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Absolutely Epic Science Experiments: More than 50 Awesome Projects You Can Do at Home

Young readers can turbo-charge their science skills with this mind-expanding book, jam-packed with over 50 awesome science experiments!These eye-opening tricks will introduce children to the miraculous world of biology, chemistry and physics, including forces, optics, acoustics and more. Every experiment is set out in clear, step-by-step instructions with hilarious cartoon artworks and includes a breakdown of the scientific principles behind it.Experiments include:• How to make eggs bounce and bones bend• How to make secret messages using just a ... lemon?!• How to bend light with water• How to create your own eye-opening optical illusionsThrough these fun experiments, this book will spark a life-long interest in the marvels of science. Perfect for readers aged 7+.ABOUT THE SERIES: Bamboozle, befuddle and blow the minds of young readers with the Absolutely Epic Activity Books. This fab and funny series of puzzles, experiments and activities feature wacky cartoon illustrations and are perfect for kids aged 7+.

Absolutely Epic Knock Knock Jokes

Knock, Knock ... Who's there? Lettuce. Lettuce who? Lettuce in and you will find out!This book is jam-packed with over 400 knock-knock jokes that will have young readers chortling, chuckling, hooting, and howling. Including wacky wordplay, preposterous puns, silly situations and crazy cartoons, this joke book has it all!Fantastic fun for jokers, japesters, and jesters aged 7+.ABOUT THE SERIES: Bamboozle, befuddle and bowl over young readers with the Absolutely Epic Activity Books. This fab and funny series of puzzles and jokes feature wacky cartoon illustrations and are perfect for kids aged 7+.

Absolute Torture!: Absolute Torture (Girl, 15 Ser.)

Disaster! Jess tried to hide her horror. Her mum frowned. 'What's wrong, sweetheart? It's what you've always wanted!'Jess's mum has finally given in and arranged a trip to see Jess's dad. But this is so the wrong moment: Jess has just got it together with Fred, and in an incredibly romantic way he has scraped money together to get them both tickets to the hottest music festival . . . but instead Jess is going on a road trip with her mum and her grandmother (and her grandfather, but he doesn't quite count as he is ashes in an urn).Jess is keen to keep in touch with Fred by text while she is away, but after a while he just stops responding. And her best friend Flora is now going to the exact same music festival Jess was supposed to go to! Jess can't help her paranoia about Fred working overtime. If Jess isn't careful, her worries are going to completely spoil her much-wanted visit to her dad. But when she gets there, it turns out that everybody has a surprise for each other. Needless to say, some work out better than others . . .In this sequel Sue Limb has surpassed herself. The writing is still fresh, funny and effervescent, but at the same time Sue has captured the difficult, prickly but, above all, loving relationship between a daughter and her parents.

Absolute Power (The New Heroes #3)

Ordinary kids with superhero powers in a thrilling comic-book style adventure.

The Absent Mother in the Cultural Imagination: Missing, Presumed Dead

This anthology explores the recurring trope of the dead or absent mother in Western cultural productions. Across historical periods and genres, this dialogue has been employed to articulate and debate questions of politics and religion, social and cultural change as well as issues of power and authority within the family. Åström seeks to investigate the many functions and meanings of the dialogue by covering extensive material from the 1200s to 2014 including hagiography, romances, folktales, plays, novels, children’s literature and graphic novels, as well as film and television. This is achieved by looking at the discourse both as products of the time and culture that produced the various narratives, and as part of an on-going cultural conversation that spans the centuries, resulting in an innovative text that will be of great interest to all scholars of gender, feminist and media studies.

The Absent Mother in the Cultural Imagination: Missing, Presumed Dead

This anthology explores the recurring trope of the dead or absent mother in Western cultural productions. Across historical periods and genres, this dialogue has been employed to articulate and debate questions of politics and religion, social and cultural change as well as issues of power and authority within the family. Åström seeks to investigate the many functions and meanings of the dialogue by covering extensive material from the 1200s to 2014 including hagiography, romances, folktales, plays, novels, children’s literature and graphic novels, as well as film and television. This is achieved by looking at the discourse both as products of the time and culture that produced the various narratives, and as part of an on-going cultural conversation that spans the centuries, resulting in an innovative text that will be of great interest to all scholars of gender, feminist and media studies.

