Author : Katherine Davidson
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 22,36 MB
Release : 2021-04
Category :
ISBN : 9780578873909
An introduction to the Milky Way.Kira and Lulu invite little brother Noah along on their latest adventure to learn about the Milky Way!
Author : Kat Davidson
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,80 MB
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780692069561
A curious little girl and her cat head to the Sun to learn. A solar flare is soon released - will they make it back in time to see what happens on Earth?
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 34,3 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1465470719
Since the dawn of humankind, people have looked upward to the heavens and tried to understand them. This encyclopedia takes you on an expedition through time and space to discover our place in the universe. We invite you to take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Explore the cosmos, from planets to black holes, the Big Bang, and everything in-between! Get ready to discover the story of the universe one page at a time! This educational book for young adults will launch you on a wild trip through the cosmos and the incredible discoveries throughout history. Filled to the brim with beautifully illustrated flowcharts, graphics, and jargon-free language, The Astronomy Book breaks down hard-to-grasp concepts to guide you in understanding almost 100 big astronomical ideas. Big Ideas How do we measure the universe? Where is the event horizon? What is dark matter? Now you can find out all the answers to these questions and so much more in this inquisitive book about our universe! Using incredibly clever visual learning devices like step-by-step diagrams, you’ll learn more about captivating topics from the Copernican Revolution. Dive into the mind-boggling theories of recent science in a user-friendly format that makes the information easy to follow. Explore the biographies, theories, and discoveries of key astronomers through the ages such as Ptolemy, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, and Hawking. To infinity and beyond! Journey through space and time with us: • From Myth to Science 600 BCE – 1550 CE • The Telescope Revolution 1550 – 1750 • Uranus to Neptune 1750 – 1850 • The Rise of Astrophysics 1850 – 1915 • Atom, Stars, And Galaxies 1915 – 1950 • New Windows on The Universe 1950 – 1917 • The Triumph of Technology 1975 – Present The Series Simply Explained With over 7 million copies sold worldwide to date, The Astronomy Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas Simply Explained series from DK Books. It uses innovative graphics along with engaging writing to make complex subjects easier to understand. Shortlisted: A Young Adult Library Services Association Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners list selection A Mom's Choice Awards® Honoring Excellence Gold Seal of Approval for Young Adult Books A Parents' Choice Gold Award winner
Author : Cynthia Kadohata
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 14,44 MB
Release : 2008-06-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1439106606
kira-kira (kee' ra kee' ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop them on the street to stare. And it's Lynn who, with her special way of viewing the world, teaches Katie to look beyond tomorrow. But when Lynn becomes desperately ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something glittering -- kira-kira -- in the future. Luminous in its persistence of love and hope, Kira-Kira is Cynthia Kadohata's stunning debut in middle-grade fiction.
Author : Amy Chua
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1408825090
A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what Chinese parents do to produce so many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it's like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Well, I can tell them, because I've done it... Amy Chua's daughters, Sophia and Louisa (Lulu) were polite, interesting and helpful, they had perfect school marks and exceptional musical abilities. The Chinese-parenting model certainly seemed to produce results. But what happens when you do not tolerate disobedience and are confronted by a screaming child who would sooner freeze outside in the cold than be forced to play the piano? Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. It was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it's about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how you can be humbled by a thirteen-year-old. Witty, entertaining and provocative, this is a unique and important book that will transform your perspective of parenting forever.
Author : K. Leigh
Publisher : THERE IS NO DESIGN, LLC
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 37,86 MB
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1736805304
The series opens on a dystopic planet-sized ship in the far future, where a very advanced android receives a personality file from the 90s. He is the only one of his kind. His name is Alex, and in his quest for understanding just how he got to be an android-and on the planet-sized ship known as CONSTELIS VOSS-he finds curiously familiar faces who help him color in the blanks. As the coincidences pile up-friends, objects, scenes, motifs, and tropes-they start to form a pattern. A pattern that's set against the backdrop of a dystopian, corrupt civilization, with a conveniently very-evil villain. A pattern that seems, in all its madness, to be directly linked to him. Something is pulling the strings, and figuring out the mystery is the only way to save himself, his friends, and the future of the very human race itself. But will he be able solve the mystery without losing himself-and his friends-in the process? The road to hell is paved with good intentions, after all. Welcome to Constelis Voss, the anime-inspired, psychological sci-fi trilogy nobody asked for, but everyone (probably) deserves.
Author : Wiles J R
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1105068560
Olivia is twenty, a student, when her mother Inga, wife of politician John Turner, suddenly disappears from the family home.John, some twenty years earlier, was an eighteen-year old student when his lecturer's Finnish mistress, Inga Nielsen, seduced him. John joined the diplomatic service. Over the intervening years, during her marriage to John Turner and until her disappearance, Inga had become his intermittent lover.Olivia, following her mother's disappearance and, shortly afterwards, the death of her father, enters a profession as old as time itself. A chance remark leads her on a trail to her missing mother, but instead of finding Inga she discovers Kira.John resumes his duties as a commercial attaché and is posted to the Middle East.Over the ensuing years, John and Olivia's paths cross sporadically in the Middle East, USA and Europe; until they become entwined in a world of ex-Soviet agents, moles, assassins, and gangsters.And, inextricably, with Kira.
Author : Ann Featherstone
Publisher : Pajama Press Inc.
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1772780502
Are you kind? In a series of simple yet evocative questions, this impactful book asks children how they will show kindness and consideration for others. Written by the editors of Pajama Press, and illustrated by celebrated Pajama Press artists, these stunning pages inspire meaningful discussion and storytelling about the understated yet powerful ways in which children might influence the world around them. A World of Kindess goes beyond mere rhetoric to examine, in a child-friendly way, everyday social interactions where a kind word or act could have a transformative affect on others. Royalties from the proceeds of this book will be donated to Think Kindness. thinkkindness.org Many of the original images in this book have been donated by the artists. The cover art was created and donated by award-winning author-illustrator Suzanne Del Rizzo.
Author : Jenny Lawson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 25,92 MB
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1101573082
The #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy. “Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah Magazine When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it. In the irreverent Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson’s long-suffering husband and sweet daughter help her uncover the surprising discovery that the most terribly human moments—the ones we want to pretend never happened—are the very same moments that make us the people we are today. For every intellectual misfit who thought they were the only ones to think the things that Lawson dares to say out loud, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the dark, disturbing, yet wonderful moments of our lives. Readers Guide Inside
Author : Jane Kurtz
Publisher : American Girl Publishing Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,13 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Backyard gardens
ISBN : 9781593696825
Ten-year-old Lanie loves science and nature, but she has a problem: she's an outside girl with an inside family. She longs get out and go camping, but they all want to stay home. It wouldn't be so bad if her best friend was around, but she's halfway around the world, living out their dream of studying wildlife. Lanie feels she never gets to have any adventures - anywhere. But when her favorite aunt comes to stay, Lanie discovers that the wonders of nature are everywhere - even in her own backyard.
