Download or read book Ice Boy written by David Ezra Stein and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of helping others cool their drinks, Ice Boy proceeds to sneak out of the freezer and heads to the beach, where his edges begin to blur.

Download or read book Check the Technique written by Brian Coleman and published by Villard. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim • The Fugees • KRS-One • Pete Rock & CL Smooth • Public Enemy • The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more hip-hop immortals It’s a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have always been reduced to a list of producer and sample credits, a publicity photo or two, and some hastily composed shout-outs. That’s a damn shame, because few outside the game know about the true creative forces behind influential masterpieces like PE’s It Takes a Nation of Millions. . ., De La’s 3 Feet High and Rising, and Wu-Tang’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A longtime scribe for the hip-hop nation, Brian Coleman fills this void, and delivers a thrilling, knockout oral history of the albums that define this dynamic and iconoclastic art form. The format: One chapter, one artist, one album, blow-by-blow and track-by-track, delivered straight from the original sources. Performers, producers, DJs, and b-boys–including Big Daddy Kane, Muggs and B-Real, Biz Markie, RZA, Ice-T, and Wyclef–step to the mic to talk about the influences, environment, equipment, samples, beats, beefs, and surprises that went into making each classic record. Studio craft and street smarts, sonic inspiration and skate ramps, triumph, tragedy, and take-out food–all played their part in creating these essential albums of the hip-hop canon. Insightful, raucous, and addictive, Check the Technique transports you back to hip-hop’s golden age with the greatest artists of the ’80s and ’90s. This is the book that belongs on the stacks next to your wax. “Brian Coleman’s writing is a lot like the albums he covers: direct, uproarious, and more than six-fifths genius.” –Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop “All producers and hip-hop fans must read this book. It really shows how these albums were made and touches the music fiend in everyone.” –DJ Evil Dee of Black Moon and Da Beatminerz “A rarity in mainstream publishing: a truly essential rap history.” –Ronin Ro, author of Have Gun Will Travel

Download or read book Penguins Don t Wear Sweaters written by Marikka Tamura and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This uplifting, charmingly told story, tells what happens when well-meaning humans knit sweaters for penguins who've encountered an oil spill. You may have seen the cute pictures of penguins wearing sweaters--but did you know why they were wearing them? Debut author Marikka Tamura answers this question in this colorful, kid-friendly book that is told simply and charmingly. Penguins love the sea. Happy in the dark blue water. But what is this? One day something is floating in the water. Dark. Gooey. Oily . . . When the penguins become coated in an oil spill, many Big Boots arrive. The humans want to help the cold, greasy penguins, so they knit sweaters to keep them warm. The Big Boots mean well, but . . . penguins don't wear sweaters! So after a good, soapy scrub, the penguins dive back into the deep blue sea, happily dressed only in their own penguin feathers.

Download or read book Child Caring written by Ardis Gordon and published by Preschool Activities. This book was released on 2005 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, an in-home childcare provider for 13 years, has organized her tried-and-true teaching techniques, craft projects, and recipes into a creative tool for parents and caregivers of young children. Complete with everything from innovative field trip ideas to large alphabet pattern pages, this book provides practical and imaginative ways to educate children while having fun. Includes inspirational Biblical passages for adults, as well as educational ones for children.

Download or read book The History of Gangster Rap written by Soren Baker and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist Soren Baker’sThe History of Gangster Rap takes a deep dive into this fascinating music subgenre. Foreword by Xzibit Sixteen detailed chapters, organized chronologically, examine the evolution of gangster rap, its main players, and the culture that created this revolutionary music. From still-swirling conspiracy theories about the murders of Biggie and Tupac to the release of the film Straight Outta Compton, the era of gangster rap is one that fascinates music junkies and remains at the forefront of pop culture. Filled with interviews with key players such as Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, and dozens more, as well as sidebars, breakout bios of notorious characters, lists, charts, and beyond, The History of Gangster Rap is the be-all-end-all book that contextualizes the importance of gangster rap as a cultural phenomenon. “History has so often been written by the victors, that you very rarely ever get the real story behind anything. So it’s really important to hear from the people that were there, which is exactly what Soren Baker shares in this book. He writes about it and he’s honest about it.” —The D.O.C.

