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Beatrice dreams of becoming a tree. She grows roots and leaves, and she stretches her branches toward the sky. From Joyce Hesselberth, the award-winning creator of Mapping Sam and Pitter Pattern, Beat

A stunning non-fiction book illuminating the secrets of animal camouflage with a search-and-find twist. Now you see them, now you don't. Cloaked in a riot of colour, pattern and texture are a dozen cr

Coding for kids without a computer--an offline skill-building book for ages 5 to 7 Coding helps kids develop analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and beyond In this exciting guide to coding for kids, your child will discover the core concepts of coding through colorful games and activities--without using a computer. These fun challenges can be done right inside the book or with everyday objects to help kids practice the same skills coders use, like writing clear instructions, recognizing patterns, and working efficiently. There's even a place for your beginner to invent their own codes This coding for kids book features: Coding fundamentals--Practice algorithms, loops, conditionals, optimization, debugging, and variables with games that help kids think like a computer programmer. Meet the coder crew--Explore coding for kids with a whole cast of characters, including Al the helper, Pixel the creative expert, Lo the problem-solver, Bug the pattern-spotter, and their robot dog

Radiation Detection: Concepts, Methods, and Devices provides a modern overview of radiation detection devices and radiation measurement methods. The book topics have been selected on the basis of the

The essential guide to sowing, growing, and preparing herbs for homesteadersGrowing herbs means growing your own food, home remedies, beauty products, and more. This homesteader’s handbook is packed with expert information on planting, caring for, and using herbs to nourish and nurture yourself, your family, your pets, and even your livestock.Learn about the countless perks of cultivating herbs on your homestead, find tons of info on foraging and growing, and get a step-by-step guide to creating your own herbal teas, tinctures, salves, and more. Who knew your own soil had so much potential?This standout among homesteader books includes:Garden planning—Discover a helpful guide to planning an herb garden, from selecting plants to deciding the size and location of your growing area.An herb encyclopedia—Explore an informational index of common household herbs, including the parts used, plant properties, safety considerations, preservation methods, and much more.A range of recipes—Try dozen

How to use the Design Thinking Tools A practical guide to make innovation happen The Design Thinking Toolbox explains the most important tools and methods to put Design Thinking into action. Based on the largest international survey on the use of design thinking, the most popular methods are described in four pages each by an expert from the global Design Thinking community. If you are involved in innovation, leadership, or design, these are tools you need.Simple instructions, expert tips, templates, and images help you implement each tool or method. Quickly and comprehensively familiarize yourself with the best design thinking toolsSelect the appropriate warm-ups, tools, and methodsExplore new avenues of thinkingPlan the agenda for different design thinking workshopsGet practical application tips The Design Thinking Toolbox help innovators master the early stages of the innovation process. Its the perfect complement to the international bestseller The Design Thinking Playbook.?

The only official Minecraft English book for children aged 5-6! Children embark on a Minecraft adventure in each English topic, using their skills and knowledge to complete the tasks and earn

Packed with simple craft and cooking activities with a Christmassy theme, using things you'll easily find to hand about the house. Make everything from garlands and gift tags to reindeer snacks and wr

It's play time! Can you play on the swings and jump on the trampoline?In this fun new series, little ones learn first words and experiences by using satisfying sliders and sturdy flaps. Each spread in

It's gardening time! Can you rake the soil and plant the seeds?In this fun new series, little ones learn first words and experiences by using satisfying sliders and sturdy flaps. Each spread introduce

Modern power and energy systems are characterized by the wide integration of distributed generation, storage and electric vehicles, adoption of ICT solutions, and interconnection of different energy carriers and consumer engagement, posing new challenges and creating new opportunities. Advanced testing and validation methods are needed to efficiently validate power equipment and controls in the contemporary complex environment and support the transition to a cleaner and sustainable energy system. Real-time hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation has proven to be an effective method for validating and de-risking power system equipment in highly realistic, flexible, and repeatable conditions. Controller hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) and power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) are the two main HIL simulation methods used in industry and academia that contribute to system-level testing enhancement by exploiting the flexibility of digital simulations in testing actual controllers and power equipment.

