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Flooding is a serious problem for plants. As with humans, when
plants (and plant roots, in particular) that normally live out of
water are submerged underwater, they suffocate. But plants that
naturally live in wet places don't die How are they able to survive
in water when upland plants cannot? Sullivan explains how water
plants have adapted strategies for overcoming the hazardous
conditions of living in water. WHY WATER PLANTS DON'T DROWN begins
with an introduction to the basic biological and ecological
requirements of all plants (gas exchange, exposure to light,
structural support, and reproduction). Sullivan goes on to describe
how aquatic plants (Divers, Floaters, and Floating-Leaf Plants)
meet those requirements. The second part of the book covers
emergent wetland plants, which Sullivan refers to as Waders (plants
that only get their "feet" wet). Adaptations for living in the
water evolved at different times and from unrelated groups of
upland plants. Sullivan's clear explanations and Elliott's lively
illustrations make it effortless and fun to understand how plants
adapted to living in water. Sullivan draws from her years of
teaching and field experience to illuminate fascinating biological
details of the many example species she includes for each category
of water plants. The intriguing insights and colorful artistic
interpretations will make any nature enthusiast eager to explore
aquatic and wetland plant ecology.
WriteItNow 4 is the ideal writing software for novice and
experienced writers. "Making the Most of WriteItNow 4" is your key
to effective, efficient use of the software. WITH state-of-the-art
writing tools (chapter, scene, character, location, event, note,
and idea editors, spell checker, and thesaurus),
creativity-promoting features (idea generators, graphs, prompts,
add-ons), and classy formatting/export options, WriteItNow 4 takes
you from first idea to final manuscript with ease. MAKING THE MOST
OF WRITEITNOW 4 enables you to optimize your writing experience.
You'll quickly learn how to use WriteItNow's essential tools and
features. You'll get advice from established authors, while being
encouraged to let your personal writing style come out.
Step-by-step examples of all major features show you WriteItNow in
action. INSTEAD of squandering your time surfing software and
learning by trial and error, let Making the Most of WriteItNow 4 be
your guide and enhance your writing experience. IN THIS BOOK,
you'll learn how to: (1) Write and store complete novels; (2) Edit
and rearrange chapters with a Story Board; (3) Create background
details and personalities for characters and graph their
relationships; (4) Establish reasonable Writing Targets; (5) Fine
tune your writing with word counts, readability tools, a crossword
capable theasurus, and numerous Web Tools; (6) Create Web, File,
and Research links; (7) Use, Create, and Edit Prompts Sets; (8)
Generate characters and background notes; (9) Manage reference and
submission data; (10) Prepare manuscripts for submission or
publication; (11) Navigate WriteItNow menus, dialogs, Tree and Tab
views; and (12) Import stories into WriteItNow that you've started
in another program.
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Open the Gates (Paperback)
Dabney Stuart; Illustrated by Susan Elizabeth Elliott
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Discovery Miles 7 310
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Dabney Stuart's love for the animals that inhabit the earth pulses
through this new collection of poems for the young and the young at
heart.From rhinoceros to remora, iguana to impala, whale to water
buffalo, & chameleon to crocodile-the dozens of animals in
Stuart's poems come alive in a spirit of playfulness. Coupled with
Susan Elliott's spirited watercolors, the poems magnify the wonders
of being young. His poems show the beauty and enchantment of
friendship: the koala and the kiwi, the eel and the clam, the
fiddler crab and his companions, and the dove cooing to an empty
sky, hoping another hears.
Eva Hail, an anthropologist in her mid-30s, disappears from her
campsite. She is researching the Anasazi abandonment of the 14th
century, weaving together astronomy, ancient religions, and the Art
of Memory. Eva's belongings are left behind, and there are no signs
of violence. Joe Hill, a local tracker, is asked to look for her,
aided only by her field notebook. Joe's daughter is playing Ophelia
in Hamlet, which introduces the questions Shakespearean scholars
have debated since 1598. Can we know if we've truly seen a ghost?
Can witnesses or experiments validate reality? Joe is haunted by
his memories: his father left before Joe was born; his mother, an
herbal healer, died five years ago; his wife, a dancer, abandoned
him. Set in 1958 in the American Southwest, Ophelia's Ghost
explores key themes of this period: UFOs, the space race,
Einstein's relativity, parallel universes, and structural
anthropology. Joe's search to find Eva uncovers mysteries of the
past, present, and future.
The Art of Memory has been used for mental and spiritual training
by ancient orators (e.g., Cicero), Christian figures (e.g., Thomas
Aquinas), and modern practitioners (e.g., Dominic O'Brien) since
before the time of Christ. This powerful memory technique can also
be used to remember other kinds of information (lists, speeches,
important dates, etc.). At its essence, the Art of Memory involves
placing symbolic images at designated locations along a journey. IN
THIS BOOK, YOU'LL FIND: Step-by-step instructions to memorize 30
parables using the Art of Memory. 30 full-page paintings plus
diagrams to help you visualize your memory journey. Each parable
distilled into a concise, elegant poem. Parables cross-referenced
in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Thomas. A history of the Art of Memory
and Jesus' parables. Techniques for remembering chapters and verse
references. JESUS taught in figurative language. He compared the
kingdom of heaven to leaven.He indicated how people should live in
the kingdom by telling vivid and sometimes puzzling parables. Some
of these parables suggest reversals of expectations.Very small
things, like mustard seeds, can grow into majestic and great
products. All of the parables contain tangible and vivid images.
These images make them memorable. BY LEARNING JESUS' PARABLES BY
HEART, you will become acquainted with Jesus' parables in a deeper
way. By practicing the Art of Memory, you will grow to see
remembering not as a tiresome and time-consuming task but as a
relaxing pleasure. See your memories for what they are-treasures
and enduring gifts.
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