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L'histoire de l'aviation prend sa source dans le désir immémorial des hommes de s'élever dans les airs; la légende d'Icare en témoigne. Mais c'est à la Renaissance, avec Léonard de Vinci, que la première étude raisonnée sur le vol humain trouve son expression. On remarque que, si l'art de la naviguer...
11342) Far-Out Guide to Mars
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Earth's neighbor Mars likely once had an environment that could have supported life. Now it has underground frozen water in many places. Spacecraft from Earth have visited Mars and taught us a lot about this dusty red planet. Featuring a center spread with fast facts, this book tells readers about the missions, the scientists who plan them, and more far-out facts about the fourth planet from the Sun.
11343) Zoom Into Space The Moon
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High up in the night sky, the Moon has plenty to shine about! Young readers will learn about craters, shadows, and astronauts, in this engaging book about Earth's partner in space. Simple text helps explain key topics, plus vocabulary words bolded throughout are explained in the glossary. In the back of the book is a hands-on craft activity to help kids get creative while they learn, and an index allows for easy reference.
11344) Discover Heavy Equipment
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Discover Heavy Equipment in this Beginning Reader It's time for dump trucks, backhoes, bulldozers and more! There are lots of different dog breeds and each dog has different things to know about it. Beginning readers will learn all about heavy construction equipment in this short, leveled reader. Here is an example of the text level: Construction workers use heavy equipment all day. An excavator is used to dig. Discover Reading books from Xist Publishing...
11345) US Army
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This book gives an exciting overview of the US Army, from when it first formed to its missions and members today, as well as their tasks, equipment, and training. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low...
11346) Essay on Bee Keeping
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This is a vintage treatise on bee-keeping for profit. Although old, much of the information contained within this essay is timeless and will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in the subject. Contents include: "On Hiving, and the General Management of Bees", "On Hiving Bees", "On Supplying Swarms with a Young Queen", "A Little More on Transferring Bees", "On Providing Hives with Suitable Drawers", "On Wintering...
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A Green Kid's Guide to Watering Plants will teach students how to plant seeds in a raised bed and keep it watered properly with an adult's help! The process of selecting seeds, plant, and conserve water is explained in detail. A seedling project will give students a hands on activity to get them interested in gardening. Common Core and State Standards for life cycles, soil, weather, measuring, observing, and reporting can all be connected to A Green...
11348) Cool Drag Racing Cars
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Introduce readers to cool drag racing cars with vivid photos and engaging text. This title includes information about races, car parts, and the history of drag racing.
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This is your down-to-earth, complete manual for achieving great gardening results with your own rich, organic soil.How do you recognize healthy soil? How much can your existing soil be improved? What are the best amendments to use for your soil? Let Building Soil answer your questions and be your guide on gardening from the ground up. Fertilizing, tilling, weed management, and irrigation all affect the quality of your soil. Using author Elizabeth...
11350) The Ire of Iron Claw
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Someone is smuggling secrets out of the Kennewicketts' lab and sabotaging their experiments, putting everyone at the Amazing Automated Inn at risk. In pursuit of the villains, the family of scientific geniuses board their dirigible and take to the skies. Together with their robotic staff and the inventor Nikola Tesla, they must face murderous sky pirates, cross the Alps in a giant mechanical spider, and defy the perilous pigeon Iron Claw and the malevolent...
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Shirley Muldowney not only broke the gender barrier in the National Hot Rod Association in the 1970s, but she also completely rewrote the record books in Top Fuel Eliminator, drag racing's quickest and fastest category. She was the first woman to receive a Top Fuel license from the NHRA. Between 1977 and 1982, Muldowney won three NHRA Top Fuel championships-the first female ever to win a title in any professional motorsport. She won the prestigious...
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To be a top performer in the digital economy-to become truly future ready-you need a playbook. Now you have one.
It seems like almost every company you can think of-including your own-has embarked on a "digital transformation" journey. The problem is, many companies start down the road without a good sense of where they are going or a clear idea of how they will create and capture digital value. Not surprisingly, this leads to problems: failure to...
11353) The Future of Cities
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With Earth's population growing and water levels rising, city engineers will have to fit more people on less land. Learn about rooftop farms, floating cities, and other technologies that may help us adapt.
11354) Lamborghini
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Tech and innovation are at the forefront of luxury supercars. This book explores the cool features that make Lamborghinis some of the best high-performance vehicles in the world. From the history of the brand, to fast facts, and awesome photos-these books have enough to keep any car enthusiast engaged. This high-interest series is written at a low readability to aid struggling readers. Books feature educational sidebars, table of contents, glossary,...
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Leading in a Technology-Driven World
The relationship of humans to technology is a ubiquitous theme in today's world of mobile devices, 24/7 internet access, and omnipresent digital business tools. The essays in this collection don't focus on a specific technology but on the challenges technology creates for management. In them Peter F. Drucker explores how managers can harness technology to enable workers to be more productive.
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11357) Graders
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How are graders used? What are the special parts of a grader? How do graders work? Learn more about these important machines inside. The huge wheels, powerful engines, and loud noises of working machines seem to entrance children for hours. Now young students can pore over color photos as they learn about their favorite machines--inside and out. Each book builds vocabulary as it describes in simple language the basics of a machine: what it looks like,...
11358) Living in Space
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What's it like to live in space? How long can you stay in space? Discover how astronauts eat, sleep, work, and even exercise in a weightless world.
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This book provides a basis for the design and analysis of welded components that are subjected to fluctuating forces, to avoid failure by fatigue. It is also a valuable resource for those on boards or commissions who are establishing fatigue design codes. For maximum benefit, readers should already have a working knowledge of the basics of fatigue and fracture mechanics. The purpose of designing a structure taking into consideration the limit state...
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Commonly, we think of soil as just a medium to walk above or build upon. If we had the ability to shrink ourselves to the size of a soil particle, we would be amazed at the vibrant life and ever-changing interactions taking place all around us. The activity, physical changes and diverse life forms would overwhelm the senses. Soil moisture fuels this activity. The soil and water dynamic together as one entity is both the introduction and ending of...
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