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Amazing People of Italy - A Short eBook
by Charles MargerisonAs well as being famous for its fine artists and great writers, Italy is also (and consequently) closely associated with romance and passion. The birthplace of the Renaissance has been home to many amazing people. The Amazing People Club invites you to explore their lives in this fascinating title. Be swept away on a musical journey of discovery with the genial Giuseppe Verdi, who is revered as one of the greatest romantic composers of all time. Follow in the footsteps of Rosalba Carriera, who built up a solid career as a leading portraitist of her time in an occupation usually undertaken by men. Discover how Niccolo Machiavelli aspired to become such a forward thinker and philosopher, whose works are still referred to by today's journalists and society in general. Also meet Enrico Fermi, Antonio Meucci and be inspired by these Amazing Italians who contributed to the rebirth of modern history in not only Italy but also in Europe. Each story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.
Amazing People of Scotland - Volume 1
by Charles MargerisonHome to the Loch Ness monster, kilts, clans and medieval castles, Scotland was also the birthplace of some amazing innovators, who made major contributions to our world. We watch television every day but few of us know that it was invented by a Scottish engineer named John Logie Baird. He also developed colour television and other ways of communicating that have become intrinsic parts of everyday life. Be inspired by the rags to riches story of Andrew Carnegie, an entrepreneurial magnate who amassed riches never seen before. He also unselfishly supported the betterment of the lives of others through his generosity as a great philanthropist. Meet Thomas Telford, the 'Colossus of Roads' who has left an immense legacy in what he designed and built. Discover how James Lind became an outstanding clinician, responsible for saving countless lives to this very day. Be blown away by the life story of James Watt, whose work on the steam engine and other innovations has transformed our world. Each story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.
Amazing Places: Weird trivia and unbelievable facts to test your knowledge about the most extreme places on earth! (Challenge Yourself #2)
by Jeff ProbstCHALLENGE YOURSELF! A new nature-based trivia series with vibrant visuals and fascinating facts! Discover the most incredible natural wonders and extreme places on earth! New from Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor and New York Times bestselling author of Stranded, Jeff Probst comes a dynamic and graphic line of trivia books! Packed with full-color photos, fascinating facts and trivia, and great callouts from Jeff, this series is perfect for every kid looking to know the coolest, weirdest facts and trivia around! Challenge yourself to discover the world&’s most extreme places! From the driest desert to the deepest ocean trench and everything in between, find out all the fascinating facts about the land, sea, and air.
The Amazing Planet Earth (Step Into Reading Ser.)
by StorybotsStep 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.
The Amazing Planet Earth (Step into Reading)
by StorybotsThe wacky robots from the award-winning apps, videos, and Netflix show, Ask the StoryBots, now star in their own early readers. This one is about our little corner of the solar system!Fans of the StoryBots will recognize the colorful art from their popular outer-space video, &“A Beautiful, Beautiful World&” (The Earth Song), on YouTube. There are eight planets in our solar system, but the most beautiful is the one we call home. This rhyming Step 1 Science Reader will entertain while imparting simple facts about everyone&’s favorite planet. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.Accolades for the StoryBots digital media: Appy Award for Best Book AppTeacher's Choice Award Editor&’s Choice—Children&’s Technology Review Family Choice Award Parents&’ Choice AwardCynopsis Kids !magination Award for best educational mobile app
Amazing Plant Bodies: Tiny To Gigantic (Into Reading, Read Aloud Module 9 #3)
by Ellen LawrenceNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>Most plants have roots, stems, and leaves. Many grow flowers, seeds, and fruits. Some plants, however, have developed spectacular examples of these plant parts! From the longest roots in the world to the biggest seeds, this fact-filled volume looks at the biggest, smallest, weirdest, and most unusual plant parts in the world! Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of an early elementary audience, this colorful, fact-filled volume gives readers a chance not only to learn, but also to develop their powers of observation and critical thinking. From fascinating images to high-interest facts, this book makes learning about plant bodies a lively and engaging experience. Amazing Plant Bodies: Tiny to Gigantic is part of Bearport's Plant-ology series. <P><P>Lexile Measure: IG590L
The Amazing Potato: A Story in Which the Incas, Conquistadors, Marie Antoinette, Thomas Jefferson, Wars, Famines, Immigrants, and French Fries All Play a Part
by Milton MeltzerIntroduces the history, effects, and current uses of the potato in the world marketplace.
