Books published by publisher Diane Pub

Migrations can be as short as a few inches or as long as thousands of miles. Elephants of Mount Kenya migrate up & down the mountain with the seasons. Herds of 100,000 caribou migrate up to 600 miles across the Arctic. This book explores migrations of varying lengths & styles that take place in the vicinity of an animal's home as well as those covering hundreds of miles. Includes cave bats, vampire bats, bears, gray squirrels, muskrats, mountain sheep, lemmings, gorillas, rabbits, beavers, chimpanzees, African elephants, caribou, tree bats, wildebeests, zebras, & bison. Nomads with their herds, Laplanders, Bedouin & Fulani are also discussed. Juvenile audiences. Color photos.

The Ten Commandments are the first direct communication between a people & God. Designed to elevate our lives above mere frantic, animal existence to the sublime levels humanity is capable of experiencing, these commandments are the blueprint of God's expectations of us & His plan for a meaningful, just, loving, & holy life. Each commandment asserts a principle, & each principle is a moral focal point for real-life issues relating to God, family, sex, work, charity, property, speech, & thought. Filled with passion, emotion, & profound insights, it will move, enlighten, inspire, entertain, & educate you on the meaning each commandment has in our daily lives. NY Times bestseller!

AIDS, gang wars, family breakdown -- have American children ever had to face such tragedy? According to Richard Wormser, previous generations of children were equally threatened. Early death from disease, grueling child labor practices, families broken apart by poverty or death, slavery, & racial violence are just some of the hardships Wormser documents, demonstrating that American children have always had to overcome adversity. Wormser's unique study of childhood through the centuries gives us a new perspective on the age-old challenge of growing up & thriving in our diverse & complex society. Illustrated with drawings & black-&-white photos.

(Provided by GR8BUYS4U) Bluebirds in My House covers all three species of bluebirds found in the United States: the Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis), the Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana), and the mountain bluebird (Sialia currocoides). Arnette Heidcamp introduces their physical description, their range and habitat, their diet while breeding, their postbreeding activity, and their behavior and territoriality. Bluebirds have had to fight for survival. In the last half-century, their population has declined by 90 percent. Arnette tells of the nationwide effort to save them, and her own and others' provision of nesting boxes to keep them from parasites and predators. Also, she furnishes her recipes for feeding them during each session. For several months, Arnette boarded two orphaned bluebirds, during which time she shot hundreds of color photographs of their lives and activities. More than eighty beautiful, captivating ones are included in the book. Here, in words and pictures

Raymond, I want you! Just when Raymond is in the middle of a comic book, his mother calls him. Not once but five times. It's not fair! Raymond thinks. Then he thinks: What if I had my own MEANWHILE...? Comic books always use MEANWHILE... to change the scene. So Raymond tries writing it on the wall behind his bed. To his astonishment, Raymond discovers that he can MEANWHILE...from one perilous adventure to another'from pirates on the high seas, to Martians in outer space, to a posse and a mountain lion out West. Then, at the worst possible moment, Raymond's MEANWHILE... fails him, leaving him in a spot that spells certain doom! Unless . . . ‘Raymond, I want you!’ Raymond is reading a comic book when his mother calls him, not once but five times! ‘It’s not fair!’ Raymond thinks. Then: ‘What if I had my own MEANWHILE . . . ?’ Comic books always use MEANWHILE . . . to change the scene. So Raymond tries writing it on the wall behind his bed.To his astonishment, Raymond discovers that he can MEANWHILE . . . from one perilous adventure to another—from pirates on the high seas, to Martians in outer space, to a posse and a mountain lion out West. Then, at the worst possible moment, Raymond’s MEANWHILE . . . fails him, leaving him in a spot that spells certain doom! Unless . . .