Spring Science

Triangles and towers. Bricks and blocks. Engineering and art. A city has all those―and more! Acclaimed children’s book author and photographer April Pulley Sayre explores the basic STEAM concepts that

Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration - not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from the romantic to the regrettable.Stops on the trip include the lime trees of Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees alike, the swankiest streets in nineteenth-century London, which were paved with Australian eucalyptus wood, and the redwood forests of California, where the secret to the trees' soaring heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water. Each of these strange and true tales - populated by self-mummifying monks, tree-climbing goats and ever-so-slightly radioactive nuts - is illustrated by Lucille Clerc, taking the rea

當喬在陽台種下一顆種子時，他沒想到這個小舉動會帶來改變。他原本住在一座平凡又灰暗的城市裡，喜歡靠想像力讓生活變得有趣。當那顆種子終於發芽、長成樹，他的陽台變得綠意盎然，也悄悄吸引鄰居一同參與。這是一個關於耐心、改變與分享的小故事，也提醒我們，一點點的行動就能讓生活多一點顏色。SHORTLISTED FOR THE KLAUS FLUGGE PRIZE 2019 and longlisted for The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2019. New into paperback this spring!Joe is a boy just like any other, but Joe loves to imagine. Joe lives in a pretty ordinary tower block, in a rather ordinary city.His world is rather grey. However, he spends his time imagining a wonderful world filled with exotic plants and unusual animals. Once day Joe decides to plant a seed on his balcony, he waits and waits but nothing happens! Joe gives up and goes back to his daily life, but one day when he least expects it he spots that the seed has turned into the most beautiful tree.Joe begins caring for the tree and growing lots of other plants on his balcony and soon everyone in the neighbourhood is getting involved. A charming story about the important of nature, teaching us that if we work hard enough our dr

'The new Game of Thrones' Stylist'Puts Samantha Shannon in the same league as Robin Hobb and George R.R. Martin. Shannon is a master of dragons' Starburst‘Epic fantasy with added dragons. A blockbuster’ Guardian, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her li

From the author of the bestselling children's book When God Made You comes a rhythmic, whimsical journey through creation--for little readers who love science and wonder and the beginnings of all things.For spiritual parents who are looking for a different kind of creation book, Matthew Paul Turner's When God Made the World focuses on the complex way that God created our vast and scientifically operating universe, including the biodiversity of life on our planet and the intricacies of a vast solar system. Scottish illustrator Gillian Gamble brings the natural world to vibrant life with rich colors and poignant detail certain to stretch young minds and engage imaginations.Planet Earth, God made a blue and green sphere,And designed it to orbit the sun once a year.God made daytime and nighttime, climates and seasons,And all kinds of weather that vary by region.God made continents and oceans, islands and seas,A north and south pole that God put in deep freeze.God carved rivers and brooks,

榮獲蘭姆達文學獎LGBTQ科幻／奇幻／驚悚類大獎，《The Deep》是一部結合歷史創傷與奇幻想像的動人小說。靈感來自Daveed Diggs所屬饒舌團體 Clipping 的雨果獎提名歌曲，本書描繪由非洲奴隸女性後代所組成的水下族群，他們逃離過去，卻也失去了記憶。身為族群的「記憶守護者」，耶圖背負所有創傷與歷史，漸漸無法承受。當她逃往海面，意外發現遺失的世界與自己真正的身分。這是一則關於記憶、身份與療癒的寓言；唯有面對過去，我們才能走向未來。WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY LGBTQ SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR AWARDThe water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society-and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future in this brilliantly imaginative novella inspired by the Hugo Award-nominated song "The Deep" from Daveed Diggs's rap group clipping. Yetu holds the memories for her people-water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners-who live idyllic lives in the deep. Their past, too traumatic to be remembered regularly, is forgotten by everyone, save one-the historian.This demanding role has been bestowed on Yetu. Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, trauma

The 2019 TICST has three keynote lectures by Professor Ovchinnikov Sergei Gennadievich (Kirensky Institute of Physics, Russia), Professor George Grant Hoag (Department of Chemistry, California Insitut

