For this second edition, the story has been enriched with more Minecraft than ever--a new section describes Minecraft's sale to Microsoft, Notch's less than heartwarming last day in the office, and Mojang's final days of independence. His whole life, all Markus Persson wanted to do was create his own games. Create his own games and get rich. Then in 2009 a strange little project of his quick…
What's inside a laptop? How can you stuff 1,000 CDs into an MP3 player? Who built the Internet? How smart is the world's smartest robot? How do smartphones and TV remote controls work? The answers to these and other brilliant questions about technology can be found in this funny and fascinating book in the Science Sorted series by Glenn Murphy, bestselling author of Why Is Snot Green?. Pac…
Understand your camera's capabilities. Master the skills of exposure, composition and focus. Take amazing photos; no post-processing, no Photoshop, just your own vision. With amazing low-light capabilities, incredible definition, intelligent autofocus and a host of other features, it's fair to say that digital cameras have now become so powerful that they have left many of their users behind…
The book begins with drawing, then moves through painting and printmaking, and then builds to paper collage and mixed media. Each lesson features and relates to the work and style of a contemporary artist and their unique style. The labs can be used as singular projects or to build up to a year of hands-on fine art experiences. Grouped by medium, the labs are set up loosely to build skills upon…
365 CURIOUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS " IS YOUR DAILY DOSE OF SURPRISING FACTS. IT OFFERS ONE SMART QUESTION, ONE SHARP ANSWER, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. FROM SPACE AND THE HUMAN BODY TO NATURE AND TECHNOLOGY, THIS SERIES UNCOVERS FASCINATING INFORMATION THAT WILL AMAZE READERS OF ALL AGES. EASY TO READ, HARD TO FORGET, THIS SERIES IS PERFECT TO KEEP YOUR CURIOSITY THRIVING.
From exciting vintage tractors and farming machines to the latest state-of-the-art John Deere, Total Tractor presents these mighty machines in all their glory. Travel through time with the pictures of tractors through the ages. Discover historic steam engines in fascinating detail and follow their development right up to the present day. See more than just the tractors and farm machinery that …
Soar into the universe with this interactive, fact-filled book. Explore...