The Amazing Return of the Tree Lobster (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5)
by Sara Latta Loïc DerrienScientists believed that a certain insect had been extinct for decades—until rock climbers off the coast of Australia made a huge discovery. A few of the creatures still remained—living in a bush, at the very edge of extinction. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Amazing Rubber Band Cars: Easy-to-Build Wind-Up Racers, Models, and Toys
by Mike RigsbyCombining fun and interactive activities, this guide will have kids captivated for hours constructing fantastic racing cars with the basics of only rubber bands, cardboard, and glue. These simple instructions with templates allow budding engineers to gain hands-on experience as they learn not only how to build a basic racer, but how to make modifications such as aluminum foil axle bearings, steering mechanisms, hinges, cam shafts, and wheels made out of old CDs. This helpful resource has step-by-step instructions for making a basic rubber-band model, a railroad push-car, and a high-speed racer. Other unique projects include Oscar the Laughing Clown, which has a jaw mechanism that opens and closes when it moves, and Spot the Dog, which has a moving tail. Children can even learn how to build a rubber band car big enough for a human. Exploring wheels, bearings, and friction, kids will learn not only how to make speedy racers but also the science that makes the process work.
The Amazing Secret
by Joni Eareckson Tada Steve Jensenfeeling hopeless,Darcy, a young paraplegic, rejects the friendship of Erik,a burn victim with a severely disfigured face, who ultimately teaches Darcy about forgiveness
AMAZING SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECTS
by Delano Lopez Shawn BraleyAmazing Solar System Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the basic elements of the solar system with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. Readers learn about the sun, the planets and their moons, meteors and comets, and the amazing tools that astronomers and astronauts have used to study the solar system over the years.Amazing Solar System Projects You Can Build Yourself provides detailed step-by-step instructions and diagrams for creating the projects, which include making a greenhouse to see what happens on Venus and constructing a model of the phases of the moon to demonstrate why the moon has phases. Fascinating facts, anecdotes, biographies, and trivia are interspersed with the fun projects to teach readers all about the solar system.
Amazing Space: The Most Incredible Features of the Known Universe (DK Amazing Earth)
by Sophie Allan Josh BarkerA thrilling guide to the most incredible objects, weirdest discoveries, and most surprising science in our universe.This fascinating book will take you above the clouds and beyond the Earth's atmosphere to show you the vast expanse of space that stretches above us.There is much to discover about our universe that most people don't know. Step on to the surface of other planets in our solar system, discover the distant but exciting exoplanets, and learn the dramatic lifecycle of a star. Authors Sophie Allan and Josh Barker, who both work for the National Space Academy in the UK, cover a huge range of topics, including unique planetary features, amazing comets and asteroids, space weather, incredible binary stars, and fascinating space exploration. Have you ever wondered why some planets have rings? Or whether galaxies can collide? Or how humans can explore the vastness of space? This book answers those questions, and many, many more.Amazing Space is the perfect book for inquisitive kids ages 7 and up, and especially those with a passion for space, physics, or science. With astounding information, and stunning photographs and illustrations, this is the ultimate guide to the most incredible places in our universe.
Amazing Space Mysteries and Marvels
by Gayathri Ponvannan• It rains diamonds on Saturn. And on Jupiter. And on Neptune too! • A comet once fell into the sun…and came out of the other side!• Some stars turn into black holes! Humans have been gazing at the skies for ages, trying to figure out just what lies beyond us. Over the years, we have calculated the speed of light, the brightness of stars and the size of galaxies. We have landed spacecraft on our moon and on Saturn’s moon too. We have even sent probes that are currently travelling beyond the solar system, complete with messages for aliens! From the Big Bang to the Big Freeze, from the greatest theories to the weirdest mistakes, from the far reaches of the universe to our closest celestial neighbours, Amazing Space Mysteries and Marvels covers stars, moons, planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, galaxies, black holes and many more out-of-the-world topics that will make you go ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’! With bite-sized information and photographs, this well-researched book is perfect for aspiring astronauts and anybody curious about the mysteries of the universe. What are you waiting for? Step into the 501 Facts Factory for a spectacular journey through space.
The Amazing Spencer Gray
by Deb FitzpatrickThis is an adventure tale about resilience and agency—building one and realizing the other—and a survival story that will empower young people ‘We'll be on the ground shortly, Spence,' he said into his headset. ‘Thanks for coming up with me. Can't imagine a better flight companion.'Spencer grinned at him. ‘Don't lose it now, Dad. Get this thing back on the ground safe and sound, okay?' Spencer Gray is 12 and finally old enough to join dad in his glider. His friends are going to be so jealous! Going up is awesome, but when disaster strikes, Spencer will need to be nothing short of amazing.
The Amazing Spider-Man (Little Golden Book)
by Frank BerriosSwing into the action with the Amazing Spider-Man! Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love learning all about this wall-crawling super hero's incredible powers and his fearsome foes in the first-ever Spider-Man Little Golden Book!
