"A memoir by one of the greatest minds of our age, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel C. Dennett."--Amazon. Daniel C. Dennett, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent his career considering the thorniest, most fundamental mysteries of the mind. Do we have free will? What is consciousness and how did it come about? What distinguishes human minds from the minds of animals? Dennett's answers have profoundly shaped...

"People and farm animals make a lot of poop every day. Poop is often an untapped source for energy and fuel. Some people hope it will become popular as a sustainable energy source. Turning Poop Into Power looks at how poop becomes energy and the benefits of using it for heating and electricity." -- From publisher's website.

Kayla: a cry in the wilderness: two outcasts, a lonely boy and a wild dog, form an inseparable bond when they team up to enter the local sled dog race. Bear with me: when 11 year-old Emily is lost in the forest, she is reunited with the orphaned bear cub her family raised before releasing her back into the wild. Little heroes: two devoted family dogs thwart the bumbling kidnappers who have snatched the son of a former tobacco company executive to...

Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a vast and wondrous world, where adventures with Munchkins, Witches, and Flying Monkeys are just a hop, skip, and a jump down the Yellow Brick Road. Where an eight-year-old Kansas farm girl named Dorothy, embarks on heroic quests, armed only with a pragmatic, can-do attitude, an iconic gingham dress, a pair of magical Ruby Slippers, and the support of some very special friends.

Join Leo and his sisters as they discover that every bus has surprises on board!--Back cover. "Patience pays off for Leo and his sisters as they wait for the right bus to take them to the park! Leo and his family are waiting for the bus, but each one that passes just isn't the right bus for them. First a red bus filled with a hen, a cow a duck, a goat and a horse, and driven by a sheep goes by, bound for the farm. Next a yellow bus jam-packed with...

"What was life on earth like two million years ago? A thousand years ago? The years in between? When did people start wearing clothes? When did farming begin, and how did that change things? This series takes you back to the time of the earliest humans. The dinosaurs were long gone, but the world was still strange and wild."--Back cover.

"Genetic Engineering: Global Viewpoints examines current, often controversial, topics of worldwide interest and importance from a variety of international perspectives"--

Join Luna the Moon and pals Leo (a wombat from Australia), Andy (a frog from the US), and Carmen (a butterfly from Mexico) as they travel all around the world with their parents' traveling performance troupe. At each stop, Luna introduces the trio to the local language, food, music, art, and other features that make each place distinctive. In this friend-filled collection, they visit Cairo, Egypt; Juneau, Alaska; Barcelona, Spain; Nairobi, Kenya;...

"Immersive non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves that the future of the environment is in our hands; and helps pave the way forward. Evolution isn't just a thing of the past. It is happening right now, in every species across the world; and our influence on the future of the plants and animals around us is much bigger than we might think. A closer look at the science behind evolution shows how human behaviors like hunting, farming,...

Author Paul Greenberg uncovers the tragic unraveling of the nation's seafood supply--telling the surprising story of why Americans stopped eating from their own waters. In 2005, the United States imported nearly twice as much seafood as twenty years earlier. Bizarrely, during that same period, our seafood exports quadrupled. Greenberg examines New York oysters, Gulf shrimp, and Alaskan salmon to reveal how this came to be. Following the trail of environmental...