This book teaches children about the basic principles of science through 30 exciting experiments and crafts that can be done at home, using everyday objects and materials around you. Why do bubbles ho

The field of forensic DNA analysis has grown immensely in the past two decades and genotyping of biological samples is now routinely performed in human identification (HID) laboratories. Application areas include paternity testing, forensic casework, family lineage studies, identification of human remains, and DNA databasing. Forensic DNA Analysis: Current Practices and Emerging Technologies explores the fundamental principles and the application of technologies for each aspect of forensic DNA analysis. The book begins by discussing the value of DNA evidence and how to properly recognize, document, collect, and store it. The remaining chapters examine: The most widely adopted methods and the best practices for DNA isolation from forensic biological samples and human remainsStudies carried out on the use of both messenger RNA and small (micro) RNA profilingReal-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods for quantification and assessment of human DNA prior to genotypingCapillary electr

Now in its second edition, Forensic DNA Evidence Interpretation is the most comprehensive resource for DNA casework available today. Written by leaders in the fields of biology and statistics, including a contribution from Peter Gill, the father of DNA analysis, the book emphasizes the interpretation of test results and provides the necessary formulae in an easily accessible manner. This latest edition is fully updated and includes current and emerging techniques in this fast-moving field. The book begins by reviewing all pertinent biology, and then provides information on every aspect of DNA analysis. This includes modern interpretation methods and contemporary population genetic models available for estimating DNA frequencies or likelihood ratios. Following a chapter on procedures for validating databases, the text presents overviews and performance assessments of both modern sampling uncertainty methods and current paternity testing techniques, including new guidelines on paternity

Now in paperback! A stellar ensemble of picture book creators—all women—join together to celebrate a sampling of history’s young female revolutionaries. This is the ideal introduction for the next generation of tenacious trailblazers.Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women who, through determination and perseverance, sparked change in the world. Each accomplished woman and her short, poetic biography is matched with work from an award-winning illustrator: two-time Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall takes on heroic World War II spies Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne; Caldecott Honor–winning Oge Mora presents brave Ruby Bridges; Selina Alko is matched with the courageous Malala Yousafzai; New York Times bestselling illustrator Emily Winfield Martin is paired with the inventor of the controversial one-piece bathing suit, Annette Kellermann; and Shadra Strickland introduces America’s first known female firefighter, Molly Williams.WHO ARE

You've gone on adventures with Cruz Coronado and his fellow recruits as they communicated with whales using the Universal Cetacean Communicator, camouflaged themselves using the Lumagine shadow badge,

A beautiful and gentle look at the circle of life, using Christine Pym's gorgeous animals characters to explore the emotions and facts around death, with questions such as Is it ok to talk about dying

Kitchen Science Lab is a deluxe component and activity-filled science kit that builds on the brand's best-selling core category of delivering fun experiments to curious kids. Using common ingredients

It's time for bed, but Goat isn't tired. Thankfully, he can get his sillies out during his bedtime routine, leaving him ready for bed in the end. Using light text and funny illustrations, this board b

The city of Remus is being torn apart by a duel between two wizards, and Drake, Petra, and Griffith have traveled there to assist a blind dragon master, Tessa, in sorting out the situation; using the

冬天，一隻獅子救了一隻受傷的小鳥。牠們一起度過寒冷的日子，分享寧靜與溫暖。當春天到來，鳥兒飛走了，留下寂寞與空盪。獅子學會了等待，也學會接受別離。直到秋風再起，熟悉的影子又回到窗前——朋友回來了。這本書用極少的文字，傳達友情與季節更迭的力量。每一頁都像一次深呼吸，溫柔而真實。Un lion découvre un oiseau blessé, le soigne durant les mois d'hiver. Les deux amis apprennent à vivre ensemble.Mais, un jour, le printemps arrive, l'oiseau s'éloigne pour retrouver ses semblables. « C'est la vie » dit le Lion. Il apprend alors à ressentir la solitude, les chaussons vides et l'ennui à plein temps. On tourne les pages sans faire de bruit. On lève les yeux au ciel, l'oiseau revient et la joie est là, à plein coeur. « Ensemble, nous n'aurons pas froid cet hiver » conclut le Lion.

