Author: Scholastic
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407181319
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they explore the science of chemistry, astronomy, physics and more. This stunning adventure is bursting with outstanding photos, fun facts, and lots of LEGO(R) humour.
Memory Jars
Author: Vera Brosgol
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1250840481
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Memory Jars is a perfect gift for graduation! A book about saving your favorite memories and keeping them close forever, from Vera Brosgol, creator of the Caldecott Honor book Leave Me Alone! Freda is devastated when she can’t eat all the delicious blueberries she’s picked. She has to wait a whole year before they’re back, and she doesn’t want to lose them! Then Gran reminds her that they can save blueberries in a jar, as jam. So Freda begins to save all her favorite things. But it turns out that saving everything also means she can’t enjoy anything, and Freda realizes that some things are best saved as memories. Memory Jars playfully encourages children to savor life's ephemeral and enduring moments in funny and engaging ways. An ideal read aloud for those mourning a loved one, for teachers celebrating the end of the school year with students, or any time a child’s “frustrated by a good thing being over too soon.” -Booklist, starred review “A lovably quirky girl takes “preserving” to a whole new level. Add Brosgol’s signature big-eyed characters, a touch of dark humor and a mouthwatering jam recipe, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a sequel." -The New York Times A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1250840481
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Memory Jars is a perfect gift for graduation! A book about saving your favorite memories and keeping them close forever, from Vera Brosgol, creator of the Caldecott Honor book Leave Me Alone! Freda is devastated when she can’t eat all the delicious blueberries she’s picked. She has to wait a whole year before they’re back, and she doesn’t want to lose them! Then Gran reminds her that they can save blueberries in a jar, as jam. So Freda begins to save all her favorite things. But it turns out that saving everything also means she can’t enjoy anything, and Freda realizes that some things are best saved as memories. Memory Jars playfully encourages children to savor life's ephemeral and enduring moments in funny and engaging ways. An ideal read aloud for those mourning a loved one, for teachers celebrating the end of the school year with students, or any time a child’s “frustrated by a good thing being over too soon.” -Booklist, starred review “A lovably quirky girl takes “preserving” to a whole new level. Add Brosgol’s signature big-eyed characters, a touch of dark humor and a mouthwatering jam recipe, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a sequel." -The New York Times A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner
LEGO(R) Science
Author: Scholastic
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407181319
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they explore the science of chemistry, astronomy, physics and more. This stunning adventure is bursting with outstanding photos, fun facts, and lots of LEGO(R) humour.
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407181319
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they explore the science of chemistry, astronomy, physics and more. This stunning adventure is bursting with outstanding photos, fun facts, and lots of LEGO(R) humour.
Intermediate Robot Building
Author: David Cook
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430227559
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
For readers of Robot Building for Beginner (Apress, 2002 and 2009), welcome to the next level. Intermediate Robot Building, Second Edition offers you the kind of real-world knowledge that only renowned author David Cook can offer. In this book, you’ll learn the value of a robot heartbeat and the purpose of the wavy lines in photocells. You’ll find out what electronic part you should sand. You’ll discover how a well-placed switch can help a robot avoid obstacles better than a pair of feelers. And you’ll avoid mistakes that can cause a capacitor to explode. Want a robot that can explore rooms, follow lines, or battle opponents in mini-sumo? This book presents step-by-step instructions and circuit and part descriptions so that you can build the robot featured in the book or apply the modules to your own robot designs. Finally, you’ll find the complete schematics for Roundabout, a room explorer that requires no programming and uses only off-the-shelf electronics. With Roundabout, you’ll use many of the same techniques used by professional robotics engineers, and you’ll experience many of the same challenges and joys they feel when a robot “comes to life.”
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430227559
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
For readers of Robot Building for Beginner (Apress, 2002 and 2009), welcome to the next level. Intermediate Robot Building, Second Edition offers you the kind of real-world knowledge that only renowned author David Cook can offer. In this book, you’ll learn the value of a robot heartbeat and the purpose of the wavy lines in photocells. You’ll find out what electronic part you should sand. You’ll discover how a well-placed switch can help a robot avoid obstacles better than a pair of feelers. And you’ll avoid mistakes that can cause a capacitor to explode. Want a robot that can explore rooms, follow lines, or battle opponents in mini-sumo? This book presents step-by-step instructions and circuit and part descriptions so that you can build the robot featured in the book or apply the modules to your own robot designs. Finally, you’ll find the complete schematics for Roundabout, a room explorer that requires no programming and uses only off-the-shelf electronics. With Roundabout, you’ll use many of the same techniques used by professional robotics engineers, and you’ll experience many of the same challenges and joys they feel when a robot “comes to life.”
