New Releases by Nicola Davies

Escucha... ¿Puedes oírlo? Ahora mismo, en el fondo del mar, una ballena está cantando. Un bellísimo álbum de no ficción sobre uno de los grandes misterios de los océanos. El canto de las ballenas jorobadas fascina a la humanidad. Es un sonido hipnótico y hermoso, parece música de otro planeta. Los científicos aún no han logrado descifrar su significado, es uno de los grandes enigmas del mundo natural.Las canciones están compuestas por rugidos, chasquidos, silbidos y pulsos. Todos los machos de la misma manada cantan la misma canción año tras año mientras recorren los océanos. La autora superventas Nicola Davies y la galardonada ilustradora Britta Teckentrup, juntas por primera vez en este hermoso álbum de no ficción.¡Incluye efectos plateados en la portada! ¡Escucha el canto animal más bello de la naturaleza en el código QR que acompaña al libro! ---------------------------------------------------------- Listen! Listen! Somewhere in the deep, deep blue, a humpback whale is singing. In this poignant non-fiction picture book, bestselling children''s author Nicola Davies celebrates the beauty and power of the humpback whale''s song. Humpback whales listen and learn songs from each other - copying the distinctive patterns and sounds. This extraordinary book follows the story of one whale''s song as it spreads across the world''s oceans. With spectacular artwork by award-winning illustrator Britta Teckentrup, this is a celebration of the beauty and mystery of the natural world. Includes a QR code to listen to the whale''s song!

From the ocean''s depths to a boat''s deck to the spacecraft Voyager, join best-selling author Nicola Davies and award-winning illustrator Britta Teckentrup in celebrating the beauty and power of the humpback whale and its mysterious song. The music of our aquatic neighbors, humpback whales, echoes through the ocean depths, stringing sounds together like beads on a necklace. With their whoops and wails, roars and whistles, the whales listen and learn, copying the distinctive patterns from one another--before making their own unique additions and spreading new songs across the seas. Follow the lyrical story of one whale''s spectacular song, at once mysterious and majestic, as it traverses the world''s oceans. A note from the author describes the first time she was able to hear the humpback song in the wild, while an end note offers further details on how the whales'' song is shared.

"Simple, lyrical words and bright, acrylic double-page pictures convey the astonishing facts about the Loggerhead sea turtle. . . . A powerful nature story for a young audience." --Booklist Far, far out at sea lives one of the world''s most mysterious creatures, the Loggerhead turtle. For thirty years she swims the oceans, wandering thousands of miles as she searches for food. Then, one summer night, she lands on a beach to lay her eggs--the very same beach where she herself was born. Nicola Davies''s lyrical text offers fascinating information about the journey of the tiny, endangered Loggerhead, while charming paintings by Jane Chapman vividly illustrate one turtle''s odyssey.

"Lejos, lejos, mar afuera, vive una de las criaturas más misteriosas del planeta: la tortuga marina cabezona. Por treinta años nada en los océanos, recorriendo miles de millas en busca de alimento. Hasta que una noche de verano llega a una playa a poner sus huevos, la misma playa donde nació. El lírico texto de Nicola Davies ofrece datos fascinantes sobre la travesía de la pequeña tortuga marina cabezona, en peligro de extinción; y los cautivantes dibujos de Jane Chapman ilustran claramente la odisea de una de estas tortuguitas."--

Take a lively look at the biology of plants on Earth—and their vast importance to our planet—with this wide-ranging exploration from an award-winning team. This tree doesn’t look like it’s doing very much. It just stands there in the sunlight, big and GREEN. But in fact, this tree is busy . . . On land and in the seas, green plants make the oxygen and food that many living things—including us—need to survive. Covering the evolution of the first plants billions of years ago, the secret, microscopic workings of trees and leaves today, and the role of plants in both creating fossil fuels and combating climate change, this book is a lush and fascinating introduction to the science of plants that goes well beyond photosynthesis. Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton, the acclaimed team behind Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes, Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth, and Grow: Secrets of Our DNA, have crafted a hopeful exploration of green life that will encourage readers to treasure the flora of Earth’s many ecosystems.

