Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1538
Book Description
Code: Team Zebra
Author: Dale GreenwellPublisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490713883
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Code: Team Zebra is a small top secret organization funded by Congress as a fictitious research group, it is designed to subvert and destroy international drug cartels responsible for degrading American lives. One senator is aware of its existence. The story focuses on the assassination of an informant and his Zebra contact, and the death of the senator's son, which is believed to be at the hands of a cartel.
Zink
Author: Cherie BennettPublisher: Dramatic Publishing
ISBN: 9780871298829
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
"Zink is about true courage in the face of unpredictable predators. In an age where too many are quick to confront fears and differences with senseless violence, Zink exemplifies the importance of tolerance and acceptance. Imaginative, funny, and heartbreaking, this allegory features a pre-teen girl with leukemia and a herd of talking African zebras whom she meets when she is diagnosed with her life-threatening illness. The zebras include street-smart Ice Z, grandfatherly Papa Zeke and pompous Zilch, along with Shlep, a furry green monkey who's certain he's also a zebra. The zebras recount to her their legend of Zink, a mythical polka-dotted zebra once an outcast but later a hero. As Becky's condition worsens and she is mistreated by some classmates, she zaps back and forth between real life and the zebra world, until the shattering, breathtaking, and uplifting climax."--Publisher's description."
The Case of the Missing Zebra Stripes
Author: Patricia DanielsPublisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN: 9780809499540
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A collection of stories, poems, riddles, games, and hands-on activities focusing on the mathematical aspects of a trip to the zoo.
Case of the Uncrackable Code
Author: Kyla SteinkrausPublisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1643696939
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Even though Rocket is the fastest kid in third grade, his dyslexia makes him a slow reader. When he finds coded notes, Rocket knows he needs the help of his friends, the Gumshoe Gang. Together they try crack the secret messages but kind they are stuck. Can the Gumshoe gang crack this case? Is Mrs. Flores in danger? And is the new computer teacher really an alien? These mysteries are perfect for your early fluent reader. With longer sentences and fewer illustrations, these are suited to keep readers guessing as they solve for clues. • Extensive back matter • Underlying issues related to friends, family, and growing up • Keeps kids guessing with false clues
Zebratown
Author: Greg DonaldsonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439159076
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Eight years in the making, this edgy, in-depth account follows a black felon’s attempt to find a new life for himself with a white woman in a small-town neighborhood where—as the book’s title implies—such relationships are common. A remarkably intense read, Zebratown reveals a rhythm of life spiked with violence, betrayal, sex, and the emotional dangers created by passionate love. Greg Donaldson’s Zebratown follows the life of Kevin Davis, an ex-con from Brownsville, Brooklyn, who, after his release from prison, moves to Elmira, New York, and takes up with Karen, a young woman with a six-year-old daughter. Kevin is seemingly the embodiment of hip-hop gangsterism—a heavily muscled, feared thug who has beaten a murder rap. And yet, as Donaldson’s stunning reportage reveals, Kevin has survived on the streets and in prison with a sharp intelligence and a rigid code of practical morality and physical fitness while yearning to make a better life for himself and be a better man. Month by month and year by year, Donaldson follows Kevin and Karen’s attempt to make a home together, a quest made harder by Kevin’s difficulty finding legal employment. The dangerous lures of the street remain for him, both in New York City and in Zebratown, and he is not always successful at avoiding them. Meanwhile, as Kevin and Karen struggle, the reader comes to care for them, even as they act in ways that society may not condone. Theirs is a complex story with many moments of drama, suffering, desire, and revelation—a story that is frequently astonishing and unforgettable to the end. Like Adrian Nicole LeBlanc in Random Family, Donaldson explores a largely hidden world; such immersion journalism is difficult to achieve but uniquely powerful to read. In addition to spending long periods with Kevin and Karen, Donaldson interviews policemen, judges, family members, and others in Kevin and Karen’s orbit, providing a remarkably panoramic account of their lives. Relationships between white women and black men have long been a hot issue in American culture. Even years after the 2008 presidential election, when society has in some ways seemingly moved on to a "postracial" perspective, people still have a lot to say about interracial relationships. Zebratown takes us into the heart of one and offers the paradoxical truth that while race is rarely not an issue in such relationships, in the end, what transpires between a couple is intensely individual. Meanwhile, the difficulty that ex-cons have successfully reentering society is an ongoing problem—for them, their families, and the communities where they live. Zebratown makes this struggle real, as Kevin Davis confronts not only his criminal record and his poor formal education but the cruelties of the postindustrial economy. Both his and Karen’s stories resonate powerfully with twenty-first-century American reality, and in telling them, Greg Donaldson confirms his position as one of the most intrepid journalists at work today.
Reading Games with Ziggy the Zebra
Author: Marie RippelPublisher:
ISBN: 9781935197683
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Zebra Killings
Author: Clark HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Black Muslims
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Z is for Zebra
Author: DKPublisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241518865
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Take a first look at the super-cool zebra in this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture ebook for babies and toddlers. Part of DK's illustrated animal alphabet series that makes a wonderful first gift, Z is for Zebra is quirky and fun, and perfect for holding the attention of little ones. It has friendly, read-aloud text and delightful illustrations by Livi Gosling. Young animal lovers will be smiling in no time as they point to the exciting zebra pictures, discover amazing things about these intriguing creatures, meet some other zebra-striped animals, and learn interesting words that begin with or contain zeds. Learn that every zebra has a completely unique pattern of zebra-print stripes, that a group of zebras is called a zeal, and that a baby zebra is called a zebra foal, and visit a zebra-striped zoo to see the zebrafish, the zebra finch, the zebra caterpillar, the zebra spider, and more! Filled with simple, playful facts, Z is for Zebra provides lots to talk about and lots to look at for curious, animal loving babies and toddlers everywhere.
The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author: Image Processing and Communications Challenges 5
Author: Ryszard S. ChoraśPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3319016229
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This textbook collects a series of research papers in the area of Image Processing and Communications which not only introduce a summary of current technology but also give an outlook of potential feature problems in this area. The key objective of the book is to provide a collection of comprehensive references on some recent theoretical development as well as novel applications in image processing and communications. The book is divided into two parts. Part I deals with image processing. A comprehensive survey of different methods of image processing, computer vision is also presented. Part II deals with the telecommunications networks and computer networks. Applications in these areas are considered. In conclusion, the edited book comprises papers on diverse aspects of image processing and communications systems. There are theoretical aspects as well as application papers.