Nancy Overcott

In this illustrated companion to their Fifty Common Birds of the Upper Midwest, which provided a new appreciation of the not-so-ordinary beauty and lifeways of familiar birds, illustrator Dana Gardne

In the past, pandemics were considered divine punishment, but we now understand the biological characteristics of viruses and we know they are spread by social interaction and the movement of people. What used to be divine has become human - all too human, as Nietzsche would say.But while the virus dispels the divine, we are discovering that living beings are much more complex and harder to define than we had previously thought, and also discovering that the nature and exercise of political power are more complex than we may have thought. And this, argues Nancy, helps us to see why the term 'biopolitics' fails to grasp the conditions in which we now find ourselves. Life and politics challenge us together. Our scientific knowledge tells us that we are dependent only on our own technical power, but can we rely on technologies when knowledge itself includes uncertainties? If this is the case for technical power, it is much more so for political power, even as it presents itself as guided

The concept of community is one heavily burdened by the events of the 20th century, frequently appropriated by totalitarian regimes for the purposes of exclusion and oppression. In this dialogue with

Scoliosis-curvature of the spine-is a disorder so common that twenty states now require screening of preteens. One in every fifty American youngsters is affected by it. While scoliosis is an upsettin

Put Your Best Face Forward!How many times have you plucked, waxed, trimmed, stenciled, or penciled your eyebrows -- or paid someone else to do it for you? It's hard to control the outcome of these met

Another heartfelt picture book from bestselling author Nancy Tillman, this time about resilience and reaching one's goals.I knew you could do it! I knew that you could! Of everyone out there I knew th

Tap!Peck!Crack!Pop!A chick hatches out of its egg, but who does it belong to? No one seems to know—not Goose (Honk!), not Duck (Quack!), not Hen (Cluck!), not Bird (Chirp!). Not even

Emma loves art, and everything she crafts is inspired by her scruffy dog, Muse. But creativity soon goes awry when Muse alters Emma’s latest masterpiece; Emma is furious and Muse flees the scene

When Photojournalist Nancy Borowick’s parents―Howie and Laurel―were diagnosed with stage IV cancer and simultaneously underwent treatment, she did the only thing she knew how―she documented it. By tur

An accidental encounter throws Mole and Wolf together. One is afraid of the light, the other is afraid of the dark. Together they learn that friends are all they need to conquer their fears.

With its compelling color illustrations and evocative descriptions, The Forgotten Rabbit tells the tale of Bella the rabbit as she makes a giant leap from neglected Easter bunny to cherished animal co

On a hot summer day in the city, Ali decides to draw refreshing scenes on her sidewalk that amazingly come to life, as a lake becomes real, an umbrella provides shade, and a blizzard cools off the who

Bea, a little girl who is always forgetting her belongings, must come up with a way to overcome her absentmindedness after she loses the sweater that Grandma had knit for her.

This volume provides 24 number sense lessons for small groups of kindergarteners at risk. The lessons are 30 minutes each, scripted, and include learning goals, materials lists, strategies for establi

Ten adorable animals take cover from a storm in this Classic Board Book edition of Nancy Tafuri’s counting book.Dark clouds started to gather. Bird flew for cover. Now there was 1 in the hill hollow.

In a homonym-filled tale reminiscent of "The little red hen," a monkey asks for help moving a stack of bananas so that he can bake a pie.

Celebrate Thanksgiving with this lift-the-flap book from Nancy Davis!

When Farmer Gray takes a trip, Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick and White Duck decide to paint their black-and-white farm. Red Hen paints the barn red and White Duck paints the fence white. Then Blue

Baker and Huling draw on their experience as librarians to conduct a concise tour of the typical college library and to provide summaries of the print and electronic research tools available to studen

Anthony has a bucket, a shovel, and a really big car. But thegirls playing in the sandbox don't look. They don't even lookwhen attention-seeking Anthony does his best trick. Is therenothing he can do