The Tea Dragon Festival (The Tea Dragon Society)

Gentle inclusive and heartwarming Tea Dragon Festival will bewitch existing fans and new readers alike.' - Jen Wang (The Prince and the Dressmaker)Revisit the enchanting world of Tea Dragons with an all-new companion story to the two-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novel The Tea Dragon Society! 'Gentle inclusive and heartwarming Tea Dragon Festival will bewitch existing fans and new readers alike.' - Jen Wang (The Prince and the Dressmaker) Revisit the enchanting world of Tea Dragons with an all-new companion story to the two-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novel The Tea Dragon Society! Rinn has grown up with the Tea Dragons that inhabit their village but stumbling across a real dragon turns out to be a different matter entirely! Aedhan is a young dragon who was appointed to protect the village but fell asleep in the forest eighty years ago. With the aid of Rinn's adventuring uncle Erik and his partner Hesekiel they investigate the mystery of his enchanted sleep but Rinn's real challenge is to help Aedhan come to terms with feeling that he cannot get back the time he has lost. Critically-acclaimed graphic novelist Katie O'Neill delivers another charming gentle fantasy story about finding your purpose and the community that helps you along the way.

 

My First Book of Hockey: A Rookie Book: A Rookie Book (a Sports Illustrated Kids Book) (Sports Illustrated Kids Rookie Books)

Next up in the fan-favorite Rookie Book series Sports Illustrated Kids explains the coolest game in the world to its youngest fans.The puck drops skates flash and sticks fly-a hockey game is underway! With a fun mix of Sports Illustrated action photography simple text a full glossary of terms and cool graphics My First Book of Hockey introduces readers to the basics. Kids (and maybe a few adults too!) will learn how power plays work how the three-period game flows what a hat trick is what's up with the referee's crease and more.An illustrated 'rookie' character appears on every page guiding the reader moment by moment and helping to make My First Book of Hockey an ideal shared reading experience between parents and their young rookies before during and after the game.

 

Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Programmers: With STEM Projects for Kids

Real-world technology projects pair up with inspiring biographies of female computer scientists to make a full-color book that will have kids ages 8 to 11 eager to develop their own apps! Do you like solving problems? Are you dying to automate even the simplest of processes? Do you always need to know how things work? Programming is the process of breaking down complex tasks into a set of instructions. This is what programmers do when they write code that will make your computer do what you tell it to! In Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Programmers with STEM Projects for Kids readers ages 8 to 11 meet five female programmers who made revolutionary discoveries and inventions that changed the way people used technology! Ada Lovelace Grace Hopper the ENIAC women Dorothy Vaughan and Margaret Hamilton all broke through barriers of both gender and race to succeed in a field they loved. Through hands-on STEM projects such as designing a web page creating a prototype and learning about variables kids gain critical thinking skills just like the ones necessary to succeed in the field. Essential questions cool facts about female programmers and links to online resources all reinforce high-level learning. Using a fun narrative style engaging illustrations combined with photography fascinating facts essential questions and hands-on projects this book deepens readers creative thinking skills. About the Gutsy Girls Go for Science set and Nomad PressProgrammers is part of a set of four Gutsy Girls Go for Science books that explore career connections for young scientists. The other titles in this series include Paleontologists Engineers and Astronauts. Nomad Press books in the Gutsy Girls Go for Science series integrate content with participation encouraging readers to engage in student-directed learning. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomads unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious creative and critical thinkers.All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. All titles are available in paperback hardcover and ebook formats.

 

The Ultimate Bass Songbook: Songbook fr Bass-Gitarre (E-Bass): The Complete Resource for Every Bass Player!

This songbook features a variety of arrangements and transcriptions for 70 songs ranging from exact note-for-note transcriptions and easy bass melodies to solo bass arrangements and bass riffs. Includes 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' 'Down In The Tube Station At Midnight' 'Summer Nights' and more.

 

Grokking Simplicity: Taming Complex Software With Functional Thinking

Even experienced developers struggle with software systems that sprawl across distributed servers and APIs are filled with redundant code and are difficult to reliably test and modify. Grokking Simplicity is a friendly practical guide that will change the way you approach software design and development.Even experienced developers struggle with software systems that sprawl across distributed servers and APIs are filled with redundant code and are difficult to reliably test and modify. Grokking Simplicity is a friendly practical guide that will change the way you approach software design and development. Grokking Simplicity guides you to a crystal-clear understanding of why certain features of modern software are so prone to complexity and introduces you to the functional techniques you can use to simplify these systems so that they&;re easier to read test and debug. Through hands-on examples exercises and numerous self-assessments you&;ll learn to organize your code for maximum reusability and internalize methods to keep unwanted complexity out of your codebase. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF Kindle and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

 

The Tea Dragon Tapestry (The Tea Dragon Society Band 3)

Join Greta and Minette once more for the heartwarming conclusion of the award-winning Tea Dragon series!Over a year since being entrusted with Ginseng's care Greta still can't chase away the cloud of mourning that hangs over the timid Tea Dragon. As she struggles to create something spectacular enough to impress a master blacksmith in search of an apprentice she questions the true meaning of crafting and the true meaning of caring for someone in grief. Meanwhile Minette receives a surprise package from the monastery where she was once training to be a prophetess. Thrown into confusion about her path in life the shy and reserved Minette finds that the more she opens her heart to others the more clearly she can see what was always inside.Told with the same care and charm as the previous installments of the Tea Dragon series The Tea Dragon Tapestry welcomes old friends and new into a heartfelt story of purpose love and growth.

