Bøger af Bobbie Kalman

Shows our connection to the natural world and to one another. This title asks children to put aside their differences and to work together for the common good. What are our common goals? How can we work toward peace, safety, tolerance, and integrity in our lives? How can we live together with respect, kindness, and friendship?

Challenges children to observe natural creatures to see what makes them the same and different. This book presents a way of looking at objects because the objects may not be exactly the same. It is intended for children aged 4 to 7 years.

Uses images of plants, animals, and people to help children compare the relative sizes and weights of natural objects. This book intends to promote the learning of these concepts in a natural way. It enables children to learn the appropriate words to describe the size and weight of natural objects.

Intended for ages 4-8, this work helps young readers learn about temperate mixed forests, which are filled with a variety of interesting plants and animals. It explains how the habitat changes as the seasons change.

There are over 5,600 species of amphibians on Earth, and about 4,990 of those species are frogs. This book teaches children about the bodies, senses, habitats, and behaviours of frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. It is intended for ages 5-9.

Plants and animals in the Sonoran Desert food chains have had to adapt to the hot, dry climate of this habitat. This work provides details about the Saguaro cacti and the many herbivores and carnivores that are part of the food chains of this desert. It helps children learn about how plants make food. It is intended for ages 5-9.

In colonial times, tools, furniture, building materials, and wheels were all crafted by artisans such as the cooper, carpenter, wheelwright, and other tradesmen. This book features their intriguing tools and also describes how the wood was selected, cut, and prepared.

The life cycle of a wolf revolves around the complex family structure of the pack. Intended for children of ages 6-12, this book explains the intricacies of pack life and the ways in which each stage of a wolf pup's development determines its future in the family group. It is illustrated with photographs and illustrations.

Highlights the plants and animals that live in the grassy meadow areas at the edges of forests and along the banks of rivers and lakes. This book helps children learn about: how plants make food; plants and animals that live in meadows; how animals find food in different seasons; and more. It is intended for ages 5-9.

Introduces children to the tropical country of Kenya in Africa.

Intended for ages 6-9, this work helps children learn about the daily care of horses and the basics of horseback riding including equipment, mounting and dismounting, turning, stopping, trotting, and cantering. It covers topics such as: practising; preparing for competitions; competing in events such as show jumping; and form and appearance.

Describes trucks, including transport trucks, dump trucks, fire engines, and mega trucks. This book contains photographs, which feature such unusual trucks as amphibious trucks and monster trucks. It is intended for children aged 6-10.

Oceans cover three-quarters of the planet. This book shows how the world's five oceans - Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic - are interconnected and why they are vitally important to the rest of Earth.

Suitable for ages 6 to 9 years, this colourful book looks at how different kinds of animals make homes in their habitats. It shows children why animals and plants are suited to the places in which they live. It also includes photographs, which show animals that live in hot or cold temperatures, as well as animals that live high up in the trees.

Tigers are beautiful cats that may disappear from the Earth forever. Suitable for ages 6-12, this book helps children learn about: tigers, their bodies, and their habitats; how they find food and have babies; reasons why they became endangered; where tigers live today; and how people are helping tigers.

Dogs are believed to be the first animals to live as pets. Suitable for ages 6-12, this book explains how these once-wild members of the animal kingdom use their senses and instincts in daily living, as well as in helping people. It describes: the dog family tree; a dog's body; super senses; complex social order of dogs; and categories of dogs.

Intended for ages 6-12, this book explores the characteristics of horses and their equine relatives, including ponies, asses, and zebras. Topics include: horse physiology; the horse family tree; feeding and foraging habits; the birth of a foal; horse behaviour and "horse sense"; and horses in the wild.

Intended for ages 6-10, this book explains what a life cycle is. It features detailed diagrams and colourful photographs that help explain the life cycles of many different kinds of animals, including mammals, birds, snakes, lizards, fish, frogs, insects, spiders, and worms.

Provides information on: why leaves change colour in autumn; how plants and animals survive in winter; and how and why plants grow in spring. This book looks at why there are four seasons, the patterns that appear in each season, and how these changes affect plants, animals, and people. It is intended for ages 6-10.

Provides information about young rodents, including anatomy, habitat, and relatives.

Many animals are carnivores, but some eat mainly insects. Insect eaters, known as insectivores, can be as small as insect-eating insects or as large as giant anteaters. This title is suitable for ages 6 to 10 years.

Animals hide to avoid being eaten or to sneak up on animals they want to eat. This book introduces children to some basic science concepts and vocabulary such as predator, prey, and camouflage.

What do people and other living things need to survive? This book features images with labels that show children the things we need to live and be happy, ranging from water and food to shelter and love.

Introduces young readers to their roles within a family. From brother and sister to granddaughter and friend, this book uses a child-centered approach to explain who children are to the people around them.

Suitable for children of ages 7 to 9 years, this book features facts, such as how crickets hear with their legs, how bats and dolphins use echolocation, how elephants hear low-frequency sounds, and how sharks use their lateral line for sensing movement in water.

This intriguing book looks at why some animals have become endangered due to changes in their habitat and how we can help them. Examples include animals in the Arctic that rely on ice for hunting face the challenge of melting ice, the populations of animals born only on particular islands are shrinking, and many kinds of ocean animals are being poisoned by water pollution.

"Students will love learning about the way of life of foxes and the challenges they face as babies and adults. There are gray foxes, arctic foxes, fennec foxes, cape foxes, swift foxes, kit foxes, and red foxes. An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions, and activities, tells the story of a red fox family. Found all over the planet, red fox families start with the birth of four to six kits. Born in a den, the baby foxes leave the den with their mothers after two to three weeks and start to play, pounce, and hunt. What adventures will they have? Will they meet some other animals along the way? Readers will love these adorable animals and learn to write their own stories about them."--

Suitable for the children of ages 6 to 8 years, this book looks at the life cycle of pond frogs and tree frogs, with amazing photographs following their metamorphosis from tadpoles to adult amphibian. This book describes frogs' different habitats, how they find food, and how they protect themselves.

Suitable of children of ages 7 to 14 years, this title discusses city life and modernisation. It also discusses: the construction boom; one-child family updates and how better economic situations are changing social rules; and, the status of disputed territories and the government's policies on religions they feel are a threat.