Download or read book Fantastic Feats Don t Do This at Home written by David Orme and published by Fact to Fiction. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents basic facts about fantastic feats, followed by "Feat of Endurance" a fiction story about people who will do anything just to become famous.
Download or read book Don t Try This at Home Fantastic Feats Audio Book written by Orme David and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-17 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the Trailblazers series of audio books on popular non-fiction topics. 'Fantastic Feats' includes a fully illustrated non-fiction section with fascinating information on the topic, followed by a fiction story. The series will appeal to older children and young adults and is particularly suitable for those with an extremely low level of literacy or learning English as a second language.The Trailblazers series has been written for older children and young adults with a reading age of 5-8. The books are suitable for general reading or as part of a more structured reading programme. Each book is on a strong, popular topic, with a colourful, attractive layout. Each book has a non fiction and a fiction section. The fiction story appears in two formats - one with simple texts for poor readers; the facing pages contain an illustrated "speech bubble" version of the same story, for those who are just starting to learn to read. These two levels of entry give access points for children and young adults with different reading ages. The vocabulary of each book is carefully limited, with simple sentences to reinforce reading skills, which make the books suitable for even the poorest readers.'Fantastic Feats' looks at great things never to try at home. Could you: Climb Mount Everest? Walk through fire? Eat 8 kilos of cow's brains in fifteen minutes? Fly a toilet? Eat an entire aeroplane? Thought not. But find out about those who can. The fiction story 'Feat of Endurance' shows how tough it gets when reality TV goes mad.
Download or read book Home and Away written by Karl Ove Knausgaard and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two world-class writers reveal themselves to be the ultimate soccer fans in these collected letters Karl Ove Knausgaard is sitting at home in Skåne with his wife, four small children, and dog. He is watching soccer on TV and falls asleep in front of the set. He likes 0-0 draws, cigarettes, coffee, and Argentina. Fredrik Ekelund is away, in Brazil, where he plays soccer on the beach and watches matches with others. Ekelund loves games that end up 4-3 and teams that play beautiful soccer. He likes caipirinhas and Brazil. Home and Away is an unusual soccer book, in which the two authors use soccer and the World Cup in Brazil as the arena for reflections on life and death, art and politics, class and literature. What does it mean to be at home in a globalized world? This exchange of letters opens up new vistas and gives us stories from the lives of two creative writers. We get under their skin and gain insight into their relationships with modern times and soccer’s place in their lives, the significance the game has for people in general, and the question Was this the best soccer championship ever?
Download or read book Weekly World News written by and published by . This book was released on 1990-09-18 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in the creative success of over 30 years of supermarket tabloid publishing, the Weekly World News has been the world's only reliable news source since 1979. The online hub www.weeklyworldnews.com is a leading entertainment news site.
Download or read book Destroy Everything written by Ben Oneill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-01-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Destroy Everything is centered around a young man named Justin who is extremely stubborn, troubled and seriously displaced. Justin is a man who struggles to identify with the way of life of the modern world. As Justin becomes highly absorbed by his intense negative outlook on life, he is unable to see clearly. This causes him to become manipulated in a very big way, while having the carpet pulled out from right under his feet. This book is also about how being too caught up in your own troubled thoughts can cause you to be broken down in a dangerous downward spiral affect. There is also some social commentary on how the expectations of the modern world can have detrimental affects on the health and well being of the human state.
