction to bees and beekeeping and celebrates the wonder of bees in nature, in our gardens and in the hive. A honey bee visits up to 1,000 flowers a day yet produces only 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its lifet[...]
Between 1967 and 1972 the Bee Gees sold twenty-five million records. And during those five years the Bee Gees wrote and sang some of the most memorable, iconic songs of their era, songs that were everywhere, in the air, on the radio and in everyone's head, one Top 5 single after another, in America [...]
-Fans of Kate DiCamillo, Jennifer Holm, and Polly Horvath will find this an enjoyable and engrossing read.- --School Library Journal
Bee is an orphan who lives with a carnival and sleeps in the back of a truck. Every day she endures taunts for the birthmark on her face, though she prefers to th[...]
Bee is an orphan who lives with a carnival and sleeps in the back of a tractor trailer. Every day she endures taunts for the birthmark on her face--though her beloved Pauline, the only person who has ever cared for her, tells her it is a precious diamond. When Pauline is sent to work for another car[...]
Bee is an orphan who lives with a carnival and sleeps in the back of a tractor trailer. Every day she endures taunts for the birthmark on her face--though her beloved Pauline, the only person who has ever cared for her, tells her it is a precious diamond. When Pauline is sent to work for another car[...]
Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when E[...]
A guided tour inside the world of bees Overtaxed and underrecognized-and now disappearing in alarming numbers- bees are the unsung heroes of the food chain, essential for the pollination of more than ninety of the crops we eat. The hardworking, humble, and matriarchal bee finally gets her due in th[...]
Introduces students to the key issues and debates in the subject. This work focuses on the impact of bilingualism on cognitive resources and the social forces that moderate it. It presents significant articles by key names, and serves as a useful resource for students and researchers of Applied Ling[...]
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns OBE, born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3rd November 1948, Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK, is a singer-songwriter, actress, TV personality and businesswoman.[...]
Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something delicious--or at least edible. Tools shape what we eat, but they have also transformed "how" we consume, and how we think about, our food. Technology in the kitchen does not just mean[...]