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
by Brittany CandauPeter Parker contineus to adjust to his ever-changing life of family, friends, and being the Super Hero wall-crawler known as the amazing Spider-Man. Since gaining great power and great responsibility, Spidey has fought crime all over the city day in and day out and it's taken its toll on Peter's life. Gwen has moved on from their relationship. His old friend Harry Osborn has returned and plans to take over Oscorp. And a new enemy has risen to wreak havoc across Manhattan: ELECTRO! With the city in jeopardy of being plunged into darkness, will Spidey be able to stop Electro, win back Gwen and save the day before time runs out and the lights go out... forever?
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Movie Storybook
by Marvel Press EBookPeter Parker was just a kid in high school when a spider bit him and his entire life changed. Now known as the amazing Spider-Man, Peter must juggle his personal life and his Super Hero life. When a new Super Villain with the power to control electricity terrorizes Manhattan, Spidey swings into action to save the day. At the same time, he has to deal with Gwen Stacy, his on-again, off-again girlfriend, and his old friend Harry Osborn, returning to take over his father's empire, Oscorp. Will Peter be able to balance his two lives without hurting anyone? Or will his great power and great responsibility become too much to handle?
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Spider-Man vs. Electro
by Marvel PressRead along with Marvel! When the amazing Spider-Man hears that a Super Villain is terrorizing Times Square, he swoops into action. Arriving on the scene, Spidey finds a man in a hood pulsing with blue energy: Electro! Now hundreds of innocent bystanders are in harm's way, and endless energy is at Electro's fingertips. Follow along with the word-for-word narration to find out if the wall-crawler can stop New York City's newest menace...before he is zapped like a bug!
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Spider-Man vs. Electro
by Marvel PressRead along with Marvel! When the amazing Spider-Man hears that a Super Villain is terrorizing Times Square, he swoops into action. Arriving on the scene, Spidey finds a man in a hood pulsing with blue energy: Electro! Now hundreds of innocent bystanders are in harm's way, and endless energy is at Electro's fingertips. Follow along with the word-for-word narration to find out if the wall-crawler can stop New York City's newest menace...before he is zapped like a bug!
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Oscorp Files
by Marvel PressThe following Oscorp files contain logs, lab reports, e-mail records, surveillance images, and more. Thse records give insight into the Oscorp employee Max Dillon and his connection to the Super Villain Electro. They also include details on the masked menace known as Spider-Man As the implications of these files coudl prove to be disastrous for the company, it is imperative that we look into every possible liability. You hold in your hands strictly confidential information to be used for the security of Oscorp Industries based on your review. Any and all leaks of these materials will be dealt with--severly!
The Amazing-Spider Man: A Week with the Web-Slinger
by Disney PressPeter Parker was just an average teenager . . . until he was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the Amazing Spider-Man! He has awesome superpowers, but with great power comes great responsibility. Find out what a week in the life of the Amazing Spider-Man is like as he tries to balance school, romance, and defending New York City from the world's most sinister villains in this action-filled eBook short.
Amazing Spider-Man: The Amazing Spider-Man vs. Mysterio
by Michael SiglainPeter Parker was like any other high school student until he was bitten by a radioactive spider, turning him into the amazing Spider-Man. Although fans adore him, his enemies absolutely loathe him, especially the newest enemy--the menacing Mysterio! Discover how the mysterious Mysterio attempts to ruin Spider-Man's reputation by posing as the web slinger himself. Will Spider-Man be able to save his name as well as the city from this madman? Or will Mysterio succeed in ultimately tarnishing and defeating the wall-crawling Super Hero once and for all?
The Amazing Spider-Man: Becoming Spider-Man Level 2 Reader
by Disney PressPeter Parker is a regular kid in high school. After a visit to Oscorp and an encounter with a strange spider, everything in Peter's life suddenly changes! He is now able to cling to subway ceilings, climb up walls, and can eat everything in Aunt May's fridge. Realizing he has super powers and a responsibility to use them for good, Peter must save the day by becoming the Amazing Spider-Man!
The Amazing Spider-Man: Friend or Foe?
by Michael SiglainThe mysterious figure known only as Spider-Man has been sighted throughout New York City. Some have seen him being chased by the police, while others have seen him chasing down thugs. But just who is this masked man who can seemingly crawl on walls and swing from webs? Is Spider-Man a hero or a villain? Or is he really just average teenager Peter Parker? Find out in this thrilling adventure based on the upcoming Marvel film, Spider-Man.
The Amazing Spider-Man Movie Storybook
by Disney PressDon't miss this movie storybook, filled with full-color photographs, based on the upcoming Marvel film, Spider-Man!