Rachel Williams

En skønt illustreret bog om naturens undere, som folder sig ud for vores øjne, hvis blot vi har lidt tålmodighed …

Suur osa elust kulub ootamisele - me ootame, et päev algaks, ootame, et röstsai küpseks, ootame koolibussi... Ootamine ei ole lihtne, kuid nagu elus juhtub, muutuvad ja kasvavad asjad ootamise ajal. Parimad asjad võtavad aega ning igal asjal on oma aeg. Avasta, mitu korda lööb süda ühes minutis, kui kaua peab loorkakk jahti, kui kiiresti saab kiil lennuvalmis, kui kaua võtab aega, et tekiks korallrahn või kui kaua kulub selleks, et vihmametsatukk tagasi kasvaks ... Kui sa mõistad, et kõigel on oma aeg ja koht, saad sa paremini aru ka sellest, miks asjad ei ole alati kohe olemas. Igapäevased imed nõuavad kannatlikkust!

Discover how there is a season for everything in this antidote to an instant world. The concept of time is hard to grasp. From a single minute to a full century, hearts beat, trees bloom and grow - and a human lives a lifetime. This book takes 18 different periods of time - from a single minute; to an hour; to over a century - to show the process of life, looking at biology in all its forms, from plants, animals and human biology too. In one minute, learn that your heart beats over 100 times. In one day, learn how a dragonfly unfurls a pair of wings. In a season, watch a bear hibernate for winter. In over 80 years, see a human live a lifetime. Packed with real science but rooted in the deeper things in life, this poetic non-fiction anthology is sure to prompt questions between a parent and child. This book is a perfect antidote to an instant world· Discover how there is a season for everything in this book that explores the process of life· A full illustrated step-by-step guide to lifecycles and the process of living things · Watch and wonder at the journey of an apple tree from bud to fruit, watch a rainforest grow over 60 years and be amazed at all a human life contains from its beginnings as a baby to old age

In author Rachel Williams and illustrator Ksenia Bakhareva's Picture Puzzler: A Natural History Hide-and-Seek, step into the world's wildest places to solve 72 picture riddles and search for camouflaged animals. Explore six real world habitats: the Sahara, the Rocky Mountains, European beech forests, the Amazon Basin, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Arctic archipelago Svalbard. A dozen camouflaged animals are hidden within a large illustration of each habitat. How many will you spot? A rhyming riddle for each animal offers clues. If you're still stumped, a second set of pages offers additional hints for the hardest-to-spot creatures as well as more information about the animals and the habitat they call home.

Examining how a civilian organization used the Civil War to advance their religious mission Tabernacles in the Wilderness discusses the work of the United States Christian Commission (USCC), a civilian relief agency established by northern evangelical Protestants to minister to Union troops during the American Civil War. USCC workers saw in the Civil War not only a wrathful judgment from God for the sins of the nation but an unparalleled opportunity to save the souls of US citizens and perfect the nation. Thus, the workers set about proselytizing and distributing material aid to Union soldiers with undaunted and righteous zeal. Whether handing out religious literature, leading prayer meetings, preaching sermons, mending uniforms, drawing up tailored diets for sick men, or bearing witness to deathbed scenes, USCC workers improvised and enacted a holistic lived theology that emphasized the link between the body and soul. Making extensive use of previously neglected archival material—most notably the reports, diaries, and correspondence of the volunteer delegates who performed this ministry on the battlefront—Rachel Williams explores the proselytizing methods employed by the USCC, the problems encountered in their application, and the ideological and theological underpinnings of their work. Tabernacles in the Wilderness offers fascinating new insights into the role of civilians within army camps, the bureaucratization and professionalization of philanthropy during the Civil War and in the United States more broadly, and the emotional landscape and material culture of faith and worship.

Elu metsikus looduses on põnev, kuid ka väga ohtlik. Seepärast on suured ja väikesed olevused õppinud end varjama kiskjate eest ning saama söönuks või ... sööduks! Detailirohkete piltidega raamatus saad uurida loomade varjevärvust metsas ja mägedes või kõrbes, korallrahul ja polaaraladel. Kas leiad erisugustelt maastikelt üles 72 looma, kes on osavalt peitu pugenud?

Step inside each picture, where wild things walk - Find frogs, big cats and monkeys... and birds that can talk. Get lost inside the jungle. Climb a mountain's peak! And solve the secret riddle, buried in the deep... Use the clues in every wild habitat to solve the picture puzzles and uncover the world's most amazing ANIMAL CAMOUFLAGE!

