Showing results by author "Mary Holland" in All Categories

Cancer strikes fear in people’s hearts around globe. So the appearance of a vaccine to prevent cancer - as we are assured the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine will - seemed like a game-changer. Since 2006, over 80 countries have approved the vaccine, with glowing endorsements from the world’s foremost medical authorities. Bringing in over $2.5 billion in annual sales, the HPV vaccine is a pharmaceutical juggernaut. Yet scandal now engulfs it worldwide. The HPV Vaccine on Trial is a shocking tale, chronicling the global efforts to sell and compel this alleged miracle.

National polls show that Americans are increasingly concerned about vaccine safety and the right to make individual, informed choices together with their healthcare practitioners. Vaccine Epidemic focuses on the searing debate surrounding individual and parental vaccination choice in the United States. Featuring more than 20 experts from the fields of ethics, law, science, medicine, business, and history, Vaccine Epidemic urgently calls for reform.

Als Harriet Gill nach einem langen Leben stirbt, erben ihre zwei Großnichten, Sophia und Amanda Gill, ihr altes Haus in der Nähe von Boston. Doch es ist ein zweischneidiges Erbe: denn die beiden Schwestern dürfen das Anwesen erst nach zehn Jahren verkaufen und müssen so lange selbst darin wohnen, was eine teure Angelegenheit zu werden droht. Nur gut, dass die findige Sophia eine Idee hat, mit dem Problem umzugehen. Sophia und Amanda verwandeln das Anwesen kurzerhand in eine Pension. Doch sie haben nicht mit dem Widerstand der Verstorbenen gerechnet.

Yodel and his siblings have woken from their long winter's nap and are ready to learn and grow. Hear about this black bear family's springtime adventures. Just like human children, the yearlings play, explore their surroundings, and then snuggle up with mom for milk. They even stay with a special "babysitter" while mom is away. Someday soon, the yearlings will be grown and go off on their own, but for now they can catch a nap under their mama bear's watchful eye.

Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers and keep predators away. Do these beavers ever take a break? Follow along as they pop through the winter ice to begin the busy year of eating bark, building dams, and gathering food just in time for winter to come again.

A divvy, a dying woman, and a promise Rhona has the divvy gift; with only a touch she can tell if a baby will be fertile or a sterile Shun, destined to be killed or outcast. The people of the Deom depend on the divvys for survival, but it is a hard and brutal gift. As long as Rhona's mother was alive, Rhona had followed the old ways, but now her mother is dead and Rhona is free to live her own life. She has one last obligation to fulfill: honor her mother's dying wish to find a woman named Selina and offer her help. Rhona has no idea who Selina is, but the best way to find anyone on Deo is to ...

Los oyentes quedarán fascinados al conocer tantas formas en que los animales utilizan sus colas: para moverse en la tierra, para nadar, para alertar a otros, para guiarse, para agarrarse de otras cosas, para mantenerse calientes, para equilibrarse, para volar, atraer a su compañero, ¡e incluso para defenderse! Aparentemente, la cola no sólo sirve para menearla cuando están felices.

Listeners will be fascinated by the many ways animals use their tails - to move on land, swim, warn others, steer, hold onto things, keep warm, balance, fly, attract a mate, and even to defend themselves! Apparently tails are not just for wagging when happy. Following Animal Eyes, Animal Mouths (NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Science Award), and Animal Legs, Mary Holland continues her Animal Anatomy and Adaptations series by exploring the many ways animals use their tails.

Mary Holland captures the first few months of a baby barred owl's life. This story will steal the hearts of listeners as they learn how barred owl parents ready their young owlets for the big world outside the nest. Follow along as Otis learns to eat, fights with his sister, and prepares for flight.

Mary Holland capta los primeros meses de la vida de un búho. Los grandes ojos y las esponjosas plumas se robarán el corazón de los lectores mientras aprenden cómo los padres de los búhos carabo norteamericanos preparan a sus jóvenes críos para el gran mundo fuera del nido. Acompaña a Otis mientras aprende a comer, pelea con su hermana, y se prepara para alzar el vuelo.

¿Puedes oler con tus pies? ¿Tú cavas con tus garras dentro de un lodazal de río ara trepar y darte un baño de sol? ¡Las patas de los animales son diferentes a las piernas de los humanos de tantas maneras! Descubre por qué las garras son perfectas para un ave de presa o las patas palmeadas son perfectas para los habitantes del agua mientras Mary Holland continúa explorando las maneras en que los insectos, anfibios, reptiles y mamíferos sobreviven en el mundo.

Can you smell with your feet? Do you dig your claws into a river's muddy bank to climb up and bask in the sun? Animals' legs are different from humans' in so many ways! Find out why strong talons suit a raptor and webbing is perfect for water dwellers as author Mary Holland continues her Animal Anatomy and Adaptations series by exploring the ways insects, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals make their way in the world.

Sigue a este joven zorro rojo durante los primeros meses de su vida, mientras explora el mundo a su alrededor. Tiene aproximadamente un mes de nacido cuando sale de su madriguera por primera vez. Observa mientras él aprende a cazar mediante juegos y utilizando sus sentidos. Nota los cambios mientras crece y pasa de ser un zorrezno a un zorro joven. Después de todo, para el próximo verano, ¡él tendrá a sus propias crías!

¿Alguna vez los ocupadísimos castores se toman un descanso? Este diario fotográfico recopila los datos durante un año mientras ellos construyen su presa, cuidan a sus crías y recolectan comida antes que los meses de invierno comiencen de nuevo.

Los oyentes no sólo investigarán el sentido de la vista pero también cómo los ojos de los animales nos pueden decir en dónde se encuentran en la cadena alimenticia, si es que cazan durante el día o la noche, o la edad.

¿Cuáles son algunas de las cosas que nosotros podemos aprender sobre los animales tomando en cuenta la forma de sus bocas o picos? ¿Qué podemos deducir sobre los animales con dientes filosos comparados con los que tienen dientes largos y planos? ¿Existen algunos animales sin bocas? En esta secuela sobre las series de Adaptaciones de animales, la galardonada fotógrafa y educadora naturalista Mary Holland comparte las fascinantes bocas de los animales con los lectores de todas las edades.

Follow this audio journal of a red fox as he explores the world around him during the first few months of his life. He's about a month old when he first comes out of the den. Watch as he learns to hunt through play and by using his senses. See the changes as he grows from a young kit to a young fox. After all, by the next summer, he'll have kits of his own!

The sense of sight helps an animal stay safe from predators, find food and shelter, defend its territory, and care for its young. We can tell a lot about an animal from its eyes: whether it is predator or prey, whether it is more active during the day or night, and sometimes even its gender or age. Award-winning nature photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland shares fascinating animal eyes with listeners of all ages.

What are some things we can learn about animals from the shapes of their mouths, beaks, or bills? What can we infer about animals with sharp teeth compared to large, flat teeth? Are there any animals that don't have mouths? Following in the footsteps of Animal Eyes, award-winning nature photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland shares fascinating animal mouths with listeners of all ages.

Just like humans, animals use their homes for shelter and to raise their young. Animal homes might be easy to see, or they may be hidden (camouflaged) for protection. Some animals are great builders, and other animals borrow homes that other animals have made. Different animals might just use natural places like caves or holes in trees to make a home. And some animals might even carry their home on their back! Sticks, mud, leaves, cotton, and grass are all things that animals might use to build a home.