Download or read book IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO ME written by JAMES TRIVERS and published by Club Lighthouse Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-05 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twelve-year-old boy sees a UFO in a neighbour's suburban backyard during the early Sixties. He then decides to devote his life to his vision. By the mid-Seventies, he is a published and somewhat stoned-out science fiction writer. Slowly, but, surely his fiction, his reality and his sexuality merge into one ongoing hallucination of self as he descends into the gritty mind-set of a crack addict.

Download or read book Back in the Spaceship Again written by Karen Sands-O'Connor and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-08-30 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much literature for children appears in the form of series, in which familiar characters appear in book after book. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, authors began to write science fiction series for children. These early series generally had plots that revolved around inventions developed by the protagonist. But it was the development and use of rocket and atomic science during World War II that paved the way for interesting and exciting new themes, conflicts, and plots. While much has been written about the early juvenile science fiction series, particularly the Tom Swift books, comparatively little has been written about children's science fiction series published since 1945. This book provides a broad overview of this previously neglected topic. The volume offers a critical look at the history, themes, characters, settings, and construction of post-1945 juvenile science fiction series, including the A.I. Gang, the Animorphs, Commander Toad, Danny Dunn, Dragonfall Five, the Magic School Bus, and Space Cat. The book begins with an introductory history of juvenile science fiction since 1945, with chapters then devoted to particular topics. Some of these topics include the role of aliens and animals, attitudes toward humor, the absence and presence of science, and the characterization of women. A special feature is an appendix listing the various series. In addition, the volume provides extensive bibliographical information.

Download or read book Children s Literature written by Barbara Stoodt and published by Macmillan Education AU. This book was released on 1996 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Best in Children s Books written by University of Chicago. Center for Children's Books and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1986-08 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to aid adults—parents, teachers, librarians—in selecting from the best of recent children's literature, this guide provides 1,400 reviews of books published between 1979 and 1984. This volume carries on the tradition established by Zena Sutherland's two earlier collections covering the periods from 1966 to 1972 and 1973 to 1978. Her 1973 edition of The Best in Children's Books was cited by the American School Board Journal as one of the outstanding books of the year in education.

Download or read book Back to Books written by Karen K. Marshall and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1983 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suggests exhibits, displays, bulletin board games, reference skill games, and other library activities designed to get children interested in reading

Download or read book One Second written by Kenny Elmore and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-06-16 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1975 Kenny fell in love with motorcycles; it was his gateway to freedom. Motorcycles were a big part of his life, and in 2008 a near fatal motorcycle vs car accident changed his life forever. This book details the events of his life and struggles with rehabilitation.

Download or read book Creepy Archives Volume 1 written by Various and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2008-08-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gather up your wooden stakes, your blood-covered hatchets, and all the skeletons in the darkest depths of your closet, and prepare for a horrifying adventure into the darkest corners of comics history. Dark Horse Comics further corners the market on high quality horror storytelling with one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, a hardcover archive collection of legendary Creepy Magazine. This groundbreaking material turned the world of graphic storytelling on its head in the early 1960s, as phenomenal young artists like Bernie Wrightson and Neal Adams reached new artistic heights with their fascinating explorations of classic and modern horror stories. *Brilliant, classic Creepy stories from 1964-1966 raised from the dead after twenty-five years. *Featuring work by such comics luminaries as Joe Orlando, Al Williamson, Alex Toth, and Frank Frazetta. * Archive editions of Creepy will be the cornerstone of any comic-book library. *Volume One reprints the first five terrifying issues of the magazine's original run, reprinted in the original magazine size!

Download or read book Robots that Talk and Listen written by Judith Markowitz and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robots That Talk and Listen provides a forward-looking examination of speech and language in robots from technical, functional, and social perspectives. Contributors address cultural foundations as well as the linguistic skills and technologies that robots need to function effectively in real-world settings. Among the most difficult and complex is the ability to understand and use language. Speech-enabled automata are already serving as interactive toys, teacher’s aides, and research assistants. These robots will soon be joined by personal companions, industrial co-workers, and military support automata. The social impact of these and other robots extends well beyond the specific tasks they perform. Contributors tackle the most knotty of those issues, notably acceptance of advanced, speech-enabled robots and developing ethical and moral controls for robots. Topics in this book include: • Language and Beyond: The True Meaning of “Speech Enabled” • Robots in Myth and Media • Enabling Robots to Converse • Language Learning by Automata • Handling Noisy Settings • Empirical Studies of Robots in Real-World Environments • Acceptance of Intelligent Robots • Managing Robots that Can Lie and Deceive • Envisioning a World Shared with Intelligent Robots

Download or read book The Creative Teacher written by James T. Charnock and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author James T. Charnock shares the best from his thirty-plus years' experience teaching language arts in The Creative Teacher, a teachers' guide filled with student activities in writing, public speaking, researching, dramatizing, and more. This is the second edition of the 2005 publication, A Non-Workbook, Non-Textbook Approach to Teaching Language Arts. Charnock's clarity, energetic style, and practical approach make this book a worthy addition to your teaching library. You will be impressed with how simple and fun teaching language arts can be when compared with the onerous and complicated methods propagated in the past. About the Author James T. Charnock, MEd, is a veteran teacher of more than thirty years at the elementary and junior high levels. For most of those years he was a certified reading-language arts specialist. In addi-tion to creating educationally oriented market products, Charnock has been a feature writer/children's book reviewer for The Reading Teacher, a national reading journal, and has served on the editorial board of Language Arts, a national English journal. Former top students have honored Charnock four times in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. He has also been listed in Who's Who in the East. The Creative Teacher is Charnock's second edition to his 2005 publication, A Non-Workbook, Non-Textbook Approach to Teaching Language Arts. In addition, Charnock has published Mt. Horeb: The Lit-tle White Schoolhouse on Little Deer Creek, about the history and memories of one of Maryland's last one-room schoolhouses, where he started his education. Charnock lives in a suburb of Philadelphia, where he con-tinues as a freelance writer, often serving as a seminar speaker on the teaching of writing and classroom art.

