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Sixteen-year-old Adrienne Lewis is in charge of eight-year-old Emma
Warner, the youngest member of the snooty Warner family. Emma is an
evil genius who has gotten all five previous nannies fired -- and
she's the good news. Because then there's Emma's half brother,
Graydon, who goes to college -- yet always seems to be lurking
around waiting to hit on Adrienne. But worst of all is Emma's
beautiful seventeen-year-old half sister, Cameron, whose reputation
as a wild girl, a liar, and a user is known to everyone
...everyone, that is, except Adrienne.
Join rescue dog Halo as she learns how to search through disaster
zones and find people trapped beneath rubble in this nonfiction
chapter book based on the upcoming IMAX film, SuperPower Dogs!
Dutch Shepherd puppy Halo has spent her whole life training for one
thing, and one thing only: finding and rescuing people who are
trapped in disaster zones. Her bond with her human trainer, Cat, is
unshakeable, and together, they can overcome any obstacle. But
training to be an urban search and rescue dog is anything but easy,
and it's going to take all of Halo's courage and skill if she's
going to succeed. With bold, full color photographs and informative
interstitials throughout, this true story about an urban search and
rescue puppy is sure to both thrill and educate young readers.
Public speaking is one of the most intimidating and important
aspects of many jobs. As a one-time speechwriter for President
Johnson, and in his current position as president of the Motion
Picture Association of America, Jack Valenti has written and
delivered speeches in all kinds of settings. Originally published
in 1982, Speak Up with Confidence is an indispensable resource for
anyone who wants to write and deliver a speech that people will
listen to and remember.
This is a bold, bright and educational bilingual board book that
introduces children to the concept of jobs and occupations in two
languages.
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A Coder Like Me
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Shini Somara; Illustrated by Nadja Sarell
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Engaging illustrations and an empowering story combine to introduce
young readers to the world of coding, computers and
problem-solving. Curious Sam has lots of questions. What is an
algorithm? Could a robot be instructed to walk a dog? What is
artificial intelligence? A day spent with Auntie Jo turns into a
fascinating lesson in coding for Sam! They discover that the world
is full of clever computers, find out about the language they
"speak" and the brilliant coders who have helped us to understand
it. Maybe Sam can try out some awesome coding projects and become a
coder too? With pages encouraging kids to try out coding for
themselves and opening their minds to the fun things that can be
created using computer code, this brilliant picture book written by
engineer and TV presenter Dr Shini Somara unlocks a love of coding
and computing and celebrates women in STEM.
When Enola Holmes encounters her friend Lady Cecily hiding behind a
pink fan, she finds it peculiar. In fact, she realizes Cecily is in
danger! But what, exactly, is the matter? And how can Enola help?
After examining the clues, Enola discovers Lady Cecily is being
held hostage in an abysmal orphanage, and if she isnat rescued,
sheall be forced into a miserable marriage!
This complicated case has Sherlock and Enola (literally) running
into each other all over London. If Enola joins forces with the
brother she has fought desperately to elude, she risks her
freedoma]yet, if she doesnat, Lady Cecily could be doomed!
Edgar Awardawinning Nancy Springer offers the riskiest case yet
for our well-loved, critically acclaimed heroine.
Fans of Emma Lord, Rachel Lynn Solomon, and Alex Light will love
this clever, charming, and poignant debut novel with a masterful
slow-burn romance at its core about a girl who must decide whether
to pursue her dreams or preserve her relationships, including a
budding romance with her ex-best friend, when an app she created
goes viral. Ro Devereux can predict your future. Or, at least, the
app she built for her senior project can. Working with her
neighbor, a retired behavioral scientist, Ro created an app called
MASH, designed around the classic game Mansion Apartment Shack
House, that can predict a person's future with 93% accuracy. The
app will even match users with their soulmates. Though it was only
supposed to be a class project, MASH quickly takes off and gains
the attention of tech investors. Ro's dream is to work in Silicon
Valley, and she'll do anything to prove to her new backing
company-and the world-that the app works. So it's a huge shock when
the app says her soulmate is Miller, her childhood best friend with
whom she had a friendship-destroying fight three years ago. Now
thrust into a fake dating scenario, Ro and Miller must address the
years of pain between them if either of them will have any chance
of achieving their dreams. And as the app takes on a life of its
own, Ro sees that it's affecting people in ways she never
expected-and if she can't regain control, it might take her and
everything she believes in down with it.