This fun and varied sticker book is packed with all kinds of animals from around the world. Little children will love using the reusable stickers to bring each scene to life, including a watering hole

Tells the whole story using excerpts from the original text-not just a primer!What fools these mortals be!?―Puck, Act III, Scene 2, 115Join Bottom the Weaver, Oberon and Titania, and the confused love

When Appleton Elementary''''s new school board president starts using her position to line her own pockets, it''''s up to student sleuths, supported by a passionate librarian, to uncover the truth in

Using the incredible Anatomicum as inspiration, this activity book is bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles, perfect for budding artists and science enthusiasts. Activities include amazing mazes

Oh no! It's raining. Can you help Bear put on his wellington boots and rain mac?In this fun new series, little ones learn first words and experiences by using satisfying sliders and sturdy flaps. Each

Olivia really doesn t like her nickname mostly because it gets her into some sticky situations! How can she persuade her mum to stop using it? A hilarious look at the affectionate names we give the on

Explore the human body from head to toe with fun facts for ages 9 to 12 Human bodies come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors, but we're all put together the same way! The Fascinating Human Body Book for Kids shows kids how the body works with 500 anatomy facts that offer hours of fun and learning. This colorful book on the human body for kids is packed with weird and wonderful information about the five senses, the digestive system, and every organ. This book on the human body for kids is packed with facts like: Your brain generates more than 20 watts of energy--enough to power a light bulb. The record for a person having uninterrupted hiccups is 68 years. When you whisper, you are talking without using your vocal cords. Give kids a head start to learning with this exploration of the human body for kids.

What does it mean to be queer in a Confucian society in which kinship roles, ties, and ideologies are of such great importance? This book makes sense of queer cultures in China—a country with one of the largest queer populations in the world—and offers an alternative to Euro-American blueprints of queer individual identity. This book contends that kinship relations must be understood as central to any expression of queer selfhood and culture in contemporary cultural production in China. Using a critical approach—“queering Chinese kinship”—Lin Song scrutinizes the relationship between queerness and family relations, and questions Eurocentric queer culture’s frequent assumption of the separation of queerness from blood family.Offering five case studies of queer representations across a range of media genres, this book also challenges the tendency in current scholarship on Chinese and East Asian queerness to understand queer cultures as predominantly counter-mainstream, marginal, and unde

Eros of International Relations: Self-Feminizing and the Claiming of Postcolonial Chineseness is a distinctive work that explores the much-neglected Chinese perspective in broader international relations theory. Using the concept of “self-feminizing”―adoption of a feminine identity to oblige and achieve mutual caring as a relational strategy―this book argues that postcolonial actors have employed gendered identities in order to survive the squeezing pressure of globalization and nationalism in their own ways. Sovereign actors who have historically claimed to act on behalf of Chineseness have taken advantage of the images of femininity thrust upon them by transnational capitalism, the media, or intellectual thought.Shih illustrates the feminist potential for emancipation through a range of empirical examples, showing that women of various Chinese characteristics, acting on behalf of their nation, city, and corporations, reject the masculinization of their groups of belonging as remedy f

Marketing Science Using R 重點探討行銷科學領域 相關統計觀念及R語言 ※內容詳解行銷科學的應用‧ ※強化解決行銷領域的問題 ※配合豐富的行銷實例說明 ※輕鬆理解並有效解決問題 本書適用於對行銷科學方法感興趣的讀者，不管是有心進入行銷領域的資訊管理背景人士，或是尋找量化分析工具的行銷從業人員，提供了理論與實務的最佳參考書籍。 【本書特色】 *直指行銷科學領域的應用層面，以解

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Funniest children’s graphic novel of 2021 for readers aged 5+Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do love waffles, parties and adventures.Join Narwhal and Jelly as they become the coolest teachers in the world wide waters in the hilarious sixth book of this blockbuster graphic novel series!Dive into four new stories about Narwhal and Jelly becoming SUBstitute teachers!The two best friends come across an enthusiastic school of fish one morning. Unfortunately, Mr. Blowfish, their teacher, has come down with a cold, and class will have to be cancelled . . . until Professor Knowell (Narwhal) and Super Teacher (Jelly) volunteer to help out!From Wafflematics, in which Narwhal and Jelly calculate the number of waffles needed to feed the class to a super-fun science scavenger hunt, followed by a game of "Tag! You're Awesome!" at breaktime. Narwhal's teaching methods may be unconventional, but with Jelly's help,

The award-winning,New York Timesbestselling fantasy sensation that Madeline Miller called, “a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling,”Piranesiis an intoxicating, hypnotic novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality from the author ofJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls lined with thousands upon thousands of statues. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; and waves thunder up staircases, while rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has alwa

