Written for students taking courses in building and surveying, 'Estimating for Builders and Surveyors' describes and explains the method used by the estimator to build up prices or rates for items described in the SMM7 format. Each chapter is a self-contained unit related to a particular element in the building. Worked examples throughout reflect both traditional and up-to-date technology. Written by an author team of academics and professional surveyors, this book continues to be an inval...

The Final Call to BattleThis first book of White Wolf's exciting new Tribe Novel series shows the Garou—the werewolves of the World of Darkness—at their best and at the worst. In Shadow Lords, we see how the fractious Garou struggle for dominance over one another, and in Get of Fenris, at a Concolation—the largest gathering of Garou—we see them standing together in their endless war against the Wyrm. But how long can the Garou continue to fight this war?The...

"We decide, every day, whether we are going to turn students on or off to science and mathematics in our classrooms."Daily decisions about how to incorporate creativity, choice, and autonomy—integral components of engagement—can build students' self-efficacy, keep them motivated, and strengthen their identities as scientists and mathematicians. In this book, Eric Brunsell and Michelle A. Fleming show you how to apply the joyful learning framework introduced in Engaging Minds in...

The Final Call to BattleThis first book of White Wolf's exciting new Tribe Novel series shows the Garou—the werewolves of the World of Darkness—at their best and at the worst. In Shadow Lords, we see how the fractious Garou struggle for dominance over one another, and in Get of Fenris, at a Concolation—the largest gathering of Garou—we see them standing together in their endless war against the Wyrm. But how long can the Garou continue to fight this war?The...

Nothing But Freedom examines the aftermath of emancipation in the South and the restructuring of society by which the former slaves gained, beyond their freedom, a new relation to the land they worked on, to the men they worked for, and to the government they lived under. Taking a comparative approach, Eric Foner examines Reconstruction in the southern states against the experience of Haiti, where a violent slave revolt was followed by the establishment of an undemocratic government and th...

For fans of Balto and other real-life dog stories, here's a heavily illustrated middle-grade novel about a canine movie star of the 1920s, dramatically told in both words and pictures by an acclaimed author and a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator.When movie director Larry Trimble travels to Berlin searching for his next big star--a dog!--he finds Etzel, a fierce, highly trained three-year-old German shepherd police dog. Larry sees past the snarls and gro...

This rhythmic read-aloud about sharingby an award-winning author and a Caldecott medalist features a series of hilariously selfish forest animals.In a tall, tall tree, at the tip-tippy top, hangs a single red apple...Along skirts Mouse. “An apple!” she squeaks, "How divine! When it tumbles to the ground, it’ll all be mine!”And so it goes, for Hare, Fox, Deer, and Bear, who each can't wait to get their hands on the apple.Soon the wind ...

Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't do. Was he a Pony Express rider? Did he serve Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Did he scalp countless Native Americans, or did he defend their rights? This, the first significant biography of Buffalo Bill Cody for younger readers in many years, explains it all. With copious archival illustrations and a handsome design, Presenting Buffalo Bill makes the great showman come alive for ne...

A tiny honeybee emerges through the wax cap of her cell. Driven to protect and take care of her hive, she cleans the nursery and feeds the larvae and the queen. But is she strong enough to fly? Not yet! Apis builds wax comb to store honey and transfers pollen from other bees into the storage. She defends the hive from invaders. And finally, she begins her new life as an adventurer. The confining walls of the hive fall away as Apis takes to the air, finally free, into a clear blue sky full ...

Eric Swan can be killed - but he can never die.For a government agent hunting the most dangerous domestic terrorists, that comes in handy.But Swan is beginning to question his own humanity. Is technology turning this secret agent into a monster himself?Now villainous brother-sister twins, fueled by a lust for power and revenge, have set their sights on taking down the nation’s power grid. And they’ve hired a swarm of mercenaries to protect ...

A strikingly illustrated picture book about the enigmatic life of the astounding and elusive giant squid, from Margaret A. Edwards Award-winning author Candace Fleming and Caldeccot Medal-winning illustrator Eric Rohmann.The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide beyond reach deep within the sea, forcing scientists to piece together their story from those clues they leave behind.An injured whale's ring-s...

Super-spy Eric Swan is back in action!After weeks contemplating his future as a Q2 agent, Swan is drawn into the investigation of a tech billionaire who has curiously turned his attention to the world’s food supply.Jason Deele has the money and the resources to revolutionize an industry, but there’s a sinister element to his plan.Even more alarming, Deele has teamed with a scientist harboring her own dark agenda.Still questioning the authent...