Children love to group, name, identify, and discover, which is the
perfect way to explore vast topics, such as the jobs people do.
Filled with hundreds of meticulously and stylishly rendered items,
this book takes a fun approach to a serious subject. Each spread is
ingeniously populated with objects that pertain to a different
career: from musician, astronaut, and doctor, to builder, chef, and
gardener. The artwork will keep young readers occupied and
entertained for hours. Best of all, it will encourage endless
discussion about the many unique and interesting things people need
to get their jobs done.
Every teen can be a leader. That's because leadership is not just
about taking the lead in big ways, but in everyday small things,
too. The 21 sessions in this youth leadership curriculum guide
teens to explore ethical decision-making, team-building, what it
means to be a leader, how to work with others, risk-taking,
communication, creative thinking, and more. Choose the sessions
that seem best for your class or group, or explore leadership
skills through an entire school year. The revised and updated 2nd
edition includes the Everyday Leadership Skills & Attitudes
(ELSA) inventory, a leadership measurement tool, as well as
reproducible handouts, evaluation tools, and exams. Access to
digital content includes the reproducible handouts from the book,
the student inventory of leadership skills and evaluation tools,
and lots of bonus material. Requires use of the student book,
Everyday Leadership.
The third and final edge-of-your-seat adventure in Maz Evans's
laugh-out-loud funny Vi Spy series! PRAISE FOR THE SERIES: 'Twists,
turns, spies and surprises. What more do you want? Tears? Laughter?
Maz Evans delivers them all.' FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE 'Vi Spy: Licence
to Chill is brilliant - knockabout, laugh-a-minute, heartfelt fun'
ROSS MONTGOMERY 'Wildly hilarious' THE GUARDIAN Vi has tried to
save the Earth before ... and failed. Now, her world faces a
terrible threat: her Gran is seriously ill. Time is not on their
side. And with the world's number one enemy laughing at them from
space, Vi and her family blast off on an adventure that is truly
out of this world ... IT'S PURE GOLD! The third and final book in a
brilliant middle-grade comedy adventure series; book 1, Vi Spy:
Licence to Chill, was shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards From
the bestselling author of the Who Let the Gods Out? series; book 1
shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize A laugh-out-loud funny,
high-octane spy story perfect for readers aged 8 and up Perfectly
combines humour and heart: addresses the realities of being caught
between divorcing parents Praise for the WHO LET THE GODS OUT?
series: 'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods, and I
think you're all going to love them too.' ROBIN STEVENS 'One of the
funniest new voices in children's literature. The laughs come thick
and fast' DAVID SOLOMONS '[A] relentlessly witty, fast-paced middle
grade adventure' M.G. LEONARD
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the problems that the
current working of capital markets are generating on both developed
and developing economies. It pays special attention to the reasons
explaining the unstable and volatile working of international
financial markets and to the consequences of that behaviour on both
the economic performance of the involved countries and on the
economic policies implemented.
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the single most sweeping change in the history of America's income tax. It was also the best political and economic story of its time. Here, in the anecdotal style of The Making of the President, two Wall Street Journal reporters provide the first complete picture of how this tax revolution went from an improbable dream to a widely hailed reality.
Look Inside a Hospital is a fabulous addition to the Look Inside
series, a fascinating insight into what really goes on in a
hospital and an important book for any child who might be visiting
ill relatives or need to go into hospital themselves. Find out what
it's like to stay overnight, how operations happen and where babies
are born.
Discover the amazing array of jobs within the field of technology
that you never knew existed. From the professional hackers, known
as cyber security experts, who use security techniques to make sure
that an organisation's data is safe from falling into the wrong
hands, to the app developers who design the latest apps, from games
and entertainment to navigation tools. Read about the academic and
vocational routes you can take to reach these jobs and how to get
ahead in these exciting professions whilst you are at school and
college.
Create a playground, mine a quarry and demolish a building in this
entertaining activity book for young children. There are over 200
reusable stickers of diggers, cranes, trucks and workers to add to
the building sites, and a fold-out back cover to store stickers
when not in use.
What's so great about corn?Popcorn, corn on the cob, cornbread, tacos, tamales, and tortillas. All of these and many other good things come from one amazing plant. Aliki tells the story of corn: How Native American farmers thousands of years ago found and nourished a wild grass plant and made it an important part of their lives. They learned the best ways to grow and store and use its fat yellow kernels. And then they shared this knowledge with the new settlers of America.
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