入圍2019年英國皇家學院科學圖書獎（Insight Investment Science Book Prize）決選全球知名物理學家耗費30餘年，證明「不可能的物質」確實存在自然界的精采著作國立交通大學應用化學系教授兼系主任　李積琛國立清華大學材料科學工程學系教授　張守一國立中央大學地球科學學系副教授　郭力維國立清華大學生命科學系助理教授　黃貞祥——熱血推薦（依姓氏筆畫序）科學發現vs.跨國探險

‘Wendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and this book is essential’ – Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of GritThe scientifically proven way to make positive changes in your life b

★ 橫跨歐亞非的文明之路，一本看懂「絲綢之路」如何改變世界★ 超過80位國際學者聯手，權威解析古代全球交流網絡★ 地圖×影像×考古×文化，重現人類歷史最壯闊的連結當世界重新思考文化與權力的版圖，「絲綢之路」再次成為理解歷史與未來的關鍵。本書由知名學者Susan Whitfield主編，集結全球八十餘位專家，從草原、山脈、河谷到沙漠與海洋，重建這條橫跨歐亞非的古代交流網絡。商品、信仰、科技與思想在此流動，促成文明的碰撞與融合。透過精緻地圖、豐富影像與考古發現，本書不僅呈現歷史，更帶領讀者看見文化如何在差異之中綻放。這不只是過去的故事，更是理解當代世界的重要線索。As world powers realign their cultural, economic and political outlooks, there is no better time to consider how Afro-Eurasia's complex network of ancient trade routes - which spanned the vastness of the steppe, vertiginous mountain ranges, fertile river plains and forbidding deserts across the continents and on to the seas beyond - fostered economic activity and cultural, political and technological communication. From silk to slaves, fashion to music, religion to science the movement of interaction of goods, people and ideas was crucial to the flourishing of peoples and their cultures across this vast region. Edited by Susan Whitfield, an established authority on the subject, with contributions from over 8

Drake travels to a secret fairy world to save the Kingdom of Bracken!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent reader

Jack Sullivan 的冒險繼續展開。末日小鎮依舊充斥著殭屍與怪物，但這次 Jack 已不再孤單，他和好友 Quint、Dirk 以及 June 共同作戰，還有忠誠的寵物怪獸 Rover 相伴。樹屋經過強化，配備各種防禦裝置，彷彿一座堡壘。然而，新的威脅逐步逼近，比過去任何敵人都更龐大、更危險。作者 Max Brallier 的文字節奏明快，加上 Douglas Holgate 的插圖幽默生動，使得緊張與笑料交織，閱讀體驗輕鬆愉快Soon to be a major NETFLIX series!‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.’ Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy KidWimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious post-apocalyptic graphic novel series.Jack Sullivan is back.It’s still TOTAL MONSTER ZOMBIE CHAOS on the streets, but now Jack has a gang of friends to help him through – science genius and best friend Quint, super-strong Dirk and all-round coolest girl ever, June. Not to mention Rover, Jack’s awesome monster pet! Plus the treehouse is more souped up than ever, chockablock with defensive gizmos and ready to withstand anything that the monster apocalypse can throw at it.Which is just as well, because there’s something extra-big and extra-monstr

★ 被遺忘的影像寶庫，揭開法國科學與工業創新的視覺歷史★ 從戰爭研究到日常生活，見證影像如何改變人類世界★ 科學×設計×影像，一部跨越時代的視覺文化之書1916年至1939年間，法國在國家政策推動下，大量生產科學與工業研究相關的影像與影片。這些長期被忽視的資料，不只是紀錄，更是見證創新歷程的珍貴視窗。本書帶領讀者回到那個動盪又充滿實驗精神的年代，從戰爭與國防需求出發，逐步轉向民生與日常生活，描繪出一段影像與科技交織的歷史。那些看似冷靜理性的紀錄影像，卻同時蘊含驚人的美學張力，也揭示了研究制度如何逐步被建立與規範。當攝影與影像被用於展示、教育與傳播，甚至成為知識的載體，人類對世界的理解也隨之改變。本書不僅回顧一段歷史，更讓我們重新思考：影像如何塑造我們所認知的「真實」。Between 1916 and 1939 thousands of films and photographs were produced in France, in line with the national policy encouraging scientific and industrial research. These largely unknown images stand as visual witnesses to twenty years of invention and research. Their analog archives trace through the history of innovation, anchored at first in war and national defence, before shifting towards civilian and domestic life.This history, interlaced with design, lies at the crossroads of science, technology and industry. The images also tell a story that is still unfolding today, that of the institutionalisation of research. From the very beginning a systematic