Download or read book The Freezer Door written by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meditation on the trauma and possibility of searching for connection in a world that enforces bland norms of gender, sexual, and social conformity. When you turn the music off, and suddenly you feel an unbearable sadness, that means turn the music back on, right? When you still feel the sadness, even with the music, that means there's something wrong with this music. Sometimes I feel like sex without context isn't sex at all. And sometimes I feel like sex without context is what sex should always be.--The Freezer Door The Freezer Door records the ebb and flow of desire in daily life. Crossing through loneliness in search of communal pleasure in Seattle, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore exposes the failure and persistence of queer dreams, the hypocritical allure of gay male sexual culture, and the stranglehold of the suburban imagination over city life. Ferocious and tender, The Freezer Door offers a complex meditation on the trauma and possibility of searching for connection in a world that relentlessly enforces bland norms of gender, sexual, and social conformity while claiming to celebrate diversity.

Download or read book Earth Space Grade 4 written by Bellaire, Tracy and published by On The Mark Press. This book was released on with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The activities in this book have two intentions: to teach concepts related to earth and space science and to provide students the opportunity to apply necessary skills needed for mastery of science and technology curriculum objectives. Throughout the experiments, the scientific method is used. In each section you will find teacher notes designed to provide guidance with the learning intention, the success criteria, materials needed, a lesson outline, as well as provide insight on what results to expect when the experiments are conducted. Suggestions for differentiation are also included so that all students can be successful in the learning environment. Topics covered include: Rocks, Minerals and Erosion; Weather and Waste and Our World. 96 Pages

Download or read book Try to Remember written by Iris Gomez and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning poet and expert in US immigration and asylum law delivers a powerful novel about a daughter's attempt to sustain her family as her father struggles with his mental health. "Lyrical, poignant, and smart, as compassionate and hopeful as it is heartbreaking...a novel you will never forget." -- Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us If she tries, Gabriela can almost remember when her father went off to work . . . when her mother wasn't struggling to undo the damage he caused . . . when a short temper didn't lead to physical violence. But Gabi cannot live in the past, not when one more outburst could jeopardize her family's future. So she trades the life of a normal Miami teenager for a career of carefully managing her father's delusions and guarding her mother's secrets. As Gabi navigates her family's twisting path of lies and revelations, relationships and loss, she finds moments of happiness in unexpected places. Ultimately Gabi must discover the strength she needs to choose what's right for her: serving her parents or a future of her own.

Download or read book Elyse and Me written by John R. Hanson and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's it like for a child to find out they have a life-threatening illness? What would they think and feel? They might know that they could die from this illness, but do they really understand what dying is? Do they wonder what happens to them if they actually die? This tender story is about a nine-year-old girl who has cancer. Her name is Elyse and this story follows her journey through the wide-ranging thoughts and emotions of a child faced with the possibility of dying. What if her chemotherapy doesn't work? She knows that could happen. She doesn't know what to trust. She alternately feels great hope and terror. What if she dies? What does that even mean? Elyse's parents talk about going to heaven and being with God forever. Does that sound appealing to a nine year old? Absolutely not. Leave her parents forever? Leave all her friends, neighborhood, school and favorite things forever? Comfort seems to be out of reach for Elyse. But what if God himself were to show up and actually speak with Elyse? What if he would answer all of her questions and present the experience of heaven as enjoyable and fun? That sounds helpful, but would God actually do that? One night Elyse's parents told her that her doctors were worried that the chemotherapy might not work anymore. Elyse was grief-stricken. She was scared and angry. She and her parents all hugged each other and cried together. Elyse finally cried herself to sleep. In the middle of the night Elyse was woken up by something very puzzling and yet amazing. She didn't know it at the time, but her discovery would completely turn things around for her. She was about to start on a new adventure that could lead her into death ... and beyond.

