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Скачивание или чтение онлайн электронных книг.Don't Eat Me, Chupacabra! / ¡No Me Comas, Chupacabra!
Little Chupacabra is a picky eater with a monstrous appetite for only one thing: goats. This is a huge problem if you happen to be a goat.
Set in gorgeous Puerto Rico, this delicious tale of compromise features digestible Spanish vocabulary, a menagerie of animal amigos, and one determined—and hungry—Chupacabra.
Hush Now, Banshee!
Everyone is enjoying quiet time, but little Banshee just wants to have fun the only way she knows how: Loudly. Join Banshee as she counts her way through the Irish landscape in the noisiest counting book in the land. It’s gonna be a blast: You can count on it.
Get Dressed, Sasquatch!
In the Pacific Northwest, the trees are always green, the eagles are always stern and Sasquatch is always, well, naked. But what happens when a rule-touting ranger shows up to ask Sasquatch to put some clothes on? Find out in this story of mountainous fun and evergreen hilarity.
Monster ABC
Created by identical twin brothers (Kyle is the author and Derek is the illustrator), Monster ABC is a quirky, witty alphabet book that is already a regional favorite in the Pacific Northwest. Now available for the first nationally, Monster ABC is sure to find a wide audience as one of the funnier, more adorable and thoughtful alphabet books on the market.This award-winning children's board book adds some energy and gentle irreverence to the alphabet book genre by introducing children to mythological monsters, the alphabet and silly wordplay all at once. This board book, along with the other books in the Hazy Dell Press Monster Series, is thoughtfully crafted to maximize the fun of story time for children and parents alike. And there's a lesson included as well: since monsters are made-up in our imaginations, they don't have to be scary at all. They can be as silly and nonthreatening as we want them to be.The combination of beautiful, detailed monster illustrations and witty, tongue-in-cheek verses puts this board book far ahead of the competition. If there’s one alphabet board book on the market that parents can enjoy as much as their children, this one is it. Popular among the surging demographic of “geek parents”, this book is a fan favorite at Comic Con events and among parents who identify as nerds – and are actively raising their kids as nerds-in-training. Including popular monsters with serious geek hipster cred (such as Chupacabra, Krampus, Sasquatch and Zombie), this book is sure to be a go-to-gift for hipster-friendly baby showers across the country.Derek and Kyle funded the first print run of Monster ABC with a successful Kickstarter campaign The success of Monster ABC has allowed Derek and Kyle to create four more titles in their Hazy Dell Press Monster Series, each of which take a popular monster from Monster ABC and give him or her the spotlight for their very own story. These titles include Goodnight Krampus, Get Dressed, Sasquatch!, Hush Now, Banshee!, and Don't Eat Me, Chupacabra! (¡No Me Comas, Chupacabra!). By the illustrator of Party Croc! (Albert Whitman, 2015) Awards and accolades for Monster ABC include: Moonbeam Gold Award – Best Alphabet/Counting Book (1st Place) Seattle Times ShopNW Holiday Gift Guide GeekDad Christmas Gift Guide PDX Parent Magazine Holiday Gift Guide NW Kids Magazine Holiday Gift Guide Willamette Week Holiday Shopping Guide 30 full-color illustrations Much longer, more robust and detailed than most children’s board books Hefty, durable weight
The Art and Science of Stick Fighting
“Simplicity is the shortest distance between two points.” ― Bruce Lee, The Tao of Jeet Kune Do The best of both Eastern and Western stick fighting techniques The Art and Science of Stick Fighting is a unique, non-style specific, approach to fighting with the short stick. Its curriculum is streamlined and divided into nine logical stages of training that allow the reader to quickly and methodically learn and develop the skills needed for fighting with the stick. Whether you are just starting out, or have been practicing stick fighting for years, there is something for everyone in this book. Also included are systematic workouts and descriptions of how to make and use specific training equipment as you learn and master The Art and Science of Stick Fighting . The Art and Science of Stick Fighting features Nine levels of instruction, progressing from easy to expert Over 700 photos with motion arrows A “nondenominational” approach to the stick, utilizing the best of Eastern and Western arts A comprehensive, methodical approach to building stick fighting skills This book stands apart from other stick fighting training manuals because it emphasizes the dynamics of combat. Many other books focus on forms and twirling. The author draws on thirty years of martial experience, presenting the best of both Eastern and Western traditions. The Art and Science of Stick Fighting begins with the basics, upon which everything else relies. A stable stance Basic footwork An effective guard From there you learn different types of strikes and how to practice them in helpful, easy-to-learn patterns. The aim is to grow so comfortable wielding a stick that it is as though the stick has become an extension of your body. Once the basics are in place, you learn the strategies and tactics of fighting with the stick at long, middle, and close range. By controlling the distance, you control the fight! Learn important guidelines for sparring, from light contact up to full-contact training. Learn how to construct your own padded weapons. Learn effective fighting tips that will rev up your game. Also included are chapters on advanced techniques; combating short ranged weapons such as a knife to long range weapons like the staff. Even detailed techniques to use when your opponent is armed but you are not! Whether you already study the stick or are just starting out, if you want to learn how to get an edge , The Art and Science of Stick Fighting is for you!