以3D模式解構人體內部結構，透過軟Q且擬真的器官零組件，組裝與拆解人體器官，在手做的過程中，強化對人體器官配置的記憶。內附知識豐富的解說手冊，詳解身體各器官的功用。有了這個手做組合和說明手冊，孩子們就能進入扭曲的人體世界。黏呼呼的器官、人體主要的骨骼、血管和肌肉系統都可以拆解組裝，孩子從中探索人體複雜的內部工作原理，並從手冊上的說明瞭解它們是如何運作的。研究醫師和科學老師Lucille Kayes解釋了九種重要器官如何一起消化食物；這些練習活動幫助孩子了解身體所有的功能；適八歲以上。盒裝，內容物有-人體模型與展示架-9個軟黏的器官-12 個塑膠的骨頭與肌肉-鉗子-鑷子-身體部位整理器-操作說明-24頁附彩圖的人體說明手冊With this hands-on kit and tour guide, kids enter the twisted world of the human body. Complete with removable squishy organs as well as representative skeletal, vascular and muscular systems, kids explore the complex inner workings of the human body and literally see how it all works.Research physician and science teacher Lucille Kayes explains how the nine vital organs work together to digest food; Insides Out includes activities to help kids understand all of their body's functions; And sometimes, it's kind of gross. Ages 8 and up.Kit Includes:Human body model & stand9 squishy organs12 plastic bone & musclesForcepsTweezersBody part organ-izerInstruction sheet24-page

Plant remains can preserve a critical part of history of life on Earth. While telling the fascinating evolutionary story of plants and vegetation across the last 500 million years, this book also crucially offers non-specialists a practical guide to studying, dealing with and interpreting plant fossils. It shows how various techniques can be used to reveal the secrets of plant fossils and how to identify common types, such as compressions and impressions. Incorporating the concepts of evolutionary floras, this second edition includes revised data on all main plant groups, the latest approaches to naming plant fossils using fossil-taxa and techniques such as tomography. With extensive illustrations of plant fossils and living plants, the book encourages readers to think of fossils as once-living organisms. It is written for students on introductory or intermediate courses in palaeobotany, palaeontology, plant evolutionary biology and plant science, and for amateurs interested in studyin

Ivy and Bean meets Aliens in my Pocket in this start to a brand-new chapter book series about Frankie Sparks, a third grader who uses her love for science and math to help her solve problems she comes across in her daily life.The best thing EVER is happening in Frankie Sparks’s third grade class: They are getting a class pet! Their teacher, Miss Cupid, tells them they will vote on their pet, but it has to meet some “parameters.” Their pet must:1. Fit in aquarium.2. Cost less than $50.3. Be easily portable.4. Be able to be left alone for the weekend.Frankie thinks that a rat—just like the rats in her beloved Aunt Gina’s lab—would be the perfect fit. But her best friend, Maya, doesn’t think a rat would be great at all. They are kind of gross and not as cool as a hermit crab, which is Maya’s top choice. Using her special workshop, can Frankie find a way to convince her teacher and her best friend that Team Rat is the way to go?

