Books with author MaryHolland

Would you rather eat a jelly bean that tastes like expired milk or a jelly bean that tastes like sausage surprise?Would you rather have green dye or your fingers for ten days or purple dye on your ears for five days?Would you rather see the world's tallest Easter basket or the world's tiniest Easter basket?Looking for a great way to start some conversations and get the family talking?Get everyone to drop their devices and do what humans do best - engage in conversation!The Would Your Rather... Challenge Game Easter Edition is full of great either or questions your family and friends will love to answer. Will they choose the safe answer or the more crazy one? The best part will be listening to everyone explain why they chose what they did!With the The Would Your Rather... Challenge Game Easter Edition you will:enjoy numerous Easter, spring and candy related questions.start great conversations.laugh and have fun with some silly responses.get to know people a little better.Get your copy of The Would Your Rather... Challenge Game Easter Edition today!

"Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers and keep predators away. Mary Holland's vibrant photographs document the beavers' activities through the course of a year. Do these beavers ever take a break? Follow along as they pop through the winter ice to begin the busy year of eating bark, building dams and gathering food just in time for winter to come again"--

Outstanding Trade Science BookILA Children's Choices Reading List What are some things we can learn about animals from the shape of their mouths, beaks, or bills? What can we infer about animals with sharp teeth compared to large, flat teeth? Are there any animals that don t have mouths? Following in the footsteps of Animal Eyes, award-winning nature photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland shares fascinating animal mouths with readers of all ages.

ILA Children's Choices Reading List In beautifully detailed photographs, Mary Holland captures the first few months of a baby barred owl s life. The huge eyes and fluffy feathers will steal the hearts of readers as they learn how barred owl parents ready their young owlets for the big world outside the nest. Follow along as Otis learns to eat, fights with his sister, and prepares for flight.This nonfiction picture book with a cuddle factor includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 30-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Otis the Owl is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The enhanced ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.Keywords: barred owls, food, growth and change, learned behavior, life cycle, , birds of prey, physical adaptation, raptorsOtis, el búho (Spanish version)

Outstanding Science Trade BookILA Children's Choices Reading ListWhat are some things we can learn about animals from the shape of their mouths, beaks, or bills? What can we infer about animals with sharp teeth compared to large, flat teeth? Are there any animals that don t have mouths? Following in the footsteps of Animal Eyes, award-winning nature photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland shares fascinating animal mouths with readers of all ages.

Fur, feathers and scales are all animal coverings or skins. Animals use their skin to stay warm and dry, protect themselves or hide or even to warn other animals to stay away. Following Animal Noses, Animal Tails, Animal Ears, Animal Eyes, Animal Mouths (NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Science Award), and Animal Legs, Mary Holland continues her photographic Animal Anatomy and Adaptations series by the many different ways that animals use and rely on their skin covering adaptations to survive in their habitats.

Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers and keep predators away. Mary Holland’s vibrant photographs document the beavers’ activities through the course of a year. Do these beavers ever take a break? Follow along as they pop through the winter ice to begin the busy year of eating bark, building dams and gathering food just in time for winter to come again.

Would you rather eat a jelly bean that tastes like earwax or rotten eggs?Would you rather have teeth that glowed in the dark or eyes that could zoom in and out?Would you rather have a slide from your second-story bedroom to the ground or firehouse pole you could use to slide down into your kitchen?Looking for a great way to start some conversations and get the family talking?Get everyone to drop their devices and do what humans do best - engage in conversation! Great for long car trips, restaurant waiting, classrooms and parties!The Would Your Rather... Challenge Game is full of over 400 great either or questions your family and friends will love to answer. Will they choose a safe answer or a more crazy one? The best part of this game is listening to everyone explain why they chose what they did!With the The Would Your Rather... Challenge Game you will:enjoy numerous pop culture, travel, food and family-related questions.read questions for both younger and older members of the family.see illustrations that relate to the questions to help visual learners.be guaranteed that, unlike other books, there no questions about harmful situations or questions that may be seen as offensive.start great conversations.laugh and have fun with some silly responses.get to know people a little better.Get your copy of The Would Your Rather... Challenge Game today and start making some memories!

Outstanding Science Trade Book 2013 Bronze Moonbeam Award Follow this photographic journal of a red fox as he explores the world around him during the first few months of his life. He's about a month old when he first comes out of the den. Watch as he learns to hunt through play and by using his senses. See the changes as he grows from a young kit to a young fox. After all, by the next summer, he'll have kits of his own! Naturalist photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland has captured Ferdinand Fox's First Summer in a way that is sure to grab children's hearts.

Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers and keep predators away. Mary Holland’s vibrant photographs document the beavers’ activities through the course of a year. Do these beavers ever take a break? Follow along as they pop through the winter ice to begin the busy year of eating bark, building dams and gathering food just in time for winter to come again.

Milkweed Visitors, by Mary Holland, uses simple text and exquisite photography to provide a close look at many of the the creatures that visit her common milkweed patch in Vermont. The text introduces concepts including predator, nectivore, herbivore and pollination. The book was designed for both home and classroom use: the pages are numbered and there is a glossary.

The sense of sight helps an animal stay safe from predators, find food and shelter, defend its territory and care for its young. We can tell a lot about an animal from its eyes: whether it is predator or prey, whether it is more active during the day or night, and sometimes even its gender or age. Award-winning nature photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland shares fascinating animal eyes with readers of all ages.