DK Readers L4: Skate!

DK Readers L4: Skate!
Author: Amy Junor
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1465407537

Skate! follows Gus, a beginning skateboarder, as he learns basic moves and more exciting tricks and jumps. Read all about how Gus makes friends and teaches them new skateboard tricks in this Level 4 DK Reader. Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!

DK Readers L4: Dinosaur Detectives

DK Readers L4: Dinosaur Detectives
Author: Peter Chrisp
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2009-09-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756668468

This introduction to paleontology weaves together facts about fossil hunting with fictionalized first-person accounts from dinosaur detectives.

DK Readers L4: Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters

DK Readers L4: Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
Author: Harriet Griffey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2010-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756669979

This book brings readers face to face with some of the deadliest natural disasters of all time, from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. As they go, they'll learn about the scientific forces that cause these incredible events.

DK Readers L4: LEGO Friends: Welcome to Heartlake City

DK Readers L4: LEGO Friends: Welcome to Heartlake City
Author: Helen Murray
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2012-10-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 146540659X

Go on a reading adventure with the LEGO® Friends! Come explore Heartlake City with Emma, Mia, Andrea, Stephanie, and Olivia. Take a tour of the amazing places in Heartlake City and meet some of the adorable animals that live there. Engaging topics and fun, interactive pages build reading skills in this Level 4 Reader – just right for children who can read alone. A fun quiz at the end of the book helps to develop reading comprehension skills. Each title in the DK Readers series is developed in consultation with leading literacy experts to help children build a lifelong love of reading. ©2012 The LEGO Group.

DK Readers L4: Flying Ace: The Story of Amelia Earhart

DK Readers L4: Flying Ace: The Story of Amelia Earhart
Author: Angela Bull
Publisher: DK Children
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2000-04-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780789454355

Amelia Earhart (famous woman pilot) is about to set off on the most dangerous flight ever attempted. Find out what happens in Flying Ace: The Story of Amelia Earhart. Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!

Star Wars Rogue One Secret Mission

Star Wars Rogue One Secret Mission
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2017-06-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 024130105X

This Star WarsTM Rogue One Reader combines DK's four-level reading scheme with the exciting box-office record-breaking Star Wars movies. Dare to rebel against the Galactic Empire! The Empire has built a terrible weapon. Can the rebels stop this threat before it's too late? Join them as they defy orders and risk their lives during their mission. This level 4 DK Reader is for children who are reading alone. DK Readers are levelled into stages to help every child progress and become a confident reader. They feature engaging and highly illustrated topics with true kid appeal. The story narrative is supported with interactive genre spreads and questions to encourage children to access information from a range of sources and develop comprehension skills.

Woodsong

Woodsong
Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1990
Genre: Dogsledding
ISBN: 0027702219

For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.

Reggie's Zine

Reggie's Zine
Author: Adam Beechen
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre:
ISBN: 9780689847493

The "magazine" that reports what's happening in Ocean Shores is jam-packed with totally rad-to-the-max stories and activities from everyone's favorite characters: cartoons by Otto, movie reviews by Twister, a crossword puzzle by Sam, and extreme-sports reporting by Reggie herself. Full-color illustrations. Consumable.

Wearable Robots

Wearable Robots
Author: José L. Pons
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470987650

A wearable robot is a mechatronic system that is designed around the shape and function of the human body, with segments and joints corresponding to those of the person it is externally coupled with. Teleoperation and power amplification were the first applications, but after recent technological advances the range of application fields has widened. Increasing recognition from the scientific community means that this technology is now employed in telemanipulation, man-amplification, neuromotor control research and rehabilitation, and to assist with impaired human motor control. Logical in structure and original in its global orientation, this volume gives a full overview of wearable robotics, providing the reader with a complete understanding of the key applications and technologies suitable for its development. The main topics are demonstrated through two detailed case studies; one on a lower limb active orthosis for a human leg, and one on a wearable robot that suppresses upper limb tremor. These examples highlight the difficulties and potentialities in this area of technology, illustrating how design decisions should be made based on these. As well as discussing the cognitive interaction between human and robot, this comprehensive text also covers: the mechanics of the wearable robot and it’s biomechanical interaction with the user, including state-of-the-art technologies that enable sensory and motor interaction between human (biological) and wearable artificial (mechatronic) systems; the basis for bioinspiration and biomimetism, general rules for the development of biologically-inspired designs, and how these could serve recursively as biological models to explain biological systems; the study on the development of networks for wearable robotics. Wearable Robotics: Biomechatronic Exoskeletons will appeal to lecturers, senior undergraduate students, postgraduates and other researchers of medical, electrical and bio engineering who are interested in the area of assistive robotics. Active system developers in this sector of the engineering industry will also find it an informative and welcome resource.

Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science

Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science
Author: Dennis J. Caine
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2013-07-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118357574

This new volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series, published in conjunction with the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee, offers comprehensive and practical guidance on the training and medical care of competitive gymnasts. Written and edited by leading trainers, team doctors, coaches and other professionals with unparalleled experience in elite gymnastics, this book covers all the key aspects of caring for gymnasts, minimizing the unique risks these athletes face, and treating injuries when they happen. The book is organized into 4 sections covering: The evolution of gymnastics Growth and development Training and performance Sports medicine Individual chapters cover key topics such as energy needs and body weight management; biomechanics; psychology; the epidemiology of gymnastic injuries; treatment and rehabilitation of common injuries; injury prevention; and more. Endorsed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), no other book offers such an in-depth look at the unique considerations and challenges that affect the growth, performance, training, and medical care of athletes in this demanding sport.