One morning, Lucas wakes up and feels something is missing from his life. He does not have a best friend and decides that today is the day to find one. Lucas looks everywhere - from the beach to the amusement park, the airport to a rock concert. His best friend might be hiding in any one of these places and Lucas needs your help to find one within the colorful hustle and bustle of this…
This visually astonishing story takes children on a journey into and through the brain. Simple but beautifully illustrated metaphors explain the different jobs that our brains do, and how they use brain cells to accomplish them. From the senses to sleep, memories to making decisions, this book brings the wonder of brains and brain science to life.
Welcome to the body factory! it's a gigantic building full of workers and machines that do all the things a real body does. Step inside, and you can learn about how and why we breathe, what happens t the food we eat, and how all the different parts of our bodies can talk to one another
For the more than seven million girls—from knobby-kneed tykes to high school and college stars—who are tearing across the country chasing a soccer ball and dreams of glory, there is one name that eclipses all others, male or Mia Hamm. With her cheetahlike acceleration and lightning-bolt shot, Hamm broke nearly every record in her sport, while galvanizing a whole generation of fans and playe…
Teman-teman, tahukah kalian tentang pemanasan global atau global warming? Ya, fenomena alam dengan naiknya suhu permukaan bumi. Penyebabnya karena menipisnya lapisan ozon di atmosfer. Pemanasan global pada dasarnya merupakan fenomena peningkatan temperatur global dari tahun ke tahun, karena terjadinya efek rumah kaca (greenhouse effect) yang disebabkan oleh lepasnya emisi gas-gas seperti karbon…
The four authors of this book invite you into their artistic worlds and teach you the basics of painting still lifes in oil and acrylic. First you will learn about the materials needed to get started, along with the basics of pain mixing and color theory. Then you will learn how to paint a wide range of still life subjects while mastering techniques for achieving exciting effects. This book mak…
As he prepares to leave for work one morning, Youssef al-Firsiwi finds a mysterious letter under his door. In a single devastating line he learns that his only son, Yacine, whom he believed to be studying engineering in Paris, has been killed in Afghanistan fighting with the Islamist resistance. Yousif, the son of a cross-cultural marriage between his Moroccan father and German-born mother, …