This sourcebook includes "The ten best things ever said" on 250 topics and uses QR codes to digitally integrate it with Dr. Mardy's Dictionary of Metaphorical Quotations, the world's largest online database of metaphorical quotations.--

A guide to useful Southwestern wild plants, including recipes, teas, spices, dyes, medicinal uses, poisonous plants, fibers, basketry, and industrial uses. All around us there are wild plants useful for food, medicine, and clothing, but most of us don't know how to identify or use them. Delena Tull amply supplies that knowledge in this book, which she has now expanded to more thoroughly address plants found in New Mexico and Arizona, as well as Texas. Extensively...

Describes the skills and supplies that individuals and families need to prepare for possible emergencies, and offers survival tips and advice related to shelter, water, food, first-aid, and self-defense.

"This encyclopedia highlights 20 different horses. Alongside colorful photographs of both adult horses and foals, readers learn about the history, the appearance, and the training of various horse breeds."--

This field guide highlights 100 birds found throughout the world. Readers will gain a greater understanding about the behaviors and appearance of each bird and will be able to identify these creatures after seeing the vivid photographs and useful labels within the book. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Unlike most crochet patterns, those in this book specify no gauge-and no suggested hook size and no yarn amounts! That's because each of the 101 squares can be worked with your choice of yarn-from bulky to crochet cotton-to achieve just the look you want. Designs make use of up to four colors.

"This encyclopedia highlights 26 different sharks. Alongside thrilling photographs of these underwater creatures, readers learn about what various sharks look like, where they live, what they eat, and more." -- Amazon.

"This encyclopedia highlights more than 50 different cats. Alongside colorful photographs of both adult cats and kittens, readers learn about the history, appearance, and behavior of various breeds. " -- Amazon.

"In Around the World in 80 Words, Jones tells the story of eighty English-language words that are specially related to a place. He tells us, for example, where the name for the Canary Islands came from, the relationship between the town of Jáchymov in the Czech Republic and the word "dollar," and he dispels the myth that the term "limerick" comes from the last name of Edward Lear. Throughout this engaging journey, the reader gains valuable insights...

Gideon Defoe details the downfall of 48 nations that no longer exist while also providing a witty critique of nation states, borders, and the flawed men who make them.