New Releases by Ruth Martin

Un livre aux animations spectaculaires ! Grâce aux hologrammes multicolores qui changent sous tes yeux, découvre les gracieuses libellules, les papillons chatoyants, les scarabées aux carapaces éclatantes... Sans insectes, aucun animal, aucun végétal ne survivrait sur notre Terre. Apprends à connaître ces petites créatures qui effraient les uns, fascinent les autres mais ne cessent jamais de nous intriguer. Bon voyage dans un étonnant monde kaléidoscopique !

Luna, who loves to look at the moon, wonders where it goes during the day.

Did you know the peregrine falcon is the world's fastest flier, reaching speeds over 270 miles per hour? Or that a shark goes through thousands of teeth in his lifetime? This incredible new title in the Kaleidopops series takes kids from the plains of Africa to the Arctic ice and snow in search of some of the world's wildest animals. Magnificent pop-ups are enhanced by lenticular images that show running cheetahs, flying kestrels, and scurrying black widow spiders. Readers will learn factual information about each animal,including theirhabitats, hunting behaviors, and special abilities. Kids will delight in all the eye-widening details of these wild animals from the safety of their own homes.

Based on research over a six-year period into three age groups of women, this important new study offers in depth analysis for the first time of the experience of expatriate Japanese wives living temporarily in the United Kingdom. It focuses on the roles of the ‘housewife’ in the context of the changing status of women in contemporary Japan.