Tinker, make, and engineer to learn through play! With TinkerActive Workbooks, learning leaps off the page and into the real world. Start with interactive and entertaining exercises that cover the ess

颱風、龍捲風、洪水、森林大火……這些天災怎麼來的？是天氣發脾氣，還是我們對自然的誤解太多？古怪的氣象主播 Stormin' Norman 將用漫畫告訴你天氣與氣候的差別、氣象衛星怎麼預測未來、地球自轉如何影響風向，甚至解釋「氣象」跟「流星」有沒有關係。節奏明快、圖像生動，是孩子深入自然科學的最佳入門書，也是大人忍不住翻頁的氣候知識寶庫！Furious floods, looming landslides, terrifying tornadoes, ferocious forest fires! Is Mother Nature trying to tell us something? As “snowpocalypse” descends once again, one temperamental weatherman is determined to set the record straight on the myths and misconceptions surrounding the elements. What is the difference between weather and climate? How do weather satellites predict the future? Can someone outrun a tornado? Does the rotation of the Earth affect wind currents? And does meteorology have anything to do with meteors? Stormin’ Norman Weatherby is gearing up to answer all your wildest questions! Get ready to explore the depths of the ocean, the farthest reaches of space, and everything in between! These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourt

Observe the ways plants and insects interact in a gentle introduction to growing for budding scientists.What’s that wedged in a crack in the ground, small and hard and wrinkly and brown? A bean seed!

One of the most important psychologists alive today tells the story of the transformation of modern psychology through the lens of his own career and change of heart.Martin E. P. Seligman is one of the most decorated and popular psychologists of his generation. When he first encountered the discipline in the 1960s, it was devoted to eliminating misery: the science of how past trauma creates present symptoms. Today, thanks in large part to Seligman''s own work pioneering the Positive Psychology movement, it is ever more focused on the bright side; gratitude, resilience, and hope.In this his memoir, Seligman recounts how he learned to study optimism; including a life-changing conversation with his five-year-old daughter. In wise, eloquent prose, Seligman tells the human stories behind some of his major findings. He recounts developing CAVE, an analytical tool that predicts election outcomes (with shocking accuracy) based on the language used in campaign speeches, and the canonical studie

Do you have what it takes to live in one of the harshest places in the world? What if you had just a couple years to gain the knowledge you'll need to survive on your own? Join two curious polar bear

The popularity of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), which consists primarily of repeated bursts of high-intensity exercise, continues to soar because its effectiveness and efficie

Calling all spice fans, adventurers, and curious cooks: explore the world's spices, create your own spice blends, and take your cooking to the next level.Spice is a cookbook like no other--one that wi

Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, and 12 other brilliant scientists.Every great scientist started out as a kid. Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world's most celebrated scientists had regular-kid problems just like you.*Stephen Hawking hated school, and preferred to spend his free time building model airplanes, inventing board games, and even building his own computer.*Jane Goodall got in trouble for bringing worms and snails into her house.*And Neil deGrasse Tyson had to start a dog-walking business to save up money to buy a telescope.Readers ages 8 to 12 years old will learn all the stories of a diverse and inclusive group—also including Temple Grandin, Nikola Tesla, Ada Lovelace, Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Newton, Rosalind Franklin, Sally Ride, Rachel Carson, George Washington Carver, and V

This playful preschool activity book will unleash your child's curiosity and creativity as they play their way through amazing STEM projects.Perfect for kids ages 3-6, this early learning children's book will excite little ones by revealing the everyday ways they can be an engineer. Children are born with everything they need to be great engineers: inquisitive minds, unlimited imagination, and super senses. With Look I'm an Engineer, little readers are encouraged to use their senses to investigate how to make the strongest paper bridges, how to power a tugboat with an elastic band, which materials make the best parachutes, and much more. Every fun project features a mixture of bright photography and charming illustrations which support the easy-to-follow activity instructions. These wonderful hands-on activities align with subjects taught at school, including science, math, and technology. Little ones have the opportunity to do what they do best: imagine, create, learn, problem solve,

