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Learn all about a firefighter’s day. Make reading your superpower with our non-fiction DK Super Readers!Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about a day in the life of a firefighter, with this fun-filled non-fiction reader – carefully levelled to help children progress.A Day in the Life of a Firefighter is a beautifully designed reader which will help children to develop social awareness through stunning images of a firefighter’s important work.The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed.A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills.Children will love to find out about the unique and important job of a firefighter.

Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume, take a visit to Ellis Island and learn America's immigration story.Many Americans know someone who can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island. In addition to being part of the world-famous Statue of Liberty National Monument, this modest-sized piece of land once housed the main immigration processing center for the U.S., documenting upwards of 12 million people between 1892 and 1954! Over the generations, Ellis Island has taken on an almost mythic status as a beacon of hope to those seeking freedom and refuge from persecution. But how did it all get started?Our past is only the beginning with History Comics, a riveting nonfiction graphic novel series from First Second!

In this sequel to the New York Times bestselling, "pulse-pounding" (Publishers Weekly) A Door in the Dark, Ren's intellect and cunning are stretched to the limit in her quest to take down the system that stole her father's life. Ren Monroe is one step closer to avenging her father's death. Bonding with Theo Brood has allowed her to infiltrate one of the oldest houses in Kathor. But Theo's father is playing his own game. He exiles Theo, isolating Ren in an attempt to break the unwelcome grasp she has on his son. Ren might possess more resources than she ever imagined growing up, but her plans of revenge will vanish without allies. Enter House Tin Vori. Years ago, the Broods led an unprecedented raid to destroy one of the other ancient houses. Their only mistake was not finishing the job. A few of the Tin Vori siblings survived, and they haven't forgotten the crimes committed against their family that fateful night. Quietly, they've plotted their own revenge, waiting for just the right m

抽象水影照片的構圖比畫家畫出的抽象畫更自然與奇特，因為它是水的波動畫出的，又因為它是照片，所以也比抽象畫更精細，這是現代新奇美妙的藝術作品。Because my abstract water image photographs are based on water waves, I believe each photograph is more unique and natural than any painting art. More precise and delicate than a painting too because it is a photograph. I hope readers can enjoy this new, amazing contemporary art from this book.

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Oh, Muses! Get ready for 20 brand-new, tongue-in-cheek tales from Greek mythology, as told by the team behind the smash hit podcast and New York Times best-selling book Greeking Out.Want to know the greatest feats and the funniest secrets of the gods and heroes of Greek mythology? You’re in the right place. Told in the hilarious, kid-friendly voice that’s sent the Greeking Out podcast to the top of the charts, these stories of heroic victories, perilous adventures, and plain old mischief are sure to delight kids and adults alike. Plus, fans of the Percy Jackson series will love discovering the real myths behind their favorite (and least favorite) characters.In this book, you’ll encounter a god kidnapped by pirates, sheep used as camouflage, a super-shiny fleece, some dangerous metalworking, the world’s most perfect animal, a really heavy boulder, and much more.Dynamic, playful illustrations coupled with laugh-out-loud storytelling and real information about ancient Greece—delivered by

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An instant New York Times bestseller! "For readers who have just finished Naomi Novik's The Golden Enclaves and are ravenous for more dark academia" (Booklist), this "pulse-pounding" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) fantasy thriller follows six teenage wizards as they fight to make it home alive after a malfunctioning spell leaves them stranded in the wilderness. Ren Monroe has spent four years proving she's one of the best wizards in her generation. But top marks at Balmerick University will mean nothing if she fails to get recruited into one of the major houses. Enter Theo Brood. If being rich were a sin, he'd already be halfway to hell. After a failed and disastrous party trick, fate has the two of them crossing paths at the public waxway portal the day before holidays; Theo's punishment is to travel home with the scholarship kids--which doesn't sit well with any of them. A fight breaks out. In the chaos, the portal spell malfunctions. All six students are snatched from the safet

☆★☆Midjourney × Leonardo.Ai × Bing Image Creator☆★☆ ★☆★400種AI繪圖風格一次掌握★☆★ ★探究AI繪圖的本質 ☆Midjourney完整教學 ★Leonardo.Ai完整教學 ☆Bing Image Creator完整教學 ★20+個AI繪圖應用範例 ☆100+個AI繪圖功能展示 ★400+種AI繪圖風格提示詞 想要來場AI數位藝術的奇幻冒險嗎？這本書不僅為讀者呈現生成式AI的精華和AI繪圖的本質，更完整介紹了引領著數位創作風潮的三款AI繪圖工具：Midjourney、Leonardo.Ai和Bing Image Creator，書中運用大量的應用範例和400種風格提示詞，為讀者開啟 AI 繪圖的魔法大門，迎接一場充滿創意和驚喜的冒險之旅。 本書深入探討了主流AI繪圖工具的發展歷程、技術特點以及操作技巧，運用Midjourney的風格多樣性、Leonardo.Ai的模型靈活性以及Bing Image Creator的超強理解力，搭配400種以上的繪圖風格提示，從基礎到進階的一窺AI繪圖精髓，這不僅是一本教學手冊，更是創作者們與AI技術共舞的藝術之旅，將數位藝術創作推向嶄新高度。 無論你是尋找創作靈感的藝術家、追求創新的設計師，還是對AI繪圖充滿好奇的讀者，這本書都將帶領你探索AI繪圖的未知領域，讓你在無窮的數位畫布上，盡情揮灑創意。期望這本書能成為你在AI繪圖旅程中的得力助手，激發你的創意和想像力，探索出獨特的創作旅程，繪製屬於自己的藝術之夢。

