Robots & Donuts

Robots & Donuts
Author: Eric Joyner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Doughnuts
ISBN: 9781595821164

In the years following WWII one of the major exports from Japan was toys, specifically tin toys. Joyner celebrates this forgetten era in a series of whimsical, thoughtful, sometimes tragic but always stunning paintings depicting mechnical men and women inspired by the designs of those toy tin machines.

Doughnut Economics

Doughnut Economics
Author: Kate Raworth
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2018-03-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1603587969

Economics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making for the future, guides multi-billion-dollar investments, and shapes our responses to climate change, inequality, and other environmental and social challenges that define our times. Pity then, or more like disaster, that its fundamental ideas are centuries out of date yet are still taught in college courses worldwide and still used to address critical issues in government and business alike. That’s why it is time, says renegade economist Kate Raworth, to revise our economic thinking for the 21st century. In Doughnut Economics, she sets out seven key ways to fundamentally reframe our understanding of what economics is and does. Along the way, she points out how we can break our addiction to growth; redesign money, finance, and business to be in service to people; and create economies that are regenerative and distributive by design. Named after the now-iconic “doughnut” image that Raworth first drew to depict a sweet spot of human prosperity (an image that appealed to the Occupy Movement, the United Nations, eco-activists, and business leaders alike), Doughnut Economics offers a radically new compass for guiding global development, government policy, and corporate strategy, and sets new standards for what economic success looks like. Raworth handpicks the best emergent ideas—from ecological, behavioral, feminist, and institutional economics to complexity thinking and Earth-systems science—to address this question: How can we turn economies that need to grow, whether or not they make us thrive, into economies that make us thrive, whether or not they grow? Simple, playful, and eloquent, Doughnut Economics offers game-changing analysis and inspiration for a new generation of economic thinkers.

SpongeBob's Very Grown-Up Coloring Book (SpongeBob SquarePants)

SpongeBob's Very Grown-Up Coloring Book (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Author: Random House
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2024-01-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524701424

Fans of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants will love the amazingly detailed coloring book. Featuring a foiled cover, it's perfect for boys, girls, and adults of all ages!

Shark and Bot

Shark and Bot
Author: Brian Yanish
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 059317335X

A shark and a robot are unlikely friends. But in this hilarious young graphic novel series, what makes you different makes for an EPIC friendship. Can a shark and a robot really be friends? What makes us different also makes for EPIC friendship in this hilarious new graphic series, perfect for reluctant readers, and fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Bad Guys. Shark loves water. Bot short circuits if he goes near water! Shark recites poetry. Bot recites facts. Can these two really be friends? They're both a little awkward... They both love comics... And just wait til you see their dance moves when they confront a playground bully. Readers won't just laugh along, they'll identify with real-life issues of making friends, accepting differences, and dealing with bullies in the best way possible.

Donut the Destroyer: A Graphic Novel

Donut the Destroyer: A Graphic Novel
Author: Sarah Graley
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338611151

A hilarious and unique graphic novel of friendship, family, and what happens when you defy and exceed expectations. Donut (middle name: The; last name: Destroyer) has a heart of gold and incredible strength. She lives in a world where everyone is born with a special ability and can choose whether to develop it for good or evil. Donut has just received the best news of her life -- she's been accepted to Lionheart School for Heroes! But her parents are the most infamous villains around, and her best friend, Ivy, can't understand why Donut would choose a life of boring heroism and ruin their plans to cause chaos. Donut is determined to prove that, despite her last name, she's meant to go her own way and be a hero. Meanwhile, Ivy cooks up a plan to get Donut kicked out of Lionheart -- and back on track to villainy!

Baron Von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident

Baron Von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident
Author: George McClements
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152061388

When Baron von Baddie defeats his nemesis, Captain Kapow, he discovers that it is not as much fun to create chaos and engage in bad behavior if no one tries to stop him.

Stink-o-saurus

Stink-o-saurus
Author: Deano Yipadee
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2019-06-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1407199129

Hilariously read by the internet sensation 'The Scottish Granny'! Stan was a rare dinosaur, a one of a kind. Most ROARED from their front, HIS roar came from his BEHIND! You'll split your pants laughing at Stan, the world's only STINK-O-SAURUS. But can his stinky antics save the day and keep Tommy T-Rex far away?

The Donut Chef

The Donut Chef
Author: Bob Staake
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375981705

In this tasty tale, a baker hangs out his sign on a small street, and soon the line for his donuts stretches down the block. But it's not long before the competition arrives and a delectable battle of the bakers ensues.

At the Mountain's Base

At the Mountain's Base
Author: Traci Sorell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0735230609

A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical picture book celebrating the bonds of a Cherokee family and the bravery of history-making women pilots. At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war. With an author's note that pays homage to the true history of Native American U.S. service members like WWII pilot Ola Mildred "Millie" Rexroat, this is a story that reveals the roots that ground us, the dreams that help us soar, and the people and traditions that hold us up.

Dozens of Doughnuts

Dozens of Doughnuts
Author: Carrie Finison
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2020-07-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525518363

A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself in this delightful debut picture book about counting, sharing, and being a good friend. LouAnn (a bear) is making a doughnut feast in preparation for her long winter's nap. But just before she takes the first bite, DING DONG! Her friend Woodrow (a woodchuck) drops by. LouAnn is happy to share her doughnuts, but as soon as she and Woodrow sit down to eat, DING DING! Clyde (a raccoon) is at the door. One by one, LouAnn's friends come over--Topsy (an opossum) and then Moufette (a skunk) and then Chip and Chomp (chipmunks)--until it's one big party. Louann welcomes her surprise guests and makes batch after batch of doughnuts, always dividing them equally among her friends. But she makes one BIG miscalculation. Soon LouAnn's kitchen is bare, winter is near, and she's had nothing to eat at all!