Gary Kowalski - Böcker

Give thanks for the earth and all its creatures from A to Z with Earth Day.Children and adults will delight in Earth Day, a litany of gratitude that celebrates earth's diverse species, from apricots to groundhogs to junebugs, from quahogs to zinnias, zucchini and zebras with bright and whimsical illustrations. In alphabetical order, the wonders of nature arise from the page, reminding readers that every day is a reason to give thanks and that miracles are as simple as ABC. For ages 3 and up.

Come into the Cathedral of the Earth to worship and to . . . · Find out how "swarm intelligence" is creating smarter phone systems inspired by the creativity and collective wisdom of the common ant. · Discover what happens when a visionary artist travels to Africa to bury the portraits of 23 primates who died in a Philadelphia zoo. · Ponder how cultures as diverse as the Cherokee, Chinese, Egyptians and ancient Hindus identified the night's brightest star with a canine spirit guide. · Explore how meditation practice helps a Buddhist beekeeper fend off a disease that threatens most of the world's honeybees. These true stories and many more will make you laugh, weep and marvel at the amazing creatures who share our planet, from the earthworm to the elephant, all in BLESSINGS OF THE ANIMALS.

Revolutionary Spirits confronts many of the later myths about the religious views of America's Founders, and brings to life their complex creeds and personalities. It offers clear and candid portraits of Franklin, Washington, Paine, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison as both religious reformers and political rebels, and reclaims their spiritual inheritance for today.