Download or read book Terms and Conditions written by Helen J. Darling and published by Bricolage Books. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Darling narrates Jane's misadventures with empathy and irony in equal measure...A light, funny account of a woman's attempt to make it in New York."--Kirkus Reviews "We have all had Jane Desmond moments; dreams squashed under the weight of just paying the rent. Helen Darling gives us permission to laugh as Jane falls ALL. THE. WAY. DOWN. You will see yourself in her worst battles and cheer for her tiniest wins. It's a little Bridget Jones's Diary mixed with Let's Pretend This Never Happened. Delightful!" --Amy Lyle Author of The Amy Binegar-Kimmes-Lyle Book Of Failures and We're All A Mess, It's OK An ambitious single woman. A lifelong goal within reach. Will Manhattan’s unexpected challenges turn her fantasy into a disaster? After ten lackluster years in a dead-end job, Jane Desmond can’t wait to pursue her enduring ambition of a career in the glittering NYC literary scene. But the city starts throwing her curveballs the moment she arrives and what’s worse, her nervous mother, petrified for Jane’s safety, won’t stop texting her. Determined to reclaim her sanity, Jane posts a selfie challenge to prove to her mom she’s living the dream. As she struggles to find an apartment and blows critical interviews, her online pics tell a very different tale. Caught up in a web of social lies, Jane digs herself deeper with every update. Worried that she doesn’t have what it takes to make it in the city and on the verge of calling it quits, she races the clock to get her life together before her parents and friends learn the sad truth. Can Jane get comfortable in her own skin before the deception comes crashing down around her? Witty and endearing, Terms and Conditions follows Jane as she discovers the thrill, the challenge, and ultimately the joy of living truly for herself.

Download or read book Let s Do written by Rebecca Meacham and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction, 2004. In the nine stories of Let's Do, various calamities strike ordinary Midwesterners, who cope with a mixture of good intentions and ineptitude. Balancing humor with painful clarity, author Rebecca Meacham pulls readers into the lives of characters who struggle with--and more often against--change.

Download or read book Harry Harrison Harry Harrison written by Harry Harrison and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison! are the recollections of one of the grand masters of science fiction, on his storied career as a celebrated author and on his relationships with other luminaries in the field. This memoir is filled with all the humor and irreverence Harry Harrison's readers have come to expect from the New York Times bestselling author of the uproarious Stainless Steel Rat series. This also includes black and white photos spanning his sixty-year career.

Download or read book Connecting the Dots The Cognitively Correct Way to Speak with Preschoolers written by Carla A. Woolf and published by Cognitively Correct, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woolf offers parents who home-school a comprehensive guide to positive preschool development with this discussion about learning and cognitive functions of development. (Education/Teaching)

Download or read book Budspy written by David Dvorkin and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Budspy is a world of if. It is a world where German troops narrowly averted disaster at Stalingrad, a world where the Fuhrer died on the Russian front to be replaced by saner men. Men who signed a treaty of peace with Roosevelt and Churchill that left Germany in control of Continental Europe and free to prosecute the war against the greater threat of Bolshevism. Now, decades later, America tries to convince itself that it is still the world's greatest power, even while its government and society, increasingly influenced by the Reich, devolve into something that would have horrified the Founding Fathers.

Download or read book The Night Before the Snow Day written by Natasha Wing and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could it be the night before a Snow Day? It's nighttime and snow is falling hard. Will the town be snowed in? Will there be a snow day? Odds are looking good in this newest Night Before book for the kids who dream of snowball fights, sledding, and the possibility that it may snow again tomorrow!

Download or read book Let Me In written by John Ajvide Lindqvist and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: N the aftermath of the bizarre murder of a local bully, twelve-year-old Oskar theorizes that the killing was an act of revenge and wonders about the nighttime activities of a new next-door neighbor.

Download or read book Death Lake written by Dave Monroe and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mitch Stone and his friends are back again and this time facing rogue nations and rogue agents. An unfriendly country has deployed deadly VX nerve agent in Lake Ontario. They have also hired an individual capable of getting the job done at any cost to supervise the project. Unknown to his employers he has his own agenda. He has plans to release the agent on his own and Mitch, Gary, and Karen must work against time and this ruthless sociopath to find the VX agent and neutralize it before it kills millions.