Anticipating Future Environments
Drought. Wildfire. Extreme flooding. How does climate change affect the daily work of scientists? Ecological restoration is often premised on the idea of returning a region to an earlier, healthier state. Yet the effects of climate change undercut that premise and challenge the ways scientists can work, destabilizing the idea of “normalcy” and revealing the politics that shape what scientists can do. How can the practice of ecological restoration shift to anticipate an increasingly dynamic future? And how does a scientific field itself adapt to climate change?Restoration efforts in the Columbia River Basin—a vast and diverse landscape experiencing warming waters, less snowpack, and greater fluctuations in precipitation—may offer answers to some of these questions. Shana Hirsch tells the story of restoration science in the basin, surveying its past and detailing the work of today’s salmon habitat restoration efforts. Her analysis offers critical insight into scientific practices, emerging approaches and ways of thinking, the incorporation of future climate change scenarios into planning, and the ultimate transformation—or adaptation—of the science of ecological restoration. For scientists and environmental managers around the globe, Anticipating Future Environments will shed light on how to more effectively cope with climate change.
Tornado Season
TORNADO SEASON arrives as a storm is raging. Yet its stories urge us not to seek shelter, but to leave it. To walk out of our inner place of hiding and face the whirlwind. To recognize it. To acknowledge it and fight it. Ethnicity and culture alongside the U.S.-Mexico border; deportation and immigration; life in the U.S. foster care system–of these tumultuous subjects Courtney Craggett writes with honesty, a big heart, and a complete lack of sentimentality. She shows us ordinary people who suffer, dream, hope, and strive for something just a little bit better. And by doing so, she elevates these stories from the realm of the timely into that of the timeless. Long after the storm has passed, the stories in TORNADO SEASON will ring true and dear for they sing of the innermost yearning of the human heart for freedom, justice, and love.<br>–Miroslav Penkov
Ava's Bench
My hope for all children is to have the best possible experience as a child. Hopefully, this book will empower children to overcome obstacles in their formative years. Also, may it serve to everyone how gratifying it is to help others gain self-assurance in a world full of challenges. One book may not solve all the problems of our youngest generation, but if it helps one boy or girl enjoy their right to a good childhood, it is worth all the efforts of all involved.
Recommended ages: 8 to 88
Tim Ackley
A Practical Guide to Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering
The technique of Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering (QENS) is a powerful experimental tool for extracting temporal and spatial information at the nanoscale from both soft and hard condensed matter systems. However, while seemingly simple, the method is beset with sensitivities that, if ill considered, can hinder data interpretation and possibly publication. By highlighting key theoretical and data evaluation aspects of the technique, this specialised ‘primer style’ training resource encourages research success by guiding new researchers through a typical QENS experiment; from planning and sample preparation considerations to data reduction and subsequent analysis. Research examples are referenced throughout to illustrate the concepts addressed, with the book being written in such a way that it remains accessible to chemists, biologists, physicists, and materials scientists.
First Steps In Dressmaking - Essential Stitches And Seams, Easy Garment Making, Individualizing Tissue-Paper Patterns
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.