The Homework Machine

Doing homework becomes a thing of the past! Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker. They are bound

Four of Dan Gutman’s funniest novels are now available together in a paperback boxed set for the first time!Middle school is hard enough but throw in an out of control machine that does your homework

Brenton, Snik, Judy, and Kelsey are all back for another year of school and another mystery. When they discover that the superchip that made The Homework Machine possible has fallen into the wrong han

Snik, Brenton, Judy, and Kelsey haven’t stayed in the best touch since last year’s big homework-machine scandal. But they are all pulled back together again when Brenton realizes that the most powerfu

Gregory K. has too much homework.Middle school is hard work, and Gregory tries to be a good student. He participates in class, he studies for his tests -- he and his friends even help each other with

Gregory K. has too much homework.Middle school is hard work, and Gregory tries to be a good student. He participates in class, he studies for his tests -- he and his friends even help each other with

Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth but wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the wreckage of a downed German bomber, he finds the ultimate trophy - a wo

How many excuses are there for not doing homework? Let us count the ways: Giant lizards invaded the neighborhood. Elves hid all the pencils. And then there was that problem with carnivorous plants.... The excuses go on and on, each more absurd than the next and escalating to hilarious heights. Featuring detail-rich illustrations by Benjamin Chaud, this book is guaranteed to amuse kids and their parents, not to mention anyone who has experienced a slacker student moment—and isn't that everyone?

A sweeping history of and meditation on humanity's relationship with machines, showing how we got here and what happens nextFaith in technological fixes for our problems is waning. Automation, which promised relief from toil, has reactivated the long-standing fear of job redundancy. Information technology, meant to liberate us from traditional authority, is placing unprecedented powers of surveillance and control in the hands of a purely secular Big Brother.And for the first time, artificial intelligence threatens anthropogenic disaster – disaster caused by our own activities. Scientists join imaginative writers in warning us of the fate of Icarus, whose wings melted because he flew too close to the sun. This book tells the story of our fractured relationship with machines from humanity’s first tools down to the present and into the future.It raises the crucial question of why some parts of the world developed a ‘machine civilisation’ and not others, and traces the interactions between

Learning to spell really can be fun, especially when you have an amazing Spelling Machine, a 2-book series for preschoolers ages 4-6 to learn spelling and start to read. Within each scene there are five objects to find and learn to spell. Flip out your magical spelling machine contained inside the book, dial in the letters of each word and lift the flap to check your answer!※無音檔英文學習遊戲書有了spelling machine的神奇轉盤，拼單字，也可以變得超級有趣！全新包裝，內容再升級知名親子叢書作家廖彩杏推薦：“ Spelling Machine：Make Spelling Fun！”是一本寓教於樂的遊戲書，讓孩子從小小的拼字遊戲，得到樂趣。本套書以「度假」為主題，分6大場景，共收錄30個常用英文單字。在不同場景，小朋友要先動手動眼，找一找不同物件在哪裡？並學會認識這些物件的英文，學會認字後，用前方的轉盤練習拼字。剛開始認字、學習自然發音的小讀者，都能從遊戲中開心學習！ 【玩法說明】1.第一步，先把紅圈順時針轉到「start」處。2.假設今天要讓孩子熟悉crab的拼法，就先大聲念出crab，讓孩子聽聽看，這個單字，是由哪些字母所組成的。3.現在要拼出crab，就把第一個字母c，順時針轉到start處。4.再把第二個字母r，撥到start處，接下來的字母以此類推。5.最後.恭喜，完成了！請孩子打開翻頁機關確認答案，看到「crab」了嗎？ 是不是好像變魔術一樣，好神奇呢？拼字，也可以這麼有趣！

Popcorn is, quite simply, the FRIENDLIEST chicken at Fiddlestick’s Farm! When she finds a Fabulous Friend Machine in the barn, she sets about making some brand new friends. But behind the screen of th

本書是一段跨越時空的幽默冒險，主角 Henry 意外回到西元前1300年的古埃及。新學校的奇特課程、陌生的運動比賽、意想不到的朋友，以及不太安全的鱷魚寵物，都讓他手忙腳亂。Thiago de Moraes 以生動插圖和詼諧文字，呈現一個既有笑點又充滿細節的故事。書中穿插可解讀的象形文字，增添互動樂趣，也讓讀者更貼近古文明的日常。畫面與情節節奏輕快，適合喜歡冒險、歷史或幽默讀物的孩子閱讀。故事不僅娛樂性高，也巧妙融入歷史元素，讓讀者在歡笑中體驗古埃及的奇異風貌。“An amusing and engaging illustrated time slip adventure story” – Books for Keeps “Very funny” – Booktrust Great Books Guide 2021A peril-packed, crocodile-crammed, fun-filled adventure through ancient Egypt! Being whisked back to 1300 BC certainly wasn’t on Henry’s to-do list. Can he make his way through a new school, odd sports, unexpected friends and deadly pets, Egyptian style? And will he ever find his way back to the present day? Laugh-out-loud pictures on every page, a riotously funny story Cool hieroglyphics to crack from talented author-illustrator Thiago de Moraes From the creator of Myth Atlas and History Atlas

Provides a thorough overview of the major pros and cons of homework. Readable text, interesting sidebars, and illuminating infographics invite readers to jump in and join the debate.

In the tradition of Michio Kaku’s The Future of the Mind, acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain answers the universal question of how we can live amidst the coming age of sentient mach

All parents want their child to get the most out of school and to acquire the knowledge and skills that will stand them in good stead for later life. But with an ever-expanding curriculum, increasing

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