紮穩 SQL 基礎, 循序養成大數據分析新技能MySQL / MariaDB、MS SQL Server、Oracle、PostgreSQL、DB2 全適用！在資訊系統的開發中, 資料庫都扮演了重要的角色, 近來資料庫更擴展到大規模的資料處理及數據分析工作, 造就了大數據 (Big Data)、資料科學 (Data Science) 等急速竄升的 IT 發展趨勢。然而無論資料庫的發展如何改變, 學習資料庫形式的主流 – 【關聯式資料庫】, 及其操作用的 【SQL 語言】, 絕對是踏入資料庫領域的重要基礎！本書從認識資料庫、資料表的結構開始, 您可以學習到資料查詢和更新的語法、經常使用的函數、以及多個資料表的結合等透過 SQL 做到的資料庫操作方法。書中繪製了豐富的圖解, 以清楚易懂的方式進行解說 WHERE子句、GROUP BY子句、HAVING 子句或子查詢等初學者較不易理解的部分。最後, 針對讓 SQL 功能大躍進、可提升大規模資料處理效率的【視窗函數 (Window Function)】 和 【GROUPING運算子】, 也會教您如何快速上手, 學習如何挖掘出有價值的數據。本書特色 :本書附件內容，請由書中內頁下載點取得‧查詢語法、擷取結果即時呈現, 隨時都能掌握語法用途、各種修改差異‧隨時盤點須牢記的 SQL 語法原則及關鍵字, 讓你腦袋不卡卡‧熟悉不同資料庫系統的語法差異, 增加職場競爭力‧適用 MySQL / MariaDB、MS SQL Server、Oracle、PostgreSQL、DB2

From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduri

For over 400 million years, sharks have been the ocean's top predator! They're vital to our ecosystem, but their importance is often overshadowed by our own fear—even though they hardly ever threaten

Look down your microscope and dare to discover the terribly teeny world of Microscopic Monsters. Discover what makes our guts a brilliant home for bacteria, how germs make dead bodies explode and whic

Young children will love to press the beep-beep sound button as they journey through the sights of London on the iconic open top bus.Press the beep-beep button as you pass the fabulous sights of London including ZSL London Zoo, the wonderful toyshop on Regents Street, Westminster Tower, Big Ben and the Natural History and Science Museums. With funny characters and a 'spot Sherlock' feature, there is plenty to talk about on every page of The London Noisy Bus.This bus-shaped book has bright, bold and beautiful illustrations by Marion Billet and promises to be lots of fun for toddlers on the move!London titles to collect: -My First London Bus-My First London Taxi-Hello! London-My First London Sticker Book-The London Noisy Book-My Big London Play Set-The London Noisy Tube-Busy London at Christmas-Busy London

In conservation, perhaps no better example exists of the past informing the present than the return of the California condor to the Vermilion Cliffs of Arizona. Extinct in the region for nearly one hu

In conservation, perhaps no better example exists of the past informing the present than the return of the California condor to the Vermilion Cliffs of Arizona. Extinct in the region for nearly one hu

How well do you know our favorite furry companion? Did they really descend from wolves? What's the difference between a Chihuahua and a Saint Bernard? And just how smart are they? Join one friendly mu

On Lucy’s first day of second grade, she’s excited to meet her new teacher, Miss Flippo, and find out everything’s she’s going to learn about this year in school. And when Miss Flippo tells the class

★ 《The Crooked Sixpence》暢銷續作，Lundinor魔法冒險再升級★ 倫敦地下神祕城市的黑暗陰謀即將爆發★ 魔法物品、祕密交易與危險勢力交織的奇幻冒險★ 《哈利波特》《善惡學院》讀者不可錯過的奇幻系列艾薇與哥哥賽布再次回到倫敦地下的魔法城市Lundinor，卻發現這座城市正悄悄改變。花朵盛開的街道下暗藏陰謀，一股黑暗勢力正在醞釀危機。當他們意外捲入邪惡勢力Dirge的計畫，整個不凡者世界的命運都岌岌可危。《The Smoking Hourglass》延續系列第一集的奇幻魅力，帶來更驚險刺激的冒險。Following Ivy Sparrow’s discoveries in The Crooked Sixpence, the adventures continue in the second instalment of The Uncommoners trilogy, The Smoking Hourglass.As soon as Ivy and her brother Seb set foot back in the mysterious underground city of Lundinor, they know that something has changed . . . Where before there were cobbled streets, now the squares and lanes between the city’s enchanted shops are lush with spring blooms – but something dark is stirring just below the surface, and uncommon traders are uneasy. Ivy and Seb have stumbled into a plot that could condemn every uncommoner to a disastrous fate . . . With the help of Valian, their extraordinary friend – and some exceptional uncommon objects – can Ivy and Seb put a s