Dig deep to discover the story of our planet - through its rocks and minerals! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about different rocks and minerals - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Rocks and Minerals is a beautifully designed reader all about Earth's geology - the different kinds of rocks and minerals, their properties and uses, and how to protect our natural resources. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about rocks and minerals, from floating pumice to valuable gold and gemstones.

Even the youngest robotocists will love flipping the flaps to create their own robot--while exploring a simple A to Z roundup of robotics terms. Found your circuit-board head? Your voice-control torso? Your hydrojet feet? Hooray! You've made one of the 729 mix-and-match robots that are possible with this innovative flip-flap book. Alongside the bright and cheery illustrations of robot parts is a basic alphabetical listing of terms--from android to gears, neural network to program, wheels to Z-drive--and a basic definition of each. With a concealed spiral binding and sturdy card stock pages to hold up to enthusiastic flap-turning, AlphaBot is full of appeal for young robot lovers, preschoolers who love machines, and anyone looking for STEM books for the younger set. Back matter includes a brief explanation of the three key abilities of robots: to sense, think, and act.

這款由 Louise Cunningham 繪製的「Winter Sledding」130片拼圖吊飾，充滿溫馨的聖誕冬日氣氛。畫面以白雪覆蓋的阿爾卑斯風格聖誕小屋為主題，搭配冬季滑雪橇場景，呈現節慶感十足的迷你拼圖圖像。包裝盒本身可作為吊飾使用，並附有紅色羅緞緞帶，方便懸掛於聖誕樹或節慶佈置中。內附完整拼圖圖像的彩色參考紙，適合拼圖收藏者、節慶禮品或聖誕交換禮物。The Winter Sledding 130pc Puzzle Ornament illustrated by Louise Cunningham, captures a snowy Christmas season, featuring a Christmas Alpine-themed house and a mini 130 piece winter sledding puzzle image.• Box Size: 2.5 x 3 x 5", 64 x 76 x 127 mm• Puzzle Size: 6 x 8.25", 152 x 210 mm• Ornament includes red grosgrain ribbon for hanging• Includes color insert with full puzzle image• Makes a great holiday gift.

Featuring twenty-two easy craft projects using natural and recycled materials, The Big Book of Nature Art is a fun and eco-friendly way for young children to connect creatively with nature.Featuring twenty-two easy craft projects using natural and recycled materials, The Big Book of Nature Art is a fun and eco way for young children to connect creatively with nature.From bestselling author Yuval Zommer, The Big Book of Nature Art is packed with twenty-two easy art activities inspired by nature. Each of the activities can be achieved in four simple steps using natural materials combined with recycled or found materials from around the home. Drawing on Zommer's years of experience running art workshops for children, The Big Book of Nature Art includes his tips for stress-free ways to get creative with kids.Each nature art activity requires no more than five minutes set-up and five minutes clean-up, making them easy to achieve and fun for everyone involved. The book also encourages childr

Learn 100 essential first words with this pack of beautifully illustrated flashcards, perfect for children learning to read and speak Italian. Make learning a new language fun with this pack of 100 beautifully illustrated flash cards. Young learners of Italian will be captivated and engaged by the dynamic, visual approach that sets Italian for Everyone Junior apart from other language materials for children.Italian for Everyone Junior: Flash Cards have been designed for children who are starting to read and speak Italian. Each beautifully illustrated card features an image plus an essential first word, introducing nouns, verbs, and adjectives. On the reverse of the card, just the image is shown so children can test their knowledge.Interactive and engaging, these flash cards for kids include: - A beautifully illustrated pack of 105 flash cards for young children who are learning Italian either as a first or second language. - An essential first word and an illustration on each card, to

