Older than The Stars
Author: Karen C. Fox
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Published: 2011-07-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1607341875
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A picture book that describes how the elements that formed the universe also form people.
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Justice Older Than the Law
Author: Katie McCabe
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 1604737743
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"In Mighty Justice, trailblazing African American civil rights attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree recounts her inspiring life story that speaks movingly and urgently to our racially troubled times. From the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to the segregated courtrooms of the nation's capital; from the male stronghold of the army where she broke gender and color barriers to the pulpits of churches where women had waited for years for the right to minister--in all these places, Roundtree sought justice. At a time when African American attorneys had to leave the courthouses to use the bathroom, Roundtree took on Washington's white legal establishment and prevailed, winning a 1955 landmark bus desegregation case that would help to dismantle the practice of "separate but equal" and shatter Jim Crow laws. Later, she led the vanguard of women ordained to the ministry in the AME Church in 1961, merging her law practice with her ministry to fight for families and children being destroyed by urban violence."--Amazon.com.
Older Than Dirt
Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2017-09-05
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 1328468275
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The award-winning cartoonist offers “a witty history of the planet” for young readers—covering everything from the Big Bang to climate change (Publishers Weekly). Almost 14.5 billion years ago, it all started with a Big Bang. What began as a cloud of gas, dust, and rock eventually took shape and bloomed into a molten sphere. Battered by asteroid collisions, ice ages, and shifting tectonic plates, our fledgling planet finally pushed forth continents. But if you think the earth has calmed down since then—think again! In this illustrated history of earth, the Sibert Honor medalist Don Brown teams up with geologist Michael Perfit to tell the strange-but-true saga of our planetary home. A knowlegeable groundhog and his earthworm sidekick take young readers through a wide range of topics—from solar energy and liquid magma to the ozone layer and the formation of mountains. Plus mini-biographies of scientists are included throughout. “A guaranteed hit with science lovers and a best bet for convincing skeptics that science is indeed a grand and exciting adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews
Stars! Stars! Stars!
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Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9780761456124
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Bunny rabbits learn about the stars they see each night
Searching for the Oldest Stars
Author: Anna Frebel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2019-08-27
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0691197199
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A leading astronomer takes readers behind the scenes of the thrilling science of stellar archaeology and explains how sections of the night sky are "excavated" in the hunt for extremely rare, 13-billion-year-old relic stars and how this quest reveals tantalizing new details about the origins and evolution of the cosmos.
Garfield Older & Wider
Author: Jim Davis
Publisher: Ballantine Group
Published: 2012-10-23
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 0345537653
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The renowned feline philosopher shares his hard-won wisdom on life as he argues that laziness is its own reward, alarm clocks were made for smashing, maturity is overrated, and if you can't take it with you, eat it now.
Something Old, Something New
Author: Lynn Johnston
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 2010-12-28
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 0740791397
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents a selection of cartoons from the strip's earliest collections, as well as entirely new cartoons, accompanied by the author's commentary and photographs from her own life.
You Wait Till I'm Older Than You!
Author: Michael Rosen
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2008-08-07
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 0141927976
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA GET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF! Well what would you say if your brother kept whacking you with a spoon, or the spider made it all the way up the toilet bowl or your mum made you wear that horrible shirt? Find out in this fantastically funny collection of poems all about growing up from the brilliant Michael Rosen, Children's Laureate 2007 - 2009.
Getting Over Getting Older
Author: Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780425157930
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"My feminist sisters . . . counsel women to welcome age", writes award-winning author and founder of "Ms". magazine Letty Cottin Pogrebin. "They discern nobility and power in the elder female. So do I, but I'm not in a hurry to "be" one. I hated turning 50, it's as simple as that". With a winning combination of insight and emotional honesty, she shatters myths about everything from menopause to monogamy--and offers women a new, mindful perspective on the middle chapters of their lives.
Why We Age
Author: Steven N. Austad
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1999-03-25
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780471296461
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why has the life span of the average American increased from 48 to 75 years in this century alone? . . . If the body is a machine that simply wears out, why do some cells seem immortal? . . . Is there an aging gene? And can we control it? . . . Can antioxidants and hormone therapy actually slow the aging process and extend life? Steven Austad s compelling book investigates the history, the theories, and the personalities behind the quest to understand the nature of aging. Here is hard evidence from the front lines of research that science is finally closing in on the fundamental processes of human biology and life. "Austad s book can be read with pleasure and profit by any intelligent person with a smattering of biological knowledge." Science "In this clear, engrossing overview, Austad takes the sting out of a subject that will ultimately capture us all." Publishers Weekly "Why We Age is remarkably rigorous in its analysis and thorough scope. . . . A comprehensive examination of its topic." Science Editors, Amazon.com "The problem with long life is that one keeps getting older; here s an able and clearly written summary of the latest theories on why we age and what might be done to ameliorate the process." Kirkus Reviews
