Bird Language

Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar: two majestic birds have built a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but that’s impossible—Nina is an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare birds haven’t nested in Texas for over a hundred years. When Nina reports the sighting to wildlife officials, more questions arise.

Meet Ivan and Prue: a married couple - both experts in language and communication - who nevertheless cannot seem to communicate with each other. Ivan is a tightly wound philosophy professor whose reverence for logic and order governs not only his academic interests, but also his closest relationships. His wife, Prue, is quite the opposite: A pioneer in the emerging field of biolinguistics, she is bold and vibrant, full of life and feeling. Thus far, they have managed to weather their differences. But lately, an odd distance has settled in between them.

Drawing on the infamous Lord Lucan affair, this compelling novel explores the roots of a shocking murder from a fresh perspective and brings to vivid life an era when women's voices all too often went unheard. In the summer of 1974, Mandy River arrives in London to make a fresh start and begins working as nanny to the children of one Lady Morven. She quickly finds herself in the midst of a bitter custody battle and the house under siege: Lord Morven is having his wife watched.

A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language by the best-selling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers.

A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. When a mother bird's egg starts to jump, she hurries off to make sure she has something for her little one to eat. But as soon as she's gone, out pops the baby bird. He immediately sets off to find his mother, but not knowing what she looks like makes it a challenge. The little hatchling is determined to find his mother, even after meeting a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a Snort.

We are going to Spain on holiday! Imagine all the things we will see, the people we will meet and the new words we can learn. Get your passport and suitcase ready, because we are going on an adventure! This interactive adventure is written to help young children confidently learn new language skills, while having some fun along the way. During the course of this action-packed hour, children will learn simple greetings, directions and range of helpful Spanish phrases. They will have help from our expert guide and they will be learning some brilliant facts about Spain, too! 

We are going to France on holiday! Imagine all the things we will see, the people we will meet and the new words we can learn. Get your passport and suitcase ready, because we are going on an adventure! This interactive adventure is written to help young children confidently learn new language skills, while having some fun along the way. During the course of this action-packed hour children will learn simple greetings, directions and range of helpful French phrases. They will have help from our expert guide and they will be learning some brilliant facts about France too!

Deep in the mists of history, Africa was colonized by Nordic Greek gods who spoke through lifelike oracles embedded with two-way communication devices. They spoke in the same birdsong language used by Nordic aliens today. Most were industrious, peaceful, happy, honest, long-lived, and their colonies free of crime. Some avoided humans because we were the opposite. Remnant colonies of strange peoples still existed during the Age of Exploration, some with forked tongues, translucent skin, ghost-white skin, eight fingers and toes, and the ever-present giants.

We are going to Germany on holiday! Imagine all the things we will see, the people we will meet and the new words we can learn. Get your passport and suitcase ready, because we are going on an adventure! This interactive adventure is written to help young children confidently learn new language skills, while having some fun along the way. During the course of this action-packed hour children will learn simple greetings, directions and range of helpful German phrases. They will have help from our expert guide and they will be learning some brilliant facts about Germany too!

A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language(s) - and those who speak, study and invent them - by the best-selling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers. Is vocabulary destiny? Why do clocks 'talk' to the Nahua people of Mexico? Will AI researchers ever produce true human-machine dialogue? In this mesmerizing collection of essays, Daniel Tammet answers these and many other questions about the intricacy and profound power of language.

This delightful little story tells of a young girl's time with her grandmother as she relates a legend of where hummingbirds come from. Where Hummingbirds Come From may well become an all-time children's classic and a perfect book for young listeners.

A hunter tries to kill a beautiful but annoying bird, but learns that you cannot kill freedom! This graded reader for elementary level ESL, or EFL students, is fun to learn from, and especially to hear out loud. A glossary, comprehension and discussion questions, and a writin.g prompt round out this adaptation of a beloved folk tale that transcends borders! Inspire students to share stories from their own culture, as they improve their fluency.

This delightful little story tells of a young girl's time with her grandmother as she relates a legend of where hummingbirds come from. Where Hummingbirds Come From may well become an all-time children's classic. A perfect book for young children.

Enfoca tu aprendizaje del inglés en los adverbios más utilizados. Aprende sólo las 100 adverbios en inglés que necesitas para la vida cotidiana y para viajar. Uno de los errores más frecuentes al estudiar un idioma extranjero es que el estudiante no fija prioridades. Todas las palabras desconocidas reciben la misma atención.

Focus your English learning on the most frequently used adverbs. Learn just the 100 adverbs you need for everyday life to talk about the past, the present and the future. One of the usual mistakes when learning a foreign language is that the student has no priorities. All the unknown adverbs get the same attention. Actually, to communicate you only need 100 adverbs in any language. These adverbs are the most frequently used and can be defined using an algorithm that provides the ranking. In this book you will find the list.