Bees: a Ladybird Eco Book

Bees: a Ladybird Eco Book
Author:
Publisher: Ladybird
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2020-05-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9780241448342

This lift-the-flap book uses plant-based inks, glues with minimal plastic content and is made from 100% recycled board. Teaching children all about why bees are so important and how we can help save them, this eco-friendly book is the perfect introduction to an important topic. With flaps to lift and facts to learn, this book also includes a section on how you can help.

Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book

Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book
Author: Britta Teckentrup
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524715263

Fans of Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book can fly along with Bee on her very busy day! Through a hole in the book’s cover, a bee is buzzing inside a flower. Peek into this bright and lively book and discover the big ways this little insect contributes to the beauty of the environment, from pollinating colorful flowers to buzzing about the bright and beautiful meadow. With clever peekaboo holes throughout, each page reveals new flowers and plants, plus a look inside a beehive as the bees work together to help a plants grow. Children will love seeing the details of a bee’s active day as each page is turned. Along the way, they’ll learn how bees and plants works together to produce a healthy, beautiful environment. Look for all the books in the Peek-Through Picture Book series: Tree, Bee, Ocean, Moon, and Home.

Please Help Planet Earth

Please Help Planet Earth
Author: Ladybird
Publisher: Ladybird
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-04
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9780241506134

An introduction to protecting our planet, with tips and ideas to show children that even small changes can make a big difference to our world.

Real Gardens Grow Natives

Real Gardens Grow Natives
Author: Eileen M Stark
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 645
Release: 2014-09-24
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1594858675

CLICK HERE to download sample native plants from Real Gardens Grow Natives For many people, the most tangible and beneficial impact they can have on the environment is right in their own yard. Aimed at beginning and veteran gardeners alike, Real Gardens Grow Natives is a stunningly photographed guide that helps readers plan, implement, and sustain a retreat at home that reflects the natural world. Gardening with native plants that naturally belong and thrive in the Pacific Northwest’s climate and soil not only nurtures biodiversity, but provides a quintessential Northwest character and beauty to yard and neighborhood! For gardeners and conservationists who lack the time to read through lengthy design books and plant lists or can’t afford a landscape designer, Real Gardens Grow Natives is accessible yet comprehensive and provides the inspiration and clear instruction needed to create and sustain beautiful, functional, and undemanding gardens. With expert knowledge from professional landscape designer Eileen M. Stark, Real Gardens Grow Natives includes: * Detailed profiles of 100 select native plants for the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades, plus related species, helping make plant choice and placement. * Straightfoward methods to enhance or restore habitat and increase biodiversity * Landscape design guidance for various-sized yards, including sample plans * Ways to integrate natives, edibles, and nonnative ornamentals within your garden * Specific planting procedures and secrets to healthy soil * Techniques for propagating your own native plants * Advice for easy, maintenance using organic methods

Honeybee

Honeybee
Author: Campbell Books
Publisher: Campbell Books
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2021-02-18
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9781529053647

Fly through the garden with me, Honeybee! Spin the pages to discover my world. Learn ways that you can help me and take care of the Earth.

Let's Get Gardening

Let's Get Gardening
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2020-02-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0744030145

In this colorful guide featuring 30 easy gardening projects, kids will learn to grow their own fruits and vegetables, attract wildlife such as butterflies and bees, and recycle household items into animal habitats and fun decorations. Whether they've got a big backyard or just a windowsill, kids can grow all sorts of plants with this beginner's gardening book. Packed with step-by-step activities, this book teaches children ages 5-8 how to grow garden staples like tomatoes, pumpkins, and zucchini with photographic examples. Each project includes a complete materials list, planting guide, and tips on harvesting your fruits and vegetables, providing plenty of support for kids from start to finish. The book also offers advice on creating creature-friendly spaces within your garden, such as a bee hotel, a ladybug sanctuary, and a home for frogs and toads. By caring for the wildlife around them, kids can grow to better understand the relationship between humans and nature, and how we can support local habitats wherever we happen to live. Beyond the gardening basics, Let's Get Gardening also helps kids learn about conservation, recycling, and sustainability through simple, hands-on projects. From making mini greenhouses out of leftover glass jars, to growing strawberries in an old pair of rain boots, to repurposing an empty milk carton as a hanging bird feeder, there are so many practical ways for kids to help cut waste and reduce pollution. So grab your potting soil and let's get gardening!

Colors with Ladybug

Colors with Ladybug
Author: DK
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1465468420

Follow a little ladybug on her extraordinary day, as magic flowers turn her red shoes into other colors. Perfect for hands-on learning, this book follows a ladybug on a magical adventure where she learns colors with her animal friends. The exciting peep-through cover and tactile glittery finishes on every page inspire interactive learning. Written in rhyming verse, the ladybug's journey and colorful characters will appeal to a child's imagination and promote a love of books.

Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region

Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region
Author: Jiahui Li
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2020-03-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1486303897

True ladybirds, classified in the tribe Coccinellini, are easily recognisable by their relatively large and shiny bodies and contrasting colour patterns. They are one of the most widely studied groups of beetles, being of economic importance and used as model organisms in biological and ecological research. Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region covers 22 genera and 95 valid species, including 12 new species, of ladybird beetles from Australia, New Guinea and the Pacific area. For each species, descriptions, illustrations and keys will assist with the correct identification of ladybirds from this large but practically unknown fauna. This book is a valuable contribution to the taxonomy of the ladybirds and to the knowledge of the biodiversity of this unique biogeographic region. It will be of use to entomologists, biologists, ecologists, quarantine officers, natural history museum curators, and students.

Ecofriendly Pest Management for Food Security

Ecofriendly Pest Management for Food Security
Author: Omkar Ph.D.
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 764
Release: 2016-02-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128032669

Ecofriendly Pest Management for Food Security explores the broad range of opportunity and challenges afforded by Integrated Pest Management systems. The book focuses on the insect resistance that has developed as a result of pest control chemicals, and how new methods of environmentally complementary pest control can be used to suppress harmful organisms while protecting the soil, plants, and air around them. As the world's population continues its rapid increase, this book addresses the production of cereals, vegetables, fruits, and other foods and their subsequent demand increase. Traditional means of food crop production face proven limitations and increasing research is turning to alternative means of crop growth and protection. - Addresses environmentally focused pest control with specific attention to its role in food security and sustainability. - Includes a range of pest management methods, from natural enemies to biomolecules. - Written by experts with extensive real-world experience.

Let's Talk About the Birds and the Bees

Let's Talk About the Birds and the Bees
Author: Molly Potter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1472946448

From the author of How Are You Feeling Today? and Will You Be My Friend? comes a brand new picture book all about the birds and the bees (sex education). It's natural for young children to have questions about their bodies and where they came from, but it can seem a daunting task to answer honestly so that they understand the subtleties of puberty, sex, reproduction and relationships, and are comfortable with their bodies. This books uses clear, easy to understand language to answer complex questions about sex and relationships, and covers all manner of tricky subjects from puberty to consent with delicate accuracy and honesty. Filled with bright, fun illustrations and helpful advice for parents and carers, Let's Talk About the Birds and Bees is the perfect book for explaining the facts of life to small children.