Nancy Castaldo est une autrice primée de livres pour enfants et une éducatrice environnementale. Elle aime écrire des livres pour les jeunes lecteurs qui les incitent à réfléchir sur le monde qui les entoure. Son travail vise à susciter la curiosité et la compréhension de l'environnement chez les jeunes lecteurs.
Maps, Games, Recipes, and More for Hours of Delicious Fun
Delve into the diverse culinary traditions of the world, where unique foods are not only grown and eaten but also celebrated. This book offers insights into various cultural practices surrounding food, along with recipes for delicious dishes that readers can try at home. It's an engaging exploration of global cuisines that promises to be both informative and enjoyable.
"On Isle Royale, a remote island natioanl park surrounded by frigid Lake Superior, a thrilling drama is unfolding between wolves and moose, the island's ultimate predator and prey. For over sixty years, in what has been known as the longest study of a predator-prey relationship in the world, scientists have observed the importance of wolves to Isle Royale's unique ecology. But due to illness and underlying factors, the population of wolves on the island has dropped while the number of moose has increased, putting the Isle Royale ecosystem in jeopardy"--
The Farm That Feeds Us is a stylishly illustrated non-fiction book looking at the workings of a family farm, the different animals, crops, and machinery, and the rhythm of farm life throughout the year.
Exploring the remarkable abilities of dogs, this book highlights their exceptional sense of smell and how it is employed in various professional roles. From aiding police officers and soldiers in detecting bombs to assisting scientists in locating elusive species, sniffer dogs demonstrate the impressive biology of their noses. Through engaging examples, the narrative showcases the vital contributions these canine companions make in ensuring safety and advancing research.
This activity guide introduces children to the wild and often misunderstood environment of the desert and the people and cultures that thrive in and around them. Information is included on all types of deserts—hot and dry, coastal, semiarid, and polar. Kids learn what defines a desert and the creative ways plants and animals have adapted to survive in harsh desert environments. Also discussed are urban sprawl and its effects on desert habitats and how children can help protect this delicate environment by conserving energy and reducing consumption of petroleum-based products. Engaging activities include drawing a petroglyph, making a coral snake bracelet, frying prickly pears, conducting a gerbil study, and making sand art.
Shares stories and facts that reveal the real-life survival challenges that have caused polar bears to become endangered, and provides information about what kids can do to support conservation efforts.
Something as small as a seed can have a world-wide impact.
In Sniffer Dogs you will meet many dogs and their handlers and learn all about their jobs. Some of these dogs are raised from birth to detect blood sugar levels in their owners. Others are rescued from animal shelters and their boisterous personalities help make them excellent sniffer dogs.
Award-winning science writer Nancy F. Castaldo gives a riveting narrative nonfiction account of the worldwide water crisis, explaining what’s happening to the world’s water supply, from industrial pollution to harmful algal blooms, and what kids can do about it.
With the growth of genetically modified foods, the use of many seeds is dwindling - of 80,000 edible plants, only about 150 are being cultivated. Nancy Castaldo chronicles where our food comes from, and more importantly, where it is going as she digs deeper into the importance of seeds in our world