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Faith McNulty

    Faith McNulty byla americká autorka literatury faktu, známá především svou prací o zvířatech a přírodě. Její styl se vyznačoval hlubokým vhledem do chování divokých zvířat a dokázala ho popsat poutavě a s citem. McNulty byla ceněna pro svou schopnost spojit vědeckou přesnost s literární elegancí, čímž přibližovala přírodní svět širšímu publiku. Její dílo často zkoumalo vztah mezi lidmi a zvířaty a podtrhovalo potřebu ochrany divoké přírody.

    Dancing with Manatees
    If You Decide to Go to the Moon
    The Lady and the Spider
    • 2005

      Two artists at the height of their powers have created a beautiful book with an unforgettable message about the moon and an even more important message about the earth. A publishing event!"If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home.Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling through space (where "the moon glows like a pearl in the black, black sky"). The reader lands at the Sea of Tranquility, the site of the first lunar landing.

      If You Decide to Go to the Moon
    • 1994

      Dancing with Manatees

      • 40 stránek
      • 2 hodiny čtení
      3,8(60)Ohodnotit

      Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature

      Dancing with Manatees
    • 1987

      The Lady and the Spider

      • 48 stránek
      • 2 hodiny čtení
      4,2(39)Ohodnotit

      A spider has made her home among the green hills and valleys of a lettuce leaf. It is a perfect den, just the right size, with a dewdrops pool nearby that will catch moths on moonlit nights. How is the spider to know that the lady intends to eat that very lettuce for lunch one day?

      The Lady and the Spider