A laugh-out loud read where the narrator speaks directly to readers while attempting to create The Greatest Book in the World! Rudolf Wordsmith requests that readers finish his rhyming couplets and admonishes them when theyre tricked into supplying a rude rhyme. This trickery is achieved through clever text and lively illustrations created by Dave Atze. As the readers rude rhymes cause the illustrator to draw Rudolf in humiliating predicaments, he becomes increasingly frustrated. This culminates in a surprising and hilarious ending that will have children howling with laughter.

Global Change and Forest Soils: Cultivating Stewardship of a Finite Natural Resource, Volume 36, provides a state-of-the-science summary and synthesis of global forest soils that identifies concerns, issues and opportunities for soil adaptation and mitigation as external pressures from global changes arise. Where, how and why some soils are resilient to global change while others are at risk is explored, as are upcoming train wrecks and success stories across boreal, temperate, and tropical forests. Each chapter offers multiple sections written by leading soil scientists who comment on wildfires, climate change and forest harvesting effects, while also introducing examples of current global issues. Readers will find this book to be an integrated, up-to-date assessment on global forest soils.

In Typeset in the Future, blogger and designer Dave Addey invites sci-fi movie fans on a journey through seven genre-defining classics, discovering how they create compelling visions of the future through typography and design. The book delves deep into 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, Blade Runner, Total Recall, WALL*E, and Moon, studying the design tricks and inspirations that make each film transcend mere celluloid and become a believable reality. These studies are illustrated by film stills, concept art, type specimens, and ephemera, plus original interviews with Mike Okuda (Star Trek), Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall), and Ralph Eggleston and Craig Foster (Pixar). Typeset in the Future is an obsessively geeky study of how classic sci-fi movies draw us in to their imagined worlds-and how they have come to represent "THE FUTURE" in popular culture.

A laugh-out loud read where the narrator speaks directly to readers while attempting to create The Greatest Book in the World! Rudolf Wordsmith requests that readers finish his rhyming couplets and admonishes them when theyre tricked into supplying a rude rhyme. This trickery is achieved through clever text and lively illustrations created by Dave Atze. As the readers rude rhymes cause the illustrator to draw Rudolf in humiliating predicaments, he becomes increasingly frustrated. This culminates in a surprising and hilarious ending that will have children howling with laughter.

Delve the mountain deep! When the first dwarves reached the surface of Golarion, they built enormous keeps as a monument to their legacy and to serve as their new home. The mightiest of these keeps was Highhelm, a Sky Citadel deep in the Five Kings Mountains. While other Sky Citadels have fallen since the Quest for Sky, Highhelm holds strong, serving as one of the major centers of dwarven culture. Lost Omens Highhelm delves deep into the Emperor's Peak to present Highhelm in all its glory. This book details everyday life in the city, dwarven culture, and the various clans that influence the Sky Citadel. It also provides a full gazetteer of the city's layers and surroundings, each with adventuring locations and sites of intrigue suitable for a multitude of adventures. An included poster map presents Highhelm's layers in high detail and serves as an aid for campaigns centered on the dwarven city. Characters looking for new options can visit Highhelm for new equipment, ancestry feats, animal companions, and more!

Imagine the Impossible! In a land still scarred by a war between two undying archmages and their respective nations, reality defies the rules binding the rest of the world. Cities crafted by wishes and fields harvested by the walking dead lay in between lands where magic warps and twists with an undefinable will. Explore the history of immortal wizard kings, wield explosive and unusual technology, and channel awe-inspiring legends in a region where the present is still haunted by the past, and echoes of destruction still shudder across the minds and souls of those who brave the Impossible Lands!

Companion title to The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction this new book reflects the same roots in Gothic literature but follows a complementary path through the 20th century, to the movies of Peter Jackson, the success of streaming TV series such as Grimm, and the fantasy of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. From the wellspring of Frankenstein, Germanic fairy tales, and heroic, epic myths a dark and fantastic path can be found to the fragmentation of the 1930s: the schlock horror of early modern movies, the invention of High Fantasy by Tolkien and fellow Inkling C.S. Lewis, and the pulp magazine powerhouse Weird Tales with Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery archetype Conan. A brilliant concoction of movie posters, stills, book covers, fantastic art and incredible timelines.

