Can Crocodiles Cry?

Author: Paul Heiney
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750960175
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
In Can Crocodiles Cry? Paul Heiney unravels further science behind those things we take for granted, and explains just why the world and its contents are the way they are. Drawing on questions asked by the public, this book brings some of the finest scientific minds to bear on how the laws of science apply to everyday life.It is the perfect present for the insatiably curious, provocative poseurs, quizaholics and science addicts everywhere.

Crocodile Tears

Author: André François
Publisher: Enchanted Lion
ISBN: 9781592702275
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for catching a crocodile in Egypt, sending it back home, and making it a pet.

Crocodile Tears

Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399250565
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
Alex Rider does battle with a charity broker con artist who has invested millions of dollars in a form of genetically modified corn that can release an airborne strain of virus capable of knocking out an entire country in one day.

Sketching Stuff

Author: Charlie O'Shields
Publisher: Doodlewash Books
ISBN: 0960021922
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.

What Made The Crocodile Cry?

Author: Susie Dent
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199574154
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
Sparkling with insight and linguistic curiosity, this delightful compendium answers 101 of the most intriguing questions about the English language, from word origins and spelling to grammar and usage. Irresistible to anyone with an interest in the words around them.

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun

Author: Peter Godwin
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316032093
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 269

Book Description
After his father's heart attack in 1984, Peter Godwin began a series of pilgrimages back to Zimbabwe, the land of his birth, from Manhattan, where he now lives. On these frequent visits to check on his elderly parents, he bore witness to Zimbabwe's dramatic spiral downwards into the jaws of violent chaos, presided over by an increasingly enraged dictator. And yet long after their comfortable lifestyle had been shattered and millions were fleeing, his parents refuse to leave, steadfast in their allegiance to the failed state that has been their adopted home for 50 years. Then Godwin discovered a shocking family secret that helped explain their loyalty. Africa was his father's sanctuary from another identity, another world. When a Crocodile Eats the Sun is a stirring memoir of the disintegration of a family set against the collapse of a country. But it is also a vivid portrait of the profound strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.

In the Sea There are Crocodiles

Author: Fabio Geda
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385534744
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
When ten-year-old Enaiatollah Akbari’s small village in Afghanistan falls prey to Taliban rule in early 2000, his mother shepherds the boy across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there all alone to fend for himself. Thus begins Enaiat’s remarkable and often punishing five-year ordeal, which takes him through Iran, Turkey, and Greece before he seeks political asylum in Italy at the age of fifteen. Along the way, Enaiat endures the crippling physical and emotional agony of dangerous border crossings, trekking across bitterly cold mountain pathways for days on end or being stuffed into the false bottom of a truck. But not everyone is as resourceful, resilient, or lucky as Enaiat, and there are many heart-wrenching casualties along the way. Based on Enaiat’s close collaboration with Italian novelist Fabio Geda and expertly rendered in English by an award- winning translator, this novel reconstructs the young boy’s memories, perfectly preserving the childlike perspective and rhythms of an intimate oral history. Told with humor and humanity, In the Sea There Are Crocodiles brilliantly captures Enaiat’s moving and engaging voice and lends urgency to an epic story of hope and survival.

What Does Little Crocodile Say?

Author: Eva Montanari
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 0735268134
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
A little crocodile explores a day at preschool in this colorful, noisy book filled with sounds and new experiences -- some wonderful, some not -- that are sure to delight toddlers. What sounds does the Little Crocodile hear on the first day of preschool? The alarm clock goes ring, ring The car goes vroom vroom The elephant says peekaboo The drum goes rat-a-tat The food goes nom nom nom And the crocodile says... WAHHHH! In this charming book of sounds, a little crocodile experiences the highs and lows of preschool, ultimately enjoying their day . . . after a small meltdown, of course! Little ones will delight in the adorable illustrations and fun read-aloud, and parents will delight in the sly humor and familiar emotional rollercoaster of a toddler's day.

If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!

Author: Elise Parsley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780316573696
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The first hilarious story in the New York Times bestselling Magnolia Says DON'T! series about a charismatic kid who's got a terrific knack for terrible ideas! Note to self: If your teacher tells you to bring something from nature for show-and-tell, she does not want you to bring an alligator! But nothing will stop Magnolia, who's determined to have the best show-and-tell of all--until her reptilian rapscallion starts getting her into some major trouble. Now it's up to Magnolia to find a way to send this troublemaker home. But what could possibly scare an alligator away? Don't miss the other Magnolia books: If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't! If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't! If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!

Do Crocs Kiss?

Author: Salina Yoon
Publisher: Union Square Kids
ISBN: 9781402789557
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Lift the flaps to find the sounds animals make.