The Absence of Sparrows: A Novel

Stranger Things meets The Stand in this haunting coming-of-age novel about a plague that brings the world to a halt -- and the boy who believes that his town's missing sparrows can save his family.In the small town of Griever's Mill, eleven-year-old Ben Cameron is expecting to finish off his summer of relaxing and bird-watching without a hitch. But everything goes wrong when dark clouds roll in.Old Man Crandall is the first to change -- human one minute and a glass statue the next. Soon it's happening across the world. Dark clouds fill the sky and, at random, people are turned into frozen versions of themselves. There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no one knows how to stop it.With his mom on the verge of a breakdown, and his brother intent on following the dubious plans put forth by a nameless voice on the radio, Ben must hold out hope that his town's missing sparrows will return with everyone's souls before the glass plague takes them away forever. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545}

ABRAHAM Lincoln (First Names)

True life stories of the most amazing people EVER! Meet ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the power-speaking President of the USA. He helped free millions of people from slavery, and his rags to riches tale is legendary. Find out: how he came up with one of the best speeches ever given; how he got the nickname 'Spotty Lincoln' and how wrestling and crowd-surfing helped him win votes.Get to know ABRAHAM on First Name terms.

Abracadabra - Abracadabra Beginning Theory (Abracadabra Ser.)

Abortion: Abortion (Ethical Debates #14)

This series shows balanced arguments for and against issues affecting our modern world. The books study each argument in detail and explore the history of each topic. The use of case studies throughout bring the issues to light.

Abomination (The Originals)

A powerful, disturbing thriller reissued in The Originals series of classic teenage fiction. Martha is twelve - and very different from other kids, because of her parents. Strict members of a religious group - the Brethren - their rules dominate Martha's life. And one rule is the most important of all: she must never ever invite anyone home. If she does, their shameful secret - Abomination - could be revealed. But as Martha makes her first real friend in Scott, a new boy at school, she begins to wonder. Is she doing the right thing by helping to keep Abomination a secret? And just how far will her parents go to prevent the truth from being known?The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths

Abomination (Originals Ser.)

Martha is twelve - and very different from other kids, because of her parents. Strict members of a religious group - the Brethren - their rules dominate Martha's life. And one rule is the most important of all: she must never ever invite anyone home. If she does, their shameful secret - Abomination - could be revealed. But as Martha makes her first real friend in Scott, a new boy at school, she begins to wonder. Is she doing the right thing by helping to keep Abomination a secret? And just how far will her parents go to prevent the truth from being known?

The Abominables (PDF)

A hundred years ago, in the Himalayan peaks of Nanvi Dar, the daughter of an English earl is kidnapped by a huge hairy monster. In a secret valley Agatha Farlingham is introduced to a family of motherless yetis and devotes her life to their upbringing. She teaches them to speak, tells them stories and insists on polite manners. But as the decades pass, tourists come to the mountains, a hotel is built and yeti-hunters arrive. Agatha knows that there is one place in the world where they would be protected - her ancestral home at Farley Towers. When a boy and his sister stumble upon her hidden valley, she knows she has found the courageous people who will carry out her plan. The excited yetis are smuggled into the bridal suite at the hotel. A freezer lorry is waiting to put them into semi-hibernation on the long trip home. But the baby yak that has fallen in love with the youngest yeti foils the refrigeration plan and they set off on a hugely entertaining road trip half way across the world. In the Sultan of Aslerfan's kingdom the yetis release all the animals from his zoo. In the Alps they rescue a lost child in a blizzard. In Spain, the yak creates chaos at a bullfight. But when they arrive in England, a terrible shock awaits them at Farley Towers... This early novel, never submitted for publication, contains all the trademark qualities that made Eva's subsequent books so successful; comedy, loveable and eccentric characters, perfectly-crafted plotting, and inspiring themes of tolerance, kindness to animals, and the defeat of cruelty.

