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Elin Kelsey, PhD, is a scholar, public speaker, educator, and award-winning author. She divides her time between Pacific Grove, California, and Victoria, B.C.

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Obras por Elin Kelsey

Dual Volume Nature's Children: Beavers / Chipmunks (1986) — Autor — 585 exemplares
You Are Stardust (2012) 257 exemplares
Nature's Children: Beavers (1986) 43 exemplares
Nature's Children: Elephants (1988) 39 exemplares
Finding Out About Whales (1998) 38 exemplares
You Are Never Alone (2019) 37 exemplares
Nature's Children: Bees (1986) 34 exemplares
Nature's Children: Owls (1986) 25 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
Canada

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This will be a good book for summer 2017 when our library theme will be "Build a Better World!" because it's about problem solving and looking to nature for ideas. I think the illustrations are excellent -- not for a group read-aloud because they're too intricate -- but the kind of details and textures that are fun to pore over.

My criticism of this book is that there are some mysterious sentences like, "Pigeons procrastinate." Say what? I think the book would be improved with some references so kids could easily find out more about some of the assertions in the books. Can bears really count? I read an article in National Geographic that said "it's too early to call it counting per se." So I'd like more information, please.… (mais)
 
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LibrarianDest | 2 outras críticas | Jan 3, 2024 |
A last goodbye is about how species all over the planet express grief and care for each other at the end of life. For some is small offerings and quiet observations.
 
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0543210 | 2 outras críticas | Mar 3, 2023 |
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
 
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fernandie | 2 outras críticas | Sep 15, 2022 |
Note: I received an unbound galley of this book from the publisher.
 
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fernandie | 2 outras críticas | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Obras
31
Membros
1,935
Popularidade
#13,310
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
29
ISBN
76
Línguas
2

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