Task-Based Language Learning and Teaching With Technology

Miffy learns to ride a bike in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read story based on a popular episode of Miffy’s Adventures Big and Small.Miffy is excited to ride her new bike. Snuffy, the dog, even comes along! After a few ups and downs, Miffy finds herself with a boo-boo. Luckily, Mummy and Daddy know how to make Miffy feel better and ready to ride again!‘Miffy and Friends’ © copyright Mercis Media bv, all rights reserved.

This hilarious, fact-packed joke book will have young readers laughing as they’re learning. It features dozens of gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, themed around the gross a

This hilarious, fact-packed joke book will have young readers laughing as they’re learning. It features dozens of gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, themed around the gross a

This hilarious, fact-packed joke book will have young readers laughing as they’re learning. It features dozens of gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, themed around the gross a

This hilarious, fact-packed joke book will have young readers laughing as they’re learning. It features dozens of gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, themed around the gross a

A shining new picture book about learning to appreciate the wonders in your world and within yourself, by New York Times bestselling author Patrick McDonnell and Naoko Stoop, creator of Red Knit Cap G

Amina Khan believes that nature does it best. In Adapt, she presents fascinating examples of how nature effortlessly solves the problems that humans attempt to solve with decades worth of the latest and greatest technologies, time, and money. Humans are animals too, and animals are incredibly good at doing more with less. If a fly’s eye can see without hundreds of fancy lenses, and termite mounds can stay cool in the desert without air conditioning, it stands to reason that nature can teach us a thing or two about sustainable technology and innovation. In Khan’s accessible voice, these complex concepts are made simple. There is so much we humans can learn from nature’s billions of years of productive and efficient evolutionary experience. This field is growing rapidly and everyone from architects to biologists to nano-technicians to engineers are paying attention. Results from the simplest tasks, creating velcro to mimic the sticking power of a burr, to the more complex like maximizing

Based on recent groundbreaking studies that will change the way parents feed their children, Allergy-Free Kids is a revolutionary guide to preventing food allergies.When her infant daughter was diagno

Based on the wacky and wild animated series currently airing on Cartoon Network.This original graphic novel based on the hilarious Cartoon Network animated series features a brand new stand-alone stor

Introducing an imaginative post-apocalyptic world where technology and fantasy blend, Cameron Dayton offers the first book in a thrilling adventure series about an unlikely hero on a journey to save t

Planet Earth is surrounded by huge, dark space. Discover the wonders of space, from the Sun, moon and stars to space travel. Discover the facts and Share the learning in these fun books.A series of di

A reader based on the animated film! Comes with one page of stickers.The LEGO Movie hit screens in February 2013 and went on to gross more than $450 million at the box office worldwide! That stunning success has spawned three follow-ups: The LEGO Batman Movie (Spring 2017), The LEGO Ninjago Movie (Fall 2017), and The LEGO Movie Sequel (2019).In The LEGO Batman movie, Will Arnett returns as the brooding voice of LEGO Batman and is joined by Michael Cera (Robin), Zach Galifianakis (The Joker), Rosario Dawson (Batgirl), Ralph Fiennes (Alfred Pennyworth), and more!

What's the buzz on bugs?Let the LEGO(R) minifigures take you on a learning adventure all about the world's tiniest critters and beyond. The expertly written and leveled narrative nonfiction contains t

Let the LEGO(R) minifigures take you on a learning adventure all about the most extreme machines that build roads, bridges, and buildings. The expertly written and leveled narrative nonfiction contain

Grab your suitcase and prepare to explore China: its major cities, culture, way of life, food, language, and history. Find out about Chinese fashion, music, popular culture and sport, as well as quirk

Robert Capa and Gerda Taro were young Jewish refugees, idealistic and in love. As photographers, they set off to capture their generation's most important struggle—the fight against Fascism. Among the first to depict modern warfare, Capa and Taro took powerful photographs of the Spanish Civil War that went straight from the devastation to news magazines. In so doing, they helped give birth to the idea of "bearing witness" through technology to bring home tragedies from across the world.Packed with dramatic photos, posters, and maps, this compelling book captures the fascinating story of how photojournalism began.

This interactive early learning activity book is packed full of trains! Trains that huff and puff and rattle and rush. Trains that can rumble over bridges and through tunnels.Trains with rails and wheels and coaches to carry people across the world. Preschool children will love the activity pages-- there are counting, matching, drawing, writing, coloring, and lots of other activities, as well as two pages of stickers to use. Inside the front and back covers are press-out play pieces that little fingers can use to build their very own terrific train!