The Abominable Snowman Of Pasadena

Jordan and his sister live in hot Pasadena, and just for once they'd like a real winter with real snow. Then their dad offers to take them to Alaska. But there's a catch. Dad wants to photograph the Abominable Snowman, but he's not camera-friendly.

The Abominable Snowman: A Short Story from Dragons at Crumbling Castle

Captain the Honourable Sir Herbert Stephen Ernest Boring-Tristram-Boring (known to his friends as Bill) is very rich but very bored. When famous explorer Alfred Tence* shows up at his front door, life gets considerably more exciting. Before long, he’s speeding off in a taxi to the mountains of Chilistan in search of the hairiest, most mysterious monster ever known – an ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN!A fantastically funny short story from the collection Dragons at Crumbling Castle.[*Yes, that Alfred Tence – the same man who punted from Brighton to Bombay in the bath. It’s true.]

The Abominable Snow Penguin (Oliver Fibbs #3)

Hi! I’m Oliver Tibbs (some people call me 'Oliver Fibbs') and sometimes my life gets a little DAB - Dull And Boring. So from time to time I 'get creative' with the truth at Show and Tell. Although I honestly am a Defender of Planet Earth, just like Agent Q in my favourite comics, and right now my uncle, the world-famous explorer, Sir Randolph, is lost in the Antarctic and it’s up to me to find him. Plus a new ice age is about to freeze the Earth unless I find a way to stop it – there are evil snow beasts on the loose and – OK, maybe I’m exaggerating . . . But as I keep telling everyone, THEY’RE NOT FIBS, THEY’RE STORIES!

Abitur Mathematik für Dummies (Für Dummies)

So klappt es mit dem Mathe-Abi Nutzen Sie die Zeit bis zu Ihrer Abiturprüfung im Fach Mathematik und bereiten Sie sich mit diesem Buch vor, um die Prüfung so gut wie möglich zu bestehen. Egal, wie gut der geforderte Lernstoff fürs Abi bereits sitzt: André Fischer erklärt Ihnen in einfachen und verständlichen Worten, was Sie über Analysis, Vektorgeometrie, lineare Algebra und Stochastik wissen müssen. Grundlegender Schulstoff wird dabei so wiederholt, dass Sie einfach folgen können. Beispielrechnungen veranschaulichen die Erklärungen und mit den enthaltenen Übungsaufgaben können Sie Ihr Wissen festigen. Sie erfahren Welche mathematischen Grundlagen unerlässlich sind Was es mit Kurven-diskussionen, linearen Gleichungssystemen und Zufallsvariablen auf sich hat Was Sie bei der Prüfungs-vorbereitung beachten sollten

Abitur Deutsch für Dummies (Für Dummies)

Jeder Schüler der Oberstufe träumt davon: Abitur geschafft und das auch noch mit guten Noten. Im Fach Deutsch ist das mit guter Vorbereitung leicht machbar, aber wie sollte diese Vorbereitung aussehen? Keine Ahnung? Kein Problem, denn Norbert Berger erklärt es Ihnen in diesem Buch. Lernen Sie die verschiedenen literarischen Epochen samt ihrer Autoren und Besonderheiten kennen. Erfahren Sie, welche Textformen es gibt und wie Sie Texte gekonnt analysieren und interpretieren. Egal ob Epik, Drama, Lyrik oder Sachtext, schon bald erkennen Sie die typischen Stilmittel und literarischen Motive. Und da auch das Schreiben an sich gelernt sein will, erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihren eigenen Text am besten angehen, gestalten und korrigieren. Alle, in den Bundesländern zum Teil unterschiedlichen, Aufgabenformate werden dabei berücksichtigt. So starten Sie perfekt vorbereitet in die schriftliche oder mündliche Prüfung.

