Books with author Meg Rutherford

A National Geographic Best Book of the YearIn our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species-births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away-until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has completely upended what we thought we knew about ourselves. Acclaimed science writer Adam Rutherford explains exactly how genomics is completely rewriting the human story-from 100,000 years ago to the present.

This is a story about you. It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of our species - births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration and a lot of sex. Since scientists first read the human genome in 2001 it has been subject to all sorts of claims, counterclaims and myths. In fact, as Adam Rutherford explains, our genomes should be read not as instruction manuals, but as epic poems. DNA determines far less than we have been led to believe about us as individuals, but vastly more about us as a species. In this captivating journey through the expanding landscape of genetics, Adam Rutherford reveals what our genes now tell us about history, and what history tells us about our genes. From Neanderthals to murder, from redheads to race, dead kings to plague, evolution to epigenetics, this is a demystifying and illuminating new portrait of who we are and how we came to be.

London, 1924. When schoolboy Monty Fox accepts a wager to prove the existence of the European Dragon he must travel across the continent and into danger. Pursued by a shadowy organisation called the Order, can Monty and his friends find the creature and stay alive long enough to tell the tale? The classic fantasy adventure, now available in e-book and paperback.

Do you want to know where eggs really come from?*It All Starts With a Little Chick*Pullets – Growing Up to Lay Eggs*How Do Hens Produce Eggs?*Egg Production on Farms? Where do All Those Eggs Come From?*10 Egg-citing Facts about EggsGo on an Egg Hunt of a different kind! This information book for children ages 5 – 9 takes you from little chicks to the eggs that are in the cartons at the grocery store. Find out how hens can grow an egg inside their body, how many hens it takes to produce a dozen eggs, and see the farms where the hens live. Cook up an egg delight at the end of the book! Great information in an easy-to-read format. TEACHERS!!! This is an excellent book for Social Studies units!

Blake Creekmore just cost his middle-school basketball team its shot at the district championship—and he’s not even on the team. Blake would much rather be at a Boy Scout meeting than any sporting event. He convinces his best friend Dustin, the school’s star athlete, to join him in an afternoon on the lake, where tragedy strikes. Dustin is injured and lost for the season, and Blake bears the blame of the team, the coach, and his classmates.Battling his guilt, Blake seeks refuge in the activity he knowsbest—bass fishing and enjoying the outdoors. With the support of his father, a local bait shop owner, and a most unlikely character, Blake learns the importance of friendship and what it takes to be a member of a team. And, in the process, he unwittingly teaches his classmates a few lessons about life and the environment as well.Tween Sports Fiction

Blake Creekmore just cost his middle-school basketball team its shot at the district championship—and he’s not even on the team. Blake would much rather be at a Boy Scout meeting than a basketball game and convinces his best friend Dustin, the school’s star athlete, to join him in an afternoon on the lake, where tragedy strikes. Dustin is injured and lost for the season, and Blake bears the blame of the team, the coach, and his classmates. Battling his guilt, Blake seeks refuge in the activity he knows best—bass fishing and enjoying the outdoors. With the support of his father, a local bait shop owner, and a most unlikely character, Blake learns the importance of friendship and what it takes to be a member of a team. And, in the process, he unwittingly teaches his classmates a few lessons about life and the environment as well.

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