First Place Math

Covering the essential math concepts learned in the first years of school, Amazing Visual Math brings a whole new dimension to learning. Amazing Visual Math is an interactive hands-on experience that

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This energetic rhyming story is the first in a new Level 1 Ready-to-Read series starring a family of fun-loving monsters and their beloved red truck!Monsters high five. Monsters grin. Monsters hope their truck might win!A family of monsters enter a race with their beloved red truck. But soon they realize the race is for monster trucks, not monsters in trucks! Can they still finish in first place?

From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests--from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final c

In January 2002, the first detainees of the War on Terror disembarked in Guantaanamo Bay, dazed, bewildered, and--more often than not--alarmingly thin. With little advance notice, the military's prepa

There's snow place like home! Sausage-loving Gnome and pragmatic Rat are BACK and ready to hit the slopes in the third installment of this early graphic novel series.Gnome and Rat can't wait to hang out with Rat's family for Nest Fest! But a blizzard has hit and Gnome wants to enjoy it with snowy activities. Surely, they have enough time to enjoy the snow and arrive on time to the festival... right?Bundle up with these funny friends as they practice their ice dancing skills and break out the Gnomeboggan for a ride to remember. But will they make it to Nest Fest before it's over?One thing is for sure, these two snow exactly how to have a good time on the way: with each other.

WINNER OF THE BARBARA AND DAVID ZALAZNICK BOOK PRIZEFinalist for the High Plains International Book AwardINSIDE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Discover the epic history of the first US national park in this historical adventure for fans of American history, the Wild West, and the hit showExplore how Yellowstone’s remote Western landscape became a symbol of our country—and an integral part of our understanding of the natural world.It has been called Wonderland, America’s Serengeti, the crown jewel of the National Park System, and America’s best idea. But how did this faraway landscape evolve into one of the most recognizable places in the world? As the birthplace of the national park system, Yellowstone witnessed the first-ever attempt to protect wildlife, to restore endangered species, and to develop a new industry centered on nature tourism.Yellowstone remains a national icon, one of the few entities capable of bridging ideological divides in the United States. Yet the park’s history is a

Get to grips with the essential topics in maths today through 100 key ideas, each one explained clearly in 100 words. Math: 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your mathematical curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in math in concise, 100-word summaries. One of the first titles in a cutting-edge new series created in partnership with The Science Museum, this book introduces 100 key areas of math such as geometry, algebra, probability and pure math, and explains each topic in just 100 words. Perfect for getting your head around big ideas clearly and quickly, or refreshing your memory of the fundamentals of math, this book covers the most up-to-date terms and theories and inspires a heightened level of understanding and enjoyment to the core areas of math.

Vibrant art and a poetic narration tell the tale of a US Poet Laureate who spent forty years planting the world’s most comprehensive palm tree forest―and then gave it all away.All his life, William Stanley searched for a wild place of his own. Growing u

What did the Earth look like 300 million years ago? Here's a chance to travel back through time and discover the days when the Earth was a very different place. In this cleverly designed book, lifting

Write on, wipe off! Get a head start on essential early math skills. Erase mistakes and try again to build confidence and proficiency. Learning early math skills has never been more fun! With Let's Le

Milo Beckman’s first book is a fantastic voyage into a hidden world all around us.Math Without Numbers is an illustrated, lucidly written guide to nothing less than the three fields of inquiry at the

The Authorship of Place is the first monograph dedicated to the study of the politics, history, aesthetics, and practices of location shooting for Taiwanese, Mainland Chinese, and coproduced art cinem

The first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker’s new imprint, SJP for Hogarth, A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity and belongingA Place for Us unfolds the lives of

From the medicine cabinet to the closet, Essential 20s is an illustrated guidebook for the 20 basic items every young adult needs in each nook and cranny of their first place. Topics include the close

An introductory primer for kids learning about the “M” in “STEAM” : Mathematics.Math is the basic foundation upon which most of the other areas of STEAM rely. If a child aspires to be a scientist or an engineer or an architect, they need to first understand math. Little Leonardo’s Fascinating World of Math introduces many mathematical concepts in a context showing their interconnectedness with so many of the things in our everyday lives.This new series of books featuring illustrations by popular artist Greg Paprocki is the perfect way to encourage your brilliant child’s interest in all facets of the educational STEAM curriculum: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. Your child will be enticed by the fun and surprising details revealed in Paprocki’s cool and colorful artwork on every page.

From its earliest origins to the twenty-first-century present, Hull is a city that has been continually shaped by flows of people, commodities, ideas and trade. The result is a distinctive city with a