Beginning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3
Author: Mark Rollins
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430264373
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Beginning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 shows you how to create new fun and fantastic creations with the new EV3 programmable brick along with other new EV3 pieces and features. You'll learn the language of the EV3 brick, and then go on to create a variety of programmable vehicles using MINDSTORMS and Technic parts. You'll then move into creating robot parts, including robotic arms. You'll even learn how to make different types of MINDSTORMS walkers. Finally, you'll learn how to incorporate light and sound into your amazing EV3 creations. Whether you're a MINDSTORMS enthusiast wanting to know more about EV3, a robotics competitor, or just a LEGO fan who wants to learn all about what EV3 can do, Beginning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 will give you the knowledge you need. Note: the printed book is in black and white. The Kindle and ebook versions are in color (black and white on black and white Kindles).
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430264373
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Beginning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 shows you how to create new fun and fantastic creations with the new EV3 programmable brick along with other new EV3 pieces and features. You'll learn the language of the EV3 brick, and then go on to create a variety of programmable vehicles using MINDSTORMS and Technic parts. You'll then move into creating robot parts, including robotic arms. You'll even learn how to make different types of MINDSTORMS walkers. Finally, you'll learn how to incorporate light and sound into your amazing EV3 creations. Whether you're a MINDSTORMS enthusiast wanting to know more about EV3, a robotics competitor, or just a LEGO fan who wants to learn all about what EV3 can do, Beginning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 will give you the knowledge you need. Note: the printed book is in black and white. The Kindle and ebook versions are in color (black and white on black and white Kindles).
The Art of LEGO Design
Author: Jordan Schwartz
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593275935
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The most impressive LEGO models often take careful planning (and lots of pieces), but with some inspiration, a little imagination, and a number of tried-and-true techniques, you too can turn bricks into a masterpiece.In The Art of LEGO® Design, author Jordan Schwartz explores LEGO as an artistic medium. This wide-ranging collection of creative techniques will help you craft your own amazing models as you learn to see the world through the eyes of some of the greatest LEGO builders. Each concept is presented with a collection of impressive models to spark your imagination—like fantastic dragons, futuristic spaceships, expressive characters, and elaborate dioramas. You’ll discover some of the inventive techniques that LEGO artists use to: –Create lifelike creatures from unusual elements like inside-out tires and minifigure capes –Design sleek cars without showing a single stud –Add ambience to dioramas with light bricks or LEDs –Craft eye-catching textures to create cobblestone roads and brick walls –Build sturdy, detailed, posable mechs and other figures –Add depth with forced perspective and interesting silhouettes Interviews with the talented builders behind many of the book’s models reveal their thoughts on the design process and what inspires them most. Even if you’ve been building with LEGO since you could crawl, you’ll find new inspiration in The Art of LEGO® Design.
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593275935
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The most impressive LEGO models often take careful planning (and lots of pieces), but with some inspiration, a little imagination, and a number of tried-and-true techniques, you too can turn bricks into a masterpiece.In The Art of LEGO® Design, author Jordan Schwartz explores LEGO as an artistic medium. This wide-ranging collection of creative techniques will help you craft your own amazing models as you learn to see the world through the eyes of some of the greatest LEGO builders. Each concept is presented with a collection of impressive models to spark your imagination—like fantastic dragons, futuristic spaceships, expressive characters, and elaborate dioramas. You’ll discover some of the inventive techniques that LEGO artists use to: –Create lifelike creatures from unusual elements like inside-out tires and minifigure capes –Design sleek cars without showing a single stud –Add ambience to dioramas with light bricks or LEDs –Craft eye-catching textures to create cobblestone roads and brick walls –Build sturdy, detailed, posable mechs and other figures –Add depth with forced perspective and interesting silhouettes Interviews with the talented builders behind many of the book’s models reveal their thoughts on the design process and what inspires them most. Even if you’ve been building with LEGO since you could crawl, you’ll find new inspiration in The Art of LEGO® Design.
Intermediate Robot Building
Author: Cathan Cook
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430206799
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
* Follow up to his very successful Robot Building for Beginners, it will appeal not only to those who bought the first book, but to others interested in Robotics that are interested in a more advanced book. * Robotics remains a hot topic, with ongoing success of robotic battling shows on Television, the spread of robot clubs in schools, and likely increased interest in robotics resulting from Nasa’s Mars robot rover program (January 2004). * David Cook is the webmaster of two popular robot sites: www.robotroom.com and www.chibots.org * Includes complete instructions and part sources to build a fully functional, interesting robot, with plenty of photographs. * Simple explanations and directions easily understood without intimidation &*Light-hearted
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430206799
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
* Follow up to his very successful Robot Building for Beginners, it will appeal not only to those who bought the first book, but to others interested in Robotics that are interested in a more advanced book. * Robotics remains a hot topic, with ongoing success of robotic battling shows on Television, the spread of robot clubs in schools, and likely increased interest in robotics resulting from Nasa’s Mars robot rover program (January 2004). * David Cook is the webmaster of two popular robot sites: www.robotroom.com and www.chibots.org * Includes complete instructions and part sources to build a fully functional, interesting robot, with plenty of photographs. * Simple explanations and directions easily understood without intimidation &*Light-hearted
Making Media Theory
Author: Marcel OGorman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501358596
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Making Media Theory is about the study, practice, and hands-on design of media theory. It looks at experimental research methods and engages in media analysis, inviting readers to respond to and shape the materiality of media while carefully considering the implications of living in a technoculture. The author walks readers through the creation of digital objects to think with, where critical design practices serve as tools for exploring social and philosophical issues related to technological being and becoming.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501358596
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Making Media Theory is about the study, practice, and hands-on design of media theory. It looks at experimental research methods and engages in media analysis, inviting readers to respond to and shape the materiality of media while carefully considering the implications of living in a technoculture. The author walks readers through the creation of digital objects to think with, where critical design practices serve as tools for exploring social and philosophical issues related to technological being and becoming.
