Panda S Surprise

On Panda's birthday, all his friends are too busy to play with him, but later he finds out why.

A classic tale about overcoming fear of the dark Little Panda is frightened of the dark and has a lamp on at night. But when he buys a plant for his mum, and hides it in the attic, he knows it needs light more than he does. So Little Panda lets the plant have his special lamp. And soon he finds he gets used to the dark and isn’t afraid any more.

Colorful storybook for beginner readers.

Peter Panda lives with his family in the mountain region of China. He is very excited that tomorrow is his birthday and he can't wait to spend it with his friends and parents. Imagine his surprise when he wakes to a new baby sister. Come along with Peter Panda on his adventures with his family and friends. See how Peter feels about having a new baby sister and a birthday all in one day. How do you think Peter deals with it?

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Is skipping school cool or will the pandas learn a new lesson? Mental Health: Role Models.

Understanding the complex relationships between humans and the natural world is essential for achieving environmental sustainability and improving human well-being, yet many studies are unable to reveal complex interactions and hidden trends. This is the first book to synthesize the findings and approaches of long-term integrated research in a model coupled human and natural system, and to illustrate their applications to regional, national, and global scales. It features a classic long-term interdisciplinary research project in the Wolong Nature Reserve of China, which contains one of the largest wild populations of the world-famous endangered giant pandas. Bringing together a team of contributors from both the natural and social sciences, this book explores how a long-term interdisciplinary and model system approach is essential to uncover the common patterns and mechanisms of coupled systems, to develop ideas and methods for studying and managing other coupled systems, and ultimately to contribute to the development of theories about coupled systems for sustainability. Pandas and People will be essential reading for scholars interested in the interface of the natural and social sciences, including ecologists, conservation biologists, environmental scientists, sustainability scientists, wildlife biologists, forest scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, and political scientists. It will also be a valuable reference for policy makers, natural resource managers, and graduate students.