The Asylum Floor is a yearly anthology dedicated to honest, inspired writing in all its forms. This issue has 100 pages of poetry, fiction, and comics from Wendy Rainey, Catfish McDaris, Dave Roskos, Tony Gloeggler, Rob Plath, K.W. Peery, George Anderson, Todd Cirillo, Mather Schneider, Janne Karlsson, Alan Catlin, Matt Borczon, Mike Mahoney, Wolfgang Carstens and its editor Brenton Booth.

Uncle Boo is the imaginary friend we all know: adventurous, a partner in crime and fun, fun, fun. He and Dillon play all kinds of games, but more importantly, Uncle Boo is the buddy that gets Dillon through the new phases of his life from 4-8 years old. Whether they are eating at McDonald's or playing ball on the block, Uncle Boo is part of every scene as Dillon tells his dad. How long will the good times last? By reading Uncle Boo and Me, your child will know that friendship is magic, whether with someone who only exists in the heart or with real children they meet. Children will see that even though growing means leaving some things behind, those things do not have to be forgotten. Buy this book to treasure the imaginary friend years- your child's and your own.

Uncle Boo is the imaginary friend we all know: adventurous, a partner in crime and fun, fun, fun. He and Dillon play all kinds of games, but more importantly, Uncle Boo is the buddy that gets Dillon through the new phases of his life from 4-8 years old. Whether they are eating at McDonald's or playing ball on the block, Uncle Boo is part of every scene as Dillon tells his dad. How long will the good times last? By reading Uncle Boo and Me, your child will know that friendship is magic, whether with someone who only exists in the heart or with real children they meet. Children will see that even though growing means leaving some things behind, those things do not have to be forgotten. Buy this book to treasure the imaginary friend years- your child's and your own.

This book will inspire, challenge and engage you-and transform your teaching and learning. Each chapter in this book is written by a different educator or team about their experiences with project-based learning, both in and out of the classroom. They reflect not only on the how of project-based learning, but more importantly, on the what and the why. They offer insight into how connecting with learners, honouring their experiences, and promoting deep and rich questioning can be the path to powerful projects and learning. Their writing and thinking is saturated with empathy, expertise, a desire to improve their practice, and an acknowledgment of the need to collaborate.

Yuck is the master of all things disgusting in these two tales--especially when he adds a squirmy pet and some gross-out tricks to the mix.
In "Yuck's Pet Worm," Yuck has a new pet--a worm called Fang. "Worms are disgusting " his sister Polly says. "You can't have a worm in the house " Mom says. But Yuck thinks worms are awesome But when he trains Fang to do disgusting tricks, things start to wiggle out of control....
In "Yuck's Rotten Joke," Polly's report card is full of stars for good behavior, while Yuck doesn't have any. He needs to score some by the end of the week, or he'll be in BIG TROUBLE. Using his collection of practical jokes--from itching powder to Dogididapoo--can Yuck make sure he has the last laugh?

From Dave Eggers: For this year's edition of The Best American Nonrequired Reading, we wanted to expand the scope of the book to include shorter pieces, and fragments of stories, and transcripts, screenplays, television scripts -- lots of things that we hadn't included before. Our publisher readily agreed, and so you'll see that this year's edition is far more eclectic in form than previous editions. Along the way to making the book, we also came across a variety of things that didn't fit neatly anywhere, but which we felt should be included, so we conceived the front section, which is a loose Best American roundup of notable words and sentences from 2005. It is, like this book in general, obviously and completely incomplete, but might be interesting nevertheless.

Nigel Wallaby every year visits all his 12 Bush mates on a 12 month walkabout that takes Nigel Wallaby all over Australia. Nigel on walkabout is both educational and a wonderful journey from start to finish. The story telling by Dave Tonash along with the illustrations of Matt Wilson brings all the Bush Mates to a larger than life story with a very happy Christmas ending. A truly refreshing Christmas Book for one to treasure.

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