Age : 6-7 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade Discover Lucky the Worm's daily life! After the tremendous success of the paper versions, the Small but Useful series is available in digital format! A unique series of 4 titles recounting the adventures of 4 little animals in their day-to-day life. Amazingly illustrated, not only are these stories really cute but they also reveal the usefulness of small animals in nature! A perfect series to practice reading and learn more about small animals. EXCERPT Lucky strolls a bit distractedly around the garden. She moves forward very slowly, she retracts her body and then stretches it just like an accordion and she leaves behind a thin thread of water. Suddenly she hears a flower crying. - Why are you so sad? - I used to be the prettiest flower in the garden, but I am fading away. My petals are falling and no one admires me anymore, the flower tells her. In the Small but Useful series: • Buzzy The bee • Funny the Caterpillar • Lucky the Worm • Rosty the Bat
Age : 6-7 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade Discover Rosty the Bat's daily life! After the tremendous success of the paper versions, the Small but Useful series is available in digital format! A unique series of 4 titles recounting the adventures of 4 little animals in their day-to-day life. Amazingly illustrated, not only are these stories really cute but they also reveal the usefulness of small animals in nature! A perfect series to practice reading and learn more about small animals. EXCERPT Rosty is a small, furry bat who lives upside down. He sleeps during the day and when everyone is resting he goes off, flying happily around town. But how does he manage to avoid bumping into things or getting entangled in tree branches or wires, when there is no light? His special eyes allow him to see when it’s dark. What’s more, his big, sharp ears let him know where he is heading. In the Small but Useful series: • Buzzy The bee • Funny the Caterpillar • Lucky the Worm • Rosty the Bat
Age : 6-7 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade Discover Ana the Spider's daily life! After the tremendous success of the paper versions, the Small but Useful series is available in digital format! A unique series of 4 titles recounting the adventures of 4 little animals in their day-to-day life. Amazingly illustrated, not only are these stories really cute but they also reveal the usefulness of small animals in nature! A perfect series to practice reading and learn more about small animals. EXCERPT Ana goes up and down in front of the window. Just like a circus acrobat, she juggles with her eight long and skinny legs. Is she walking in the air? Is she floating? Flying? That’s what it looks like, but no! In the Small but Useful series: • Amy the Ant• Ana the Spider• Buzzy The bee• Funny the Caterpillar• Henry the Hedgehog• Lucky the Worm• Niki the Frog• Rosty the Bat
Age : 6-7 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade Discover Buzzy the Bee's daily life! After the tremendous success of the paper versions, the Small but Useful series is available in digital format! A unique series of 4 titles recounting the adventures of 4 little animals in their day-to-day life. Amazingly illustrated, not only are these stories really cute but they also reveal the usefulness of small animals in nature! A perfect series to practice reading and learn more about small animals. EXCERPT Bzzz ,bzzzz...Bzzz ,bzzz ,bzzzz... it’s the hum of Buzzy’s wings , moving quickly as she watches her clock. The sun is about to come out , there is no time to loaf around! Buzzy is the hardest working bee in the hive , she is the first to get up and is always in a good mood. Bzzz...bzzzzz.... , wake up sisters , it’s time to work! In the Small but Useful series: • Buzzy The bee • Funny the Caterpillar • Lucky the Worm • Rosty the Bat
Age : 6-7 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade Discover Henry the Hedgehog's daily life! After the tremendous success of the paper versions, the Small but Useful series is available in digital format! A unique series of 4 titles recounting the adventures of 4 little animals in their day-to-day life. Amazingly illustrated, not only are these stories really cute but they also reveal the usefulness of small animals in nature! A perfect series to practice reading and learn more about small animals. EXCERPT Henry the hedgehog sleeps throughout the day hidden in a hole in a trunk. He likes to wander around the woods during the night. As he walks, the thousand spines on his body seem to shout : “Do not get near, I can prick you!” However, truth be told, Henry is tired of being alone. He would love to have some friends. In the Small but Useful series: • Amy the Ant • Ana the Spider • Buzzy The bee • Funny the Caterpillar • Henry the Hedgehog • Lucky the Worm • Niki the Frog • Rosty the Bat
Age : 6-7 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade Discover Amy the Ant's daily life! After the tremendous success of the paper versions, the Small but Useful series is available in digital format! A unique series of 4 titles recounting the adventures of 4 little animals in their day-to-day life. Amazingly illustrated, not only are these stories really cute but they also reveal the usefulness of small animals in nature! A perfect series to practice reading and learn more about small animals. EXCERPT They look like soldiers, thousands of soldiers marching along. All of them identical, one following the other, keeping a fast pace, with their brown silhouettes and their antennae always on the alert. Yet, one of them stands out of the regiment. She has a huge head and strong jaws. It’s Amy the anthill’s guardian. In the Small but Useful series: • Amy the Ant • Ana the Spider • Buzzy The bee • Funny the Caterpillar • Henry the Hedgehog • Lucky the Worm • Niki the Frog • Rosty the Bat
Age : 6-7 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade Discover Funny the Caterpillar's daily life! After the tremendous success of the paper versions, the Small but Useful series is available in digital format! A unique series of 4 titles recounting the adventures of 4 little animals in their day-to-day life. Amazingly illustrated, not only are these stories really cute but they also reveal the usefulness of small animals in nature! A perfect series to practice reading and learn more about small animals. EXCERPT Funny is a caterpillar and a dreamer. The other night, she dreamt she was climbing to the top of the mountain. Without a second thought she decided to make her dream come true. Along the way she bumped into Mr Frog, who laught and said: - Don’t even think about it! I am a very agile frog and so can jump and reach the summit of the mountain but you... a caterpillar who crawls so slowly... it’s crazy! He went away jumping and bloated like a frog. In the Small but Useful series: • Buzzy The bee • Funny the Caterpillar • Lucky the Worm • Rosty the Bat
