How does an object persist through change? How can a book, for example, open in themorning and shut in the afternoon, persist through a change that involves the incompatibleproperties of being open an
Computer crashed again? Whomp It! Work getting on your last nerve? Whomp It! Having one of those dense moments? Whomp It! This kit, including an inflatable squeaking gavel and hilarious 32-page guide,
A retired social worker and longtime civil rights activist, Wood now resides in Syracuse, New York. Born in the South in 1912, she recounts her journey from Alabama's Tuskegee Institute in the 1920s,
Brrrr - it's freezing out there! Animal Babies in Polar Lands looks at six young animals that live in the coldest places on Earth. Families of harp seals, polar bears, walruses, penguins, wolves, and
The story of the building of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin College in the context of ecological design, institutional learning, and the green campus movement.The story of the Adam Joseph Lew
Why do we divide our world into contraries? Why do we perceive and interpret so many of life's contraries as mutually exclusive, either/or dichotomies such as individual~collective, self~other, body~m
Tells the story of fashion from cavemen's coats to the catwalk couture of the modern age. Vividly illustrated, this book has fashion details and brings the costumes alive through every fold, sequin an
The Four Feathers, by A. E. W. Mason, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new s
The perfect mini-hardback gift for Jacqueline Wilson’s thousands of fans.Everything you could ever want to know about Jacqueline Wilson and her books in one adorable, small, pink package. This is a mu
Everyone knows the famous words: ??Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house . . .” Clement C. Moore’s famous poem was written in 1822 and has been a holiday classic ever since. This
October, 1195. High-spirited young knights, drunken squires, pickpockets and horse thieves are pouring into Exeter for a one-day jousting tournament. Not even the discovery of a naked corpse in the R
This thought-provoking and often provocative look at racism is a sequel to the award-winningNoughts & Crosses.For fourteen years, Sephy, a singer, struggles to raise her mixed-race child in an apa
When a bloody, pulverized body is found lying beneath the rustic timbers of an authentic torture device so vicious and complicated as to be blood-curdling, there's sufficient unrest in tiny Forbes Abb
More than 60 lift-the-flap features--by turns big, small, funny, and surprising-plus bright, detailed illustrations accompany this great collection of some of the first words every toddler needs to k
A sexy NFL star reunites with his lost love and finds a family he never knew existed in this exciting new contemporary African American romance.Brynne Armstrong, a counsellor at a Detroit women's cent
Lynn Johnston, creator of one of the best-selling contemporary cartoons in North America, For Better or For Worse, along with her long-time friend and author Andie Parton, successfully portrays all of
Learn all about what happens in spring as readers travel through the year to explore human activities particular to spring. Learn about nature’s seasons and the passage of time with the utmost clarity
"What are life cycles? Which animals live the longest? What is a larva? Animal life cycles are patterns. Baby animals are born, grow up, and have their own babies. Different animals have differen
"For the newly confident and, dare one say it, the newly reluctant reader, Walker breaks new ground with the Starters series. Printed throughout in two or three tones, including the text, these books
An eleven-year-old boy named Robert voices typical?and not so typical?middle-grade concerns in this unique, memorable collection of hilarious poems. His musings cover the usual stuff, like pizza, home
Jo-Jo wishes she were small like her new baby sister Roo until Dad says Jo-Jo is big enough to have a birthday party with invited guests, jumping games, and hidden presents.
One of Tomie's most popular young picture books, this charming story about Cookie the cat makes a perfect board book. With its bright watercolor illustrations and one sentence of text per page, toddle
The Oracle database is designed to be a very flexible and configurable system, one that can be run on many different platforms in a multitude of configurations. To achieve the needed flexibility, Orac
An excellent, short, contemporary, introduction to anarchism, its ideas, and some of the thornier issues in life ("don't we need the police to catch criminals," "aren't peop
A fascinating introduction to the different habitats and creatures to be found along the coastline. With more than 240 color photographs, this is the ideal guide to take on seashore rambles. Divided i
The bestselling puppy is better than ever. Spot's 25th birthday presents are bold, beautiful color covers that give him a great new look. Enjoy Spot in paperback with full-color covers and traditional
In this delightful tale, Morris McGurk fantasises about all the weird and wonderful creatures he'd introduce to the local circus if he was in charge, from the Spotted Atrocious - a beast most ferociou
Famous & Fun: Familiar Favorites, Book 3 is a collection of appealing arrangements of familiar songs that students are sure to know and love. Written at the elementary/late elementary level, it may be
The bestselling puppy is better than ever. Spot's 25th birthday presents are bold, beautiful color covers that give him a great new look. Enjoy Spot in paperback with full-color covers and traditional
The bestselling puppy is better than ever. Spot's 25th birthday presents are bold, beautiful color covers that give him a great new look. Enjoy Spot in paperback with full-color covers and traditional
The two decades after the Second World War are typically viewed as an inchoate interregnum between an expiring modernism and an incipient post-modernism. Yet this tidy narrative tells only half the s
In many ways Martha Dandridge Custis Washington represented the ideal woman of the new American republic. She was not born of the aristocracy, but she gained the admiration and respect of all classes
L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children
For the last forty years, two claims have been at the core of disputes about scientific change: that scientists reason rationally and that science is progressive. For most of this time discussions wer
The fifth book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series. Now with super-cool foil covers! Shiny! Fun!George and Harold have really done it this time...they've created a MONSTER! She'
Whether travelling to a foreign country or to your favorite international restaurant, this Nice & Easy guide gives you just enough of the language to get around and be understood. Much of the material
When Union troops burn Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Abbie Lee Mason, whose family supports the Confederacy although they own no slaves, is angry, but when she and Liney, a neighbor's slave, find a wo
To successfully navigate the ludicrous world of business you can't expect common sense to prevail, you need to keep a sense of humor and, above all, you must always look before you leap.
Questions and answers about oceans & ocean life. From simple questions like "Which is the largest ocean?" to more complex ones like "What causes high tides?", this book delivers the answers kids w
The brave little boy who sailed to the Capital in a teacup and fought a demon with a needle to win the love of a Lady is a Japanese cousin to Tom Thumb.