 

The Tea Dragon Society

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta a blacksmith apprentice and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons. After discovering a lost tea dragon in the marketplace Greta learns about the dying art form of tea dragon care-taking from the kind tea shop owners Hesekiel and Erik. As she befriends them and their shy ward Minette Greta sees how the craft enriches their lives--and eventually her own.

 

Fraser Pryce S: I Am A Promise

An inspiring children's picture book about the indomitable spirit of Jamaican six-time Olympic medal winner Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce'Pryce who earned her fame as an illustrious athlete before putting pen to paper remains an influential voice for young men and women the world over...She lives the promise entrusted to her.'--Jamaica Gleaner'I Am a Promise...takes readers on a journey from [Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce's] childhood to the Olympics. It's her story about dreaming big and turning those dreams into reality.'--New York Amsterdam News'A choice pick for school and public library children's collections highly recommended.'--Midwest Book Review'This book which offers material for the youngest readers and extends coverage of Jamaican track athletes beyond Usain Bolt is a welcome addition to the sports biography bookshelf.'--Booklist'Fraser Pryce who grew up in Kingston Jamaica always loved to run. Her noticeable talent was present at an early age and was nurtured by many adults in her life. Her ability was her promise--to herself to her family to the people who supported her and to the country that cheered her on as she represented Jamaica in the Olympics.'--School Library Journal'Assisted by fellow Jamaicans Rousseau and Moss in her picture book debut sprinter Fraser Pryce a six-time Olympic medalist relays her life from childhood until age 21 when she won her first Olympic gold medal...The tale...succeeds in conveying Fraser Pryce's autobiography in a compelling conversational manner.'--Publishers Weekly'Writing with Rousseau Pryce offers a text that's accessible to new readers repetition both underscoring her tirelessness and supporting decoding. Firmly outlined in black and opaquely colored Moss' images complement this moving story while highlighting both Pryce's determination and the spirit of Jamaica especially the support of a loving community (all depicted as black like Pryce)...A solid addition to the early biography shelf.'--Kirkus ReviewsIncluded in Publishers Weekly's Spring 2020 Children's Announcements African-American Interest Young Readers's Titles 20192020 and the Spring 2020 Children's Sneak Previews!'A colorful children's book chock full of vividly wonderful bright and brilliant illustrations by Rachel Moss.'--Exclusive Magazine'Highlights perseverance grit confidence and of course the Olympics.'--Book Tastings'Her grandmother tells her she is a promise but she doesn't understand why. As time goes on she gets faster and begins to think of racing. Shelly Ann was the fastest woman in the world in 2012. She's a six-time Olympic medal winner. She learned she was a promise for Jamaica and the people who supported her. She also learned she was a promise to herself to do the best she can. That's a good lesson for all of us.'--Journey of a Bookseller'Jamaica stand up! This...picture book is something to get excited about.'--Here We ReadI Am a Promise takes readers on Shelly Ann's journey from her childhood in the tough inner-city community of Waterhouse in Kingston Jamaica through her development as a young athlete to her first Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter sprint in 2008.The story charts how Shelly Ann's commitment to hard work as well as the encouragement of loved ones helped her achieve her dreams against great odds and challenging life experiences. Most importantly I Am a Promise encourages young readers to believe in themselves and to maximize their own promise to the world.

 

How To Play From A Real Book: Lehrmaterial Musiktheorie fr Instrument(e): For All Musicians

All musicians should be able to sit down at the keyboard and make sense of a tune. With that goal in mind every instrumentalist and singer can profit from this book.

 

The Story of WWII Humanitarian Irena Sendler

Irena Sendler born in 1910 to a Polish Catholic family was raised to respect all people regardless of their race or religion. As an adult she became a social worker and after the Germans occupied Poland during World War II Irena knew she had to help the Jews who were packed into the Warsaw Ghetto. She began by smuggling food clothing and medicine into the ghetto then turned to smuggling children out of the ghetto. Using false papers and creative means of escape Irena risked her own life to rescue Jewish children and hide them safely in orphanages convents and foster homes. Hoping to reunite the families after the war Irena kept secret lists of the children's identities which were buried in jars under an apple tree.Motivated by her humanity and armed with compassion and a belief in human dignity Irena Sendler proved to the world that an ordinary person can accomplish extraordinary deeds. This new chapter book format includes illustrations as well as sidebars on related subjects a timeline a glossary and recommended reading.