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"An illuminating examination of how the brain helps us to understand and navigate space-and why, sometimes, it doesn't work the way it should. Navigation is one of the most complex tasks our brains perform. And we do it countless times a day-as we drive across town to the airport, or traverse the maze of a supermarket, or walk within our own homes. But why is it that some people are lost on their own street and others can seamlessly navigate a new...
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"At once far flung and intimate, a fascinating look at how finding our way make us human. In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision--especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world...
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"Sisters Usha and Aarti, and cousin Gloria, see different things in the stars - a Big Dipper, a Big Digger, and a Big Kite - in this introduction to geometry and spatial relationships"--
7) Near and far
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"Full-color photographs and simple text introduce the concepts of near and far"--
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The light of the half moon Shines down on the half room . . .The half room is full of half things. A half chair, a half cat, even half shoes--all just as nice as whole things. When half a knock comes on half a door, who in the world could it be? With inventive flair, Caldecott Honor winner Carson Ellis explores halves and wholes in an ingenious and thought-provoking picture book. Ink and gouache illustrations featuring wry detail and velvety textures...
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LANGUAGE OF VISION is a timely, courageous book without parallel in its field. It deals with present-day problems of visual expression from a realistic and human point of view, and endeavors to escape from the narrow confines of the laboratory, preserving the closest possible contact with our experiences of every day life. It makes an extensive analysis of the structure and function of the graphic image in painting, photography and advertising design....
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"Grasping concepts of direction is an important step in early education as is vocabulary acquisition. This colorful book encourages emerging readers to add to their burgeoning bank of vocabulary words with the words forward and backward. Carefully crafted sentences are paired with images that help learners decode the words and practice their reading fluency. They'll identify the meaning of the words in the movements depicted in the bright photographs...
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"How is it that we can walk unfamiliar streets while maintaining a sense of direction? Come up with shortcuts on the fly, in places we've never traveled? The answer is the complex mental map in our brains. This feature of our cognition is easily taken for granted, but it's also critical to our species's evolutionary success. In From Here to There Michael Bond tells stories of the lost and found-Polynesian sailors, orienteering champions, early aviators-and...
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"The concept of direction is an important one for young learners to grasp. This accessible and inviting book encourages emerging readers to add the terms "over" and "under" to their growing set of vocabulary words. Each sentence is carefully written to be achievable for the reader and help them hone their reading fluency. Photographs were chosen to complement the text and aid readers in decoding vocabulary. They'll be motivated to recognize and use...
17) In and out
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"Full-color photographs and simple text introduce the concepts of in and out"--
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"Behind and In Front introduces emergent readers to opposing directions while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once"--
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"In Let's Learn Directions, emergent readers learn the difference between directions, such as up and down, left and right, and above and below. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Let's Learn Directions includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory...
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