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Sign language makes it easy to communicate with your child, and Nita makes it fun! The second book in the Little Hands Signing series (which introduced the bestselling Nita's First Signs), Nita's Day teaches ten new and essential ASL signs for every parent and child to know: wake up, change, clothes, eat, potty, go, play, bath, book, and bed. A simple story about Nita and her parents teaches each sign in context. Even better, each page slides ...

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This illustrated manual helps novice and advanced procrastinators realize their full procrastination potential via wry instructions. Organized by level of complexity (nearly effortless to extremely arduous), each page features a project for productive procrastination. Hand drawn illustrations make this a delightful gift for the procrastinator in your life.

Robert Burleigh's narrative nonfiction picture book follows a hummingbird's migration south for the winter, with stunning art by Wendell Minor.When the last summer flowers open their petals to the sun, it's time for a tiny ruby-throated hummingbird to dip its beak into the heart of each bloom, extracting as much nectar as possible before the hard trip ahead.Today is the day Tiny Bird begins its amazing journey south for the winter, traveling a...

A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young about fighting back against sexism and objectification.THE PRETTIEST: It's the last thing Eve Hoffmann expected to be, the only thing Sophie Kane wants to be, and something Nessa Flores-Brady knows she'll never be . . . until a list appears online, ranking the top fifty prettiest girls in the eighth grade.Eve is disgusted by the way her body is sudd...

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It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the outside world, and dominates Western media coverage. In Russia itself, he is likewise the centre of attention for detractors and supporters alike. But as Tony Wood argues, in order to understand Russia today, the West needs to shake off its obsession with Putin and look at what l...

You've decided to tackle machine learning - because you're job hunting, embarking on a new project, or just think self-driving cars are cool. But where to start? It's easy to be intimidated, even as a software developer. The good news is that it doesn't have to be that hard. Master machine learning by writing code one line at a time, from simple learning programs all the way to a true deep learning system. Tackle the hard topics by breaking th...

Proves that math can be serious fun!If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical brainteasers in this entertaining book. No special mathematics training is needed. With an emphasis on puzzling word problems with surprising solutions, the author presents his mathematical hurdles in order of increasing difficulty. Many appear deceptively simple, such as: How many quarter-inch marks are on an unusual sixteen-inch rul...

A unique and compelling novel from a master storyteller." -School Library Journal, starred review The critically acclaimed author of Lily and Dunkin delivers another heartfelt story that will remind readers you never know who needs a friend the most.Miles is an anxious boy who loves his family's bowling center-even though he could be killed by a bolt of lightning or a wild animal that escaped from the Philadelphia Zoo on the way there. Amy is ...

An edition of nine of the most widely-disseminated texts in one of the most common genres of Middle English medical writing, uroscopy (the diagnosis and prognosis of disease based on examination of patients' urine).

John Berger was one of the most influential thinkers and writers of postwar Europe. As a novelist, he won the Booker Prize in 1972, donating half his prize money to the Black Panthers, as a TV presenter he changed the way we looked at art in Ways of Seeing, as a storyteller and political activist he defended the rights and dignity of workers, migrants and the oppressed around the world. In 1953 he wrote: "Far from dragging politics into art, a...

This story of music, passion, and mystery will draw you deeper into magical Brooklyn.

When passion flares between actress Virginia Green and masseuse Allison McDonald, can they be sure it's the real thing?

The nonprofit sector has changed in fundamental ways in recent decades. As the sector has grown in scope and size, both domestically and internationally, the boundaries between for-profit, governmental, and charitable organizations have become intertwined. Nonprofits are increasingly challenged on their roles in mitigating or exacerbating inequality. And debates flare over the role of voluntary organizations in democratic and autocratic societ...

A striking debut work of experiential reportage

Die 15jährige Waise Charlotte Rudd, genannt Charlie, wird aufgrund ihrer Herkunft von ihren Klassenkameraden gemobbt, verprügelt und zum Diebstahl genötigt, schließlich sogar für ein Verbrechen verurteilt, dass sie nie begangen hat.Als alles verloren scheint, tritt der junge Polizist Stefan Wagner in ihr Leben und Charlie sieht zum ersten Mal in ihrem dunklen Leben ein Licht am Ende des Tunnels. Bis ein weiterer Schicksalsschlag erneut ihr Leb...

A novella full of mystery, love, and loss

Now an original movie on Disney+!Artemis Fowl is on a mission to rescue his father, who has been kidnapped. Artemis must get ahold of a fairy, steal its gold, and use the gold to pay his father's ransom. The problem? He has no idea where to find the magical creatures. With the help of his friends and a reluctant captured fairy, Artemis will discover these magical creatures aren't just real--they're really powerful! Will he be able to get out o...