Douggie’S Super Science Adventures

Douggie’S Super Science Adventures
Author: Michael Brumage
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2015-07-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1491770260

Little Douggie is curious about everything, and he has an endless amount of questions that he must find the answers to. Douggies Super Science Adventures is a collection of 15 short stories that describe Douggies attempt to explore and understand how this world works. Each short story introduces the reader to a new scientific standard by using real-life problems that Douggie has to solve, creating one adventure after another. Each story draws the reader into the mind of a young boy as he problem solves his way through some intriguing scientific questions. His energy and enthusiasm is sure to motivate readers of all ages to start their own adventures in science. The stories are fun to read and make science easy to understand. Since these stories are directly alligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, teachers can use each story to introduce a new standard, motivate their students, and help explain difficult scientific concepts. Everyone loves a good story, and teachers especially love stories with a point. These stories offer something for everyone.

Blue Murder

Blue Murder
Author: Cath Staincliffe
Publisher: Allison and Busby
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780749083403

Mystery fiction.

Murder on the Ropes

Murder on the Ropes
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: New Millennium Entertainment (CA)
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2001
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781893224339

Entering the ring are some of America's greatest mystery writers challenging boxing, one of the world's oldest sports. Readers are provided front row seats as heavyweight authors provide knock-out combinations for your reading pleasure. While each story stands alone as a masterful mystery, the combination of such fine writing against the backdrop of the shadowy violent world of boxing leads to a greater appreciation of both crafts.

Queen of the Sheep

Queen of the Sheep
Author: Valerie Thornton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2005
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

New Writing Scotland is a forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland. Every year it publishes some of the best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among its past (and present) contributors. This book is a collection of contemporary Scottish literature.

Newsletter

Newsletter
Author: William Morris Society
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN:

Douggie

Douggie
Author: Pam Flowers
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2015-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1941821979

From the beginning one puppy was different from the rest. He was big and black, his brother and sisters small and gray. While the others lay quietly snuggled against their mother, this puppy squirmed and wiggled constantly.So begins the inspiring true story of a puppy whose boundless energy almost got the best of him. Douggie: The Playful Puppy Who Became a Sled Dog Hero is Pam Flowers's tribute to the pup who seemed destined to remain the class clown. But Pam saw potential in this exuberant youngster, and Douggie's intelligence and persistence ultimately earned him the position of lead dog for a dangerous 325-mile expedition to the Magnetic North Pole.As the lead dog, Douggie lead the sled dog team on this exciting adventure traveling across the frozen sea of the far Canadian north for 18 days, surviving many challenges and returning home safely. Douggie went on to become a top lead dog and lead a subsequent trip of 2,500 miles.

The War at Fort Maggie

The War at Fort Maggie
Author: Raymond Bradbury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1982
Genre: Motorcycle gangs
ISBN: 9780919964365

Everything goes wrong when Mr. Preston takes his class to Fort Margaret and attempts to reenact a famous battle.