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Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life
Par Eddie Olczyk, Perry Lefko. 2019
Eddie Olczyk had built a life and career most people could only dream of. Growing up in the suburbs of…
Chicago, he fell in love with the game of hockey during an era when most kids preferred balls to pucks. Against all odds, he played on the 1984 U.S. Olympic hockey team as a 17-year-old, and four months later he was drafted in the first round by his hometown Chicago Blackhawks. During an illustrious 16-year career, he played for and alongside some of the greatest franchises and players in history, winning a Stanley Cup with the unforgettable 1994 New York Rangers. Years later, he coached former teammate Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby on the Pittsburgh Penguins before transitioning into the broadcast booth, where he has become one of the most recognizable voices of the sport. He then combined his skills as an analyst with his second passion— horse racing—and became an integral part of NBC’s coverage of thoroughbreds. Away from the spotlight, Olczyk and his wife of three decades raised four adoring children. He was respected and admired by fans, friends, and peers. Life was sweet. Then, at 7:07 pm on August 4, 2017, his entire world turned upside down. In Eddie Olczyk: Beating the Odds in Hockey and in Life, one of the biggest names in American hockey has written an inspiring and entertaining memoir of his life both on and off the ice. From shooting hundreds of tennis balls at a goal in his childhood living room to the ups and downs of his improbable hockey career to rollicking stories from the booth and the backstretch, Olczyk guides readers on his journey toward his ultimate test: a battle against Stage 3 colon cancer. For years, Olczyk’s goal was to be the best husband, father, broadcaster, and handicapper he could be. Today he has a new one: to bring as much awareness and support to those fighting cancer as he possibly can. In this emotional but often hilarious autobiography, you’ll learn why the people who know Eddie Olczyk best might describe him as “tremendously tremendous.”Come, Read With Me
Par Margriet Ruurs, Christine Wei. 2021
Production note: This title was created through eBOUND's Literary Image Description project. The author and illustrator wrote or consulted on…
the image descriptions, which are included in the body and narration of the text. In this picture book about stories and reading, contemporary children are whisked through an imaginary world while interacting with characters from classic fairy tales.Uncertain Times
Par Jacques Ranciere. 2024
The global triumph of democracy was announced thirty years ago, promising an age of consensus in which the dispassionate consideration…
of objective problems would give birth to a world at peace. Today, these grand hopes lie in ruins, and the era touted as new has turned out to be remarkably similar to the old order. To understand why this might be so, we need to examine the nature of the consensus itself, which is not the peace that it promised but rather the map of a territory on which new forms of warfare are being waged. The objective reality that imposed itself at the end of the 1990s was an absolutized and globalized capitalism which has produced ever more inequality, exclusion and hate. In this book Jacques Rancière delivers a frank and piercing critique of the globalized capitalist consensus. The invasion of Iraq, the riots on Capitol Hill and the rise of the European far right all attest to the true nature of this consensus, as does the current state-sanctioned racism which exploits the disenchanted progressive tradition and is led by an intelligentsia that claims to be left-wing. At the same time, Rancière praises the dynamism of social movements which affirm the power of the assembly of equals and its capacity for worldmaking: autonomous protest collectives have proven themselves capable of opening breaches in the consensual order and challenging the post-1989 system of domination.The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trigonometry: Master Trig with Crystal-Clear Explanations of All the Basics
Par Dmitriy Fotiyev, Izolda Fotiyeva. 2012
For effective use, this book should be purchased alongside the activity book, Conceptual PlayWorlds for Wellbeing: A Resource Book for…
the Lonely Little Cactus. Both books can be purchased together as a set, Building Conceptual PlayWorlds for Wellbeing: The Lonely Little Cactus Story Book and Accompanying Resource Book.The Lonely Little Cactus is a children’s picture story book about a cactus that feels lonely living in the desert. Through a series of colourful interactions with desert dwellers, the little cactus learns strategies to cope with their feelings of loneliness. Both entertaining and educational, the story book is aimed at children aged 4–8 years old and spreads the message that loneliness is a common emotion that is manageable and can be overcome. It teaches children an array of coping strategies and encourages them to try various approaches to managing a difficult situation to find the strategies that best work for them. Offering a unique opportunity for children to learn about psychological strategies while being engaged in a beautiful narrative and visually captivating illustrations, this is the ideal resource for educators, support staff, practitioners and parents looking to help children understand and manage their feelings.Get ready to chew the fat.This engaging, humorous new book explains the not-so-common origins of such commonly used phrases as…