Download or read book Fantastic Failures written by Luke Reynolds and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the most well-known people have struggled to succeed! Find out what they learned and how they turned their failures into triumphs with this engaging and youthful guide on how to succeed long term. There is a lot of pressure in today’s society to succeed, but failing is a part of learning how to be a successful person. In his teaching career, Luke Reynolds saw the stress and anxiety his students suffered over grades, fitting in, and getting things right the first time. Fantastic Failures helps students learn that their mistakes and failures do not define their whole lives, but help them grow into their potential. Kids will love learning about some of the well-known people who failed before succeeding and will come to understand that failure is a large component of success. With stories from people like J. K. Rowling, Albert Einstein, Rosa Parks, Sonia Sotomayor, Vincent Van Gogh, Julia Child, Steven Spielberg, and Betsy Johnson, each profile proves that the greatest mistakes and flops can turn into something amazing. Intermixed throughout the fun profiles, Reynolds spotlights great inventors and scientists who discovered and created some of the most important medicines, devices, and concepts of all time, including lifesaving vaccines and medicines that were stumbled upon by mistake.
Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1928-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Download or read book Barefoot Over Stones written by Liz Lyons and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would it take to destroy your closest friendship? Alison and Ciara meet at college in Dublin and soon become firm allies, sharing a flat and facing the world together. Ciara is all that Alison aspires to be - sassy, confident and fearless. Although their backgrounds could not be more different, they find solace and humour in each other's company. That is until gorgeous Dan Abernethy, a young medical student, enters their lives, and everything changes irrevocably. Love turns Alison's world upside down and a terrible betrayal threatens everything she holds dear. It is only when tragedy strikes many years later that Alison and Ciara are offered a chance at redemption.
Download or read book Record Breakers written by DK and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the world's longest-living creature? Who was the first person to reach the bottom of the ocean? Where is the longest train route? This ebook includes amazing facts about people, animals, Earth, and space, and brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world! Track the longest shark migration (20,000 km/12,400 miles); visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica: a chilling -89.2oC/-128.6oF); see how plane pioneer Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, and much more. Discover the greatest human achievements, from pioneering inventors to modern feats of engineering, transport, technology, and sport. But there's far more than just people power in this ebook, there are also records about animals, plants, and our amazing natural world. Find out all about the best of everything in Record Breakers - an entertaining and educational ebook that the whole family can enjoy.
Download or read book Jet written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-09-20 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
Download or read book Hearings Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Appropriations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surviving Stunts and Other Amazing Feats written by Patrick Catel and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories of amazing feats that daredevils do to entertain their audiences.
Download or read book Intrepid s Odyssey written by Michael D. Piccola and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Can Squirrels Waterski written by Adam Phillips and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can rats learn to surf? How fat was the fattest cat? How many Lego bricks would it take to reach the Moon? Find out the answers to these questions and many, many more in this fascinating fact book. With clear, engaging text and vibrant illustrations, kids can discover the world's fastest, biggest, oldest, and weirdest in an accessible and engaging way. Perfect for children aged 7+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Big Ideas! is a dynamic, educational "fun fact" series for children aged seven and up, illustrated throughout with humorous cartoons. Packed with surprising facts, stats, and records that kids will just love to share, it revels in all things weird, unexpected, mind-blowing, funny, and gross!
Download or read book Weekly World News written by and published by . This book was released on 1994-02-15 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in the creative success of over 30 years of supermarket tabloid publishing, the Weekly World News has been the world's only reliable news source since 1979. The online hub www.weeklyworldnews.com is a leading entertainment news site.
Download or read book Do Not Be Afraid written by Rabbi K.A. Schneider and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Live Without Fear! For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 Everyone deals with fear; not everyone conquers it. Throughout our lives we all experience different kinds of fears. Unfortunately, many of us believe the lie that fear is something we have to live with. You don't! According to Scripture, God desires every one of His children to be free from fear—including you! In Do Not Be Afraid!, Rabbi K.A. Schneider shares personal testimony of how he struggled with, and experienced victory over fear—and how you too can walk in this same supernatural freedom. This book shows you how to: • Identify and overcome the enemy’s number one weapon against believers • Unlock the power of God’s Word to defeat different fears that come against you • Pursue freedom as a lifestyle, not a temporary experience • Enjoy supernatural peace even while living in a dark world Resist the devil’s trap, walk in Jesus’ supernatural freedom, and fearlessly step into your destiny today!