Named with a simple word meaning ‘cloth’, NUNO is one of Japan’s most important textile-design companies. Founded in 1984 by the legendary Junichi Arai and the company’s current director, Reiko Sudo, it is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative textile producers. Known for weaving together tradition and cutting-edge technology, NUNO designers are inspired by the past, present and future, integrating unexpected elements, such as paper or feathers or aluminium, with industrial methods, such as spatter-plating and chemical etching.All NUNO textiles – more than 2,500 have been created – are produced in Japan and are usually the handiwork of an individual craftsperson. Each bolt of cloth has a story to tell. Though their textiles appear regularly in books, textile exhibitions and museum collections, a comprehensive NUNO monograph has not existed - until now.Featuring the most outstanding, influential or experimental fabrics, the book is organized into seven chapters, each based on

From the mysteries and wonders of the natural world to man-made marvels in science, technology, and innovation, planet Earth is full of fun and fascinating things to discover at any age. Although most knowledge can be obtained online today, there is nothing quite like the charm of learning from a book packed with witty writing and illustrations like Diarmuid Ó Catháin’s compelling series on Little-known Facts. 9789887972600 Animals 動物The Animals edition presents some of the most intriguing details about the creatures that inhabit our land, air, and sea using clever rhymes and visuals that make for an enjoyable and eye-opening reading experience.9789887972648 The Human Body 人體奧秘Brimming with character, The Human Body edition presents readers with the unique opportunity to explore the extraordinary and unexpected traits and biology of people in an easy-to-remember and visually delightful way.

Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards 2022From the creator of modern classic Meerkat Mail, this warm, funny story about the dangers of having too much stuff, features a host of gorgeous animal characters including Pete the badger, star of Emily Gravett's award-winning book Tidy, which is set in the same forest. Meg and Ash are a pair of magpies who are building a nest for their perfect eggs. Although they begin their nest construction using the usual mud, sticks and grass, Meg and Ash are soon convinced that their nest doesn't have enough stuff and begin to collect more things to add to an ever-growing pile.From cuckoo clocks to mops and socks, a pram and even a car - their need for stuff seems endless. Until - crash! - the inevitable happens. Emily Gravett's engaging, exquisitely illustrated story will appeal to fans of Tidy and of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood.

Watch the cow jump over the moon, rock the baby's cradle and gaze at all the twinkly stars in the night sky before bed in Bedtime Rhymes. Toddlers will love using the chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms to bring these classic playtime rhymes to life. Scan the QR code to sing along together too! With bright, bold illustrations from Joel and Ashley Selby, this is the perfect gift for little ones. Toddlers can enjoy more classic rhymes with Playtime Rhymes. 曲目1. Wee Wille Winkie2. Hey, Diddle, Diddle3. Diddle Diddle Dumpling4. Rock-a-Bye Baby5. Sleep, Baby, Sleep6. All the Pretty Little Horses7. Twinkle, Twinkle Star8. Star Light, Star Light按此可連接至試聽音檔

美國出版社Penguin Random House 資深總編、審稿人Dreyer運用15年的校對經驗，幽默簡潔筆法提出運用標點符號、選字等大大小小實用的寫作技巧，讓你無痛學習英文寫作。Adapted from the New York Times bestseller by Random House's longtime copy chief, this informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience, entertains as well as instructs.Full of advice, insider wisdom, and fascinating facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to anyone who wants to be confident in their writing skills, or anyone who enjoys the power of language. Explored throughout are the mysteries of using punctuation, word choice decisions, and more, presented in a clear, concise and accessible manner made fun!

Connecting theory with real-life applications, this is the first ever textbook to equip students with a comprehensive knowledge of all the key concepts in bionanotechnology. By bridging the interdisciplinary gap from which bionanotechnology emerged, it provides a systematic introduction to the subject, accessible to students from a wide variety of backgrounds. Topics range from nanomaterial preparation, properties and biofunctionalisation, and analytical methods used in bionanotechnology, to bioinspired and DNA nanotechnology, and applications in biosensing, medicine and tissue engineering. Throughout the book, features such as 'Back to basics' and 'Research report' boxes enable students to build a strong theoretical knowledge and to link this to practical applications and up-to-date research. With over 200 detailed, full-colour illustrations and more than 100 end-of-chapter problems, this is an essential guide to bionanotechnology for any student studying this exciting, fast-developin