&“apple-pie order,&” &“chew the fat,&” and &“hat trick.&” Presented in a fun, easy-to-read style, it provides entertaining insight on metaphorical phrases, weird words, and strange expressions and takes readers on a journey through the bizarre and eccentric origins that make up our everyday speech.• Word books have gained in popularity not just with students and linguaphiles, but with a general population interested in the fascinating development of our language.• Contains back stories for 500 intriguing words and phrases.• Fun to flip through and also fun to read cover to cover.DK Adventures: Battle in the Air (DK Adventures)
Par Rupert Matthews. 2014
In DK Adventures: Battle in the Air, Zoe and Zak discover a battered old metal box that belonged to their…
grandfather when he was in the Navy. As they look through the box, Granddad tells stories about the Battle of Britain and life during World War II. Through this compelling story, you can learn about the experiences of WWII Navy pilots, women's anti-aircraft gun crews, and how schoolchildren of the 1940s dealt with World War II. Now available in ePub format.DK Adventures is a book series that reluctant readers can enjoy as much as bookworms do! This series combines captivating, fictional stories with nonfiction facts to encourage learning and engagement in your child. The stories keep children interested, and the facts teach critical skills and knowledge--the fiction and nonfiction elements work together to keep each child's interest high, to build knowledge, and to enrich the narrative reading experience with fascinating background information. These books are filled with information, but the stories make them incredibly readable. DK Adventures are available in a range of kid-friendly topics, including dinosaurs, cars, and the human body, and each book supports Common Core State Standards and literacy skills.The Complete Idiot's Guide to Science Fair Projects: Genius-Level Guidance on More Than 50 Experiments
Par Nancy K. O'Leary, Susan Shelly. 2003
Includes 50 project ideas! Offering one-stop shopping for all readers&’ science fair needs, including 50 projects covering all science disciplines…
and rated from beginner through advanced, this book takes students and parents through the entire scientific method. The Complete Idiot&’s Guide® to Science Fair Projects offers a variety of experiments with the right chemistry for you! In this Complete Idiot&’s Guide®, you get: • An explanation of the scientific method—and the step-by-step procedure of applying it to your project. • More than 50 projects to choose from in the biological, chemical, botanical, physical, and earth sciences. • Tips on displaying your findings through the creation of graphs, tables, and charts. • An understanding of exactly what the judges look for in a winning project and paper.DK Readers L3: Soccer School (DK Readers Level 3)
Par Dk. 2015
Find out what it takes to become a starter with soccer rules, skills required for different team positions, and coaching…
tips.Level 3 is for children able to read on their own. The stories are exciting and captivating in order to develop the child's own desire to read. More text and more complex sentence structure are presented, with information spreads to help develop the reader's general knowledge. The choice of subject widens to match the broadening of children's experiences and interests.Visit a train station and create a colorful fold-out scene with all your favorite trains. DK Picture Stickers in favorite…
themes offer great value and hours of sticker fun in a terrific accordion-page format. Kids can create an exciting scene on one of the poster-size spreads, and then pull it out to hang in a bedroom or playroom. Fun facts accompany each reusable sticker.DK Workbooks: Learn and Explore (DK Workbooks)
Par Dk. 2020
Perfect for children ages 6–7, this workbook supports the expanding math skills of first graders. In addition to practicing core…
topics learned in previous grades, children will become familiar with simple graphs, taking measurements, and concepts such as symmetry.Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support curriculum learning, DK Workbooks: Math is an innovative series of home-learning math workbooks that is closely linked to school curriculum and helps make learning easy and fun.Each title is packed with exercises and activities to strengthen what children learn in school. With clear questions and supportive illustrations to help children understand each topic, the books provide practice to reinforce learning and understanding of key concepts, such as fractions, times tables, and shapes. A parents' section contains answers, tips, and guidance to provide support, and a certificate of achievement will reinforce confidence in kids by rewarding their accomplishments.DK Workbooks: Learn and Explore (DK Workbooks)
