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"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"-- Provided by publisher.

When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.

The author celebrates the beauty and joy found in the everyday world and captures the wonder of young children as they discover the simple pleasures trees give to those who take the time to enjoy them.

Set in the rugged western United States, American Lion presents true stories of the majestic North American cougar told by people who experienced the mountain lion up close. From the Rock Creek Canyon battle of the killer lion and shepherd dog to the invisible guest in the hay loft, these encounters are terrifying, heartwarming and at all times as thrilling as the native cats themselves.

Kids will learn the importance of words like: reduce, reuse, and recycle with this fact-filled book about respecting the earth. Fun facts called "Bug Bites" are presented by a silly bug that encourages kids to think about the importance of recycling aluminum, glass, and paper. Did you know that aluminum beverage containers can be recycled into new cans and put back onto the store shelves within 60 days? Or, did you know that the average home uses...

I have just told you that, after drinking, the elephants jump into the water and have a bath and a swim. That is, all the grown-up elephants do that, while the little ones stay on the bank and play about. But, you may ask, why does not the tiger try to grab one of the little ones then? Because even when the Mammas go into the water they keep their eyes on the babies, who play quite nearby, so that the Mammas can come to them any minute. And the Mammas...

Buck on rakastettu ja hemmoteltu bernhardinkoiran ja skotlanninpaimenkoiran risteytys, joka elää luksuselämää rikkaan ja lämminsydämisen perheen kanssa Kaliforniassa. Eräänä päivänä perheen kotipalvelija varastaa ja myy Buckin. Tämän täytyy nyt tottua uuteen elämäänsä vetokoirana Kanadan syrjäseuduilla. Totuttelemisesta vielä vaikeampaa tekee Spitz, kulkueen julma johtokoira, joka haastaa Buckin kanssa riitaa. Mutta ei Buckia...

Ion Implantation and Activation – Volume 3 presents the derivation process of related models in a comprehensive step by step manner starting from the fundamental processes and moving up into the more advanced theories. Ion implantation can be expressed theoretically as a binary collision, and, experimentally using various mathematical functions. Readers can understand how to establish an ion implantation database by combining theory and experimental...

Kein Wasser. Nicht in den Leitungen. Nicht in den Flüssen. Nirgends ... Ganz Deutschland freut sich über den neuen Jahrtausendsommer. Dauersonnenschein sorgt für volle Freibäder. Einzig Hydrologe Julius Denner und IT-Spezialistin Elsa Forsberg warnen davor, dass die Hitze sich kurzfristig verschärfen wird - mit gravierenden Folgen. Niemand nimmt sie ernst, bis die ersten Flüsse austrocknen, Waldbrände außer Kontrolle geraten und Atomkraftwerke...

Life on planet Earth is in danger on all fronts, much of it is self-inflicted. If we don't all become enlightened in some magical, mystical and majestic way, we could be in the final phase of the end of everything. However, we have one very subtle and as yet unknown quality that no one has ever dreamed possible and it's about to be announced for everyone to know and cherish. It will be our redeeming quality. First we will have move the planets around...