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Minibombo makes picture books characterized by clear images and solid colours, telling stories with a short text or no text at all. The books aim to create a participated reading process between adults and children and require a bit of creativity and cooperation on their part. Minibombo loves to explore different types of communication. This is why some of its paper stories have become the starting point for creating digital applications. The apps refer to the original stories in the books and develop them further by exploiting a different code. All the minibombo apps are available worldwide on the App Store and Google Play. Minibombo started in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in 2013. Since its beginnings, it has been highly appreciated both by readers and operators in the sector and has been awarded several prizes which have helped make its books known among a wide public. Its books are translated in more than fourteen counties worldwide.
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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureApril 2017Fish Viruses and Bacteria
Pathobiology and Protection
by Patrick T K Woo, Rocco C Cipriano
Taking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases which can become huge threats to local fish populations in new geographical regions if transported there via infected fish or eggs. A concise but thorough reference work, this book: - Covers key viral and bacterial diseases of notable fish species; - Reviews major well-established piscine pathogens as well as new, emerging and notifiable diseases; and - Contains the most up-to-date research contributed by a team of over fifty world experts. An invaluable bench book for fish health consultants, veterinarians and all those wanting instant access to information, this book is also a useful textbook for students specializing in fish health and research scientists initiating fish disease research programmes. ; Taking a disease-based approach, this book focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. It covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases. ; 1: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Arun K. Dhar, Scott LaPatra, Andrew Orry and F.C. Thomas Allnutt 2: Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus, Jo-Ann C. Leong and Gael Kurath 3: Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus, John S. Lumsden 4: Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis and European Catfish Virus, Paul Hick, Ellen Ariel and Richard Whittington 5: Oncogenic Viruses: Oncorhynchus masou Virus and Cyprinid Herpesvirus, Mamoru Yoshimizu, Hisae Kasai, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Nanako Sano and Motohiko Sano 6: Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Knut Falk and Maria Aamelfot 7: Spring Viraemia of Carp, Peter Dixon and David Stone 8: Channel Catfish Viral Disease, Larry A. Hanson and Lester H. Khoo 9: Largemouth Bass Viral Disease, Rodman G. Getchell and Geoffrey H. Groocock 10: Koi Herpesvirus Disease, Keith Way and Peter Dixon 11: Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Anna Toffan 12: Iridoviral Diseases: Red Sea Bream Iridovirus and White Sturgeon Iridovirus, Yasuhiko Kawato, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kazuhiro Nakajima,Thomas Waltzek and Richard Whittington 13: Alphaviruses in Salmonids, Marius Karlsen and Renate Johansen 14: Aeromonas salmonicida and A. hydrophila, Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir and Bryndis Bjornsdottir 15: Edwardsiella spp., Matt J. Griffin, Terrence E. Greenway and David J. Wise 16: Flavobacterium spp.: F. psychrophilum, F. columnare and F. branchiophilum, Thomas P. Loch and Mohamed Faisal 17: Francisella noatunensis, Esteban M. Soto and John P. Hawke 18: Mycobacterium spp., David T. Gauthier and Martha W. Rhodes 19: Photobacterium damselae, John P. Hawke 20: Piscirickettsia salmonis, Jerri Bartholomew, Kristen D. Arkush and Esteban M. Soto 21: Renibacterium salmoninarum, Diane G. Elliott 22: Streptococcus iniae and S. agalactiae, Craig A. Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu and Esteban M. Soto 23: Vibriosis: Vibrio anguillarum, V. ordalii and Aliivibrio salmonicida, Alicia E. Toranzo, Beatriz Magariños and Ruben Avendaño-Herrera 24: Weissella ceti, Timothy J. Welch, David P. Marancik and Christopher M. Good 25: Yersinia ruckeri, Michael Ormsby and Robert Davies
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Family & home stories (Children's/YA)October 2020Casas
by María José Ferrada, Pep Carrió
The authors of this book take us on a journey through the different ways of inhabiting a house. Based on illustrations by Pep Carrió made with acrylic markers, the writer María José Ferrada uses poetic language and humor to propose a set of micro stories that invite readers to observe their own ways of inhabiting the world.
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PENANCE
by KANAE Minato
When they were girls, Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko were tricked into leaving their friend Emily with a mysterious stranger. Then the unthinkable occurred: Emily was found murdered hours later.The four friends were never able to describe the stranger to the police; the killer's trail went cold. Asako, the bereaved mother, curses the surviving girls, vowing that they will be the ones to pay for her daughter's murder... Like Confessions, Kanae Minato's award-winning, internationally bestselling debut, PENANCE is a dark tale of revenge and psychological drama that will leave readers breathless.
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Confessions
by KANAE Minato
Her pupils murdered her daughter. Now she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in the wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and handed in her resignation.But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a diabolical plot for revenge.Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never seecoming, Confessions probes the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger. You'll never look at a classroom the same way again.
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by KANAE Minato
Nozomi Sugishita, Shinji Naruse, Nozomi Andoh and Masato Nishizaki witnessed the deaths of Takashiro and Naoko Nouguchi. Nozomi Sugishita should be the only witness because Shinji Naruse and Nozomi Andon arrived after the couple were killed. Masato Nishizaki admitted that he was the murderer. Is this the truth?
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NIGHT’S TIGHTROPE
by KANAE Minato
Yuki and Atsuko are best friends in their 2nd year of high school. One day, Atsuko read part of the novella “Night’s Tightrope,” it is her own story! She believed Yuki is the author. She felt Yuki betrayed her. Their friendship started to change...They both want to witness of the moment a person dies. They got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body. Yuki volunteers at a paediatrics ward and Atsuko volunteers at a nursing home for their summer vacation, hoping that they will gain courage if they witness the moment a person dies. They didn’t tell each other what did they do in the summer vacation but life brought them together again.