Par Dk. 2020
PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book, but you will be able to download printable worksheets…
on purchase.Perfect for children ages 7–8, this workbook helps build children's confidence in spelling words. Second graders learn to use different vowel teams, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, and homophones, and more.Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Spelling series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy, making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.For children ages 3–9, each leveled workbook is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key spelling topics, including: vowel sounds, syllables, irregularly spelled words, reading simple sentences, and more. And with a parents' section filled with answers, tips, and guidance, caregivers have easy access to all the expertise they need to help their children learn spelling.Rebel Girls Lead: 25 Tales of Powerful Women (Rebel Girls Minis)
Par Rebel Girls. 2020
Rebel Girls Lead: 25 Tales of Powerful Women celebrates the incredible and inspiring stories of 25 women leaders in politics,…
business, sports, activism, and more, all written in fairy tale form. It is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.Reach for new heights with Vice President Kamala Harris. Organize voter registration with Stacey Abrams. Spread messages of kindness with Lady Gaga. And captain a team of Olympic gymnasts with Aly Raisman.This collection of 25 stories includes the most beloved stories of leadership from the first three volumes of the New York Times best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. And also features 11 brand new tales of women&’s activism, bravery, and vision.Rebel Girls Lead celebrates the leadership of women from Michelle Obama to Malala Yousafzai. It is illustrated by female and nonbinary artists from around the world.Climate Emergency Atlas (DK Where on Earth? Atlases)
Par Dan Hooke. 2020
Our house is on fire - it's time to wake up to the climate crisis facing planet Earth before it's…
too late.This unique graphic atlas tells you everything you need to know about climate change and what we can do to turn things around. Which countries generate the highest CO2 emissions? Which coastal cities are most vulnerable to rising sea levels? What will the polar ice caps look like in 10 years' time? Which countries have successfully harnessed renewable energy sources?Includes facts and figures and more than 30 dynamic maps, Climate Emergency Atlas is clear and easy to understand, making it the perfect reference guide for all young climate activists.The Aesthetics and Politics of Linguistic Borders: Multilingualism in Northern European Literature (ISSN)
Par Markus Huss, Ralf Kauranen. 2020
This collection showcases a multivalent approach to the study of literary multilingualism, embodied in contemporary Nordic literature. While previous approaches…
to literary multilingualism have tended to take a textual or authorship focus, this book advocates for a theoretical perspective which reflects the multiplicity of languages in use in contemporary literature emerging from increased globalization and transnational interaction. Drawing on a multimodal range of examples from contemporary Nordic literature, these eighteen chapters illustrate the ways in which multilingualism is dynamic rather than fixed, resulting from the interactions between authors, texts, and readers as well as between literary and socio-political institutions. The book highlights the processes by which borders are formed within the production, circulation, and reception of literature and in turn, the impact of these borders on issues around cultural, linguistic, and national belonging. Introducing an innovative approach to the study of multilingualism in literature, this collection will be of particular interest to students and researchers in literary studies, cultural studies, and multilingualism.LEGO Amazing Vehicles
Par Rona Skene. 2019
Learn about amazing vehicles with fantastic LEGO® builds. Plus bricks to build four exclusive LEGO mini models! Discover the world's…
most incredible things that go with specially commissioned LEGO® models. Buckle up and explore the most incredible moving machines on the planet. Get inspired by more than 100 LEGO model ideas, from diggers to cars to airplanes to trains. Follow simple building tips to create your own LEGO vehicles. From trains and tractors to aircraft, spacecraft, and automobiles, this book showcases every kind of machine that moves-from past to present, and far into the future. Children will learn as they build and play. Best of all, it comes with 61 bricks to build four exclusive LEGO mini-vehicles! ©2020 The LEGO Group.DK Super Readers Level 2 Quokkas (DK Super Readers)
Par Dk. 2023
Meet the quokkas, the happiest-looking animals! Make reading your superpower with DK&’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.Use your reading superpowers to learn…
