Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765377047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Return to the universe of Ender's game"--Jacket.
Children of the Fleet
Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765377047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Return to the universe of Ender's game"--Jacket.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765377047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Return to the universe of Ender's game"--Jacket.
Adventures of the Treasure Fleet
Author: Ann Martin Bowler
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462907903
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Join the Chinese admiral and his crew as they battle pirates and raging storms in this beautifully illustrated Chinese history book for kids. Did you know that 85 years before Columbus discovered America, Chinese ships longer than a football field sailed thousands of miles through unknown oceans and visited more than 30 nations? It's true! Adventures of the Treasure Fleet: China Discovers that World is the amazing story of these seven epic voyages and their larger-than-life commander, Admiral Zheng He. Beginning in 1405, Admiral Zheng He led more than 300 gigantic, brightly-painted ships across the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean and all the way to the distant coast of Africa. The admiral and his crew battled pirates and raging storms, and were amazed by the people and ways of life in distant lands. At each port, Chinese goods were traded for pearls, precious stones, herbs and medicines which were given as tribute to China's powerful emperor when the ships' returned home. Filled with historical facts, Adventures of the Treasure Fleet brings a fantastic piece of history to life. Gracefully told and beautifully illustrated, the story's fast pace will keep young ones captivated while offering enough information to satisfy curious readers of all ages.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462907903
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Join the Chinese admiral and his crew as they battle pirates and raging storms in this beautifully illustrated Chinese history book for kids. Did you know that 85 years before Columbus discovered America, Chinese ships longer than a football field sailed thousands of miles through unknown oceans and visited more than 30 nations? It's true! Adventures of the Treasure Fleet: China Discovers that World is the amazing story of these seven epic voyages and their larger-than-life commander, Admiral Zheng He. Beginning in 1405, Admiral Zheng He led more than 300 gigantic, brightly-painted ships across the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean and all the way to the distant coast of Africa. The admiral and his crew battled pirates and raging storms, and were amazed by the people and ways of life in distant lands. At each port, Chinese goods were traded for pearls, precious stones, herbs and medicines which were given as tribute to China's powerful emperor when the ships' returned home. Filled with historical facts, Adventures of the Treasure Fleet brings a fantastic piece of history to life. Gracefully told and beautifully illustrated, the story's fast pace will keep young ones captivated while offering enough information to satisfy curious readers of all ages.
Ender's Game
Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765394863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"The classic of modern science fiction"--Front cover.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765394863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"The classic of modern science fiction"--Front cover.
Child-Centered Play Therapy
Author: Risë VanFleet
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 1606239031
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Highly practical, instructive, and authoritative, this book vividly describes how to conduct child-centered play therapy. The authors are master clinicians who explain core therapeutic principles and techniques, using rich case material to illustrate treatment of a wide range of difficulties. The focus is on nondirective interventions that allow children to freely express their feelings and take the lead in solving their own problems. Flexible yet systematic guidelines are provided for setting up a playroom; structuring sessions; understanding and responding empathically to children's play themes, including how to handle challenging behaviors; and collaborating effectively with parents.
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 1606239031
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Highly practical, instructive, and authoritative, this book vividly describes how to conduct child-centered play therapy. The authors are master clinicians who explain core therapeutic principles and techniques, using rich case material to illustrate treatment of a wide range of difficulties. The focus is on nondirective interventions that allow children to freely express their feelings and take the lead in solving their own problems. Flexible yet systematic guidelines are provided for setting up a playroom; structuring sessions; understanding and responding empathically to children's play themes, including how to handle challenging behaviors; and collaborating effectively with parents.
Fleet of Worlds
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765357830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A brand-new novel set in Niven's Known Space, two hundred years before the discovery of the Ringworld.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765357830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A brand-new novel set in Niven's Known Space, two hundred years before the discovery of the Ringworld.
Tails
Author: Melanie Mitchell
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 0822539152
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
A simple introduction to some different animals that have tails.
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 0822539152
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
A simple introduction to some different animals that have tails.
The Children of the Sky
Author: Vernor Vinge
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780812579925
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
On a world of fascinating wonders and terrifying dangers, Vinge has created apowerful novel of adventure and discovery that will entrance the many readersof "A Fire Upon the Deep."
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780812579925
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
On a world of fascinating wonders and terrifying dangers, Vinge has created apowerful novel of adventure and discovery that will entrance the many readersof "A Fire Upon the Deep."
The Lost Fleet: Dauntless
Author: Jack Campbell
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101158565
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The first novel in the New York Times bestselling Lost Fleet series! The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for a century—and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is a man who's emerged from a century-long hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized beyond belief.... Captain John “Black Jack” Geary’s exploits are known to every schoolchild. Revered for his heroic “last stand” in the early days of the war, he was presumed dead. But a century later, Geary miraculously returns and reluctantly takes command of the Alliance Fleet as it faces annihilation by the Syndics. Appalled by the hero-worship around him, Geary is nevertheless a man who will do his duty. And he knows that bringing the stolen Syndic hypernet key safely home is the Alliance’s one chance to win the war. But to do that, Geary will have to live up to the impossibly heroic “Black Jack” legend....
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101158565
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The first novel in the New York Times bestselling Lost Fleet series! The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for a century—and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is a man who's emerged from a century-long hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized beyond belief.... Captain John “Black Jack” Geary’s exploits are known to every schoolchild. Revered for his heroic “last stand” in the early days of the war, he was presumed dead. But a century later, Geary miraculously returns and reluctantly takes command of the Alliance Fleet as it faces annihilation by the Syndics. Appalled by the hero-worship around him, Geary is nevertheless a man who will do his duty. And he knows that bringing the stolen Syndic hypernet key safely home is the Alliance’s one chance to win the war. But to do that, Geary will have to live up to the impossibly heroic “Black Jack” legend....
Xenocide
Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1429963964
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
The war for survival of the planet Lusitania will be fought in the heart of a child named Gloriously Bright. On Lusitania, Ender found a world where humans and pequininos and the Hive Queen could all live together; where three very different intelligent species could find common ground at last. Or so he thought. Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequininos require in order to become adults. The Starways Congress so fears the effects of the descolada, should it escape from Lusitania, that they have ordered the destruction of the entire planet, and all who live there. The Fleet is on its way, a second xenocide seems inevitable. Xenocide is the third novel in Orson Scott Card's The Ender Saga. THE ENDER UNIVERSE Ender series Ender’s Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind Ender’s Shadow series Ender’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight Children of the Fleet The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) The Swarm /The Hive Ender novellas A War of Gifts /First Meetings At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1429963964
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
The war for survival of the planet Lusitania will be fought in the heart of a child named Gloriously Bright. On Lusitania, Ender found a world where humans and pequininos and the Hive Queen could all live together; where three very different intelligent species could find common ground at last. Or so he thought. Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequininos require in order to become adults. The Starways Congress so fears the effects of the descolada, should it escape from Lusitania, that they have ordered the destruction of the entire planet, and all who live there. The Fleet is on its way, a second xenocide seems inevitable. Xenocide is the third novel in Orson Scott Card's The Ender Saga. THE ENDER UNIVERSE Ender series Ender’s Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind Ender’s Shadow series Ender’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight Children of the Fleet The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) The Swarm /The Hive Ender novellas A War of Gifts /First Meetings At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Ghost Fleet
Author: Peter Warren Singer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544142845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Two authorities on future warfare join forces to create a taut, convincing novel—set in 2026—about a besieged America battling for its very existence.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544142845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Two authorities on future warfare join forces to create a taut, convincing novel—set in 2026—about a besieged America battling for its very existence.