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Scat: The Incredible Science of Wildlife Poop
. Apr. 2025. 96p. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780823456185. COPY ISBN Gr 4-7–A title about how animal poop is much more than just poop; this text teaches readers that animal waste can be extremely useful by rebuilding forests, feeding other animals, and assisting wildlife scientists.
STEM Tuesday - Pests that Bug Us - In the Classroom
Leeches, bedbugs, and plagues! These books focus on some of the plants, pests, and parasites that share our home and, in some cases, our body. The possibilities are endless for bug-filled classroom discussions and activities! A mix of conversational text and graphic panels takes readers on a world-wide tour of the best-known plagues and pandemics from ancient times to our current era. Highlights include the black death, smallpox, cholera, polio, Ebola, SARS, and Covid 19.
STEM Tuesday - Pests that Bug Us - Book List
Leeches, bedbugs, and plagues! These books focus on some of the plants, pests, and parasites that share our home and, in some cases, our body. Bugged: How Insects Changed History by Sarah Albee, illustrated by Robert Leighton This book is filled with “death, disease, and disgusting details…” There are bugs that swarm, bugs that devour crops, and bugs that transmit plagues. There are also stories about insects that have built entire industries (think: silkworms, honeybees).
STEM Tuesday: Snow and Ice- Book List
Kids of all ages wonder at the world of snow. Listed here are some great resources to learn more about it. From blizzards to ice ages, these books have something for everyone fascinated by snow and ice. Curious About Snow by Gina Shaw The very basics of ice and snow.
The Forest in the Sea
The Forest in the Sea Seaweed Solutions to Planetary Problems Review posted October 23, 2023. Holiday House, 2023. 92 pages. Review written April 11, 2023, from a library book. This is another example of a children's book that taught me all kinds of science I didn't know. In this case, it's the science of seaweed. The book begins with a story of cows on Prince Edward Island whose lives - and milk - got better when they had seaweed added to their food.
Author Anita Sanchez
Welcome Anita: We’re joined on the Starline by award-winning science writer of “In Praise of Poison Ivy”, “The Teeth of the Lion”, “Itch” and many more. Her latest book is “Meltdown: Discover Earth’s Irreplaceable Glaciers and Learn What You Can Do to Save Them.” We welcome Anita Sanchez. Anita, let’s go Beyond the Mic. In “Meltdown”, you talk about the current issues with glaciers and what a world without glaciers would look like. Why was this topic important to you?
The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle over Teaching Evolution
Anita Sanchez. Clarion, $19.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-3584-5769-5 Sanchez (Save the...Whale Sharks) brings a sense of immediacy to a 1925 watershed event that still echoes in American politics and discourse. Education, religion, and nascent media came together in a narrative nonfiction telling of the trial of John Scopes, a Dayton, Tenn., educator who taught Darwin’s theory of evolution, violating a state law that criminalized such actions.
My Baba’s Garden
Jordan Scott, illus. by Sydney Smith. Holiday House/Porter, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8234-5083-1 In this picture book by the creators of I Talk Like a River, first-person lines from a child speaker describe a grandmother who “lives in a chicken coop beside a highway,” where the child is dropped off every morning before school.
Children's Book Review: Hello, Puddle! by Anita Sanchez, illus. by Luisa Uribe. Clarion, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-358-38144-0
Anita Sanchez, illus. by Luisa Uribe. Clarion, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-358-38144-0 A poetic text delves into the intricacies of a puddle’s ecosystem in this buoyant picture book by Sanchez, which introduces a pale-skinned child who watches a local puddle over the seasons, observing its visitors, which include bats, birds, insects, mammals, plant life, and toads and tadpoles.
Meltdown
Get 15% off site-wide with code WINTER22. Last day for holiday shipping is 12/13. Shop now >> It’s fun to be smart! Brain Quest is America’s #1 educational bestseller. Learn More » Meet the glaciers—before they disappear. Meltdown: Discover Earth's Irreplaceable Glaciers and Learn What You Can Do to Save Them is a kids’ guide to the glorious but endangered world of glaciers.
