Tag Archives: Science & Technology

Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, Book 3)

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: NAL Jam

Book Description
Claire Danvers’s college town may be run by vampires but a truce between the living and the dead made things relatively safe. For a while. Now people are turning up dead, a psycho is stalking her, and an ancient bloodsucker has proposed private mentoring. [...]

Algebra 1: Practice Workbook With Examples

Rating: (1 reviews)
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

New Junior Cookbook (Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen)

Rating: (27 reviews)
Author: Better Homes and Gardens
Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens

Book Description
All new recipes are age-appropriate, kid-tested and kid-tasted.
Recipes use short ingredient lists and easy step-by-step instructions.
Written and designed to appeal to 8- to 12-year-old children who are just beginning to cook on their own, as well as those who have [...]

The Field and Forest Handy Book: New Ideas for Out of Doors (Nonpareil Book, 94.)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Daniel Carter Beard, David R. Godine
Publisher: David R Godine
Product Description
This book was written by the Boy Scouts founder, Dan Beard, with his wife, Lena and daughter, Adelia. Birds of All Kinds is one of the many “edu-tainment” books that Channel Craft carries. Being an “edu-tainment” item [...]

Algebra to Go: A Mathematics Handbook

Rating: (5 reviews)
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Publisher: Great Source Education Group

Cooking Rocks! Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals for Kids

Rating: (45 reviews)
Author: Rachael Ray
Publisher: Lake Isle Press

Book Description
Kids rock! says Rachael, and it seems the feeling is mutual. Young people number among her biggest fans. For them she has created a fabulous collection of age-specific recipes with a high cool factor.

Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail

Rating: (58 reviews)
Author: Danica McKellar
Publisher: Hudson Street Press

Book Description
From a well-known actress and math genius—a groundbreaking guide to mathematics for middle school girls, their parents, and educators As the math education crisis in this country continues to make headlines, research continues to prove that it is in middle school when [...]

God’s Wisdom for Little Boys: Character-Building Fun from Proverbs

Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Jim George, Elizabeth George
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Book Description
The wonderful teachings of Proverbs come to life for young boys, ages 47. Memorable rhymes play alongside colorful watercolors for a charming presentation of truths to live by.

Black Ships Before Troy

Rating: (19 reviews)
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Book Description
The Story of the Iliad
Homer’s epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and [...]

Classic Nursery Rhymes

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Paige Weber
Publisher: Gramercy

Book Description
This delightfully-illustrated volume brings together some of the most beloved songs and nursery rhymes for little ones. These classics are perfect for reading and singing aloud, and this charming collection is sure to become a favority for children and parents alike.
• Old McDonald Had [...]

Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Joseph Shivers, Paul Shivers
Publisher: Holy Macro! Books

Book Description
A fresh perspective enlivens this classic story about a losing team with an energetic new coach. Written by two Ohio teenagers about their high school’s cross-country team, this account offers engaging portraits of the kids and their coach, passes on lessons [...]

It’s Happy Bunny Mini Poster Book

Author: Jim Benton
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Book Description
Get stuck-up with 32 It’s Happy Bunny mini-posters.
o Hang them inside your locker.
o Stick them up in your room.
o Or pretend you care, and give one to a friend!
Bonus Fun: Make up your own It’s Happy Bunny sayings on [...]

An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming

Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Al Gore
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Book Description
Former Vice President Al Gore’s New York Times #1 bestselling book is a daring call to action, exposing the shocking reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and the future we face if we do not [...]

Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Thomas R. Jr Dr Holtz
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
WRITTEN BY A PROFESSIONAL paleontologist specifically for young readers, this guide to the Dinosauria is packed with enough detail andinsider information to satisfy even die-hard dinophiles! The text includes brief entries on all 800+ “named” species of [...]

Big Book of Boy Stuff, The

Rating: (42 reviews)
Author: Bart King, Chris Sabatino
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher

Book Description
There’s this boy. Let’s say he’s somewhere between nine and thirteen years old or so. You’d like to see this kid get creative. You’d like to see him get some exercise. You’d like to see him get out from in [...]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 1

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Joss Whedon, Others, Eric Powell, Joe Bennett
Publisher: Dark Horse

Book Description
The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning - The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon’s original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly-chosen [...]

Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens: The Secrets About Money–That You Don’t Learn in School! (Rich Dad Poor Dad)

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of the blockbuster Rich Dad Poor Dad series reveal their groundbreaking financial advice to teens. This special just-for-teens edition based on Rich Dad Poor Dad builds a foundation of self-confidence from [...]

What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Richard Nelson Bolles, Carol Christen, Jean M. Blomquist
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Book Description
Based on Richard Nelson Bolles’s What Color Is Your Parachute?, the best-selling job-hunting book in the world, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens teaches high school and college students to zero in on their favorite skills [...]

Spider-Man: Back in Black

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: J. Michael Straczynski, Peter David, Ron Cliquet, Colleen Doran
Publisher: Marvel Comics

Book Description
The entire status-quo-shattering BACK IN BLACK saga, collected in one mammoth oversized hardcover! reeling in the aftermath of CIVIL WAR, Peter Parker has plenty of reasons to consider a change of wardrobe: Black is his state [...]

The New Way Things Work

Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: David Macaulay
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
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“Is it a fact–or have I dreamt it–that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?” If you, like Nathaniel Hawthorne, are kept up at night wondering about [...]

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Frederick Douglass
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc.

Book Description
Born into a family of slaves, Frederick Douglass educated himself through sheer determination. His unconquered will to triumph over his circumstances makes his one of America’s best and most unlikely success stories. Douglass’ own account of his journey from slave to one [...]

Summerhill Secrets, Vol. 2 (House of Secrets / Echoes in the Wind / Hide Behind the Moon / Windows on the Hill / Shadows Beyond the Gate)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Beverly Lewis
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers

Book Description
Set in rural Pennsylvania’s Amish country, SummerHill Secrets follows the true-to-life struggles and heartfelt triumphs of sixteen-year-old Merry Hanson. Teen girls will come to love, laugh, and cry with the impulsive Merry as she encounters intriguing mysteries while also struggling to be the [...]

United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: John J. Newman
Publisher: Amsco School Pubns Inc