New York Times bestselling author and legendary investment guru Ric Edelman reveals his forward-thinking guide on how technology and science will reshape the way we save, invest, and plan for the futu

In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and i

The action continues with all your favorite ninja! Chapter book #11 is an all-new story based on the Cartoon Network special DAY OF THE DEPARTED, in which the ninja must face all their classic foes fo

Introduce new readers to the amazing Star Wars™ galaxy with DK Reader: Star Wars™: Rebel Heroes. Featuring images from the Star Wars™ movies, little readers will love learning about the most daring re

Go back to prehistoric times to see what life was like in the Stone Age in DK findout! Stone Age. Learn how early humans discovered fire, how they used stone to create tools, and how they fought to survive.Meet a Stone Age human to see what they wore, sample some of their favorite foods, and find out what Stone Age kids did for fun. Do you play the same games as kids in the Stone Age?Visit cave dwellings to see some of humans' earliest homes, and take a closer look at prehistoric cave paintings. Spot the differences between an elephant and a woolly mammoth, learn the sign language of our early ancestors, and become a Stone Age detective in DK findout! Stone Age.Filled with colorful images and quirky facts, DK findout! Stone Age is engaging and educational. Pull out the special cover flaps to see extra information about the Stone Age, read an interview with an expert, and follow the timeline of the Stone Age.Learn more about the Stone Age—or anything else—at www.dkfindout.com, a free ed

A fun, practical, easy-to-use deck for every witch. Charming images pair with simple explanations to make this the go-to deck for anyone seeking to learn or practice the tarot. Based on the classic Ri

Pinpointing leaders is not an easy task. Every manager knows that within their organization, there are certain key employees who are "sparks"—those rare individuals who have a natural d

Children ages 3 to 7 will love this beautiful hardcover Big Golden Book picture book based on Barbie™ Dreamtopia—a magical make-believe world filled with princesses, mermaids, fairies, rainbow rivers,

A reader based on the animated film. Comes with one page of stickers!The LEGO Movie hit screens in February 2013 and went on to gross more than $450 million at the box office worldwide! That stunning success has spawned three follow-ups: The LEGO Batman Movie (Spring 2017), The LEGO Ninjago Movie (Fall 2017), and The LEGO Movie Sequel (2019).In The LEGO Batman movie, Will Arnett returns as the brooding voice of LEGO Batman and is joined by Michael Cera (Robin), Zach Galifianakis (The Joker), Rosario Dawson (Batgirl), Ralph Fiennes (Alfred Pennyworth), and more!

THE WALL HAS FALLEN Amanda Waller has lost her iron grip on the Suicide Squad, pushed aside in favor of a new commander. While she lays plans to take back Task Force X, a supernatural secret society i

Batman goes head-to-head with Gotham City’s most notorious villain—the Joker—in this 8x8 storybook adventure based on the animated film, Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem!The Joker is stirring up troub

This work gathers international contributors in e-learning, global education, higher education, enterprise education, and adult education to explore the latest theory, research, and practical expe

The studies in this volume add to prior work in many important ways. First, the studies provide new insights with data across a wide range of cultural groups on how second language children in mul

The second edition of Steven W. Blume's bestseller provides a comprehensive treatment of power technology for the non-electrical engineer working in the electric power industryThis book aims to give non-electrical professionals a fundamental understanding of large interconnected electrical power systems, better known as the “Power Grid”, with regard to terminology, electrical concepts, design considerations, construction practices, industry standards, control room operations for both normal and emergency conditions, maintenance, consumption, telecommunications and safety. The text begins with an overview of the terminology and basic electrical concepts commonly used in the industry then it examines the generation, transmission and distribution of power. Other topics discussed include energy management, conservation of electrical energy, consumption characteristics and regulatory aspects to help readers understand modern electric power systems. This second edition features:New sections

Venom's new career as an Agent of the Cosmos continues with the hunt for Black October! Flash Thompson has been learning quickly on the job as a space knight in symbiote armor, helping the hopeless an

As a French refugee in the Second World War, you find hope in the Special Operations Executive in Britain. Your task? You must 'set Europe ablaze' by disrupting the Germans as much as possible. You mu

The edgy humor of one of DC's most unbelievable series continues here in MIDNIGHTER VOL. 2!The mastermind behind the theft of the God Garden's technology is finally unveiled...and Midnighter never cou

Become the champion of the wildest card game in the Land of Ooo! Card Wars is a real-life strategy card game based on an episode of the hit show Adventure Time. This guidebook, with an accompanyi

Roll out to rescue with this 9x9 storybook collection based on the hit TV show!This storybook bind-up features SEVEN amazing Rescue Bots stories, including:The Mystery of the Pirate Bell, Return of th

Color Me 4 is the fourth book in the bestselling Color Me Your Way series. This whimsical coloring book, filled again with nature-based images, adds detailed hidden images for the color

Color Me 3 is the third book in the bestselling Color Me Your Way series. This whimsical coloring book, filled again with nature-based images, adds detailed hidden images for the colori

Now in its 67th edition, The Europa World of Learning is one of the world's leading reference works. Updated to the highest editorial standards, entries are sourced directly from the organizations to

Join the greatest heroes in the universe with this super puzzle book from best-selling dot-to-dot artist Thomas Pavitte. With 20 complex puzzles to complete, all based on Marvel's finest comic art, yo