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The Sloth: Living with Less (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 4)
by Kirsten LarsonLess Is More Some animals survive by being big or fast. Not the sloth! It survives by simply hanging around. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Slow and Steady Wins the Race; Luke and the Books
by Dina Anastasio Amanda Jenkins Lyn Boyer Shawn ByousLinda and her friends decide to have a race to the cave, but no one wins. What has distracted them? Luke's report on 19th Century settlers is due tomorrow, but the computer has crashed. What will he and the Oak Street kids do? Read this book to find out.
Small Animal Care and Management (Agriculture Series)
by Dean M. WarrenThis second edition book explores the care and management of small or companion animals. It includes units on history, characteristics of different species, housing, equipment, handling, reproduction, diseases, and ailments. Key words, discussion questions, and activities engage readers and help them monitor their progress. <p><p>Full-color photos help readers easily identify different species. This second edition includes related Internet sites for further study. This comprehensive text is useful for anyone interested in the care of small animals.
Small Animal Care and Management
by Dean M. WarrenSmall Animal Care and Management, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive text that provides the skills and knowledge needed for students interested in working with small animals like dogs, mice, ferrets, fish and reptiles among others. This highly researched text covers numerous species, which as detailed by scientific names, as well as the history and the domestication of animals including information on safety, nutrition, and careers. Small Animal Care and Management is flexible enough to be used by the general reader interested in small animals, as well as students studying the field. The index allows the reader to find subject areas and topics quickly. The text also encourages students to further research and explore subject areas of interest utilizing resources such as Internet sites and a detailed glossary.
Small Animal Care & Management (Agriculture Ser.)
by Dean WarrenNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>Reader-friendly and engaging, SMALL ANIMAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT, Fourth Edition, offers a comprehensive guide to the care and husbandry of small animals. Through a logical flow of information, it introduces you to the basics of the small animal industry, including the history, safety concerns and care and welfare of these animals before diving into the specifics of each, with chapters covering dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, fish and exotic species. Full-color photos and illustrations visually depict various breeds and their characteristics, anatomy, handling techniques, housing and other care concerns to facilitate learning, while activities and additional resources offer the opportunity for application and further study.
Small Animal Care & Management
by Dean M. WarrenSmall Animal Care and Management, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive text that provides the skills and knowledge needed for students interested in working with small animals. This highly researched text covers numerous species, detailed by scientific names, as well as the history and the domestication of animals including information on safety, nutrition, and careers
Small Animal Surgical Nursing (Second Edition)
by Sara J. Busch Marianne TearCovering the veterinary technician's role and responsibilities in small animal surgery, Small Animal Surgical Nursing: Skills and Concepts, 2nd Edition helps you gain exceptional clinical competency. Topics include asepsis, operating room protocol, instrumentation, sterile technique, suture materials, suturing techniques, wound management, surgical assistance, and pre- and postoperative care of animals. Full-color photographs show instruments and equipment, and help you develop skills in sterile technique, suturing techniques, and wound management. Written by noted educator Marianne Tear, this edition expands coverage of emerging issues and hot topics such as nutritional therapy and physical therapy. Complete coverage of small animal surgical nursing describes the roles and responsibilities of the veterinary technician. A focus on exceptional clinical skills and practice tips helps you gain clinical competency in small animal surgical technique. Clear, full-color photographs show instruments, equipment, sterile technique, suturing techniques, and wound management. Performance objectives at the beginning of each chapter and key points and review questions at the end of each chapter focus and reinforce learning. Practical appendices make it easy to look up dosage calculations, how to quickly set IV fluid drip rates, and how to make up various solutions of medications for constant rate infusions. More than a dozen new illustrated procedures are added to this edition. More real-world examples and best practices are added. Common complications are described for each surgical procedure, with discussions of how to avoid or prepare for these situations. A consistent organization discusses each surgery in terms of pre-op considerations, patient positioning and prep, equipment, the tech's role, and common complications. Instructions follow the order of the procedure: sterilization and gloving and gowning are located in Chapter 1. More rationales are included, covering topics such as different methods of sterilization and catheter placement. Increased coverage of nutritional therapy and physical therapy is added to the chapter on postoperative care. Key terms, chapter outlines, review questions, and a glossary make learning easier. The companion Evolve website includes instrument identification exercises and other workbook-like study activities.
Small Business Management in the 21st Century
by David T. Cadden Sandra L. LuederSmall Business Management in the 21st Century offers a unique perspective and set of capabilities for instructors. The authors designed this book with a "less can be more" approach, and by treating small business management as a practical human activity rather than as an abstract theoretical concept. The text has a format and structure that will be familiar to you if you use other books on small business management. Yet it brings a fresh perspective by incorporating three distinctive and unique themes and an important new feature (Disaster Watch) which is embedded throughout the entire text. These themes assure that students see the material in an integrated context rather than a stream of separate and distinct topics. First, the authors incorporate the use of technology and e-business as a way to gain competitive advantage over larger rivals. Technology is omnipresent in today's business world. Small business must use it to its advantage. We provide practical discussions and examples of how a small business can use these technologies without having extensive expertise or expenditures.