Abitur Chemie für Dummies (Für Dummies)

Das Chemie Abi steht an und es ist vielleicht auch gar nicht mehr so viel Zeit? Keine Panik, dieses Buch hilft Ihnen. Christian Karus und Susanne Ullrich-Winter erklären Ihnen, was Sie über Physikalische Chemie, Organische Chemie, Donator-Akzeptor-Prinzip und vieles mehr wissen sollten. Aber nicht nur das: Sie führen auch die Grundlagen an, die Sie aus den vorangegangenen Schuljahren mitbringen sollten. Außerdem erhalten Sie umfangreiche Tipps rund um die Abiturprüfung. So hilft Ihnen dieses Buch sowohl als Begleiter in der Oberstufe als auch konkret bei der Vorbereitung zum Abitur.

Abitur Biologie für Dummies (Für Dummies)

Wie sieht die ideale Abiturvorbereitung aus? Lernen müssen Sie schon selbst, aber dieses Buch in leicht verständlicher Sprache macht das Lernen nachhaltig. Vertiefen Sie sich in die Stoffwechselphysiologie der Zelle, verstehen Sie die Genetik, erfahren Sie, was Evolution, Verhalten und Ökologie miteinander zu tun haben. Das letzte große Thema, die neuronale Informationsverarbeitung schaffen Sie auch noch. Damit der Stoff besser im Kopf bleibt, werden immer wieder Verbindungen zum Alltag gezeigt, Aufgaben eingestreut und besonders spannende Fakten hervorgehoben. Die wichtigen Themen aller Bundesländer sind berücksichtigt. So kann der große Tag der Prüfung kommen.

Abigail The Breeze Fairy: The Weather Fairies Book 2 (Rainbow Magic)

Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again, but he didn't say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle, the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. It's up to Rachel and Kirsty to get each of the feathers back! 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.comRead all seven fairy adventures in the Weather Fairies set! Crystal the Snow Fairy; Abigail the Breeze Fairy; Pearl the Cloud Fairy; Goldie the Sunshine Fairy; Evie the Mist Fairy; Storm the Lightning Fairy; Hayley the Rain FairyIf you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!

Abel's Island (Newbery Award And Honor Bks.)

Winner of the Newbery Medal and Honor: a heartwarming tale of one mouse's struggle to go home, with delightful illustrations by the authorAbel has been happily married to Amanda for over a year. He has a comfortable home, an allowance from his mother, and no reason to worry. But one summer afternoon, a sudden storm blows away Amanda's scarf. Abel rushes after it – and is swept away by the wind.When he finally comes to rest, he finds himself marooned on an uninhabited island. Ever resourceful, he is sure he will escape. He tries everything – bridges, boats, catapults, stepping stones – but gradually comes to realise that there is no way out...As the winter draws in, the canny mouse must endure hunger, danger, and the ever-present threat of an owl with nasty intentions. And will he ever get home? Will he see his beloved Amanda once more?William Steig (1907-2003) was an American author and illustrator of award-winning books for children. His books include Shrek!, on which the films of the same name are based, Dominic and The Real Thief, both published by Pushkin Children's. He twice received the Newbery Honor, was awarded the Caldecott Medal, and was the US nominee for both of the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988.

Abdul's Lazy Sons: Independent Reading Gold 9 (Reading Champion #1)

Abdul works hard on the farm, but his sons never help. They are far too lazy! Then Abdul thinks of a clever trick to make them work very hard indeed ...Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

ABC of Gender Identity

A is for Agender, B is for Bigender and C is for Cisgender. Welcome to the ABC of Gender Identity!Gender identity is an important part of who we are, and how we express ourselves in the world. This bright and playful A - Z book is an introduction to 26 different genders, accompanying young readers as they explore and discover their authentic selves.With simple explanations, a helpful guide for adults by Dr. Michele Angello, and a quirky cast of illustrated characters, this is the perfect book for learning about gender diversity with children age 5+.

ABC My Grannie Caught a Flea: Scots Children's Rhymes and Songs

Adults may lament that today's children do not sing in the playground, but the kids know better. Funny, imaginative, shocking and nonsensical rhymes and songs are as much in evidence today as they always were. In this book, one of Scotland's best-known storytellers introduces hundreds of such rhymes from all over the country. Some date back hundreds of years; many others have been collected on the author's personal visits to schools. The result is an entertaining anthology which also offers a fascinating insight into the minds of Scottish children over the years.