Учебная литература
44108 кн.
When Denby, an abandoned golden retriever, is rescued by Santa in the Nevada desert on Christmas Eve, he knows he has found the perfect family. But over the months between one Christmas and the next, Denby finds himself again and again doing what he has been told not to do. Is it magic? Are his actions somehow tied to the injury he had when Santa found him? Or is he just a bad dog? With the help of a reindeer, some elves, and Santa himself, Denby finds that solving his own mystery could also...
| Автор | G.Z. Sutton |
Fifteen-year-old math prodigy Seth Gordon knows exactly what he wants to do with his life—play video games. Every spare minute is devoted to honing his skills at Starfare, the world's most popular computer game. His goal: South Korea, where the top pros are rich and famous. But the best players train all day, while Seth has school and a job and divorced parents who agree on only one thing: «Get off that damn computer.» Plus there's a new distraction named Hannah, an aspiring...
| Автор | Lawrence Tabak |
A loving story of adoption, Chinese culture and a special birthday treat Mei-Mei is Chinese—but not Mom and Dad! When she was a baby, Mom and Dad flew all the way to the other side of the world to adopt her and bring her home. Lucky for Mei-Mei, her parents want her to know all about her roots in China's wonderful culture. That's why, on her birthday, her mom always makes her a traditional Chinese treat—long noodles, for a long and happy life. And this year, Mei-Mei...
| Автор | Shan-Shan Chen |
"Now there's a version, complete with more of the gorgeous, yet weirdly subversive illustrations. The best part? It's still funny. The rhythms, the plodding rhymes, the illustrations, the clever play on the overused trope of the world at bedtime – they all work together to take Seriously, Just Go to Sleep beyond parody and into the realm where good children's books belong: things that parents, and children, can honestly come to from different places and enjoy together. I can...
| Автор | Adam Mansbach |
One of The Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2015"A punk primer for the youngest set....Yi's incredibly detailed clay figures are a kinetic and inspired art choice. Their crazy creativity matches the expressive spirit of punk....As [Morse] points out, the best way to learn about punk it just to listen....If invested adults love the topic, a shared reading experience can't be beat."–Kirkus Reviews"Clay artist Yi molds…fantastically detailed Plasticine figures to create scenes of the...
| Автор | Eric Morse |
Leroy is a 15-year-old teen in 1870 who is on a quest to find his brothers. Along the trail he finds more than a brother – he finds a family. Leroy, age 15, rides his faithful mule, Molly, from Tennessee to Texas in 1870 in search of his brothers. He has numerous adventures along the way, including dangerous river crossings, a forest fire and a budding romance with the lovely Cora. He deals with life, death and birth. He also wrestles with anger and hatred, but ultimately realizes he must...
| Автор | K.G. Griffin |
Do you ever sit down and watch the world go by? Or visit the countryside and cherish the beauty around you? Do you ever get the time to think, appreciate, and acknowledge the beautiful world God has created for humanity? Beautifully illustrated, this book will definitely make you wonder and reflect. Long ago, the universe was humming praises for its Creator,But there was no one to stand still and listen, and say «Ahhh.»The stars were whirling and glittering in the night sky,But there was no one...
| Автор | Mehded Maryam Sinclair |
The greedy and power-hungry king Abrahah intends to divert the world's pilgrims from the Ka'ba, the House of Allah in Makkah, to the cathedral his slaves have built for him. But when the cathedral's spires finally slice through the brilliant Yemeni skies and its magnificent doors are opened, the throngs Abrahah has been boasting about do not arrive. In a rage, he vows to destroy the Ka'ba, but Allah, the Causer of all causes, has other plans. True happenings, stranger by far...
| Автор | Mehded Maryam Sinclair |
Involving the power of a djinn, poisoned dates, seven dwarf sisters-in-faith, and a mysterious old peddler woman in the woods wearing a face veil, this lyrically told story offers a unique twist on this fairy tale, whilst keeping the classic much-loved story intact, including a hateful and vain stepmother, a considerate huntsman, and a charming prince. Set in the heady snow-strewn woodlands of Anatolia by the illustrator Shireen Adams, this tale of flight, friendship, and forgiveness is richly...
| Автор | Fawzia Gilani |
Praise for Na'ima B. Robert's previous publications: "Interesting, and certainly timely."—Kirkus Reviews, on Boy Vs Girl "Highly recommended."—TheBookBag.co.uk, on Black Sheep "Robert's poetic style is captivating."—School Library Journal, on Ramadan Moon When Ali first meets Amirah, he notices everything about her—her hijab, her long eyelashes and her red trainers—in the time it takes to have one look, before...
| Автор | Na'ima B. Robert |
Sam Peterson is your average high school student?until he falls through a portal in time and space and lands in the studio of Leonardo da Vinci. This is worse than algebra! Da Vinci was a futurist. He imagined the airplane, the helicopter, submarine, and more—long before anyone else. Who better to design a time machine to get Sam home? Our time-traveler gets hooked on art and science as he gets to know Leonardo. Meanwhile, da Vinci is fascinated by the common items of 21st century life. Yellow...
