Books with author Catherine Lim

September 11, 2001Two teenagers on opposite sides of the globe flee everything they know. In a world turned upside down by tragedy, they are refugees.Sixteen-year-old Dawn runs away from her unhappy foster home in California and travels to New York City. Johar, an Afghani teenager, sees his world crumble before him. He flees his war-ravaged village and the Taliban, and makes a dangerous trek to a refugee camp in Pakistan. Thanks to his knowledge of English, Johar finds a job at the camp assisting Louise, the Red Cross doctor—and Dawn’s foster mother. Through e-mails and phone calls, Dawn and Johar begin to share and protect each other’s secrets, fears, and dreams, and a remarkable bond forms that gives each of them hope and the courage to find a path home.

Samantha Whipple, last descendant of the Brontë family, is rumored to have inherited a portion of the Brontës' literary estate""diaries, paintings, letters, and drafts""a hidden treasure that has not been shown outside of the family. Samantha has never seen this rumored estate, and she has no interest in it. But everything changes when she enrolls at Oxford and items of her past start mysteriously arriving at her door. As more clues arrive, Samantha realizes that her father left her an elaborate scavenger hunt. With the aid of a handsome Oxford professor, Samantha must decode clues hidden in the Brontës' own writing to solve a literary mystery and an untold family legacy.

The idea of going to space is something that fascinates many, so naturally the vehicles that can get people there are intriguing, too. Readers of this stimulating volume learn how to make their own paper versions of these spaceships by using the Japanese art of origami. Step-by-step instructions guide readers in turning an ordinary piece of paper into a unique masterpiece, often with just a few simple folds. Colorful images and diagrams accompany accessible text, making for an engaging manual that readers of all ages and levels can benefit from.

September 11, 2001Two teenagers on opposite sides of the globe flee everything they know. In a world turned upside down by tragedy, they are refugees.Sixteen-year-old Dawn runs away from her unhappy foster home in California and travels to New York City. Johar, an Afghani teenager, sees his world crumble before him. He flees his war-ravaged village and the Taliban, and makes a dangerous trek to a refugee camp in Pakistan. Thanks to his knowledge of English, Johar finds a job at the camp assisting Louise, the Red Cross doctor—and Dawn’s foster mother. Through e-mails and phone calls, Dawn and Johar begin to share and protect each other’s secrets, fears, and dreams, and a remarkable bond forms that gives each of them hope and the courage to find a path home.From the Hardcover edition.

Imagine turning a flat piece of paper into a car, bus, boat, or another vehicle. It's not that hard when an origami artist has this easy-to-follow guide at their fingertips. Each activity is presented with introductory text and numbered instructions supported by visual aids. There are even different levels of activities, so readers can choose their challenge. These hands-on projects will attract and motivate all readers and inspire them to explore more about the art of paper folding.

Explore the places that animals call home. Discover crevices and pits where eels and reef fish make camouflaged homes. Peek through a bubble nest to find a spittlebug nymph hiding inside, cool and disguised. Then travel underground to see the trick tunnels of trapdoor spiders and the intricate highways and byways of moles. Dozens of animal homes are presented in fun, full-color photographs, while their home-building and home-living behavior is explored in playful verse.Animal lovers of any age will be wowed by the photographs and the insights about the amazing homes of these amazing animals.

This book links the molecular evolution of silk proteins to the evolution and behavioral ecology of web-spinning spiders and other arthropods. Craig's book draws together studies from biochemistry through molecular genetics, cellular physiology, ecology, and behavior to present an integrated understanding of an interesting biological system at the molecular and organizational levels.