What the World Eats
Sitting down to a daily family meal has long been a tradition for billions of people. But in every corner of the world this age-old custom is rapidly changing. From increased trade between countries to the expansion of global food corporations like Kraft and Nestl current events are having a tremendous impact on our eating habits. Chances are your supermarket is stocking a variety of international foods and American fast food chains like McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken are popping up all over the planet. For the first time in history more people are overfed than underfed. And while some people still have barely enough to eat others overeat to the point of illness. To find out how mealtime is changing in real homes authors Peter Menzel and Faith DAluisio visited families around the world to observe and photograph what they eat during the course of one week. They joined parents while they shopped at mega grocery stores and outdoor markets and participated in a feast where a single goat was shared among many families. They watched moms making dinner in kitchens and over cooking fires and they sat down to eat with twenty-five families in twenty-one countries--if youre keeping track thats about 525 meals! The foods dished up ranged from hunted seal and spit-roasted guinea pig to U.N.-rationed grains and gallons of Coca-Cola. As Peter and Faith ate and talked with families they learned firsthand about food consumption around the world and its corresponding causes and effects. The resulting family portraits offer a fascinating glimpse into the cultural similarities and differences served on dinner plates around the globe.This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3 Read-Aloud Informational Texts) in Appendix B.
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
Celebrate the inventor of the Super Soaker in this inspiring picture book biography about Lonnie Johnson the maker behind one of the world's favorite toys. You know the Super Soaker. Its one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets robots inventions and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnsons life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.
Little Hockey (Little Sports)
Board Books for Little Sports!Now even the smallest of fans can enjoy a book about their favorite sport. Rhyming riddles accompanied by colorful artworkhelp introduce the game's simplest most basic elements. All titles in this series are board books 7 x 5 inches 20 pages and for ages Birth to 3.
Baby Loves Coding! (Baby Loves Science Band 6)
Big brainy science for the littlest listeners.Accurate enough to satisfy an expert yet simple enough for baby this clever board book showcases the use of logic sequence and patterns to solve problems. Can Baby think like a coder to fix her train? Beautiful visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well!Author's Note:The goal of the Baby Loves Science books is to introduce STEM topics in a developmentally appropriate way. As a precursor to learning programming languages and syntax Baby Loves Coding presents the concepts of sequencing problem solving cause and effect and thinking step-by-step. Practicing these skills early creates a solid foundation for reading writing math and eventually programming.
S Is for S'Mores: A Camping Alphabet (Alphabet Books)
An introduction to camping from A to Z using poetry prose and illustrations includes information on beach camping canyons foliage camping gear John Muir Juliette Gordon Low and more. By the author of E Is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet.
Brazil Modern: The Rediscovery of Twentieth-Century Brazilian Furniture
Twentieth-century Brazilian furniture design is perhaps the last great largely unknown tradition of modernism characterized by rich and sensually textured hardwoods and an ingenuity grace and simplicity that exemplify the national character of brasiliadade. With well over 400 historic images and new photography Brazil Modern: The Rediscovery of Twentieth-Century Brazilian Furniture surveys the history and legacy of this innovative design tradition. Featuring the work of the titans of Brazilian designLina Bo Bardi Oscar Niemeyer Joaquim Tenreiro and Sergio Rodriguesas well as numerous designers whose work and reputations only recently reached foreign shores Brazil Modern is the first comprehensive guide to this untapped vein of modernist design.
The Great Nijinsky: God of Dance
A tragic story of a cultural icondance prodigy sex symbol LGBTQ+ pioneerthis compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry and celebrity of Vaslav Nijinsky.With one grand leap off the stage at the 1909 premiere of the Ballets Russes's inaugural season Nijinsky became an overnight sensation and the century's first superstar in the days before moving pictures brought popular culture to the masses. Perhaps the greatest dancer of the twentieth century Nijinsky captured audiences with his sheer animal magnetism and incredible skill. He was also half of the most famous (and openly gay) couple of the Edwardian era: his relationship with Serge Diaghilev artistic director and architect of the Ballets Russes pushed boundaries in a time when homosexuality and bisexuality were rarely discussed. Nijinsky's life was tumultuous--after marrying a female groupie he hardly knew he was kicked out of the Ballets Russes and placed under house arrest during World War I. Unable to work as he once did his mental health deteriorated and he spent three decades in and out of institutions.Biographical narrative is interspersed with spotlights on the ballets the dancer popularized: classic masterworks such as Afternoon of a Faun The Firebird and of course the shockingly original Rite of Spring which caused the audience to riot at its premiere. Illustrated with elegant intimate portraits as well as archival art and photographs.
Z Is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet (Alphabet Books)
Each letter of the alphabet introduces a fact about the game of hockey in a board-book version of a popular title by the creators of Hat Tricks Count: A Hockey Number Book.
Polt P: The Typewriter Revolution: A Typist's Companion for the 21st Century
What do thousands of kids makers poets artists steampunks hipsters activists and musicians have in common? They love typewritersthe magical mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century striking a blow for self-reliance privacy and coherence against dependency surveillance and disintegration. The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter how to care for it and what to do with itfrom National Novel Writing Month to letter-writing socials from type-ins to typewritten blogs from custom-painted typewriters to typewriter tattoos. It celebrates the unique quality of everything typewriter fully-illustrated with vintage photographs postcards manuals and more.
Bertha Takes a Drive: How the Benz Automobile Changed the World
In this nonfiction joyride Bertha Benz and her sons drive across Germany in the world's first automobile.It's 1888 and Bertha Benz's husband Karl has invented the prototype Benz motorwagen. But the German government declares the vehicle illegal and the church calls it the devil's work. Unbeknownst to her husband Bertha steals away with her two sons and drives nearly one hundred miles to prove just how amazing the motorwagen is. Bertha's mechanical savvy gets the boys to Grandma's house safely and the remarkable mother/son road trip reduces global concern about moving vehicles.