Learn through play with TinkerActive Early Skills Workbooks―an exciting expansion of the groundbreaking TinkerActive workbook series, with format innovations perfect for learners ages 3 and up!TinkerActive Early Skills workbooks are curriculum-based hands-on fun, perfect for your littlest learners! Each Early Skills workbook is:Created with AWARD-WINNING TEACHERSPacked with STEM ACTIVITIESFilled with TINKERING, CRAFTING, & ENGINEERING projectsLoaded with STICKERS and a FOLD-OUT REWARD POSTERComplete with a WRITE-AND-WIPE game board and activities, so kids can PRACTICE AND PLAY AGAIN AND AGAIN.And even includes EASY AND PRACTICAL TIPS on how to engage your little tinkerer in learning.For ages 3 and up, this workbook covers: Crayon Control, Coloring, Pencil Control, Mazes, Tracing, Using Stickers, Tearing Paper, Using Glue, Folding Paper

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Brain Games Sticker by Letter: Trucks is a compelling activity to keep your child's brain engaged to create totally cool art.Includes 10 truck images to sticker.Short truck facts are featured with each image.The wire spiral and perforated pages make the book easy to use!Pages are 8-1/2 x 10 inches.Similar to color or paint by number, this sticker activity book features designs that are divided into spaces, each with a letter, that corresponds to a sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Watch as a full colored image emerges from the original unfinished illustration.

Infiltrate top-secret bases, navigate laser networks and escape in high-speed pursuits as you delve into the world of espionage in this stylish selection of mazes. Each maze is more challenging than the last, from following snowy footprints to decrypting codewords, and all the answers are at the back if you get stuck.

A is for Atmosphere, B is for Biodiversity, C is for Conservation, D is for, well...you get the picture. This delightful concept book teaches young readers the ABCs of the natural world around us (and how to protect it). From jungles to recycling to wildlife preserves, each letter of the alphabet is represented by a word and image that reflects everything from the rainforest to the savannah to the depths of the ocean, as well as animal life across the continents. Readers will be inspired to join the movement to conserve species and find out how they can make a difference (because you're never too young to start saving the world!).

Newly turned vampire Bree Tanner lives in terror -- and must find her way out of untold danger -- in this pulse-pounding novella, a companion to Eclipse. Bree Tanner, a self-described "vampire nerd" first introduced in Eclipse, lives in terror in a coven of newborn vampires. She is a member of Victoria's vampire army, and as that army closes in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, she finds her first friend and discovers a truth about daylight. While fans may know how it ends, they don't yet have the full story: Bree's tale of danger, mystery, and romance is one for the books. "People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." -- Time "A literary phenomenon." -- The New York Times

管理是工作、管理是紀律、管理也是人。彼得杜拉克，1974 年「管理：工作、責任、實踐」專案管理知識體指南 (PMBOK® Guide) 是專案管理的理論架構與聖經，而本書則是一本實務的參考手冊，國際專案管理學會 (PMI) 在 2016 年的專業脈動 (Pulse of Profesion) 報告「落實價值 - 專案的執行須專注於效益」中，明確指出專案真正的成功是以企業的角度將效益落實，專案需要銜接公司的目標，為公司客戶創造效益，這顯示管理專案需要獲益，也點出專案與專案管理辦公室的重要關聯。

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

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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

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

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

Philosophy is a way of thinking about just about anything. It asks big questions from nature of reality to what beauty is. Using lively examples and thought experiments, this book provides an accessib

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

談論潛意識力量的世界權威作家、暢銷書《潛意識的力量》的作者約瑟夫．摩菲，畢生著作精華本散發正向的、真實的、發自內心的頻率就會得到真正的回應，心想事成的四個關鍵1.想像自己渴望的東西(image) 2.待續想像(think) 3.相信一定會實現(believe) 4.行動(do)

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 and create expressive palettes and paintings with Color Harmony for Artists.Watercolor author, artist, and teacher Ana Victoria Calderon guides you through choosing, mixing, and using color wi

Using the insurrection by the Malayan Communist Party (1948–1960) as an example, this book argues that resorting to violence sped up the decolonisation of British Malaya, begging the question: if a la

這本書透過簡單又有趣的活動，帶孩子認識藝術家法蘭克．波林的創作世界。用顏料、拼貼、回收物，發揮想像力，畫出自己的地圖與夢想世界。不只介紹波林的生平與作品，也鼓勵孩子動手創作、表達自己，從藝術中找到樂趣與靈感。適合對繪畫與創意充滿好奇的孩子一起探索。Meet the Artist: Frank Bowling is packed with make-and-dos and inspiring activities for budding young artists. Experiment with paints and glue in ways you never imagined, make layered collages using recycling and design your own world using stencils and fantasy maps!Meet the Artist: Frank Bowling is packed with make-and-dos and inspiring activities for budding young artists. Experiment with paints and glue in ways you never imagined, make layered collages using recycling and design your own world using stencils and fantasy maps! Bursting with inspiring activities, the revised and expanded Meet the Artist series of activity books introduces children to internationally renowned artists in a fun and engaging way. Every book includes a brief introduction to the artist's life followed by a series of activities that explore prominent themes and ideas in the artist's bod