Just how important is early childhood development? Put simply, it's vital―and as parents and as a country we are nonchalant about it at our own peril.Great by Eight is a must read for parents of little ones, childcare providers, early education teachers, all advocates for children…and community and corporate leaders who want their communities to have excellent schools, a strong, stable, and reliable workforce, and a vibrant economy that attracts top businesses.Using short r...

Isabel dreams of being a super detective. She's actually a natural-born scientist. She just doesn't know it yet. Science is boring, but detective work is exciting! Together with her family, she uncovers secrets of the natural world hiding right in front of us all.In this first adventure, we get to meet Isabel and explore alongside her as she uncovers the mystery of glowing waves she encounters on a family trip to Mosquito Bay.Isabel's stories promote self-learning and are s...

The story of Major League Baseball's shortest-lived team and its quirky characters—from the dugout to the front office.The year 1969 ushered a new Major League Baseball team into Seattle: the Pilots. After many earlier years of successful minor league ball, the city had high hopes for a similar outcome. With plans for a new ballpark and a temperamental but hot-hitting young player named Lou Piniella in the spring training dugout, Seattle was finally getting their shot in the bigs. ...

Let's be honest. It can feel like the world is in a downward spiral. Bad news, division, and negativity can leave you feeling hopeless. Worse still, it can make you wonder if God even notices or cares.In Compassionate Love, Rick Allen answers the question: Does God care? with a resounding yes, and he proves it through multiple compelling stories of medical professionals serving in under-resourced locations around the world. These are stories of health, healing, and hope that will u...

This is a 365 day prescription for laughter. A joke book designed for kids, and the entire family. You can read and share a joke a day for the entire year. This joke book contains the cream of the crop in kid jokes, dad jokes, puns . . . there is something for everyone. Humor and laughter can heal and truly is the best medicine. Remember a day without jokes . . . is no laughing matter.

Join Egras and Einna as they swage their way through the aftermath of what is being described as a subtle Invasion.Both are part of an Elite team gathered by a joint ASIO/CIA force. These forces, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the US Central Intelligence Agency have gathered a group of ex and still serving patriotic military experts; together they will fight evil and rid their lands of the white-collar invaders. With infiltration rife amongst all levels of gov...

The war rages on. The TRF's devastating raids at Dove have delivered another crushing blow to the NK Alliance, following their losses at Sand Alley and the fall of the Peninsular.General Jun Lee is furious. But hope rises. With contact finally made with Dick and Patch's allies at High Head, resistance north of Lawn isconfirmed. Reengined raiding vessels from the Peninsular wreak havoc along the shores of Purple Sands and PurpleMarsh, while the TRF joins forces with the...

How can elementary school teachers—the proverbial jacks-of-all-trades—feel more confident in their knowledge of science and teach science more effectively? The Essentials of Science, K-6 aims to unleash every elementary educator's inner science teacher. Through a plethora of classroom examples, interviews with award-winning elementary science teachers and science education experts, and a wide-ranging look at recent research examining the state of science education, readers will le...

Where is U.S. secondary-level science education heading today? That's the question that The Essentials of Science, Grades 7-12 sets out to answer. Over the last century, U.S. science classes have consistently relied on lectures, textbooks, rote memorization, and lab demonstrations. But with the onset of NCLB-mandated science testing and increased concern over the United States' diminishing global stature in science and technology, public pressure is mounting to educate students fo...

As a writer of mystery novels, I find Homers Mountain one of my best works. We have two young couples being asked to go through many life changes and experiences before they are ready. While living the dream they find themselves out of their league for the mystery on the mountain. In this high pace, fast moving novel you will get to experience all of your emotions just as they are. When you finally think you have it all figured out, new twists and complications arrive changing everything y...

Two private investigators are on the trail of a potential bank robbery they believe will happen the weekend of the Route 66 Days Parade in Flagstaff, Arizona. Working together on the case will either rekindle an old flame between the two, or drive them and everyone else crazy.

Joe Waltz is the great-grandson of the famous Lost Dutchman, Jacob Waltz. The location of the gold mine was lost with the death of Joe's grandmother, or so he thought. His parents have been loose-lipped about their heritage, a mistake that forces them into hiding, and now places their lives in jeopardy because of an eavesdropping con man, bent on obtaining the treasure at any cost. Joe's ex-girlfriend, now privy to his true identity, also joins in the search, and has enlisted the help of h...