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"The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world.This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension-the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic...
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English
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Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up. "Wondrous . . . captivating.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of An Immense World Christian Cooper is a self-described “Blerd” (Black nerd), an avid comics fan and expert...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award One of TIME ’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year •  A  PEOPLE  Best New Book  •  A Barnes & Noble and SHELF AWARENESS Best Book of 2022  •  An Indie Next Pick  •  One of Winter’s Most Eagerly...
5) A gift
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Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Amy receives a gift for the Chinese New Year from her aunt and uncles who live far away in China.
7) Finding Joy
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Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Shu-li, an infant girl who had to be sent away by her family in China, is adopted by an American family and renamed Joy.
10) The host
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In Seoul, an American army doctor forces his assistant to dump bottle after bottle of formaldehyde into the drain. The drain runs into the Han River, the major river running through the middle of Seoul. His only reason is that the bottles are covered with a layer of dust. Six years later, a food cart operator, Gang-du falls asleep every time his dad, Hie-bong, is away from the stand for more than a few minutes. Soon, his daughter, Hyun-Seo returns...
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Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Inspired by the story of a real-life hero, Huo Yuanjia. When an ill-advised fight destroys the reputation of a renowned martial arts champion and his family, his difficult path to redemption will bring him face-to-face with the most ferocious fighters in the world.