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Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
by Andrew D. Althouse Carl H. Turnquist A. F. Bracciano D. C. Bracciano G. M. BraccianoModern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning is written specifically for students and discusses how to become financially literate. This text-workbook emphasizes what young people need to know to create a successful financial plan for their lives. Real-life financial responsibilities are explored through hands-on applications. The math skills needed for financial calculations are emphasized, as well as strategies for becoming an independent individual and planning for the future.
myPerspectives®, English Language Arts 10
by Kelly Gallagher Elfrieda Hiebert Ernest MorrellNIMAC-sourced textbook
Natural Resources Systems
by Travis Park Tara Berescik BurkeNatural Resources Systems is a comprehensive text that introduces students to conservation and natural resources management, including a focus on sustainability, global environmental issues, and the science behind the solutions to natural resources issues. Topics include an overview of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources, environmental cycles, endangered animals and plants, invasive species, and the challenges of achieving sustainability. It provides students with a basic introduction to many areas included in natural resources studies, including soil, air, water, endangered species, fisheries, game management, and cartography. The text features a stunning, contemporary design with a generous amount of photos, figures, and art that will engage and inspire students in their study of natural resources systems. The Illustrated Glossary helps students prepare for FFA competitions.
Principles of Cybersecurity
by Linda K. LavenderThis foundational textbook prepares students for industry-recognized cybersecurity certification including Certiport Information Technology Specialist Cybersecurity, Certiport Information Technology Specialist Network Security, Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity, and NOCTI Cybersecurity Fundamentals. The certification-driven text is designed with effective pedagogical elements by highlighting certification objectives, essential questions, key terms, and learning goals. Formative and summative assessments are features in every chapter to foster critical-thinking, research, and communication skills.
Principles of Floral Design: An Illustrated Guide
by Pat Diehl Scace James M. DelPrincePrinciples of Floral Design introduces the theory and hands-on skills required to begin a career as a floral designer. This beautiful, heavily-illustrated textbook features over 1200 color images, including flowers, foliage, dried materials, and potted plants, to engage students and help with identification. The text begins by introducing the floriculture industry and careers, the history of floriculture, and design principles and elements. The textbook then presents the various types of products used in floral designs, before progressing into common floral applications and events. 75 Step-by-Step Procedures, featuring new illustrations, in-depth instructions, lists of materials needed, and alternate floral materials, help new instructors and students learn proper design. Twenty new Career Connections feature interviews of professionals from all areas of the industry who share their professional journeys and offer advice to students entering the profession. The text is designed to be used in both floral design and agriculture programs, and the student projects at the end of each chapter provide ideas for SAEs.
Principles of Management
by Robert L. Dansby Karel SovakPrinciples of Management focuses on the functions of management and other basic business principles. Students will learn about the responsibilities and rewards of being a manager and leader. Learning the functions of management, how to be a strategic manager, and the importance of managerial soft skills bring management to life. Contemporary approach to management topics provides a solid base for learning concepts. Each of the five functions of management--planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling--is presented in entirety, providing comprehensive instruction to build on the other functions that follow. This text allows students the opportunity to learn life-long skills to become productive workers and contributing citizens in our society through several unique features, including the Soft Skills for Management chapter by providing targeted information for leaders to learn how to interact with coworkers, peers, and employers.
El caos estalla: El Caos Estalla (Las aventuras de Finn en Bocanegra #Volumen 3)
by Shane HegartyEl tercer libro de la serie «Las aventuras de Finn en Bocanegra» es monstruosamente divertido y trepidante. Va a ser legendario... ¿Hay algo más duro que tener trece años y estar destinado a luchar contra las peores criaturas mágicas nunca vistas, las llamadas leyendas mitológicas, sin tener ningún talento para ello? Ése es el destino del pobre Finn, a quien, a pesar de todos sus temores, van a nombrar oficialmente Cazador de Leyendas de Bocanegra, un cargo que su familia siempre había deseado para él. ¡Parece que Finn ya no tiene escapatoria! Sin embargo, a pocas horas de que empiece la ceremonia de nombramiento, algunas personas desaparecen misteriosamente, una fuerza oscura ronda por la aldea y cada vez hay más indicios de que el ataque más virulento de todos los tiempos está a punto de estallar. Menos mal que Emmie ha vuelto a Bocanegra para asistir a la ceremonia, pues nunca ha sido más importante para Finn tener una amiga a su lado cuando todo el peso del mundo o, mejor dicho, de dos mundos, está a punto de caer sobre sus hombros. Reseña:«Un libro increíble.»Eoin Colfer, autor de Artemis Fowl
Rooster's Gold: A Novel
by A. Alan IsaacsRe-experience historical fact as it is woven into the fictional fabric of the Hawkins family with Xander Hawkins, an extremely wealthy man from Tennessee, who engages a New York lawyer to create a Trust Fund to provide for the continuation of his dream: the encouragement, education, and care of orphans.A. Alan Isaacs invites readers to sit in Xander&’s study alongside the lawyer as he listens to stories about how the Hawkins family discovered a love for orphans and an unimaginable treasure! Over several days, the lawyer learns how more than 200 years of &‘Journaling&’ from Xander&’s ancestors continues to influence his approach to life. Along the way, readers can snap pictures of QR Codes embedded throughout Rooster&’s Gold to effortlessly connect the written word to an internet-based resource. Readers can also fact-check Xander&’s stories as his relatives encounter several of history&’s heroes, such as Davy Crockett, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, and many more!After returning from the Spanish-American war, Rooster&’s son learns that orphaned and abandoned children are being put on trains in New York City and &‘whistle-stopped&’ across the United States to live and work on farms to produce crops for the country&’s exploding population. Witness how the stories of these Orphan Train Children profoundly impact the Hawkins&’ family—and the New York lawyer.
