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A rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, Carr ôthe Raptorö Luka dreams of winning the championship title. Recognizing his talent, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns Risha, an ambitious and beautiful Martian colonist, to be his brandhelmûûa personal marketing strategist. It isn't long before she's made Carr into a popular celebrity and stolen his heart along the way. As his fame grows, Carr becomes an inspirational hero on Earth, a once-great planet that's fallen into the shadow of its more prosperous colonies. But when Carr discovers a far-reaching criminal scheme, he becomes the keeper of a devastating secret. Not only will his choices put everything he cares about in jeopardy, but they may also spill the violence from the sports arena into the solar system.
Jump onto the court with New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson in this first-look biography! Discover how hard work and a drive for success led him to become the number-one pick in the 2019 NBA draft.
Joe and his dad rush out the door to run errands on a Saturday morning, Joe notices that his motormouth father forgot a crucial detail when he got dressed. But will Joe’s dad listen? Of course not. As they drive all over town, Joe tries every trick he can think of to get his dad’s attention. But Dad just won’t zip it!
Learn how the stars may determine personality traits in the Zodiac Signs series.
Are zombies real? Scientists know this for sure: dead people do not come back to life and start walking around, looking for trouble. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet nature’s zombie makers--including a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming wasp—and their victims.
Each book in this series focuses on a classic zoo animal that children will immediately recognize. Using engaging and colourful photographs, simple text to build confidence, and exciting sight words, young readers will enjoy learning about their favourite zoo animals while practicing their reading skills. Each book in this series also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher's Guide available.
Describes the science behind natural disasters as well as presenting information on warning systems, measuring technologies, and disaster relief.
Katy Nichols (9) and Micah Draper (7) are Junior Volunteers at Mountain Bluff Zoo. There’s always something new going on at the zoo, and the friends never know where they’ll be asked to lend a hand!
Sometimes we feel brave as a lion or shy like a mouse . . . and that zoo inside our heads can make us behave differently on the outside. Feelings can be hard to understand. You can't see it, but this little boy is part mischievous monkey, part curious llama, and part chameleon, hiding from the world. It feels to him like there's not enough room for all of those jumbling feelings inside, but the zoo in all of us makes us who we areÑreaching out to the world from the part you can't see. And sometimes, all it takes to make things right is friendshipÑand to realize that everyone else has a zoo inside them, too. This is a picture book that champions our emotions, feelings, and behaviors in a way that makes them feel relatable and easier to understand.
Zoos take care of animals and welcome visitors of all ages, but they do so much more! Discover how scientists at three US zoos are helping wild and captive orangutans, black-footed ferrets, and black rhinoceroses. Author Patricia Newman and photographer Annie Crawley take readers behind the scenes for an up-close look at the ways in which three zoos are making a difference.