What made the Great Antonio so great? He weighed as much as a horse! He once wrestled a bear He could devour twenty-five roasted chickens at one sitting In this whimsical book beloved author & illustrator Elise Gravel tells the true story of Antonio Barichievich the larger-than-life Montreal strongman who had muscles as big as his heart Meet the Author In kindergarten Elise was popular because she could draw princesses with long spiral curls Then in high school girls asked her to draw their dream guys & she became very talented at drawing muscles & chest hair which came in handy for this book One of Elise&s favorite authors is Roald Dahl He got her interested in unusual people & animals--anyone who is strange different or funny In her hometown of Montreal everyone knew & loved the great Antonio the gentle giant who lived outside the donut shop He claimed to have been one of the strongest men in the world & to be able to talk to aliens with his braids After his death it was revealed that many of Antonio&s wild stories were true he had a letter from President Bill Clinton & photos of himself with celebrities like Liza Minnelli Sophia Loren & Johnny Carson ...

A unique beautifully illustrated exploration of our fascination with our closest primate relatives & the development of primatology as a discipline This insightful work is a compact but wide-ranging survey of humankind's relationship to the great apes (chimpanzees bonobos gorillas orangutans) from antiquity to the present Replete with fascinating historical details & anecdotes it traces twists & turns in our construction of primate knowledge over five hundred years Chris Herzfeld outlines the development of primatology & its key players & events including well-known long-term field studies notably the pioneering work by women such as Jane Goodall Dian Fossey & Birute Galdikas Herzfeld seeks to heighten our understanding of great apes & the many ways they are like us The reader will encounter apes living in human families painting apes apes who use American Sign Language & chimpanzees who travelled in space A philosopher & historian specializing in primatology Herzfeld offers thought-provoking insights about our perceptions of apes as well as the boundary between human & ape & what it means to be either ...

For many of us the Great Barrier Reef conjures up images of beautiful clear waters teeming with colourful fish & coral of every shape colour & form imaginable This title takes you on a journey along 2300km of Australia's north-eastern coastline through the diverse range of habitats that make up this extraordinary water world 256 pages Zell Len ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jonathan 11 usually spends his vacations alone with his grandfather who lives on the edge of a vast forest populated by mythical animals This year his kid sister Sophie joins him But it&s not cool to be stuck with a little sister so he does what he can to avoid her He succeeds entirely too well Sophie is kidnapped by a giant 1000-year-old bear Now Jonathan has to venture into the heart of the forest to confront the strange beings that dwell there & rescue his sister ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Jep Gambardella a 65-year-old journalist & once promising novelist spends his easy life among Rome&s high society in a swirl of rooftop parties & late-night soirees But when he learns of the death of his friend&s wife a woman he loved as an 18-year-old his life is thrown into perspective & he begins to see the world through new eyes A dazzling dizzying mesmerising & hypnotic cinematic tour-de-force that has drawn comparisons with Italian greats such as La Dolce Vita & La Notte ...

Filled with imaginative drawings & sketches to color in & paint this book features all twelve large plates & many more individual scenes from Annabelle von Sperber's Where's the Artist? book Arranged chronologically each scene depicts a critical juncture in the history of art from the temples of ancient Egypt to Leonardo da Vinci's studio The drawings encourage coloring & learning about artistic movements & personalities making this a source of information as well as a welcome outlet for the artist in all of us ...

There are all kinds of bodies in the world What are YOU like? Celebrate our brilliant bodies in this fantastic book jam-packed with interesting facts Bodies come in all shapes & sizes as we change from babies to children to teenagers to adults our bodies change too! Find out about growing & learning keeping fit breaks & bruises the five senses using our minds how we are the same & how we are different
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What is a family? Once it was said to be a father mother boy girl cat & dog living in a house with a garden But as times have changed families have changed too & now there are almost as many kinds of families as colours of the rainbow
- from a mum & dad or single parent to two mums or two dads from a mixed-race family to children with different mums & dads from families with a disabled member to those with a mum or dad in prison This is a fresh optimistic look through children's eyes at today's wide variety of family life from homes food ways of celebrating schools & holidays to getting around jobs & housework from extended families languages & hobbies to pets & family trees
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How are you feeling today? Happy? Sad? Excited? Scared? We all experience lots of different emotions sometimes angry or silly sometimes jealous or upset;sometimes lonely or worried However you feel sharing & talking about your feelings will make you feel better This fresh optimistic look at all the feelings we experience explores feelings in family life at school & everywhere with warmth wit & sensitivity Featuring lots of different children in various situations brief text captions & questions & plenty of humour this is the go to book to learn about feelings ...

From dinosaurs to the solar system dump trucks & diggers to farm animals; the deep blue sea to astronauts this action-packed activity book is crammed full of things to find amazing scenes to colour fun facts to discover & clever spot-the difference puzzles Can you find & colour the baby T-Rex hiding on Dinosaur Island? Did you know that butterflies taste with their feet? Hunt for hidden octopuses search for squirrels & find the ten differences between the robots in this bumper activity book perfect for a rainy day ...