Ten Things You Might Not Know About Dandelions
Readers can learn more lore about dandelions in The Teeth of the Lion by Anita Sanchez. By Anita Sanchez Whether you love them or hate them, dandelions are among the most familiar plants in the world. They’re one species that just about anyone can identify at a glance, as familiar to humans as the dog. Dandelions are, quite possibly, the most successful plants that exist, masters of survival worldwide.
When There Is No One Answer to Pandemic Problems
The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting all of us with deep challenges to our habitual ways of approaching problems. For instance, do I meet my obligations by going back to the workplace as usual or do I support my family by staying totally at home? That question parallels the work versus family tension we have always seen, but today it is raised to a near-existential tension.
10 Things you should know about what it means to dress for a red carpet event
Whether your name features on the invite of a premium event or you are playing the host yourself, a red carpet event is never easy. Preparing for the event and selecting a dress is an art in itself. There are dedicated designers and fashion houses who pander to the demands of celebrities attending such events. You and I being men and women of work do not have access to such luxuries. But that does not mean that we are not entitled to having moments of our own.
How to Maintain Your High-Performing Team During Social Distancing
If you’re a leader who works with a great team that communicates effectively, trusts one another, manages conflict productively, and experiences great results, then you’re also worried about how to maintain these same outcomes during a worldwide pandemic that has most of your team working from home.
How to maintain high performing teams through the COVID-19 lockdown
COVID-19 is keeping our world in suspense. Governments and crisis management bodies are installing quick measures for remedy in all areas of our daily lives. Social distancing is imperative, and many parts of our societies are now locked down. Obviously, this has huge consequences privately and professionally.
5 Things All Employees (and Leaders) Need to Thrive
Leaders everywhere are grappling with the best way forward for their companies’ financial survival, service to customers, and retention of employees. Virtual meetings are happening to develop strategy and tactics to get through the uncertainty. Questions are being asked: What are we certain about? What do we do when disruptive change is here? What happens when it is over? What are the opportunities and constraints for future economic sustainability and growth?
Humanity’s Hope: Unity of the People, Earth, and Spirit
Hopi (Peace) Prophecy A Hopi Elder speaks: “You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go to them and tell them that this is the hour. “We all must ask: Where am I living? What am I doing? Am I in right relationship? Where is my garden? Where is my water? “Know your garden. Create your community. Be good to each other. It is time to speak your truth. Do not look outside yourself for the leader. “There is a great river flowing very swiftly.
How to Build a Conscious Culture From a Generative (Indigenous) Worldview
A new conscious-business cultural story is arising, based on knowledge long held by Indigenous wisdom-keepers from various traditions around the world. Recently, I spoke at Conscious Company’s 2020 World-Changing Women’s Summit, and my heart was singing as I listened to story after story of executives and leaders of businesses who were navigating new terrain — building conscious businesses with conscious cultures at the foundation.
3 Leadership Tips for the Conscious Business Executive
Recently, I was speaking at a conference attended by two hundred and fifty inspiring, heart-centered and results-oriented women business executives. These executives lead their companies in many sectors: service, manufacturing, technology, marketing, legal, and more. These women range in age from their thirties to their sixties, of all races, from solo entrepreneurs to corporate executives.
Unconscious Bias Training That Actually Makes a Difference
Unconscious bias training is rapidly finding a place in training menus across the country and beyond. The reasoning behind this trend is sound. It’s grounded in a commitment to the advantages of workforce diversity, which include fostering increased creativity, improving decision-making, enhancing teamwork, and achieving exemplary customer service and community relations — all with improved financial performance.
4 Powerful Ways to Heal Old Wounds This Holiday Season
By Anita Sanchez, Ph.D. Last updated: 20 Dec 2019 ~ 3 min read We want to experience the holidays as a joyful reminder of all the blessings we have in our lives. However, as much as we strive toward joy, the holidays can be tough for many of us. Old wounds, small and large, often arise during this time of year.