all about quokkas on their island home - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Quokkas is a beautifully designed reader all about these cute marsupials, and how they eat, live, and bring up their baby joeys. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about cute quokkas and their lives in Australia.DK Readers L2: Great Explorers (DK Readers Level 2)
Par James Buckley. 2018
Discover the stories of explorers—the most ancient to the modern day—from the deepest depths of the ocean to the highest…
mountains in the world.In this book you'll find true stories about Marco Polo's Silk Road, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's conquest of Everest, and Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong's trip to the moon, and much more. Learn all about the explorers who discovered the unknown and made the world the place we know today.Perfect for 5- to 7-year-olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams and activities.Series Overview: Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With new jackets and brand-new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts and contains a glossary and index, making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3–11.Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about a day on a farm with this fun-filled…
nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 1: A Day on the Farm will introduce kids to what life is like on a farm–including the animals on the farm, the work the farmer does, and all the cute animal babies–and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.- Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 1 and 2 reading skills.- Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as animals, farms, and people&’s jobs.- Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there&’s something for all children&’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 1 titles are visually engaging and build vocabulary through a nonfiction world of amazing facts. Perfect for children ages 6 to 8 (Grades 1 and 2) who are beginning to read with help.DK Readers L1: LEGO NINJAGO: Ninja in Action (DK Readers Level 1)
Par Beth Davies. 2018
Join the LEGO® Ninja as they speed through the high-tech Ninjago world on bikes, jets, mechs, and even dragons!Perfect for…
children learning to read with help. Level 1 titles contain short, simple sentences with an emphasis on frequently used words. Exciting photographic images with labels provide visual clues to introduce and reinforce vocabulary. A delightful reading ebook for any LEGO® obsessed child!Read about how the brave heroes step aboard incredible vehicles and defeat their enemies to save Ninjago City! Have fun learning to read with LEGO® NINJAGO: Ninja In Action!, a DK Level 1 reader. This ebook is perfect for kids who are just starting to read with help. Get the confidence young ninjas and kids need to read by following along on the totally awesome adventures of the world&’s six greatest Ninja and Master Wu.Engaging topics and fun, interactive pages in this reading ebook for kids make it just right for children who are still unsure of new words and reading short, easy sentences. A fun quiz at the end of the ebook helps to develop reading comprehension skills and recall. One of several super cool LEGO® ebooks for kids, this one is illustrated with LEGO® NINJAGO 2017 sets. Discover A World Of Bikes, Dragons, Planes And Mechs!It&’s time to master the art of reading so you too can be a Spinjitsu Master. Learn to read as you explore the different types of vehicles and machines in Ninjago City. Find out how the vehicles help the ninja battle their enemies!Level 1 Readers are specifically designed to reach and be accessible by first time readers who love storytime. Put into storyebook format, LEGO® NINJAGO: Ninja In Action! uses simple sentences and words in bite-sized chunks that let them try to read with little help.Prepare to enter a world with dragons, special robots for battle, and the most beloved of all, LEGO® bricks! Dive into the Ninjago universe - there will be: - Dragon flight- An epic bike chase- Marvelous mech battles- You guessed it, awesome LEGO® characters- And a really cool quiz to encourage comprehension and recallThis kids' reading ebook is part of an exciting four-level reading/educational ebook series for children, developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information. These chapter ebooks have a compelling main narrative to suit your child's reading ability. Each reading ebook is designed to develop your child's reading skills, fluency, grammar awareness, and comprehension in order to build confidence and engagement when reading.Each title in the DK Readers series is developed in consultation with leading literacy experts to help children build a lifelong love of reading. Look out for other great level 1 titles like LEGO® NINJAGO: Shark Attack! and LEGO® NINJAGO: Secret Ninja Force. LEGO®, the LEGO® logo, the Minifigure, the Brick and Knob configurations, and NINJAGO are trademarks of the LEGO® Group. ©2018 The LEGO® Group. Manufactured by Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, UK under license from the LEGO® Group.