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Children's & YAThe Elephant
by Kadri Hinrikus, Kadi Kurema
Kärt feels that she doesn’t really belong anywhere. Her relationship with her classmates is not a happy one- either she is being bullied for the way she looks or taunted because she knows the answers to teacher’s questions. It’s not going much better at home either- her father is not exactly happy about Kärt preferring books and reading to maths and computers. Her support from her mum is nonexistent as well as she just starts to cry and despair hearing about Kärt’s problems.Alas, after a particularly bad day at school, Kärt meets a spunky Croatian girl Lucija who slowly helps Kärt to realise that exactly her kind of girl is needed and cherished in different situations.
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Waiting for Mama
by Chiaki Okada, Izumi Motoshita
Little Kana is waiting to be picked up from daycare one evening. "Maybe the train is late," she wonders. "Or maybe Mama stopped to buy a cake on the way..." A charming story with lustrous illustrations offering a glimpse into a child's imagination as she reassures her teddy bear (and herself) that Mama will be here to pick her up soon.
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IT Comes
by Ichi Sawamura
It is story about a couple must protect their 2-year-old daughter's life from a monster called Bogiwan. Hideki got married with his ideal woman Kana. One day, a mysterious visitor came to talk to his colleague that he wanted to talk about “Chisa.” Chisa was the name that his pregnant wife had chosen for their unborn daughter. How could the visitor know their daughter’s name? The colleague who talked to “the visitor” became strangely sick and the identity of the visitor remained a mystery. Two years later, there were phone calls from an unknown woman who kept repeating Chisa’s name. Hideki was afraid that someone will harm Chisa. He met a freelance writer Nozaki and his psychic girlfriend Makoto to help him. Makoto sensed “it” who was the visitor so Hideki decided to fight for his family but he walked into its trap and was brutally killed. Then Makoto’s old sister, Kotoko who was a medium and the country’s top exorcist, came to fight together with them. They all gathered in Hideki’s apartment. “IT is coming!” Kotoko said. The battle began.
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Houses
by María José Ferrada, Pep Carrió
The authors of this book take us on a journey through the different ways of inhabiting a house. Based on illustrations by Pep Carrió made with acrylic markers, the writer María José Ferrada uses poetic language and humor to propose a set of micro-stories that invite readers to observe their own ways of inhabiting the world.
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2019Tomi et ses amis poilus
by Nadine Robert Illustrated by Kanae Sato
Tomi can't stop pouting. The more his family tries to help him, the more Tomi frowns. Tomi wants a furry animal friend to play with! Fortunately, his grandpa knows a secret place where furry animals live. Not only does Tomi make new furry friends but he discovers that pouting is never the right answer to solve a problem.To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit.ly/2ZfrV2g
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The ArtsOctober 2020Haiku Illustrated
by Hart Larrabee
Haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry. Its structure has become popular inother languages and today it is probably the best-known form of poetry worldwide.There are few rules to haiku, but they are strict: 17 phonetic sounds, a sense ofcutting images or ideas, and a reference to a season. From those restrictions, poetshave written about many things, from the year’s first blossom to aging, frommosquitoes humming to insects singing, from catching one’s shadow to crossing astream in the summer.Haiku Illustrated features 75 classic poems from four poets – Matsuo Bashō, YosaBuson, Kobayashi Issa and Masaoka Shiki – which range across more than 200 yearsof Japanese poetry.Each poem is presented in Japanese script, along with romanized Japanese (romaji) and an English translation. Each haiku is accompanied by an artwork illustrating an aspect of the poem, such as the traditional Japanese art of cherry blossom, Mount Fuji or village life. Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with a timeless design, Haiku Illustrated is an expert celebration of one of the most beautiful and accessible forms of poetry in the world.
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Children's & YAI, MARCO POLO
by HUIQIN WANG
I, MARCO POLOWritten and illustrated by Huiqin Wang The book The Travels of Marco Polo introduced westerners to the East. It sparked a yearning for discovery of eastern countries and exploration, which strengthened ties and cultural exchange between East and West. In this picture book the Slovene-Chinese painter Huiqin Wang presents the story of Polo’s travels to the East in two languages. Through it you will learn about China, the Silk Road, and the Chinese language. The picture book will delight children and adults alike; through vivid descriptions of the adventures of Marco Polo the author introduces us to a world of other and at first glance seemingly distant cultures and worlds. Format: 21 x 26.5 cm32 pages | Age: 7+
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Agricultural scienceJuly 2019Textbook on Weed Science
Principles and Practices
by A.Veeramani
This book was incorporated with general information about weeds with need based data on losses caused by weeds in agriculture and allied fields which include livestock, horticulture crops etc. and also national level loss in terms of reduction in food grain production in Indian economy. As management of weeds being a core area in crop production, it was dealt in detail on weed biology, weed ecology and also weed survey including sampling techniques. This was followed by various weed control methods specific to crops belonging to agriculture and horticulture. Of the weed management practices, integrated weed management was also discussed as well highlighting important crops grown in India as to follow the same by the farmers and extension workers for recommendation to the needy people. This book also comprises of herbicide history and its classification and characteristics with suitable examples. In addition, mode of action of herbicides, herbicide mixture, combinations, rotations, and their interaction were also given as separate chapter. In the recent decade, development of herbicide resistant crops are getting momentum world over, considering its potentiality, information on the same was also given in detail with suitable findings. Weed shift and its management and economic analysis of weed management were another chapters included in this book.
