The Secret of Everyday Things (Yesterday's Classics), Paperback - Jean Henri Fabre

Reducere. DescriptionFascinating conversations with Uncle Paul reveal the mysteries behind the dyeing and weaving of cloth, the lighting and heating of homes...

Reducere. Starting with a mixture of iron filings and sulphur, Uncle Paul awakens in his young nephews an eagerness to learn more about the properties of the...

Reducere. The wonders of plant and animal life told with rare literary charm by Uncle Paul in conversations with three children. Besides such stories as the ...

Reducere. Jean Henri Fabre, nineteenth-century French entomologist and author of the massive Souvenirs Entomoligies, has inspired perhaps more modern writer/...

DescriptionListen along as Uncle Paul converses with his three children, teaching them all about the world around us. Share the story of ants' unde...

Reducere. Great French entomologist's charming essays on insect life combine scientific rigor with the style of a literary classic. Beautifully written passa...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Life of the Spider is a volume in Jean-Henri Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques, " in which he shares fifty years of careful observat...

Modern Entomologic book of the early twentieth century by the physicist and botanist Jean-Henri Fabre. He is considered by many to be the father of...

Listen along with Jules and Emile as Uncle Paul uncovers the mysteries of chemistry.Readers familiar with Jules and Emile (The Storybook of Science...

Reducere. Jean Henri Fabre reveals the wondrous nature of items we use and encounter daily, explaining how such things commonly taken for granted are fascina...

Reducere. Originally published in 1917, "The Story Book of Science" is a detailed children's story book about nature. "Uncle Paul" teaches his niece and neph...

Reducere. DescriptionA series of nature sketches, whose topics range from muskrats building for winter to buzzards nesting in the swamp, written in a way tha...

Reducere. Through vivid depictions of a dozen family groupings, the author demonstrates that mother animals and birds often train their young in order to sup...

Reducere. Stories from the history of Rome for the youngest children, selected with a view to illustrating the two sentiments most characteristic of Roman li...

Reducere. Draw close to the fire, all you who believe in the spirit of Christmas, whether you call it Santa Claus, or simply good will to men; and listen to ...

Reducere. DescriptionA thrilling account of Napoleon's rise to power, from his humble beginnings on the island of Corsica to emperor over half of Europe. Foc...

Reducere. A clear, simple account of Livingstone's pioneer work in Africa as explorer, medical missionary, and suppressor of the slave trade. Describes the h...

Reducere. A book which stands in such honor as the Bible should be known by all. And the time when one can most readily obtain a familiarity with the Bible i...

Reducere. Eager to leave his job as a tour guide in Zimbabwe, international vagabond Anthony Cade meets by chance an old acquaintance who offers him a small ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe first volume in The Bible for School and Home series, covering the Creation, the Fall, the Flood, the call of Abraham, and the story...

Reducere. DescriptionEngaging introduction to chemistry through the lens of every-day life, beginning with the wonders of air and water, and continuing with ...

Reducere. Introduces young children to the animals of the farmyard through a series of engaging stories about the sheep, chickens, cows, and horses that live...

Reducere. A splendid retelling in prose of Edmund Spenser's English epic poem, The Faerie Queene, that is enjoyable on its own, while also providing backgrou...

Reducere. DescriptionRelates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on t...

Reducere. Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure our which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide...

Reducere. The excitement of the author is palpable as he recounts his observation of one sign of spring after another. Readers are likely to be infected with...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. A lively account of American history told through thirty-one biographies, beginning with Patrick Henry at the start of the Revolutionary War and en...

DescriptionThe Japanese philosopher and aesthete's definitive, hugely influential exposition of his philosophy of folkcrafts, setting out the hallm...

Reducere. To answer Peter Rabbit's questions about his relatives, Old Mother Nature holds a school for the animals every day at sun-up for a month. Encouragi...

Reducere. The third volume in The Bible for School and Home series, divided into two parts, the first chronicling the conquest of West Palestine under Joshua...