Saddle, Stars and Stripes


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It's 1774, and Eliza Carter is torn over her beliefs and loyalties when her twin brother joins local farmers in armed resistance against their British rulers.




Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers


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Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.




School Library Journal


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The Publishers Weekly


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Riding the Pony Express


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Fifteen-year-old Lexie follows the Pony Express Trail in search of her brother.




Country Gentleman


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Blackwater Creek


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From the treacherous mountain trails of the Pony Express, to the vast prairies of America where pioneers first settled... The Saddle the Wind series will sweep readers back through history on an unforgettable journey. They will meet very special heroines from different times and cultures, with two things in common: a great love of horses, and a unique brand of courage. Erika Nagys and her family have come to California from Hungary, in search of gold. When they cannot pay the rent, Erika must go and work for their nasty landlord, the rancher Hart Latham. Erika forms a special bond with an injured filly named Arany, whom she nurses back to health. When Arany escapes from the corral, Erika finds the horse - and gold - in Blackwater Creek. But will newfound riches solve her family's problems?







Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos


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This textbook is aimed at newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students taking a first course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete examples, and geometric intuition. The theory is developed systematically, starting with first-order differential equations and their bifurcations, followed by phase plane analysis, limit cycles and their bifurcations, and culminating with the Lorenz equations, chaos, iterated maps, period doubling, renormalization, fractals, and strange attractors.