Gives you the superpower to be a healthy skeptic when consuming data and information.Data Duped is a book about how we are commonly deceived by numbers in our everyday lives. From lotteries, product warranties, and weight loss fads to misleading headlines and social media posts, there is no shortage of confusing or misleading information. Numbers are used to manipulate our decisions and impact our lives in ways that may not be immediately apparent. Data Duped will help you avoid be...

It's the first day of the summer and the Bickersons are out swimming at the beach. Since no one is guarding their picnic blanket full of delicious food scattered about, Rusty and his family of fire ants are determined to do what ants do - get as much food as they can when no one is watching. Now, there's more food for the taking than ever and the only things standing in their way are the Bickersons and their angry cat, Groucho.This thrilling adventure takes you on an ant's journey ...

After Ryan makes an awful discovery of telling fibs to get what he wants, one fib leads to another, until his life turns upside down. Ryan becomes the least-liked kid in the third grade. As he spirals out of control for being the ultimate fibster, Ryan begins to lose the trust of his family and friends - and finally learns about the consequences of his actions, the benefit of having a peace of mind, and the value in telling the truth.

Since the publication of the first edition of this classic text, the major reforms in social work education resulted in the National Occupational Standards Framework (NOSF), which requires all social workers to demonstrate competence in a number of key areas.This practical text book covers all areas of the NOSF including social work ethics, residential care practice, child protection, risk analysis and protecting adults with learning difficulties. Numerous case studies effectively ...

It's the first day of school for third grader Cody Skittle. He is so excited to see all of his friends again and meet his new teachers.Cody's morning has just begun but he is already having THE WORST DAY EVER!We've all had a bad day like Cody Skittle where it seemed things just never went as planned. However, even our worst days can help us learn, grow and become a better person tomorrow. It's important to remember to take a deep breath, stay positive, set new goals, and ma...

In Cody Just Can't Help It, second grader Cody Skittle needs some advice on why he should break some of his bad habits. He picks his nose, doesn't wash his hands and sometimes he falls asleep at school during the day. Can you help Cody make some better decisions so he can get rid of these terrible habits once and for all?In The Worst Day Ever For A Third Grader, Cody is having one of the worst days of his life...and it's all happe...

Meet Sandy Cheez, the oldest child of the Cheez family. Sandy loves to cook for her family and the entire neighborhood, but when her prize-winning bowl of mac and cheese goes missing, she tries her best to find out who stole it. After she made a promise to herself to never make mac and cheese again, and after going for days without it, Sandy realizes she must let go of her longtime favorite, and learn to pour her love into something else...a little less cheesy that is.

It's getting late!It is Sophie's bedtime, but she is wide awake and keeps coming up with excuse after excuse in order to stay up at night. What reasons will Sophie think of next? Will Sophie ever get to bed? Will she ever fall asleep?

Doolittle has always been the smallest kid around.He absolutely hated it. However, after becoming friends with Bigby, a kid who is teased for being much bigger, the two form a bond like no other.After they both enter a school competition, Dolittle and Bigby ultimately learn to love and accept each other as they are - the way it should be.

Little Sophie is having the time of her life at her weekend sleepover with her best friend Madison. Things go wrong when the girls try to keep a BIG secret to avoid getting in deep trouble. Will Sophie say anything at all?

It’s Spring Break for the Rangers, and the first time since they received their Power Coins that the Rangers will be apart. As they each embark on their own week-long vacation, these teenagers with attitude discover that being a hero doesn’t alway mean having to morph! Award-nominated Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman, Animosity) teams up with fan-favorite artists Jim Towe (Youngblood), Derek Charm (Star Wars: Adventures, Powerpuff Girls), Jordan Gibson (The Amazing Spider-Man), Xiao Tong Kong ...

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. Listen as the voices of Denzel and Pauletta Washington...