Special Effects

Special Effects
Author: Michele Pierson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0231125623

Moving from an exploration of 19th century popular science and magic to Hollywood science fiction cinema of our time, Pierson examines the history, advancements and connoisseurship of special effects.

About-Face Space Race

About-Face Space Race
Author: Robert Elmer
Publisher: Bethany Backyard
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780764223600

When a space scooter race on CLEO-7 becomes a battle between the boys and the girls, the AstroKids need a reminder to work together as a team.

Freedom Trap

Freedom Trap
Author: Robert Elmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780764223136

In 1948 while on her way back to England from war-torn Jerusalem, Emily is delayed on Cyprus, where she finds her friend Dov's mother in a Jewish refugee camp and wonders how she can get this news back to him.

The Cosmic Camp Caper

The Cosmic Camp Caper
Author: Robert Elmer
Publisher: Bethany Backyard
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780764223617

The gang thought Camp Little Dipper would be fun, but instead it proves to be something else entirely. Ages 6-8.

Tow-Away Stowaway

Tow-Away Stowaway
Author: Robert Elmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780764226304

Book 10 of AstroKids. Tag is sick of tagging along, so he hops his sister’s space scooter and heads to the nearest spaceship, only to find himself trapped on a vessel where the digital food copiers are stuck on astro Cheesies! Tag knows he’s in deep-space trouble, but he also realizes that with God, he’s never completely alone. Theme verse: “Where can I run from you?” (Psalm 139:7).

The Great Galaxy Goof

The Great Galaxy Goof
Author: Robert Elmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780764223563

Buzz Bright, a newcomer to CLEO-7, the new space station orbiting the moon, finds his Christian principles tested by an unfriendly prankster. Includes a history of space stations and instructions for decoding a secret message.

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 1022
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

Mid-Air Zillionaire

Mid-Air Zillionaire
Author: Robert Elmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780764226298

Book 9 of AstroKids. Miko has discovered a secret about her lost family that no one could have imagined: She has inherited an entire planet! But a sneaky developer is after it, too. Will Miko’s new wealth ruin her friendships and her life on CLEO-7? Theme verse: “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12).

Woven Wonders of the Deccan

Woven Wonders of the Deccan
Author: Moin Qazi
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9383808624

Indian hand woven fabrics have been known since time immemorial. Poets of the Mughal durbar likened our muslins to baft hawa (woven air), abe rawan (running water) and shabnam (morning dew). A tale runs that Emperor Aurangzeb had a fit of rage when he one day saw his daughter princess Zeb-un-Nissa clad in almost nothing. On being severely rebuked, the princess explained that she had not one but seven jamahs (dresses) on her body. Such was the fineness of the hand woven fabrics..The author, who has spent several decades working for the promotion of handicrafts, provides unique insights into the lives of weavers striving to preserve the traditional textiles of the Deccan.