''Sometimes a book comes along that stops you in your tracks. It is beautiful, intelligent, accessible, deeply moving. Fantastic writing, fantstic art. A book for everyone.'' David Almond A stunning poetry book celebrating the natural world, illustrated by Diana Catchpole. Out There in the Wild celebrates our place in nature. It is packed with poems about everything that lives in the the sea and rivers, on land and in the sky. You will meet eagles and skylarks, tigers and elephants, foxes, rabbits and bats, bees and butterflies and many other natural wonders. These beautiful poems written by Nicola Davies, Dom Conlon and James Carter invite you to consider how we are connected to the wild. We are all nature after all.

Who are you if you''ve never seen another face like yours? Where do you belong if you don''t know where your home is? What do you call yourself when others call you ''freak''...? Skrimsli is a second fantasy adventure from author Nicola Davies, set in a world where animals and humans can sometimes share their thoughts. It traces the early life of Skrimsli, the tiger sea captain who stole readers'' hearts in The Song that Sings Us. He and his friends, Owl and Kal, must first escape the clutches of a tyrannical circus owner, then stop a war and save an ancient forest! They are helped by a desert princess and her eagle, a chihuahua who thinks she''s a wolf, a horse with heart of gold and the crew of a very unusual ship.This is a story full of excitement and danger, which explores themes of friendship, loyalty, identity and love, in the context of some of humanity''s toughest problems.

"Our planet is always turning. It may be midnight in London, but in different time zones other living things are waking up, ready to hunt or feed or fight. As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon toward the sea, and enormous whale sharks gulping plankton in the Philippines"--

Discover a pangolin at dusk, fly on the bat''s back, visit a lion and hear about his plight; try the moth alphabet tongue-twister, meet fighting Tazzies on a night out in Tasmania or dream about the five-legged dog and three-legged cat! Then find out about real, huge Titanosaurus and amazing Coelacanths. You might spot a kingfisher, that ''small glint of wonder'', and see how ''wild reclaims the world'' in the urban night-time. These beautiful poems are perfectly melded with Petr Horacek''s gorgeous, glowing paintings and the combination is extraordinary.

Harlon has been raised to protect her younger siblings, twins Ash and Xeno, and their outlawed power of communicating with animals. But when the sinister Automators attack their mountain home, Xeno is kidnapped and Harlon and Ash are separated. In a thrilling and dangerous environmental adventure they must all journey alone through ice fields and forests of Rumyc, and over oceans, to try to find each other and fulfil a mysterious promise made to their mother.

"A wonderful immersion into the baby dolphin’s world." — Booklist Pop! Tail first, head last, Dolphin is born into the blue. Readers are invited to join the baby calf as he follows his mother and discovers all there is to know about life under the sea, from catching his first fish to learning how to say his name with his very own whistle. Nicola Davies’s lyrical narrative and intriguing facts are accompanied by Brita Granström’s colorful illustrations, pulsing with the energy and movement of dolphins in their natural habitat. Back matter includes a note about dolphins and an index.

Un coinvolgente romanzo per bambini dedicato agli animali e alla loro tutela. Nicola Davies accompagna i lettori sui monti del Caucaso, dove il giovane Malik è alle prese con bracconieri senza scrupoli. Catena del Caucaso, Armenia. I monti sopra il villaggio di Shamavor sono il rifugio di Malik. Lassù, armato di taccuino e binocolo, avvista aquile, lupi, orsi e linci, e sogna di incontrare il leopardo persiano che tutti credono estinto. Finché, durante uno dei suoi appostamenti notturni, scopre i loschi traffici di una coppia di bracconieri e il piano malvagio che minaccia le sue amate montagne. Determinato a fermarli, Malik, spalleggiato dall''amica Larisa, si trasformerà in un vero e proprio detective... Un romanzo per bambini da leggere tutto d''un fiato, dove racconto e realtà si intrecciano e in cui le sorti della vicenda sono nelle mani dei giovanissimi. Malik e Larisa si trovano alle prese con uomini senza scrupoli, riusciranno a smascherare i loro intenti? Com''è nello stile della collana, dedicata alla tutela ambientale e al fragile equilibrio tra uomo e natura, anche "La coda del leopardo" è ispirato alle reali condizioni degli animali protagonisti e ai progetti attuati per proteggerli. Nicola Davies approfondisce questi contenuti in un''apposita sezione finale, intitolata "Una storia vera".

