Leanne Fransonová Boeken

A comprehensive exploration of sound for young children that’s friendly, fun and easy to digest. From a cat’s purr to a thunderstorm’s clap, from a friend’s voice to a school bell’s clang, sounds can lull us, entice us or call us to action. But how does sound happen? How do we hear it? What makes some sounds loud and some soft? Some high pitched and some low pitched? How do humans and animals use sound to communicate? Which sounds happen naturally, and which are created for a specific purpose? This charming picture book explores all of these questions in child-friendly language, offering readers a gentle introduction to how sound works that will encourage them to stop and listen. In this highly original book, Susan Hughes uses appealing and inviting text that speaks directly to young children to explain the physics of sound. From describing how sounds are made by the vibrations of air, to identifying and considering the different sources of sound and its properties (pitch, tone, volume), this book is an excellent curriculum-based tool for physical science that strongly supports the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for kindergarten and first grade. Ellen Rooney’s sweet, playful illustrations colorfully illuminate the concepts, incorporating the same character and his dog on every spread. Easy-to-understand decibel and hertz charts are included. There is also a fun activity and a glossary.

A charming and captivating exploration of the science of light. Where does light come from? How does it work? What is it made of? A girl and her cat find answers to these questions on a summertime journey of scientific discovery. The pair identify loads of examples of light, while exploring many fascinating topics: natural and artificial light; uses of light; opaque, translucent and transparent objects; absorbed, reflected and refracted light; and how the eye sees light. It’s a gentle yet comprehensive introduction to light and all its mysteries. From stars in the sky to fireworks over a lake, our inquisitive guides shine a light on … light!

A young boy finds a way to help his sister go to school. Victor and his twin sister, Linesi, are close. Only, now that they are eight years old, she is no longer able to go to school with him. Linesi, like the other older girls in their community, must walk to the river to get water five times a day to help their mother farm. But Victor is learning about equality in school. He’s beginning to realize how boys and girls are not treated equally. And that’s not fair to his sister. So Victor comes up with a plan to help. Can one boy make a difference in an unequal world? It turns out, he can!

In this lively and engaging informational picture book, award-winning author Hughes provides a fictionalized story of the life of Jane Jacobs, one of the world's greatest urban thinkers and activists. This book is ideal for use in studying civic engagement, urban life, the histories of New York and Toronto, and the role of city planning. Full color.

Amber, Vicky and Melanie are three young, fun-loving girls working on the reception desk at Lockards Construction Company in Bath. They're inseparable, both in and out of work. The wildest of the three, Melanie's life revolves around sex with casual partners. That is, until the owner of a popular local wine bar comes along. Vicky is single and happy to be so, while Amber's love life is turbulent--to say the least. After being engaged to her partner, Phil, for just one day, she discovers, at their engagement party, that he's been doing the dirty on her. She's heartbroken and decides that men are firmly off the agenda for a long time. That is until a series of mishaps bring her closer to her hunky new boss, Tom Tranter. Amber does everything in her power to deny their obviously mutual attraction, but her colleagues are determined to seal their fate.

A truly unique book that explores how children around the world are finding ways of getting an education, despite the most unusual or challenging circumstances.

Matt and his cousin Emma go for a bike ride in the mountains and go far higher than they should. When the weather turns nasty Emma's emergency provisions save them from real harm.

Discusses the properties of matter, focusing on whether objects are magnetic or not with definitions and examples to illustrate.