Nydelig nattabok for 2-6-åringer. Bli dysset i søvn av en koselig nattahistorie på rim! Teksten er gjendiktet av Simon Stranger, og hjelper barna med å roe seg ned og sovne. Sov godt er en koselig, vakker og nyttig gave til alle småbarnsforeldre og småbarn.«Boka får fram det magiske i hverdagens små og store hendelser.» The Financial Times

From bestselling author Rachel Williams and illustrator Freya Hartas, this charming addition to the Slow Down picture book series brings a sense of calm with short nature stories for little ones. Discover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming rhyming verse presents six mindful moments--including a squirrel burying a nut and a rainbow forming on a rainy day--to the youngest readers. Slow Down . . . on Your Doorstep is a fabulous introduction for first readers from the team that created the international bestseller Slow Down. The Slow Down series: Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature Slow Down . . . in the Park: Calming Nature Stories for Little Ones Slow Down . . . on Your Doorstep: Calming Nature Stories for Little Ones Slow Down and Be Here Now: More Nature Stories to Make You Stop, Look, and Be Amazed by the Tiniest Things

Bestselling author Rachel Williams and illustrator Freya Hartas's picture book Slow Down . . . in the Park presents calming nature stories for little ones. Discover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming rhyming verse introduces six mindful moments--including a squirrel burying a nut, and a rainbow forming on a rainy day--to the youngest readers. A fabulous introduction for first readers, from the team that created international bestseller Slow Down.

Skøn billedbog om naturens små og store undere – alt det vi sjældent ser, fordi vi har for travlt. Hver dag, time for time, foregår der magiske forvandlinger lige for næsen af dig. Men de kan være svært at få øje på. Fordyb dig i naturens historier i et langsomt tempo, så du kan se dem ske. Bagefter er du klar til at gå udenfor og se, hvad du kan finde, når du sætter farten ned.

Överallt omkring oss sker magiska små ting. Ibland går det så långsamt att det nästan inte syns. Hur förklarar man naturens alla under för ett nyfiket barn? Hur kan ett sandkorn bli en pärla? Hur spinner spindeln sitt nät? Hur bildas daggen under natten? Den här boken berättar om naturens hemligheter, om de långsamma, förunderliga saker som sker varje dag, i trädgården, i skogen och i vattnet. Snöflingor dalar, en larv blir en fjäril, en nyckelpiga ger sig ut på sin första flygtur. Upptäck femtio berättelser från vår natur i denna ovanligt vackra faktabok. Tecknade, detaljrika illustrationer och tankeväckande texter blir en sällsam skildring av det märkvärdiga livet i naturen. Naturens hemligheter väcker nyfikenhet och inspirerar till att gå ut, stanna upp och betrakta naturens magi. Det här är en helt underbar bok att läsa tillsammans. En vacker utgåva som blir en fin present till någon du tycker om.

In the heat of June in 1943, a wave of destructive and deadly civil unrest took place in the streets of Detroit. The city was under the pressures of both wartime industrial production and the nascent civil rights movement, setting the stage for massive turmoil and racial violence. Thirty-four people were killed, most of whom were Black, and over half of these were killed by police. Two thousand people were arrested, and over seven hundred sustained injuries requiring treatment at local hospitals. Property damage was estimated to be nearly $2 million. With Run Home If You Don't Want to Be Killed, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams delivers a graphic retelling of the racism and tension leading up to the violence of those summer days. By incorporating firsthand accounts collected by the NAACP and telling them through a combination of hand-drawn images, historical dialogue, and narration, Williams makes the history and impact of these events immediate, and in showing us what happened, she reminds us that many issues of the time-police brutality, state-sponsored oppression, economic disparity, white supremac-plague our country to this day.

In the heat of June in 1943, a wave of destructive and deadly civil unrest took place in the streets of Detroit. The city was under the pressures of both wartime industrial production and the nascent civil rights movement, setting the stage for massive turmoil and racial violence. Thirty-four people were killed, most of whom were Black, and over half of these were killed by police. Two thousand people were arrested, and over seven hundred sustained injuries requiring treatment at local hospitals. Property damage was estimated to be nearly $2 million. With Run Home If You Don't Want to Be Killed, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams delivers a graphic retelling of the racism and tension leading up to the violence of those summer days. By incorporating firsthand accounts collected by the NAACP and telling them through a combination of hand-drawn images, historical dialogue, and narration, Williams makes the history and impact of these events immediate, and in showing us what happened, she reminds us that many issues of the time-police brutality, state-sponsored oppression, economic disparity, white supremacy-plague our country to this day.