Noise Damage
Author: James Kennedy
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN: 1785632159
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The tale that follows is not another clichéd collection of rock'n'roll debaucheries (sorry) nor is it another tired fable of triumph over adversity (you're welcome).It's the story of a half-deaf kid from a tiny, remote village in South Wales who was hailed as a genius by the UK's biggest radio station and headhunted by major record labels, only for the music industry to collapse. It crashed hard, taking with it an entire generation of talented artists who would never now get their shot. CNN called it &‘music's lost decade'.Along the way, there are goodies, baddies, gun-toting label execs, life-saving surgeons, therapy, true love, loyalty, hope, breakdowns, suicidal managers, betrayal, drummers and way too many hangovers. James Kennedy shows that the best lessons are to be learned from good losers. It really is all about the journey.Part memoir, part exposé of the music world's murky underbelly, Noise Damage is emotional, painfully honest, funny, informative and ridiculous. It's also a celebration of the life-changing magic of music.
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN: 1785632159
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The tale that follows is not another clichéd collection of rock'n'roll debaucheries (sorry) nor is it another tired fable of triumph over adversity (you're welcome).It's the story of a half-deaf kid from a tiny, remote village in South Wales who was hailed as a genius by the UK's biggest radio station and headhunted by major record labels, only for the music industry to collapse. It crashed hard, taking with it an entire generation of talented artists who would never now get their shot. CNN called it &‘music's lost decade'.Along the way, there are goodies, baddies, gun-toting label execs, life-saving surgeons, therapy, true love, loyalty, hope, breakdowns, suicidal managers, betrayal, drummers and way too many hangovers. James Kennedy shows that the best lessons are to be learned from good losers. It really is all about the journey.Part memoir, part exposé of the music world's murky underbelly, Noise Damage is emotional, painfully honest, funny, informative and ridiculous. It's also a celebration of the life-changing magic of music.
Bricks for Small Places
Author: J. C. Sum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781976452321
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Size does not always matter when it comes to building an awesome LEGO(r) city. In this first-of-its-kind book, you will learn how to create a stunning brick city even if you do not have a large space. A large brick city does not always equate to a good brick city. Design, concept, back story, scale of complexity and details are more important factors in creating a great LEGO(r) city. With the right techniques and approach, you can build an amazing brick city that will make people go "wow", even if you do not have the luxury of a large space.Written by a professional production designer for stage & entertainment, the book covers design techniques and 7 steps to build your own LEGO(r) city in a small space. Topics covered include design philosophy & principles, brick city planning, choosing your builds, building your city and an in-depth case study of a 62,000+ piece brick city built in a 6ft x 2ft area space. Almost 250 photos on city layouts, official builds, MODs and MOCs.This is the perfect guidebook for anyone looking to build a LEGO(r) city.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781976452321
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Size does not always matter when it comes to building an awesome LEGO(r) city. In this first-of-its-kind book, you will learn how to create a stunning brick city even if you do not have a large space. A large brick city does not always equate to a good brick city. Design, concept, back story, scale of complexity and details are more important factors in creating a great LEGO(r) city. With the right techniques and approach, you can build an amazing brick city that will make people go "wow", even if you do not have the luxury of a large space.Written by a professional production designer for stage & entertainment, the book covers design techniques and 7 steps to build your own LEGO(r) city in a small space. Topics covered include design philosophy & principles, brick city planning, choosing your builds, building your city and an in-depth case study of a 62,000+ piece brick city built in a 6ft x 2ft area space. Almost 250 photos on city layouts, official builds, MODs and MOCs.This is the perfect guidebook for anyone looking to build a LEGO(r) city.
No Signature
Author: William Bell
Publisher: Seal Books
ISBN: 0385674112
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
NOTHING'S WORSE THAN NOT KNOWING. "Wick" Chandler is obsessed with the past. When he sets out to find the father who abandoned him when he was seven years old, Wick begins a quest that brings revelations he never would have imagined--revelations that shatter the world he thought he knew. Award-winning author William Bell's sixth novel is an inspiring and unforgettable story of the value of human relationships.
Publisher: Seal Books
ISBN: 0385674112
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
NOTHING'S WORSE THAN NOT KNOWING. "Wick" Chandler is obsessed with the past. When he sets out to find the father who abandoned him when he was seven years old, Wick begins a quest that brings revelations he never would have imagined--revelations that shatter the world he thought he knew. Award-winning author William Bell's sixth novel is an inspiring and unforgettable story of the value of human relationships.