Thirty handsome illustrations capture the legendary grace and beauty of the horse. Depictions of mounted riders; horses racing across fields; mares with their colts; horses walking, galloping, trotting; a stallion rearing up on its hind legs; and more. Captions supplement an impressive panorama of the world's best-loved and most highly prized ...
Close friendships, hilarious pranks, and illicit smoking await scrawny, nerdy high-school junior Miles Halter when he goes away to Culver Creek, an Alabama boarding school. Immediately nicknamed Pudge by his roommate--a small, well-muscled scholarship student called the Colonel--Miles becomes a part of a tightly-knit group of pranksters headed by ...
In this new novel from the acclaimed author of "Looking for Alaska," Colin Singleton always falls for girls named Katherine--and he's been dumped 19 times, to be exact. Letting expectations go and allowing love are in the heart of his hilarious quest to find his missing piece and avenge dumpees everywhere.
With his trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty, the Printz Medal-winning author of "Looking for Alaska" returns with a novel about a teenage girl who has mysteriously vanished, and the boy who looks for her by following the clues she has left behind just for him.
Examines all the intriguing aspects of minibeasts from spiders to social wasps. You'll discover how their bodies work, their behaviour, life cycles, survival tactics and ancestors. Ages 8-11
The weather outside is frightful, but these stories are delightful. In three wonderfully (and hilariously) interconnected tales, YA stars Green, Lauren Myracle, and Maureen Johnson create a must-have collection that captures the spirit of the holiday season.
This title introduces a brand new, fact-filled, trivia-loaded series from "Mental Floss", "the titans of trivia" ("Newsweek"). The "Mental Floss" guides are where knowledge junkies get their fix! Don't be a wallflower at your next social outing, just fake your way through the conversation. Don't know much about neurosurgery? How about ...
What is this book about? Excel 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference is an updated and expanded version of the two previous editions now with a reference section downloadable from the Web for easy perusal. The book is aimed at Excel users who want to gain more control over their spreadsheets using VBA or who want to develop Excel applications for other ...
This text is an investigation of the influence of the Commedia dell'Arte on the work of many artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and on Western art and culture to this day.
This book is written primarily for psychology and education students whose programs include a course in child psychology, child development, or theories of development. The text may also be used to supplement courses on child development organized thematically or chronologically. Instructors of graduate courses in child development may wish to ...
What is this book about? VBA is the programming language for the Microsoft Office suite and many other applications. VBA gives you complete control of Excel, allowing you to do anything from automating Excel tasks to developing full applications, using Excel as the development environment. Excel 2002 is an important upgrade to the Office suite ...
John Bishop and Dennis Green of Bishop's Restaurant in Vancouver are great chefs who have a zest for using fresh ingredients and inventing new recipes. Simply Bishop's combines their enthusiasm for flavorful and textured dishes that feature seasonal ingredients. Recipes include Warm Tomato and Asiago Tart with Red Onion, Summer Greens with Basil ...
Based on "Mental Floss" magazine's popular "Scatterbrained" section, this is the bathroom read to end all bathroom reads, in which thousands of juicy facts and tantalizing bits of trivia are connected humorously, i.e., from Greece (the country) to "Grease" (the movie) to greasy foods and on and on.
Magnificent pyramids, the silent Sphinx, gigantic temples of stone, a land and people shrouded by the mists of time. Here are 44 authentically detailed drawings by artist John Green that recall the glory of a magnificent civilization. This beautifully executed volume not only offers colorists of all ages entertainment, it also provides commercial ...
Detailed, accurate royalty-free drawings of 47 species: rhinoceros, snow leopard, giant panda, kangaroo, tiger, many more. 40 ready-to-color illustrations with captions.
Forty expertly rendered illustrations depict life in Athens, 5th-4th centuries B.C. Includes the building of the Parthenon, a wedding procession, Olympian games, Socrates' trial, and more. Introduction and detailed captions.
Ready-to-color illustrations, each accompanied by a page of descriptive text, depict Atlas holding up the heavens; Hermes slaying the many-eyed Argus; Aphrodite weeping over the body of Adonis; and 19 other exciting illustrations. A great way to introduce youngsters to Greek mythology. 22 black-and-white illustrations.
Forty-two clear, accurate drawings (all in proper sequence) depict everything that goes on in a beginner's class, from lacing up the ballet shoe to executing the perfect arabesque.
Frequent headaches seriously affect the lives of millions of sufferers. The result can be lost productivity and income, restrict activity, lower self-esteem, and even social isolation. For many, it takes years to find the appropriate medication to manage your headaches effectively.In Managing Your Headaches, Mark and Leah Green and John Rothrock ...
Bold drawings on translucent paper depict Monarch, Red Admiral, Angle Wing, Swallowtail, 4 other butterfly varieties. Follow directions to produce colorful stained glass effects. Eight full-page designs printed on translucent paper.
Forty-one authentically detailed drawings. Dramatic scenes of mysterious religious rites, warriors in battle, depictions of Mayan sculptors at work, astronomers taking sightings, an Aztec wedding, panoramic views of cities, much more.
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