Engages readers to lift the flaps to see which body parts are hiding underneath clothing.

"In 2011, without warning, a skyscraper in South Korea began to shake uncontrollably and was immediately evacuated. Was it an earthquake? A terrorist attack? No one seemed quite sure. The actual cause emerged later: Twenty-three middle-aged Koreans were having a Tae Bo fitness class in the office gym on the twelfth floor. Their beats had inadvertently matched the building's natural frequency, and this coincidence caused the building to shake at an...

A boy and his dog hear a variety of sounds, including popcorn popping, flutes tooting, hands clapping, and fingers snapping.

Four young adults enter another reality that seems like another version of earth. The above world is paradisal without any stress or problems, but the below world harbors a world of Masters and their enslaved. Allying themselves with a small mammal, a dwarf and two freed slaves they form a group which must find a way to deliver this world. It involves both finding the surprising weakness of the Master Race and summoning something from within themselves....

Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the structure and function of your ears. Includes picture glossary and index"--

From elephants to jack rabbits, explains how certain animals use their ears to help them survive.

Designed to help birders recognize the songs and calls of ninety species of birds found in eastern and central North America, including virtually all of the warblers, many finches and sparrows, waders, gulls, terns, and others.

"I'm not hanging noodles on your ears." In Moscow, this curious, engagingly colorful assertion is common parlance, but unless you're Russian your reaction is probably "Say what?" The same idea in English is equally odd: "I'm not pulling your leg." Both mean: Believe me. As author Jag Bhalla demonstrates, these amusing, often hilarious phrases provide a unique perspective on how different cultures perceive and describe the world. Organized by theme-food,...