| Автор | John Bliss |
Growing up without a mother is hard. Worse is having a stepmother who controls Dad. Brittany Myerson is so ready for high school to end. She knows that life is going to get a whole lot better when she gets her driver’s license, the car she’s always wanted and a ticket to college away from home. But her new stepmother has decided what’s good enough for Brittany: a beat-up, mustard-colored piece of junk and enrollment in the local community college. Brittany thinks it can’t get much worse until...
| Автор | Rebecca Elswick |
Written in the voice of Mikey, a fourth-grader who believes that eating crunchy things will get your neurons to fire, The Lost Celt follows Mikey's adventures after a chance encounter with what he thinks is a time-traveling Celtic warrior.With the help of his best friend Kyler, and clues from his military history book, Mikey tracks down the stranger, and in the process learns about the power and obligations of friendship.Full of heart, The Lost Celt throws a gentle light on some of the...
| Автор | A. E. Conran |
London has enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth in the past generation, symbolized by the towers of Canary Wharf built on the skeleton of the old docks. Finance was at the heart of this, so how can London’s economy be reinvented after the financial crisis? Success will depend on several factors that must go together: growing service sectors in addition to finance; making it possible for the people who work in London to live there in pleasant and affordable surroundings; and investing in...
| Автор | Bridget Rosewell |
MISSING. That's what the posters say about the girl. But this isn't just another missing kid – not for ten-year-old Calvin Crane. After he bumps into a strange man at Yellowstone National Park who's secretly removing the posters, Calvin thinks their van is being tailed. Getting murdered isn't exactly on the family itinerary. In a cramped van full of farts and Frito-feet with his whiny older sisters, parents and crabby Grandma Edith, Calvin presses forward on a cross-country...
| Автор | Kevin Don Porter |
Griffin the dragon, Jackson the hyena and their friend 10 year old boy Cattails learn that lying to parents and going into strange houses can get you into an 'out of this world' set of troubles, literally.<br><br>George Bernard Shaw said: "You see things and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were, and I say, 'Why Not?'" Truer words could not describe the journey this young lad, Joshua L. Mask takes us on....
| Автор | Ken J.D. Mask |
Poems and thoughts inspired by the Twilight love story.<br><br>Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend 100 years alone, never finding your soulmate..........giving up all hope and then suddenly, there she is, standing before you? Knowing that to have her you must take away her life? Torn between what you want and what is right? <br><br>Inspired writings of love, hate, misunderstanding, tension, friendship, fate and finding your soulmate....................
| Автор | V.L. Boone's Fowler |
Superior communication. interpersonal and other people skills, collectively known as Soft Skills are essential for success in life especially for business persons and technocrats in the global village. <br><br>This guide addresses this need, in a simple and effective way.<br><br>Because American business practices and American English are fast becoming popular all over the world, this writing is in the American Context with emphasis is on American English....
| Автор | Raj Boone's Gadasalli |
"Acing the Medical School Admission Process" is primarily an aid to assist any individual who is interested in becoming a physician gain an admission to the medical school of his or her dreams. Within this book you will find secretly held insights that can greatly increase the odds of gaining entrance into medical school.<br>This book provides an easy to use seven- step process that, if followed can set you apart from your competition during the medical school admission...
| Автор | Dr. Paul Toote |
The BLOG & the JOURNAL explores the fascination of keeping a journal which is the very fascination of life, – its novelty, its unpredictability, its new twists. By expressing yourself in your solitude, you can digest these ever-changing influences in your life and move on a wiser person. The many functions of the journal are discussed, and there are many exercises to help your writing shine a little brighter.<br><br>People have been writing in journals for thousands of years...
| Автор | Cecilia Jr. Tanner |
Never doubt what is written in the stars! Finnebog, a greedy merchant, has sent Arkin, a young boy on a journey to find the Dragon of Deepdykes. If he does not return from his journey with three of the magical dragon's tail feathers, he will not be allowed to stay married to Finnebog's only, precious daughter. <br><br>Along the journey, Arkin meets three members of royalty, and one odd ferryman, that all have life-changing questions for the dragon to answer....
| Автор | Rosemary Ph.D. Olson |
Once upon a time it was safe to go to work. Maybe that was just a fairy tale because the times have certainly changed. Increased violence has become part of our everyday life be it at home or at work. We read about it daily in the newspaper and are bombarded with violent stories from the television and radio.<br><br>PROtect Yourself! provides an integrative, non violent approach to dealing with physical aggression and verbal threat. Its method of information delivery is designed to...
| Автор | Rae Stonehouse |
Kristen Marsh dreams. By merely clutching something as she falls asleep at night her imagination conjures up a dream pertaining to this object. An amazing gift? To this ten-year-old it's more a curse, even though it may predict an event in the future or explain one from the past.<br> When Kristen visits her grandparents' farm at Christmas, she snuggles at night beneath a patchwork quilt made of family remnants from years ago. Imagine the dreams produced from these scraps of...
| Автор | Michael PhD Markey |
As the title suggests this is an explanation of how to study and how to take a test so you pass. It is what all successful people do only I put it into words so that everyone can understand and use the system. Very simple and very easy to learn. Also leads to success if you find test taking very difficult. A little insight on how our brain works and how to use it successfully. Simple, Easy and Duplicatable. All I can say is TRY IT and see what happens.
| Автор | William Eaton |