Best Selling Books by Stephen SAVAGE

With eyewitness accounts from shark and marine specialists, this title takes the young reader on an interactive journey of discovery through the ''layers'' of the sea.

Describes the characteristics, life cycle, habitat, food, and mating habits of toads.

Discover the exciting world of the grass snake, from a garden compost heap to a remote heathland - explore some of the different habitats that are the snake''s home. Could you tell the difference between a grass snake and an adder? Do you know where grass snakes live? Have you ever seen one catching its prey? Follow the snake''s life cycle, from the hatching of a snakelet to finding a mate. And find out about the threats facing snakes today and why some people are afraid of them. Includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary and ''unusual fact'' boxes.

This is one in a series of titles for young readers aged 7-11 that looks at the wildlife that inhabits all the different types of environment around the world, from deserts to rainforests.

"There are patriots...and then there are those who always put their country first."The controversial National Voice Recognition Act is close to being approved by the UnitedStates Congress. This legislation would allow for the monitoring of American citizens by theunique timbre and frequency of their voice passing through a satellite-linked telecommunicationnetwork. Active dialogue from any person who has their voice registered into this surveillancesystem will be readily available for scrutiny by government screeners without obstruction.The American public has been informed by their government that the voice recognition programwill only be set into motion if and when the bill is passed in both houses. But as it turns out thereis already a functioning "beta" system operating in the country. Its existence is only known bythose in the highest levels of the intelligence community.While the legislation is still being considered one of the network''s surveillance vans is hijackedin the Arizona desert while conducting distance tests. It is believed that the perpetrators are asmall outfit of anti-government agitators. Along with a van filled with highly classifiedequipment the criminals have also taken as hostages the three American agents that wereoperating it at the time.The American authorities are now faced with the potential nightmare of three dead agents andthe disclosure to the public that the voice recognition system is already in place. Whomever hasthe hostages and the van has the opportunity to either directly blackmail them or shop this"package" around to the highest international bidder.Because there are many within the national security infrastructure who dislike this surveillancesystem there is a legitimate concern that this hijacking was an inside job. This makes for somedifficult choices in assembling the team that will pursue a resolution to this matter.The CIA reaches out to Roy Woodside, an older CIA operative currently stationed in Europe.Woodside is somewhat of a mythological Cold War figure to the new generation of intelligenceworkers and he does not disappoint them with his peculiar outlook on his job and life itself.Woodside is partnered with Kyle Nettles, an American agent covertly working as a currencycounterfeiter who reports only to a trusted few within the ranks of the CIA.The complicated trail heats up quickly and it grimly descends into a violent and primitivestruggle from the streets of Poland to the American Southwest.God Watches From Above is the third espionage fiction thriller from Stephen T. Savage.

Padda er tykke og trinne amfibier uten hale. Amfibier lever både i vannet og på land. Det finnes mer enn 300 ulike paddearter. De holder hovedsakelig til i fuktige leveområder, som dammer, elver og grøfter. I denne boka kan man lese om den vanlige europeiske padda, som er den største arten i Europa. Her kan man lære å se forskjellen på ei padde og en frosk, hvordan padda ser ut når den er åtte uker gammel, hvordan padda tar et bytte, lære om paddas spennende liv i hagedammen og fjerne skogsområder og de forskjellige leveområdene der den holder til. Samt følge paddas livssyklus fra den klekkes ut som et rumpetroll til den finner en make, hva som truer padda i dag og hva vi kan gjøre for å beskytte den. Forfatteren er biolog tilknyttet "Institute of Biology" i London, og forfatter av en rekke naturbøker for barn. Boka er rikt illustrert med fargefotos og enkelte tegninger. Har ordliste, litteraturliste/adresser og register.

Describes the characteristics and behaviour of the garden spider, and looks at its life cycle. Suggested level: primary.

I denne boka i serien "Dyr omkring oss" er det musa vi får bli kjent med. Vi følger dens livssyklus, forskjellige leveområder, forholdet til mennesker, dens naturlige fiender og hamstring for å nevne noe. Vi får også vite hvordan man kan gjenkjenne sporene til ei mus, hvilke lyder den lager, og hvilke kjennemerker vi skal se etter for å identifisere arten. Forfatteren er biolog tilknyttet "Institute of Biology" i London, og forfatter av en rekke naturbøker for barn. Boken er rikt illustrert med fargefotos og enkelte tegninger. Har ordliste, litteraturliste/adresser og register.

Cut-paper collages depict animal tracks and habitats. A pull-the-slide feature reveals the hidden animal on each page.