Age : 6-7 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade Discover Niki the Frog's daily life! After the tremendous success of the paper versions, the Small but Useful series is available in digital format! A unique series of 4 titles recounting the adventures of 4 little animals in their day-to-day life. Amazingly illustrated, not only are these stories really cute but they also reveal the usefulness of small animals in nature! A perfect series to practice reading and learn more about small animals. EXCERPT Aiko the fish was wandering around the pond looking to have some fun. He came across a bunch of strange little balls and kicked one, hoping to score a goal. But to his surprise the ball hatched! It wasn’t a ball but an egg! In the Small but Useful series: • Amy the Ant • Ana the Spider • Buzzy The bee • Funny the Caterpillar • Henry the Hedgehog • Lucky the Worm • Niki the Frog • Rosty the Bat
Misplacing your keys, forgetting someone’s name at a party, or coming home from the market without the most important item — these are just some of the many common memory slips we all experience from time to time. But such cognitive lapses don’t just plague middle-agers and seniors; UCLA studies indicate that forgetfulness begins much earlier in life. Scientists can detect subtle changes in the brain that coincide with mental decline by the time we reach age 40, and our findings show that people as young as 20 already have memory problems. Dr. Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan’s 2 Weeks To A Younger Brain translates the latest brain science into practical strategies and exercises that yield quick and long- lasting benefits. It will not only improve your memory, but will also strengthen your physical health by reducing your risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. The latest research confirms that there is a lot we can do to boost our memory and keep our brains young. After three decades of helping thousands of patients improve their memory and mental acuity, Dr. Small and Gorgan are convinced that our daily lifestyle habits are directly linked to our brain health. This book will show that it only takes two weeks to form new habits that bolster cognitive abilities and help stave off, or even reverse, brain aging. If you commit only 14 days to 2 Weeks To A Younger Brain, you will reap noticeable results. During that brief period, you will have learned the secrets to keeping your brain young for the rest of your life.
Cannabis sativa is best known as the source of marijuana, the world’s most widely consumed illicit recreational drug. However, the plant is also extremely useful as a source of stem fiber, edible seed oil, and medicinal compounds, all of which are undergoing extremely promising research, technological applications, and business investment. Indeed, despite its capacity for harm as a recreational drug, cannabis has phenomenal potential for providing new products to benefit society and for generating extensive employment and huge profits. Misguided policies, until recently, have prevented legitimate research on the beneficial properties of cannabis, but there is now an explosion of societal, scientific, and political support to reappraise and remove some of the barriers to usage. Unfortunately, there is also a corresponding dearth of objective analysis. Towards redressing the limitation of information, Cannabis: A Complete Guide is a comprehensive reference summarizing botanical, business, chemical, ecological, genetic, historical, horticultural, legal, and medical considerations that are critical for the wise advancement and management of cannabis in its various forms. This book documents both the risks and benefits of what is indisputably one of the world’s most important species. The conflicting claims for medicinal virtues and toxicological vices are examined, based mainly on the most recent authoritative scientific reviews. The attempt is made consistently to reflect majority scientific opinion, although many aspects of cannabis are controversial. Aside from the relevance to specialists, the general public should find the presentation attractive because of the huge interest today in marijuana. Unfortunately, society has become so specialized and compartmentalized that most people have limited appreciation of the importance of science to their lives, except when a topic like marijuana becomes sensationalized. This review of cannabis can serve as a vehicle for public education in the realm of science and technology. Indeed, towards the goal of disseminating the important information in this book to a wide audience, the presentation is user-friendly, concise, and well-illustrated in the hope that non-specialists will find the topics both informative and entertaining.
When people are facing difficulties, they often feel the need for a confidant-a person to vent to or a sympathetic ear with whom to talk things through. How do they decide on whom to rely? In theory, the answer seems obvious: if the matter is personal, they will turn to a spouse, a family member, or someone close. In practice, what people actually do often belies these expectations. In Someone To Talk To, Mario Luis Small follows a group of graduate students as they cope with stress, overwork, self-doubt, failure, relationships, children, health care, and poverty. He unravels how they decide whom to turn to for support. And he then confirms his findings based on representative national data on adult Americans. Small shows that rather than consistently relying on their "strong ties," Americans often take pains to avoid close friends and family, as these relationships are both complex and fraught with expectations. In contrast, they often confide in "weak ties," as the need for understanding or empathy trumps their fear of misplaced trust. In fact, people may find themselves confiding in acquaintances and even strangers unexpectedly, without having reflected on the consequences. Someone To Talk To reveals the often counter-intuitive nature of social support, helping us understand when people will keep depression secret from their close ones, why people may avoid reporting sexual assault, how people may decide whom to come out to, and why even competitors can be among a person's best confidants. Amid a growing wave of big data and large-scale network analysis, Small returns to the basic questions of whom we connect with, how, and why, upending decades of conventional wisdom on how we should think about and analyze social networks.
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