本书讲述了:地球上生活着千千万万种不同的生命.你肯定知道,所有的生物都会生长,包括植物,动物和人类;但你留意过吗,各种生物的生长方式其实千差万别.比如非洲青鳉鱼从孵化到产卵只需要15天,刺果松40年只能长到一支铅笔的高度,枯叶变色龙长得比一根火柴棒还要小......还有,世界上的人有的鼻子高挺,有的鼻子小巧,有的头发是直的,有的头发是卷曲的,有的孩子长得像爸爸,有的孩子长得像妈妈......这到底是为什么呢其实,这一切都跟基因和遗传有关.快来读这本书,发现基因和遗传的秘密吧.

Are you looking for effective strategies to discipline today''s toddlers to let them thrive and reach their full potential despite all the digital temptations and distractions? Are you also looking to find a way to keep yourself mindful and positive with your children while sleep deprived and juggling between the many demands of life? Would you like to feel equipped with the right knowledge and activities that will allow you to think strategically about your toddler''s development? Would you like to be able to follow their curiosity by providing tailored activities for every stage of their toddlerhood without continually investing in new toys? If yes, continue reading because this is the right book for you! This book tries to combine two very important aspects of every parent''s life: a stimulating home environment for your young children to thrive in by following the Montessori method and, your mental sanity while completing everyday adult chores without feeling missing out on your life by applying a Mindful approach. You may have heard about Montessori schools when it was reported that little Prince George went to one or when the media talked about the biographies of many famous people like Jeff Bezos of Amazon. Well, the Montessori Method has been around for many years. It has been chosen by the middle class, the élite, even by the poorer sectors of society. There are public Montessori schools, private, and élite Montessori schools. All of them follow the same core principles that you can apply at home! On the other hand, the Mindful approach to parenthood is instead a very recent and groundbreaking practice that reminds parents about the importance of looking after themselves as adults. It provides many tips and suggestions about how to become that parent that you feel proud of, to be happily involved in your kid''s growth notwithstanding all the strains put on us by everyday life and without having to leave your children unattended in front the TV or other digital devices. After all, being a positive and mindful parent while spending time with your children, even for just half hour at the end of the day, is increasingly recognized as the foundation for every healthy parenting relationship that allows children to grow joyful, resilient and confident in their skills. This book covers: - The Top 10 Challenges of Being a Parent in the Digital Age - The 7 Steps to Peaceful and Mindful Parenting - Boredom and Screen Time - How to be a Montessori Parent - ''Montessori Schemas'' and Toddlers ''Sensitive Periods'' - Montessori Discipline at home - How to introduce activities ...And much more! Do you want to happily and mindfully participate in your child''s development while allowing their brain to develop properly through the Montessori Method? Click here to buy the book!

Are you looking for a guilt-free approach to discipline your toddler that will actually improve the bond between you and your child? Are you looking for ways to create a no drama home full of giggles and loud laughter while establishing safe boundaries and respect for family rules and values? If your answer is yes, then this is the right book for you. Anyone can be a parent, but one of life''s biggest challenges is to become a joyful, fair and respectful parent. Parenting is a skill that you learn along the way and, without a doubt, some people will find parenting easier than others. However, no matter how good you are at it, every parent will have good and bad moments in their parenting journey with many lessons to learn and factors to consider along the way. One point that parents can struggle with is toddler discipline. All toddlers need discipline not just to understand what is right and what is wrong, but also to raise responsible, confident and secure humans that feel loved and respected all the time but that also know when ''enough is enough''. Toddlers are egocentric little people that live in the present moment 100% of their time. Toddlers are so innocent in their mischievousness that they can make it very hard to enforce any discipline on them. So, it is either you know what you are doing or chances are your toddler will try to drive you insane. Also, one form of discipline may work on one toddler, but will be completely ineffective on another. This is because every child is different and there should be no comparison to other toddlers, parents and family''s situations. To have the right knowledge about toddlerhood and a clear and thoughtful vision about your discipline approach and the values that it fosters is crucial. This book covers the following topics: ✓ Evaluate those generational patterns and models ✓ Parental Stress Management ✓ How to be a positive and mindful parent and reach a guilt-free discipline ✓ The common mistakes that parents make and how to fix them ✓ Establishing respect ✓ Tools for more cooperative children ✓ How to coach siblings'' relationships and rivalry ✓ The importance of the right nutrition ...And Much More! Are you ready to become that fair, firm and fun parent that everyone would have wished to have? Then Click to Buy Now the Book!

