Bøger af Ryan Underwood

NOISY BIRDS-A Bird Call Book for youngsters! Every toddler will eventually ask, "What sound does a duck (rooster, chicken, crow, pigeon) make?" Most of us know the answer to those. But what about a hawk? Or a seagull? Where's the kid-parent manual? Here! In NOISY BIRDS, wife and husband author/illustrator team Raquel and Ryan Underwood use cartoon-realism to anthropomorphize birds with their sounds in this humorous, story-based, ornithology picture book.

SHOES: What They Are and How to Wear Them is a shoe book for kids! Very young children eventually learn the difference between a boot and a sandal, but do they know the difference between a wingtip and an Oxford? What is a moccasin anyway? And why in the world would you want to wear high heels? Wife and husband author-illustrator team Raquel and Ryan Underwood use cartoon-realism to catalog different kinds of shoes in this fun, character-filled, picture book.

The University that was at the heart of the research to discover the vaccines for the pandemic pens the story of how it all happened.In 2020, as COVID-19 threw the U.S. higher education system into turmoil, university administrators around the country debated whether it was prudentor even possibleto teach students in person or conduct laboratory research amid a once-in-a-century pandemic. For the leadership at Vanderbilt University, the answer to the question was a resounding Yes. Viewing residential education and collaborative research as essential to its academic and societal mission, Vanderbilt was one of a small number of America's top universities to put rigorous safety protocols in place to allow students, faculty, and research personnel back to campus in the fall. Told with recollections and insights from Vanderbilt's leaders, students, faculty, and staff, and moving at a pace matching the events it describes, A Year Like No Other takes readers from Vanderbilt's near-shutdown in the spring through its reopening for the 20202021 academic year, providing an inside look at how the university coped not only with COVID-19, but also with a tragic night of tornadoes and the urgent calls for racial justice following the killing of George Floyd. A Year Like No Other also highlights some of the vital contributions that faculty at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made to the development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, with research fueled in part by Dolly Parton, the beloved country music legend. A Year Like No Other captures a singular moment in the university's history while delivering a concise portrait of successful crisis management playing out amid the fast-changing circumstances of global health threats and a barrage of local hardships.