Books with author John Woodward

A charming read-aloud picture book, based on the yoga technique of deep belly breathing as a way of calming mind and body. Seven wild little monkeys are rattling around in the subject's head. But utilizing the advice of a yoga to breathe deeply, one by one the troublesome monkey-thoughts disappear. Seven Little Monkeys is a perfect read-aloud bedtime story book for children.

Plankton are microscopic organisms living in large bodies of water. They are a major food source for several kinds of sea creatures, and although they are tiny, they have a major impact on many other living things. Accessible explanations of marine life, food chains, and other essential science curriculum topics enhance readers' knowledge of the natural world and the part every living thing plays in it. Additional features, such as fact boxes and full-color photographs deepen readers' understanding of these tiny yet hugely important creatures.

"Creatures of the Deep" takes readers on an incredible 3D journey through the depths of the ocean. With the use of pop-ups, fold-out landscapes and stunning illustrations, this interactive book reveals the strange but wondrous residents of this dark and inhospitable world. Each of the ocean's three zones - sunlit zone, twilight zone, and dark zone - is explored in turn, but the book's focus is on the deep ocean which begins some 200 m (600 ft) below the surface. Colourful, fact-filled pages reveal the ocean's dramatic deep-sea landscapes, the thousands of fascinating species that live there, the people who study them, and their latest spectacular discoveries. With details of ocean exploration, from early pioneers to modern-day research, and information on threats to this fragile habitat, "Creatures of the Deep" is a fun and engaging introduction to life at the bottom of the ocean.

A photographic feast serves up imagery and information about all things planet Earth: from its place in the solar system, to what it's made of, to what grows in it and on it, to what hovers above it. Following on the incredible success of One Million Things: A Visual Dictionary, this spectacular book features dynamic photographic spreads that beautifully showcase the rocks, minerals, streams, oceans, layers, clouds, ancient sediments, and brand-new islands that make up our planet. There are millions of things to learn about Planet Earth!

Contents: The seafloor; Your mission; Spanish silver; Swirling sand; Swimming with stingrays; Into the past; A river delta; The kelp forest; Life in the kelp forest; Diving with sea lions; Seafloor whales; Corals and sponges; An underwater canyon; The ocean floor; Volcanic ridge; Fire and water; Deep heat; Food factories; A cold seep; Into a trench; Mission debriefing.