Filled with surprising stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes-from the French publisher who invented the phonograph before Edison but forgot to include playback, to the Hollywood movie star who helped invent the technology behind Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-How We Got to Now investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life. In his trademark style, Johnson ex…
Based on the classic fairy tale. When Hansel and Gretel get left in the woods, they are captured by a witch who lives in a house made from gingerbread and sweets. How will they ever escape? Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read, develop and improve their reading skills. Each Read …
Understanding and using the right tools and materials to create a work of art can make a monumental difference in appearance, texture, permanence, and more. No matter what medium an artist may use, there are many choices to make and things to consider when beginning a new work of art: what kind of surface or support to paint on, what type of brush to use, and how a medium will ultimately look o…
teaches designers the foundations of visual presentation over five chapters and using many visual examples. Readers are introduced to various types of visual presentation, the drawing of lines, the creation of good line compositions, line types and lettering, as well as the skill of sketching, the techniques involved in design drawings and the basics of presentation drawing
The first modern Olympics, held in Athens in 1896, featured 241 athletes from 14 countries. When the event hits London in 2012, 4,200 athletes from 147 countries will compete before a global television audience of 6.7 billion people. In the intervening years, some of the greatest stories in the history of sports have been written, and names have been immortalized. This official publication of t…
Judy Moody has got the Moody Monday blues - until she finds out that her class's new project is on the amazing human body. That means skeletons, skulls, a hospital trip, lots of medical jokes and double trouble when Judy's friends trick her into thinking the class guinea pig has been cloned! But when Judy catches the mumps off her younger "bother", Stink, her friends make it up to her by coming…
Stanley Lambchop Adventure
Sports Science: A Complete Introduction focuses on the three disciplines biomechanics, physiology and psychology. It includes chapters in the key systems in the body - skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular and nervous as well - as covering sports nutrition and planning research in sport.
One-stop reference for training and competing in a triathlon. Find all the essentials you need to start training and improve your performance.
Pernahkah kita merasa bahwa bermain bentengan, gobag sodor, atau petak umpet ketika istirahat sekolah adalah kenangan masa sekolah yang tak terlupakan? Ya, permainan tradisional seperti itu tidak hanya menghibur, tetapi juga melatih anak-anak untuk menikmati indahnya masa bermain dan belajar. Lalu, pernahkah kita membayangkan apakah saat ini anak-anak kita merasakan pengalaman seperti itu? M…
One day, as Elmer is strolling through the jungle, he hears a cry for help. A butterfly has been trapped in a hole by a fallen branch. Elmer rushes to the rescue and frees her with ease. In return, she promises to help Elmer should he ever need it. But just how can a butterfly ever help an elephant?
It's an honest-to-jeepers mystery! Agent Judy Drewdy sets out to solve the case of the missing puppy when a canine-cop-in-training vanishes into thin air. Judy Moody is in a mood. A sleuthing, Nancy Drew kind of mood. So what's a WBMS (world's best mystery solver) to do? Go find a mystery, that's what! And she doesn't have to snoop for long: when Mr. Chips, a beloved crime-dog-in-training, goes…
Think you know the story of the three little pigs? Not until you've read this version, retold and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner James Marshall. Children will know and love the familiar characters—three pig brothers and one huffing-puffing wolf—and they will giggle over the funny, new dialogue and cartoon like illustrations, which put a fresh, modern twist on the classic tale.
Masters of Spinjitzu: a new force to save the world! Will Kai be the greatest warrior ever known? Maybe, if he ever listens to Sensei Wu long enough to complete his training! He's stubborn, he's reckless, and he might just save the world.
Describes the evolution of inventions and technology which many people use in daily life, including means of transportation, household items, food, clothing, and medicine.
Not-Enough-for-Queen-Fluff
Young readers will love this collection of six Frozen World of Reading Level 1 titles featuring Anna, Elsa, and the rest of their favorite Frozen characters.
Explains how particular exercises can benefit specific muscles, and offers modification options and tips on proper form
The Chronicle of the Roman Republic examines the succession of kings, consuls, and tribunes who took Rome from a small fortified hilltop to the greatest empire of antiquity. Here we meet the builders of Rome - superstitious, brutal and utterly uncompromising, but often men of great honour and principle. Astonishingly, such men created one of the most civilized societies in the ancient world - a…
Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation and offers his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies. He examines how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform, how they must 'hit refresh' in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet he feels strongly that one of our essential q…