Are you looking for effective strategies to discipline today''s toddlers to let them thrive and reach their full potential despite all the digital temptations and distractions? Are you also looking to find a way to keep yourself mindful and positive with your children while sleep deprived and juggling between the many demands of life? Would you like to feel equipped with the right knowledge and activities that will allow you to think strategically about your toddler''s development? Would you like to be able to follow their curiosity by providing tailored activities for every stage of their toddlerhood without continually investing in new toys? If yes, continue reading because this is the right book for you! This book tries to combine two very important aspects of every parent''s life: a stimulating home environment for your young children to thrive and your mental sanity while completing everyday adult chores without feeling missing out on your life. You may have heard about Montessori schools when it was reported that little Prince George went to one or when the media talked about the biographies of many famous people like Jeff Bezos of Amazon. Well, the Montessori Method has been around for many years. It has been chosen by the middle class, the élite, even by the poorer sectors of society. There are public Montessori schools, private, and élite Montessori schools. All of them follow the same core principles that you can apply at home! You might also have heard about how increasingly important it is to keep a balance between the demands of adult life and the efforts of being a present and attentive parent. Being a positive and mindful parent while spending time with your children, even for just half hour at the end of the day, is increasingly recognized as the foundation for every healthy parenting relationship that allows children to grow joyful, resilient and confident in their skills. The Montessori method was developed as a revolutionary approach to teaching children. It was pioneered in the early 20th century by a female Italian doctor and pedagogue, Maria Montessori. Through careful scientific observations of children and their learning needs, she discovered many problems with the standard traditional teaching methods, in which educators spend considerable effort and time in keeping children in their seats, forcing them to do nothing but listen. She noticed that the traditional system was fighting the child''s nature, instead of nurturing the child''s potential. The Montessori Method is meant to educate children on a more personally adaptive approach. It aims to recognize the child''s nature and use that as a basis for designing the most favorable and suitable learning approach. On the other hand, the Mindful approach to parenthood is instead a very recent and groundbreaking practice that reminds parents about the importance of looking after themselves as adults. It provides many tips and suggestions about how to become that parent that you feel proud of, to be happily involved in your kid''s growth notwithstanding all the strains put on us by everyday life and without having to leave your children unattended in front the TV or other digital devices. This book covers: ✓ The Top 10 Challenges of Being a Parent in the Digital Age ✓ The 7 Steps to Peaceful Parenting ✓ The Commandments of Toddler Discipline ✓ How to Discipline Mindfully ✓ The Montessori Method ✓ Montessori Discipline at home ✓ How to introduce activities ...And much more! Do you want to happily and mindfully participate in your child''s development while allowing their brain to develop properly through the Montessori Method? Click To Buy The Book Now!

