Books with author John Norris Wood

While Back to the Future's hovering skateboards hasn't become reality yet, hoverboards can certainly help people get around today. From driverless cars to Japan's amazing bullet train, travel technology has advanced by leaps and bounds for both individuals and large groups of people. Readers climb aboard these incredible inventions in this book, discovering the coolest ways technology is improving travel while learning about many STEM curriculum supporting topics along the way. Full-color photographs enhance a dynamic design that draws in readers for a wild ride.

“A fine briefing document for a visit to the aquarium.”—The Washington Post Book WorldDeep in the world's oceans, fascinating creatures are camouflaged in coral reefs, lurking in weeds, and buried in sand. An irresistible page-turner—open the gatefolds and use the handy magnifying glass to discover and learn about some of nature's strangest creatures. Also available in Spanish!John Norris Wood was a professor of Natural History Illustration at the Royal College of Art in London and has been actively involved in conservation for most of his adult life.

When Charlie Trotter starts the seventh grade his whole world is changing, his best friend abandons him, the weirdest girl in school won’t leave him alone, and his hero Peyton Manning has left his beloved Tennessee Volunteers for a career in the pros. So when his parents tell him they are getting a divorce it seems like happy doesn’t happen anymore. Knowing he is getting him on the weekends, Charlie’s Dad splurges on season tickets while claiming that this year’s Volunteers are going to be special. Without their star quarterback, and a tough schedule ahead, Charlie finds it hard to share his father’s optimism. But as the Volunteers keep winning against all odds, Charlie learns good things can happen in a rebuilding year.

Beautifully illustrated scenes of lakes and rivers fold out to reveal the camouflaged creatures that live in those habitats. Use the handy magnifying glass to find them and turn the page to find out more information about each creature. Now available in Spanish!John Norris Wood was a professor of Natural History Illustration at the Royal College of Art in London and has been actively involved in conservation for most of his adult life.

John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life's work—not at business school or leading Microsoft's charge into Asia in the 1990s—but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. Wood felt trapped between an all-consuming career and a desire to do something lasting and significant. Stressed from the demands of his job, he took a vacation trekking in Nepal because a friend had told him, "If you get high enough in the mountains, you can't hear Steve Ballmer yelling at you anymore."Instead of being the antidote to the rat race, that trip convinced John Wood to divert the boundless energy he was devoting to Microsoft into a cause that desperately needed to be addressed. While visiting a remote Nepalese school, Wood learned that the students had few books in their library. When he offered to run a book drive to provide the school with books, his idea was met with polite skepticism. After all, no matter how well-intentioned, why would a successful software executive take valuable time out of his life and gather books for an impoverished school?But John Wood did return to that school and with thousands of books bundled on the back of a yak. And at that moment, Wood made the decision to walk away from Microsoft and create Room to Read—an organization that has donated more than 1.2 million books, established more than 2,600 libraries and 200 schools, and sent 1,700 girls to school on scholarship—ultimately touching the lives of 875,000 children with the lifelong gift of education.Leaving Microsoft to Change the World chronicles John Wood's struggle to find a meaningful outlet for his managerial talents and entrepreneurial zeal. For every high-achiever who has ever wondered what life might be like giving back, Wood offers a vivid, emotional, and absorbing tale of how to take the lessons learned at a hard-charging company like Microsoft and apply them to one of the world's most pressing problems: the lack of basic literacy.

The Arctic is home to many different animal species. These animals make their habitats in this regions chilly climate, which can sometimes be difficult to survive in because of the subzero temperatures and scarce amount of food. This accessible text provides readers with fun facts about life in the Arctic, along with eye-catching, full-color photographs. Animal lovers will be captivated by the creatures that call this extreme environment home, and their Arctic adventure will introduce them to essential science concepts, including the adaptations these animals developed to survive in the coldest places on Earth.

The Arctic is home to many different animal species. These animals make their habitats in this regions chilly climate, which can sometimes be difficult to survive in because of the subzero temperatures and scarce amount of food. This accessible text provides readers with fun facts about life in the Arctic, along with eye-catching, full-color photographs. Animal lovers will be captivated by the creatures that call this extreme environment home, and their Arctic adventure will introduce them to essential science concepts, including the adaptations these animals developed to survive in the coldest places on Earth.

A wide variety of animals can be found in the rain forest. Through captivating, age-appropriate text, readers learn many interesting facts about these animals and the environment they call home. Vibrant, full-color photographs enhance the reading experience as young readers expand their knowledge of rain forest animals. Why do so many animals live in the rain forest, and what is happening to them as rain forests continue to shrink? These questions and more are answered in accessible ways, through text that supports elementary science curriculum topics, including ecology, adaptations, and biodiversity.

The desert is home to many different animal species. These animals make their habitats in this dry climate, which can sometimes be difficult to survive in because of the hot temperatures and scarce food sources. Fun facts about desert animals are presented through age-appropriate text, which covers common science curriculum topics such as animal adaptations and biomes. Vibrant, full-color photographs provide readers with examples of what desert animals look like and how they appear in their natural habitats.