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Best Selling Books by Rebecca Stefoff

Rebecca Stefoff is the author of Thomas Jefferson (1988), How Animals Play (2013), Marriage (2007), The Conifer Division (2009), How Animals Feel (2013).

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Thomas Jefferson

release date: Jan 01, 1988
Thomas Jefferson
Traces the life of the Virginia politician, American diplomat, and United States president and examines the domestic and foreign issues dominating his career.

How Animals Play

release date: Aug 01, 2013
How Animals Play
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior. It was widely thought that animal play, mostly in mammals, was part of Darwinian natural selection and somehow fit into survival of the fittest. However, animal researchers believe that animals play out of pure joy, rather than aiding in their survival. This jovial book about animal play, tells the secrets of, and the science behind, clever baboons that know which cars to break into for snacks, mighty elephants that grieve, tricky octopuses that squirt water, and beetles that read messages through their feet. This book includes explanative text by award-winning author Rebecca Stefoff and an extensive bibliography. Key scientific terms and phrases are explained and includes procedures for scientific observation.

Marriage

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Marriage
Focuses on the pros and cons of marriage in the United States--including covenant marriages, same-sex unions, and the effect of divorce on kids--through personal stories, opinions, and scholarly studies. Provides a historical look at marriage and includes

The Conifer Division

release date: Jan 01, 2009
The Conifer Division
Conifers range from familiar pines that grow in almost all parts of the world, to the towering redwoods and sequoias of the American West, to rare plumyews found only in remote Asian forests. these 600 or so species of evergreen trees and shrubs bear their seeds in cones and keep their needlelike leaves through all seasons. Although the conifers are greatly outnumbered by other kinds of plants in the world today, they are an ancient part of the plant kingdom. The Conifer Division explores the origins of these 310-million-year-old plants, as well as their unique physical features and roles in the environment. The Conifer Division also looks at the enormous cultural and economic importance of these plants and at the questions hanging over the fate of the world's last great conifer forests. Book jacket.

How Animals Feel

release date: Aug 01, 2013
How Animals Feel
Can animals feel empathy or have a consciousness? Through the extensive work from ethologists like Charles Darwin and Jane Goodall, it is widely thought that some animals do feel empathy. Research is ongoing, however, dogs, birds, elephants, rodents, and dolphins are thought to all have a moral compass. In what ways do these animal species show empathy or feeling? Through explanative based text by award-winning author Rebecca Stefoff, your readers will be challenged to notice animal behavior in a myriad of ways. Key scientific terms and phrases are explained and step-by-step guidance for scientific observation procedures are included.

Modern Humans

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Modern Humans
This series takes readers on a journey through the evolutionary history of humans.

Flat Earth and Round Earth

release date: Jan 01, 2014
Flat Earth and Round Earth
It can be hard to imagine a time when it was generally believed that the shape of our earth was a flat plane or disk. This book exposes the bizarre and sometimes hilarious history of science, explores pseudo-scientific theories from the past, and the scientific progress made since then through use of the scientific method. Through the scientific method, anecdotes, historic facts, and the scientific theories themselves, it tells the story of why people of a particular time period believed in such things and the discoveries that led us to learn otherwise.

Building the Hoover Dam

release date: Dec 15, 2017
Building the Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam is called one of American's seven modern civil engineering wonders. Hurdles to clear included building access roads, diverting the Colorado River, and creating a way to cure massive amounts of concrete quickly enough to complete the project on time. Readers will learn how what was then the world's tallest dam was built in a region that presented challenges in geography and weather.

Texas and the Far West

release date: Jan 15, 2003
Texas and the Far West
Details the American expansion into Texas and the far west from the late eighteenth- to the mid-nineteenth century, including information on the Oregon Trail, the war with Mexico, and the California gold rush.

Submarines

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Submarines
"An examination of the origin, history, development, and impact of the submarine and related underwater exploration and transport technology"--Provided by publisher.

Dogs

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Dogs
Describes the evolution, body structure, and behavior of dogs, and discusses their interaction with people.

Al Gore, Vice President

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Al Gore, Vice President
Traces the life and career of Vice President Gore, describes his experiences in Vietnam, and explains how he developed an interest in environmental issues.

Jellyfish

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Jellyfish
Examines the physical characteristics and behavior of jellyfish and describes six different kinds.

How Animals Communicate

release date: Aug 01, 2013
How Animals Communicate
Animals communicate through a myriad of ways including body language and pheromones. This thoughtful book surrounding ethology and how animals communicate through smell, taste, sight, sound, and feel reveals the secrets and science behind animals. Elephants will show affection with each other by entwining their trunks. Kangaroos and rabbits thump their hind legs to warn others of impending danger. Explanative text by award-winning author Rebecca Stefoff and an extensive bibliography are included along with key scientific terms and phrases. Step-by-step guidance is provided for scientific observation of animal behavior which can create an energized and thought provoking classroom experience.

Hummingbird

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Hummingbird
Examines the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural habitat of various kinds of hummingbirds.

Vampires, Zombies, and Shape-Shifters

release date: Jan 01, 2008
Vampires, Zombies, and Shape-Shifters
Explores the folklore and facts connected with vampires, zombies, and shape-shifters such as werewolves.

Forensic Anthropology

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Science Investigated takes young readers inside this fast-growing field, showing them how crime scene investigators and forensic specialists gather evidence, solve crimes, and even liberate innocent people who have been mistakenly imprisoned.

Snake

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Snake
Examines the physical characteristics and behavior of snakes and describes six different kinds.

Sea Horse

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Sea Horse
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and camouflage abilities of this unusual fish.

The Patriot Act

release date: Jan 01, 2011
The Patriot Act
The history of the United States is, in large part, the history of its Landmark Legislation. In this series, the authors take the reader behind the scenes to show the drama that led to each bill's being passed and the effect each piece of legislation has had in the development of our country. Each book includes an informative "From Bill to Law" feature, which explains in easy-to-follow fashion how the process of legislation works. Patriot Act tells the story of how the events of September 11, 2001, led to the bill officially known as the USA PATRIOT Act, and the controversy over civil liberties versus national security that has been debated ever since. Book jacket.
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