Depicts the life cycle and habits of the honeybee, describing in detail the organization of the hive and the making of honey. Suggested level: junior, primary.
What grain has seeds in all colors of the rainbow, can grow twenty feet high, is often harvested by moonlight, and is more valuable to the United States than gold? As the New York times Book Review said, “Micucci knows how to grab his audience” and is “canny about organizing his material.” Building upon his successful series of creative science for the younger grades, the author-illustrator of the LIFE AND TIMES series focuses on the science, uses and history of American’s most prevalent crop. A master of fascinating trivia, he knows just how to draw readers in and expand on a seemingly small topic.
Presents a variety of facts about apples, including how they grow, crossbreeding and grafting techniques, harvesting practices, and the uses, varieties, and history of this popular fruit.
Depicts the life cycle and habits of the honeybee, describing in detail the organization of the hive and the making of honey. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Not mighty in size, but mighty in resourcefulness and industry, the ant has crawled the earth since prehistoric times. It has dwelt in rainforest tree trunks and acorns of oak trees, beneath logs, and under sidewalks. It has protected forests by capturing insects, cleared weeds away from acacia trees, and by growing gardens has released important nutrients into the soil. Seed lifters, dirt diggers, social beings, ants have the most advanced brain of all insects! So watch where you step, especially on a warm day: a small but mighty ant may be underfoot.
What grain has seeds in all colors of the rainbow, can grow twenty feet high, is often harvested by moonlight, and is more valuable to the United States than gold? As the New York times Book Review said, “Micucci knows how to grab his audience” and is “canny about organizing his material.” Building upon his successful series of creative science for the younger grades, the author-illustrator of the LIFE AND TIMES series focuses on the science, uses and history of American’s most prevalent crop. A master of fascinating trivia, he knows just how to draw readers in and expand on a seemingly small topic.
Chucky Talks to God the Comic Book is a collection of my favorite comic strips. I took the liberty of choosing from over 200 comics. I simply picked the comics that were funny to me. I cut them out, taped them to the walls of my house with label maker tape, and photographed them. Enjoy... See all the Chucky Talks to God comics at http://www.chucktheduck.wordpress.com
Reviews recent studies on the mechanisms by which blood vessels are built, both during vascular embryonic vasculogenesis and angiogenesis during fetal development and during cyclical renewal and repair in adults. In vivo studies include the morphogenesis of primordial vascular networks and insights into growth factors from gene knockout studies in mice. A three- dimensional assay of endothelial cell invasion and capillary tube morphogenesis, and the rat aorta model of angiogenesis and its applications are among the in vitro studies. Computer models are described for the formation of netlike structures, tumor- induced angiogenesis, and other phenomena. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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