Take to the skies with Flying Machines!Follow the famous aviators from their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, to the fields of North Carolina where they were to make their famous flights. In an era of di

In the sequel to CatStronauts: Mission Moon, your favorite elite group of cat astronauts are thrust into the space-race of the century! Fresh off of their heroic mission to save the world, the CatStronauts--Major Meowser, Pom Pom, Blanket and Waffles--are taking a well deserved victory lap. Parades and fancy awards dinners are the new norm! But around the world, other cat space programs are watching--in particular the CosmoCats, the first cats to go to space! With national pride and scientific research on the line, the world's space programs rush to be the first cats to Mars, and the CatStronauts are starting months behind! Can they catch up and prove their first mission was no fluke? In this graphic novel, debut author/illustrator Drew Brockington takes the CatStronauts further than they've every gone, adding in mounds of jokes, charm, science, and enough yarn and scratching posts for everyone!

探討如何將電腦科學中的演算法原理應用到日常生活與人類決策中。作者結合心理學、認知科學與計算機科學，說明演算法不僅是電腦解題的工具，更是我們在面對生活難題時可借鑑的思考模型。本書涵蓋多種實用議題，透過演算法的視角來處理生活中的決策與權衡，例如：➤最佳停下時機（Optimal Stopping）：如何判斷在眾多選項中何時停止尋找並做出決定，如招聘或約會。➤探索與利用的平衡（Explore-Exploit Trade-off）：何時探索新機會，何時利用已知資源。➤排序與組織：提升查找效率的策略。➤快取管理：如何在有限記憶空間中有效保留重要資訊。➤工作排程與切換成本：如何管理多任務與優先順序。➤貝氏定理（Bayes's Rule）：結合先驗知識與新資訊做出推論。➤放寬問題限制：在無解或計算困難的情況下，尋求「夠好」的近似解。➤隨機性與資源管理：利用隨機策略在不確定環境下取得良好結果。➤網絡與遊戲理論：理解互動系統與多方利益的決策動態。書中強調，雖然演算法能為複雜問題提供指導，但現實生活中決策仍存在不確定性和失敗風險。重要的是採用合理的策略來面對時間與資源限制，並學習在不完美中作出最佳抉擇。該書還指出，人類在面對計算難題時，常能透過直覺和簡化模型達成驚人的表現。此書獲得廣泛好評，被譽為一本能讓人重新認識「演算法」不僅屬於科技領域，更是生活智慧的指導手冊。A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? Exploring how insights from computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, 'Algorithms To Live By' helps to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind. When should you switch between different tasks, and how many tas

The first collection of the hugely popular book series by mike Thaler and Jared Lee!"Riddle King" Mike Thaler and award-winning illustrator.Jared Lee， pair up for a series about student life experiences.Black Lagoon Collection 1 is a chapter-book-pack that mixes school， monsters， and common kid problems with hilarious results! With word play， fun facts， and short sentences， these stories are suitable for beginning independent readers.Set 1: #1-#10#1: The Class Trip From the Black Lagoon#2: The Talent Show From the Black Lagoon#3: The Class Election From the Black Lagoon#4: The Science Fair From the Black Lagoon#5: Halloween Party From the Black Lagoon#6: Field Day From the Black Lagoon#7: School Carnival From the Black Lagoon#8: Valentine''s Day From the Black Lagoon#9: The Christmas Party From the Black Lagoon#10: The Little League Team From the Black Lagoon

Discover the first gripping, award-winning murder mystery in the million-copy bestsellingMurder Most Unladylikeseries, starring schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong.'Ripping good fun'The Times'Plotting is what sets this book apart'TelegraphAt Deepdean School for Girls,Daisy Wells and Hazel Wonghave set up their own detective agency.But they are struggling to find anyrealcrimes to investigate.(Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. Which they don't.)Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. To add to the mystery, when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared.Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove one happened in the first place.'Enormous fun'Irish Times'A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . Top class'Financial Times'I absolutely loved it'Susie Day