On her next adventure, Otter—the irrepressible character sure to be adored by fans of Llama Llama—discovers a love for books and reading. Young readers will enjoy reading along with Otter! This My First I Can Read book is carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and sweet illustrations—which means it's perfect for shared reading with emergent readers. The active, engaging My First I Can Read stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey. Read about more of Otter’s adventures in I Am Otter, Otter in Space, Otter Goes to School, Otter Loves Halloween!, Otter Loves Easter!, Otter: Oh No, Bath Time!, Otter: The Best Job Ever!, Otter: Hello, Sea Friends!; and Otter: Let’s Go Swimming!

Hi! I am Otter and this is a book about me and my best friends, Otter Keeper and Teddy. It's all about the fun and messy (and little bit scary) adventure we had one day when Otter Keeper was at work. I hope you like the story! (And if you don't, it's probably Teddy's fault.)

Discover the Fascinating World of Otters with 'My First Otter Book'! Dive into the playful waters of rivers and oceans to meet Otis, the curious otter! Perfect for children aged 3-5, this colorful otter picture book is packed with fun facts, vibrant photos, and interactive activities that will captivate young minds. What's Inside? • Engaging Fun Facts: Learn all about otters, from their webbed feet to their favorite activities. • Interactive Adventures: Join Otis on exciting activities like counting rafts, finding fish, and exploring their habitats. • Beautiful Photos: Stunning, high-quality images bring the story to life, making learning fun and visual. • Otter Expert Certificate: At the end of the book, kids can earn their very own Otter Expert Certificate! Parents will love how this book combines education and entertainment, fostering a love for reading and nature in their little ones. Perfect for bedtime stories, classroom reading, or a fun afternoon activity. Make learning a splash with My First Otter Book! Get your copy today and let the adventure begin!

My First Penguin Book: Fun and Learning for Kids Ages 3-5 Take your child on an exciting journey into the chilly world of penguins with My First Penguin Book by Jenny Kellett. This charming book is designed for young readers, packed with vibrant photographs, fun facts, and hands-on activities to keep curious minds engaged. Kids will love learning all about penguins, from their unique waddling walk to the icy places they call home. With interactive activities like matching games, mazes, and thought-provoking questions, this book encourages early learning, cognitive skills, and a lasting love for animals. What's inside • Eye-catching images and interactive games to captivate young readers. • Fun, educational content that’s easy for children to understand and enjoy. • Activities that promote early literacy, critical thinking, and curiosity about the natural world. Perfect for bedtime, learning sessions, or as a thoughtful gift, My First Penguin Book is a delightful addition to any child’s library. Order your copy today and inspire a new little penguin lover!

Nature Prose seeks to explain the popularity and appeal of contemporary writing about nature. This book intervenes in key areas of contemporary debate about literature and the environment and explores the enduring appeal of writing about nature during an ecological crisis. Using a range of international examples, with a focus on late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century writing from Britain and the US, Dominic Head argues that nature writing contains formal effects which encapsulate our current ecological dilemma and offer a fresh resource for critical thinking. The environmental crisis has injected a fresh urgency into nature writing, along with a new piquancy for those readers seeking solace in the nonhuman, or for those looking to change their habits in the face of ecological catastrophe. However, behind this apparently strong match between the aims of nature writers and the desires of their readers, there is also a shared mood of radical uncertainty and insecurity. The treatment and construction of 'nature' in contemporary imaginative prose reveals some significant paradoxes beneath its dominant moods, moods which are usually earnest, sometimes celebratory, sometimes prophetic or cautionary. It is in these paradoxical moments that the contemporary ecological crisis is formally encoded, in a progressive development of ecological consciousness from the late 1950s onwards. Nature prose, fiction and nonfiction, is now contemporaneous with a defining time of crisis, while also being formally fashioned by that context. This is a mode of writing that emerges in a world in crisis, but which is also, in some ways, in crisis itself. With chapters on remoteness, exclusivity, abundance, and rarity, this book marks a turning point in how literary criticism engages with nature writing.

This book shows you - through examples and puzzles and intriguing questions - how to make your computer reason logically. The automation of reasoning has advanced markedly in the past few decades, and this book discusses some of the remarkable successes that automated reasoning programs have had in tackling challenging problems in mathematics, logic, program verification, and circuit design. Because the intended audience includes students and teachers, the book provides many exercises as well as tutorial chapters that introduce readers to the field of logic and to automated reasoning in general. For more advanced researchers, the book presents challenging questions, many of which are still unanswered.

A family inherits a dilapidated dairy in the Eel River bottoms and has plans to refurbish it back into the famous dairy it once was over half a century ago. With lots of work to do, it leaves the oldest daughter with very little time to answer her growing curiosity about the surrounding estuary. In between school and the never-ending list of chores, she satisfies her desire to explore with the gift of a kayak. Learning about the surrounding river and estuary wilderness only piques her desire to explore. While on an afternoon paddle with a friend, a startling discovery in the soft mud of the estuary leads them to believe that her little wilderness isn't as uninhabited as she thought. Her search for the answer leads her down the path of discovery. Determined to find an understanding, no matter what it takes, she embarks on a journey that will change her determination and outlook forever.

"Captivating. . . . a full portrait of this adorable and ecologically important animal." —Publishers Weekly A science journalist travels the Pacific Coast in search of sea otters in this entertaining and inspiring book on the importance and history of this charismatic endangered species Sea otters—the adorable, furry marine mammals often seen floating on their backs holding hands—reveal the health of the coastal ecosystem along the Pacific Ocean. Once hunted for their prized fur in the 18th and 19th centuries, these animals nearly went extinct. Only now, nearly a century after hunting ceased, are populations showing stable growth in some places. Sea otters are a keystone species in coastal areas, feeding on sea urchins, clams, crab, and other crustaceans. When they are present, kelp beds are thick and healthy, providing homes for an array of sea life. When otters disappear, sea urchins take over, and the kelp disappears along with all the creatures that live in the beds. Now, thanks to their protected status, sea otters are making a comeback in California, Washington, and Alaska. In this hopeful book, science writer Todd McLeish embarks on an epic journey along the Pacific Coast—traveling from California to Alaska—to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters, and reveals how conservationists brought them back from the brink of extinction.

Each Spotlight title is carefully designed to introduce readers to the lives and behaviour of our favourite birds and mammals. Otters by Nicola Chester is an accessible and lively account of an intriguing and much-loved animal that, surprisingly, is still endangered and rarely seen despite a recent resurgence that has seen it expand from the remote countryside into our cities. Nicola's charming, informed text brings this elusive and exciting mammal into sharper focus revealing what an otter is, and how they live, feed, play and breed. Nicola reflects on how otters exist in our imaginations culturally and how that has changed over the years. She also examines the many challenges otters have faced, exposing what brought them to the brink of extinction, and explores the challenges we face in trying to find and watch otters in the wild.