Bound to serve a cruel master, Nant''s curiosity never fails to get her into trouble. Her dreams of a life beyond her marshland home intensify each autumn when the silver eels return, along with her questions. Where do they come from? And where do they go?The last in a series of six illustrated folk tales for children which explore the supernatural world, inspired by ancient folk tales and a love of nature. Be ready to feel a little bit of magic, and perhaps a few shivers down the spine.Written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Beth Holland.''This unusual, mythic-feeling story is one of a series of tales from Welsh publisher Graffeg that explore the deeper and sometimes darker side of our connection with the natural world. Nant finds herself at the mercy of a witch hunt, and the story explores themes of ignorance and curiosity with a deft and gentle hand. As ever, Davies'' love of the natural world is obvious, and her writing sings with a dark exuberance.'' BookTrust ''These stories ask as many questions as they answer and highlight the strong ties that exist between nature and mankind; they beg us to seek a little deeper. Thought-provoking, haunting and swimming with the diverse beauty of the natural world.'' Mary Esther Judy, Fallen Star Stories

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C''est un jour comme les autres, et voilà que la guerre vient faire de ta ville un champ de ruines. Peux-tu imaginer cela ? Tu aurais tout perdu, tu serais tout seul, et après un long voyage plein de dangers, tu ne serais nulle part le bienvenu. Alors un enfant te ferait un cadeau - modeste, mais infiniment précieux. Imagine...

Discover the delights of nature with zoologist, poet and top children''s book author Nicola Davies. Learn how to draw birds of all shapes and sizes, including tiny hummingbirds and enormous ostriches, with full instructions on how to draw these animals by illustrator Abbie Cameron and lots of fun facts on all the animals by Nicola Davies.

The heart-warming tale of one boy and the dog that changes his life from a much loved and award-winning author. Jake is different from the other kids at school. He struggles when routines change and people''s emotions are so hard to understand. Christmas can be even worse and often the festivities are just too much to bear. But when Jake finds a little dog lost in the street he unlocks a connection he''s never had before. Together Jake and Susan form a special bond that helps him to understand the world around him, changing his life for the better. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+

En la primera de 2016, el gobierno del Reino Unido se negó a acoger a tres mil niños refugiados, menores no acompañados. Más o menos en esa época me contaron que a una niña refugiada no la babean dejado entrar en un colegio porque no había una silla para ella. Este poema se inspira en esa historia y se publicó por primera vez en la página web del periódico The Guardian, con imágenes de una silla vacía creadas por Jackie Morris y Petr Horacek. En los días siguientes centenares de personas mandaron a la página imágenes de sillas vacías como símbolo de solidaridad con esos niños que lo habían perdido todo y no tenían adonde ir...ni acceso a la educación. Deseo que este cuento nos recuerde a todos el poder de la bondad y la virtud que tiene de dar esperanzas de un futuro mejor. Una forma de ayudar a niños como la pequeña de este cuento es contribuir con organizaciones como Help Refugees, fundada por un grupo de amigos que, ante el recrudecimiento de la situación de los refugiados en Europa, se movilizaron para paliarla. Actualmente, Help Refugees atiende setenta proyectos de ayuda a los refugiados en todo el mundo, aportando fondos, alimentos, albergues y voluntariado. Llega adonde no llegan los gobiernos ni las grandes ONG y atiende las verdaderas necesidades de los refugiados y de las poblaciones desplazadas, con rapidez, flexibilidad y acciones para mejorar la vida de estas personas. Para mayor información sobre el trabajo que desarrollan y la forma de contribuir visite helprefugees.org. – Nicola Davies.

The more we study the world around us, the more living things we discover every day. The planet is full of millions of species of plants, birds, animals, and microbes, and every single one including us is part of a big, beautiful, complicated pattern. When humans interfere with parts of the pattern, by polluting the air and oceans, taking too much from the sea, and cutting down too many forests, animals and plants begin to disappear. What sort of world would it be if it went from having many types of living things to having just one?--

Two renowned picture book creators team up for a captivating first look at animals around the world. Sometimes lyrical and sometimes humorous, the poems reveal fascinating facts about animals of every color, shape, size, and origin, from giant blue whales to bats as tiny as bumblebees. Full color.

When a young boy moves from his home in Italy to Wales, the only thing that cheers him up are the racing pigeons that Mr. Evans keeps in a loft behind his house.

On a mean street in a mean, broken city, a young girl tries to snatch an old woman''s bag. But the frail old woman, holding on with the strength of heroes, says the thief can''t have it without giving something in return: the promise. It is the beginning of a journey that will change the thieving girl''s life--and a chance to change the world, for good.