Cat Whys Cats—quirky and incorrigible—but always SO loveable. Lila Prap is back answering quintessential questions about cats in this humorous picture book! Why are cats so independent? Why do they sleep all day? Why are some cats like dogs? Why do cats meow? These questions and many more are answered in this fact-filled feline-fest.
Can You Play Cricket on Mars? And Other Scientific Questions Answered
All those nagging questions you have about the universe are answered here, like Is there a dark side to the Moon? What happens when a comet hits the sun? Do the Martian canals have any water in them? Is the moon hot inside? What would happen if the sun were to collide with a black hole? Mars has polar ice caps: could polar bears live on Mars? If I could go back to the time of the dinosaurs, would the sky look the same as it does today?
ESSENTIAL IDIOMS IN ENGLISH includes more than 500 idioms for elementary, intermediate and advanced students.
Each idiom is defined and illustrated with several sentences. A presentation of idioms in each of the units is followed by multiple-choice questions, substitution exercises or questions to be answered using the target idiom.
Beginnings & Beyond: Foundations in Early Childhood Education, Eighth Edition
The primary strength of BEGINNINGS AND BEYOND, 8TH EDITION, is its blend of simplicity and depth. In a clear and easy-to-understand style, the book's five sections lay out basic questions any student of early childhood education would want answered. At the same time, the chapters present key concepts, the latest research, and practical examples so that questions are thoroughly answered. Coverage of the current Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) are woven throughout the text and highlighted by new margin icons and DAP footnotes for easy reference.
The book is a somewhat sordid tale of the mixing of high and low social classes, drawn from his experiences as best friend and confidant to the most prominent female socialites of the era and their husbands. The first chapter of Answered Prayers, Unspoiled Monsters, which was published in Esquire, is largely based on Capote's friend, the real-life male prostitute Denham Fouts. Capote first envisioned it as an American analog to Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past that would come to be regarded as his masterwork in the late 1950s.
