First Steps

In the very near future we discover the secret of faster-than-light travel. Suddenly the universe is wide open to us, but are we ready for it? With all the idealism of the original Star Trek and the g

A step-by-step guide to sustainability, this book is brimming with creative pupil-led projects for putting your eco-dreams into action.

Is acting your dream, but you don't know how to get started? Do you want to get an agent, but you don't know how? Would you like to get more auditions than you are currently getting? Do you want to ma

Anyone curious about hieroglyphics will appreciate this classic primer. This practical grammar comprises lists of frequently used signs and determinatives, a vocabulary of about 500 words, a series o

Your child has cracked the code of letters and sounds and is ready for more! Research shows that early phonics instruction is a key to reading success. With Phonics First Steps boxed sets, kids will practice decoding and build on skills they develop with each book in the 8-book set!Children will gainconfidence each time they say, "I read this book!"Developed by a phonics expert,Phonics First Stepsare an innovative program designed to help kids learn to read, step by step. New and improved—our bright boxed sets include eight little easy-to-decode books (24 pages each), now illustrated infull-color, with an easier to read font for emergent readers—plus a handy parent guide to walk you through how to use these books with your reader.Set 3 covers short vowels, blends, digraphs, and more!

Yoga activities are a great way to teach children about relaxation, meditation, and peace - while having fun at the same time! This box is packed with yoga activities - children will learn how to stre

Introduce children to yoga and mindfulness with this box of flash cards that includes more than 30 poses and four yoga sequences.Yoga activities are a great way to teach children about relaxation, med

This comprehensive collection of reviews and research reports covers the processes involved in the formation of the Sun and Earth-like planets. Specific topics range from star formation to protoplanetary disks, planet formation, and the basics of life. It provides an interdisciplinary overview of the complex chain of events leading to habitable planets and life, covering research from the fields of astrophysics, astrochemistry, planetary sciences, chemistry, and biology, through theory, observations, and experiments. These observations reveal the chemistry and dust content of young disks, the location of water that is essential to life, and some of the dynamical processes that affect the growth of forming planets. IAU Symposium 345 reviews some of the most modern concepts in star and planet formation and is essential reading for students, teachers, and researchers who will someday answer humanity's biggest question: what is our origin?