Small Engines
by R. Bruce RadcliffSmall Engines is a comprehensive textbook that presents small engine operation and service principles using concise text, detailed illustrations, and practical applications. The content is based on fundamental concepts and technician requirements in the industry. The textbook explains the why of engine design and the how of operation as well as basic repair.
Small Engines Workbook (3rd Edition)
by Atp StaffSmall Engines Workbook contains procedures commonly practiced in industry and the trade.
Small Gas Engines Workbook (9th Edition)
by Alfred RothSmall Gas Engines provides practical information about the construction and operation of small two- and four-cycle gasoline engines. Detailed information about specific maintenance, lubrication, troubleshooting, service, rebuilding, and repair is presented. The text is written in clear, nontechnical language and includes information that is invaluable to anyone interested in servicing small gas engines. The Workbook is organized to follow the textbook on a chapter-by-chapter basis, providing questions to help the student review the material presented in the chapter. This supplement is a consumable resource, designed with perforated pages so that a given chapter can be removed and turned in for grading or checking.
Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (2nd edition)
by Thomas Hylland EriksenThis is a new edition of an introductory anthropology textbook for undergraduates. Eriksen (social anthropology, U. of Oslo) focuses on such central topics as kinship, ethnicity, ritual, and political systems, and offers examples that demonstrate the scope of anthropology and the basic approaches of the discipline. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Smallest Kitten (Pet Rescue Adventures)
by Holly WebbHolly Webb&’s bestselling series Pet Rescue Adventures continues with this story of Zara and Amina, twin sisters who adopt a kitten named Pixie. The girls have different ideas for how to take care of Pixie, and when they get into an argument one day, Pixie runs off, scared. Can the girls find a way to work together to find their kitten?The best-selling Pet Rescue Adventures series by Holly Webb continues with this heartwarming tale of twin sisters, Zara and Amina, and their new kitten. The girls love to spoil their kitten, whom they name Pixie, and play with her all the time. But the sisters have different ideas about the best way to take care of Pixie, and when they start at a new school, the divide between them only grows. Then at their joint birthday party, an argument between the girls sends Pixie running off, scared. She&’s so small, and she could be anywhere! Will Zara and Amina be able to work together to find their beloved Pixie? Features black-and-white illustrations throughout.
Smart Grid using Big Data Analytics: A Random Matrix Theory Approach
by Paul Antonik Robert C. QiuThis book is aimed at students in communications and signal processing who want to extend their skills in the energy area. It describes power systems and why these backgrounds are so useful to smart grid, wireless communications being very different to traditional wireline communications.
The Smell of Fear (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Ronan McCarthy Simon DupuisNIMAC-sourced textbook. A POWERLESS SUPERHERO. Señor Sniffer has the world's most powerful sense of smell. One sniff and he knows where the villains are hiding, how they're armed, and what they had for breakfast. But when his power is taken away, can he still save the day?
A Smelly Job (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Shawn LunaNIMAC-sourced textbook. An Odd Job. You probably don't think much about noses or smelling. But some people get paid to smell things. It's a stinky job, but someone has to do it.
Smiles to Go
by Jerry SpinelliWhat is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, pepperoni pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe?Jerry Spinelli knows.
Smith and Roberson's Business Law
by Richard A. Mann Barry S. RobertsThe most complete, credible, and authentic business law text available, the Sixteenth Edition of SMITH & ROBERSON'S BUSINESS LAW by Richard A. Mann and Barry S. Roberts continues a long tradition of accuracy, thoroughness, and consistent coverage of the latest issues and emerging trends. This updated classic delivers a comprehensive, detailed presentation of business law that covers all topics included in the business law section of the certified public accountant (CPA) exam. In addition, this text covers the legal responsibilities and liabilities of accountants section and the corporate governance portion of business environment and concepts section of the CPA Exam. The cases--located at the end of each chapter--offer an excellent mix of landmark and current decisions and are edited to preserve a large portion of the language of the court. Proven, comprehensive, and completely up-to-date, this trusted and thorough text will challenge and engage your students--and ensure they leave your class with a solid understanding of modern business law.
Smith's Patient Centered Interviewing: An Evidence-based Method
by Auguste H. Fortin Francesca C. Dwamena Richard M. Frankel Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto Robert C. SmithA comprehensive, evidence-based introduction to the principles and practices of patient communication in a clinical setting Smith's Patient-Centered Interviewing, Fourth Edition presents a step-by-step methodology for mastering every aspect of the medical interview. Readers will learn how to confidently obtain from patients accurate biomedical facts, as well as critical personal, social, and emotional information, allowing them to make a precise diagnosis, develop effective treatment plans, and forge strong clinician-patient relationships. <p><p>The most evidence-based guide available on the topic, Smith's Patient-Centered Interviewing, Fourth Edition applies the proven 5-step approach, which integrates patient- and clinician-centered skills to improve effectiveness without adding extra time to the interview duration. The book's user-friendly design features icons, boxed case vignettes, and the use of color to highlight key points, and the pedagogy includes learning practice exercises in each chapter.
Smudge-Face, A Native American Cinderella Tale [Grade 3]
by Alexandra Behr Arvis StewartNIMAC-sourced textbook