4 Paths to Heal Old Wounds This Holiday Season
Try these four powerful ways to support self-healing. We want to experience the holidays as a joyful reminder of all the blessings we have in our lives. However, as much as we strive toward joy, the holidays can be tough for many of us. Old wounds, small and large, often arise during this time of year.
Women In Wellness: “We must remember who we are, remember what we are, and remember how to be in a healthy relationship” with Author Anita Sanchez
Thank you so much for doing this with us! What is your “backstory”? I’ve always been a dreamer, having especially powerful positive dreams at night and waking dreams, too. As early as 4 years old I vividly remember my recurring dream of what I was going to be when I grew up. It was the earth, with many stick people of different sizes and colors, men and women who had their hands on each other’s hearts.
How To Transform Workplace Culture
by Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., author of “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times” As most business owners know from both research and first-hand experience, corporate culture has a foundational impact on their organization’s daily short-term sustainability, as well as their long-term viability over time. Too often, CEOs and founders find themselves behind the wheel of a company whose culture is no longer serving its people.
Non-fiction and diction: 6 new books based on science, history or true stories
Here are some new, true books to help mould and shape our youth into better versions of our influences. (Angus P Byers) Looking to our surroundings is the first step in creating ourselves. Our earliest encounters with others have an indelible effect on our personalities and tastes. Here are some new, true books to help mould and shape our youth into better versions of our influences.
The Eagle Hoop Prophecy by Anita Sanchez
The following is from the introduction to The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom For Modern Times by Anita Sanchez, Ph.D. “The hoop is an evolving symbol for humanity, as its wisdom and presence reminds us of how to be and how to do.” —DON COYHIS, MOHICAN ELDER AND KEEPER OF THE HOOP In 1994, a vision came to a Mohican man as he slept in his house tucked into the large pine trees on the edge of the Rocky Mountains.
Indigenous Wisdom
First, 27 indigenous elders from 23 North American tribes, two African tribes, a Tibetan Buddhist and a Sami from Finland gathered at Turtle Mountain, in Dunseith, North Dakota, in 1994. Recently, 13 elders from 10 tribes from Russia, Columbia, South Africa and the U.S. gathered in Kauai, Hawaii. Other such gatherings, too, are participating in a shared prophecy supporting world salvation. They offer humanity four sacred gifts of wisdom rooted in their life experiences.
The Steps You Need To Take To Rethink How You Relate To Climate Change
Look around you. Look around in your community, town, city, state, country, and the world itself. Look at our media, our politics, our businesses, and our culture. You will see that people act as if they are separate, alone, and have no relations. As a result, we think and behave in ways that cause needless suffering, further division, and reckless destruction. We act as if our behavior does not impact the circle of life, and as a result of that denial, we are out of harmony.
4 Sacred Wisdoms From Our Indigenous Elders
The pace of modern life can be frenetic. It somehow leaves us feeling alone and disconnected, even in the middle of a crowd. We are caught in a dilemma of our own making; surrounded by people and immersed in "social" media, we still yearn to feel a sense of belonging. We search for our place in the human family and the natural world—a place where we truly feel at home.
My life as a mestiza
I am called Anita Louise Theresa Medina Sanchez. My name means ‘graceful warrior’. Sometimes I am full of grace and at other times I have a lot to be forgiven. I was born a mestiza—a mix of Mexican-Spanish blood and indigenous Aztec blood and I quickly learnt that the color of my skin could be a magnet for hatred and conflict.
I am 13 years old when my father is murdered
It is a hot, humid midsummer afternoon in 1967. My mom, younger brother, sister, and I are in the kitchen having a tall glass of ice-cold Kool-Aid. There is a knock on the door. Two police officers are standing on our doorstep. One officer asks my mom, “Are you Mrs. Sanchez, the wife of Philip Sanchez?” “Ma’am, may we come in?” My mom opens the door, leading them into the living room.
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