Download or read book Safari Warfare written by Richmund Meneses and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things have been pretty stable at the Blades of Heart Guild. Things change, however, when Folami gets a message from an old friend. He must go back to Centrica, a land torn by war, and now must finish what he started. With his friends along the way, will Folami be able to end this war once and for all? In the sequel to Book of the Sage and book 2 of the Umbrus Chronicles, this book continues the journies of Joakim Umbrus, Folami Ari, and Alexis Kokkinos in the wild world of Neoria, where magic and technology rule the world.

Download or read book Creepy Archives Volume 1 written by Archie Goodwin and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gather your wooden stakes, silver bullets, and the skeletons in your closet, and prepare for a descent into horror and science-fiction history with Creepy Archives Volume 1! Reanimated in all its gruesome glory in a value-priced paperback format, and in its original magazine size, this terrifying tome presents some of the finest work by comics legends Archie Goodwin, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Reed Crandall, Alex Toth, Joe Orlando, Gray Morrow, and more. Collects Creepy magazine issues #1–#5 and includes original letters pages, text features, and ads.

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Download or read book My Robot Farts 2 written by Dingleberry Small and published by S.E. Gordon. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel D. Drek thought he'd seen the last of a certain stinky robot. Then one day, while walking his dog, a familiar passing of gas followed by a tinny voice catches his attention. "Oh no, Milo!" He watches helplessly as his dog collapses and begins to whimper. "What's wrong, boy?" he pets him, fighting back tears. When Daniel notices two glowing eyes illuminating from Milo's stomach, he realizes that one way or another the half-digested robot must come out. But at what cost? Intended for children 9 to 12. WARNING: This book is full of farts! Approximately 4,200 words.

Download or read book Sweet Dreams Delight 30 Bedtime Short Stories written by Priscilla Rogers and published by Priscilla Rogers. This book was released on with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing "Sweet Dreams Delight: 30 Bedtime Short Stories" – a whimsical collection crafted to transport young readers into a world of enchantment and imagination before drifting into the land of dreams. This delightful anthology, filled with thirty captivating tales, promises to make bedtime a cherished adventure for every little dreamer. Each short story within this magical compilation is carefully tailored to captivate young hearts, offering a delightful blend of fantasy, friendship, and valuable life lessons. From talking animals and mystical lands to courageous little heroes and bedtime wonders, every narrative is a small, enchanting journey that encourages creativity and sparks the imagination. As the sun sets and the stars twinkle in the sky, "Sweet Dreams Delight" becomes the perfect companion for winding down. The 30 carefully curated bedtime short stories promise to ignite smiles, spark conversations, and create memories that will linger in young minds long after the final page is turned. With its charming narratives and colorful characters, this collection is designed to bring families together during the quiet moments before sleep. Immerse your little ones in tales of joy, whimsy, and bedtime delight, fostering a love for storytelling and planting the seeds of a lifelong appreciation for literature. "Sweet Dreams Delight: 30 Bedtime Short Stories" is not just a book; it's an invitation to embark on a journey of shared imagination, creating a nightly ritual that both children and parents will cherish. So, snuggle up, open the pages, and let the magic of these short stories weave a tapestry of sweet dreams and lasting memories for your little ones.

Download or read book The School Librarian as Educator written by Lillian Biermann Wehmeyer and published by Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1984 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the educational needs of students, library skills instruction, independent projects, educational games and puzzles, the media, and coordination with teachers.

Download or read book Plotting the Stars 2 Seagarden written by Michelle A. Barry and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced to hide her new-found magic or risk imprisonment or worse, Myra enrolls in an interplanetary academy exchange program to dig up more about the government’s many conspiracies, but instead uproots even darker secrets that could drown everything she’s grown to trust. The second book in the searing STEAM-inspired Plotting the Stars middle grade series perfect for fans of The City of Ember and Divergent. Revolution is watered with sweat and tears. As Myra Hodger begins her second year at the elite Scientific Lunar Academy of Magic, she should be happy. Her days of faking Number Whisperer magic are over, and she has friends she can trust with the secret of her Botan abilities. But that doesn’t mean she’s through pretending to be someone she’s not. Mourning Bernie and the incredible Moongarden they cultivated together, she feels like she’s losing herself just when she found the thing that made her feel whole. She’s given a seed of hope when she runs into a teen Rep in the hallway who looks eerily familiar. But irritable Bernard, controlled by his Rep implant, is nothing like her beloved Bernie. With the continuing interplanetary food crisis conspiracy, an anonymous tip about a community of free Reps who might be able to help save Bernard, and the hunt for more information about what really happened to the banished Botans, all routes seem to point to Venus, and an exchange program with the Vesuvian Academy of Magical Arts might provide Myra and her friends the cover they need to unearth the answers they seek. Or it might widen the cracks already forming among them, releasing a flood of consequences that could wash away all they’ve worked so hard to grow. The second book in the Plotting the Stars series, Seagarden blossoms with unexpected twists and heartbreaking revelations, underpinned by climate change warnings and a determination to fight against the status quo.