Author: Nicole Johnson
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593647920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – in theaters March 3, 2023! Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is an upcoming high-fantasy heist film based on the popular role-playing game! Co-written and co-directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Game Night), and produced by Jeremy Latcham (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy), the film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, and Sophia Lillis. Kids ages 5 to 8 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the feature film. Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. They are for children who are ready to read on their own.
Heroes Unite! (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves)
Author: Nicole Johnson
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593647920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – in theaters March 3, 2023! Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is an upcoming high-fantasy heist film based on the popular role-playing game! Co-written and co-directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Game Night), and produced by Jeremy Latcham (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy), the film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, and Sophia Lillis. Kids ages 5 to 8 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the feature film. Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. They are for children who are ready to read on their own.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593647920
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – in theaters March 3, 2023! Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is an upcoming high-fantasy heist film based on the popular role-playing game! Co-written and co-directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Game Night), and produced by Jeremy Latcham (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy), the film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, and Sophia Lillis. Kids ages 5 to 8 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the feature film. Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. They are for children who are ready to read on their own.
Brothers Unite
Author: Justin LaRocca Hansen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735228329
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Amulet, Sidekicks, and Zita the Spacegirl, this graphic novel series debut introduces Stretch and Brella, a pair of ordinary brothers whose extraordinary yard sale discovery turns them into superheroes Tuck and Hudson are just two average suburban brothers—until their mother buys them a scarf and an umbrella at a yard sale. Quickly, the brothers realize that these ordinary-looking objects are full of magic, and that, with the help of their squirrel sidekick, they can use that magic to fight evil. As the boys move from fighting their neighborhood nemesis to facing bigger foes, they become Stretch and Brella, the unstoppable brother superhero duo. Soon, Stretch and Brella find themselves in another realm, where they take on enormous dragons and an evil knight in an incredible graphic novel adventure.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735228329
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Perfect for fans of Amulet, Sidekicks, and Zita the Spacegirl, this graphic novel series debut introduces Stretch and Brella, a pair of ordinary brothers whose extraordinary yard sale discovery turns them into superheroes Tuck and Hudson are just two average suburban brothers—until their mother buys them a scarf and an umbrella at a yard sale. Quickly, the brothers realize that these ordinary-looking objects are full of magic, and that, with the help of their squirrel sidekick, they can use that magic to fight evil. As the boys move from fighting their neighborhood nemesis to facing bigger foes, they become Stretch and Brella, the unstoppable brother superhero duo. Soon, Stretch and Brella find themselves in another realm, where they take on enormous dragons and an evil knight in an incredible graphic novel adventure.
Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal
Author: Arie Kaplan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448450926
Category : Club Penguin (Game)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tells the story of how penguin superheroes Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal gained their powers and became a team.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448450926
Category : Club Penguin (Game)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tells the story of how penguin superheroes Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal gained their powers and became a team.
Shadow Guy and Gamma Girl Heroes Unite
Author: Arie Kaplan
Publisher: Sunbird
ISBN: 9781409390473
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
A mysterious blue and pink blur blasts through the sky. It's Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal, Club Penguin's dynamic superhero duo! Ever wonder how this incredible team joined forces? Read the never-before-told story in this comic storybook!
Publisher: Sunbird
ISBN: 9781409390473
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
A mysterious blue and pink blur blasts through the sky. It's Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal, Club Penguin's dynamic superhero duo! Ever wonder how this incredible team joined forces? Read the never-before-told story in this comic storybook!
Generations Shattered (2021-) #1
Author: Dan Jurgens
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
A threat of cosmic proportion to DC’s newest (and oldest) universe compels one of the most unusual groups of heroes ever assembled to take on the most mysterious foe they have ever encountered. What started in Detective Comics #1027 explodes out of Dark Nights: Death Metal to tell the story of the generations-spanning history of the DC Universe! Join the original Batman, Kamandi, Starfire, Sinestro, Booster Gold, Dr. Light, Steel, and Sinestro in their quest to save the universe before time runs out…
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
A threat of cosmic proportion to DC’s newest (and oldest) universe compels one of the most unusual groups of heroes ever assembled to take on the most mysterious foe they have ever encountered. What started in Detective Comics #1027 explodes out of Dark Nights: Death Metal to tell the story of the generations-spanning history of the DC Universe! Join the original Batman, Kamandi, Starfire, Sinestro, Booster Gold, Dr. Light, Steel, and Sinestro in their quest to save the universe before time runs out…
Benford's Law
Author: Mark J. Nigrini
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118286863
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A powerful new tool for all forensic accountants, or anyone whoanalyzes data that may have been altered Benford's Law gives the expected patterns of the digits in thenumbers in tabulated data such as town and city populations orMadoff's fictitious portfolio returns. Those digits, in unaltereddata, will not occur in equal proportions; there is a large biastowards the lower digits, so much so that nearly one-half of allnumbers are expected to start with the digits 1 or 2. Thesepatterns were originally discovered by physicist Frank Benford inthe early 1930s, and have since been found to apply to alltabulated data. Mark J. Nigrini has been a pioneer in applyingBenford's Law to auditing and forensic accounting, even before hisgroundbreaking 1999 Journal of Accountancy article introducing thisuseful tool to the accounting world. In Benford's Law, Nigrinishows the widespread applicability of Benford's Law and itspractical uses to detect fraud, errors, and other anomalies. Explores primary, associated, and advanced tests, all describedwith data sets that include corporate payments data and electiondata Includes ten fraud detection studies, including vendor fraud,payroll fraud, due diligence when purchasing a business, and taxevasion Covers financial statement fraud, with data from Enron, AIG,and companies that were the target of hedge fund short sales Looks at how to detect Ponzi schemes, including data on Madoff,Waxenberg, and more Examines many other applications, from the Clinton tax returnsand the charitable gifts of Lehman Brothers to tax evasion andnumber invention Benford's Law has 250 figures and uses 50 interestingauthentic and fraudulent real-world data sets to explain boththeory and practice, and concludes with an agenda and directionsfor future research. The companion website adds additionalinformation and resources.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118286863
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A powerful new tool for all forensic accountants, or anyone whoanalyzes data that may have been altered Benford's Law gives the expected patterns of the digits in thenumbers in tabulated data such as town and city populations orMadoff's fictitious portfolio returns. Those digits, in unaltereddata, will not occur in equal proportions; there is a large biastowards the lower digits, so much so that nearly one-half of allnumbers are expected to start with the digits 1 or 2. Thesepatterns were originally discovered by physicist Frank Benford inthe early 1930s, and have since been found to apply to alltabulated data. Mark J. Nigrini has been a pioneer in applyingBenford's Law to auditing and forensic accounting, even before hisgroundbreaking 1999 Journal of Accountancy article introducing thisuseful tool to the accounting world. In Benford's Law, Nigrinishows the widespread applicability of Benford's Law and itspractical uses to detect fraud, errors, and other anomalies. Explores primary, associated, and advanced tests, all describedwith data sets that include corporate payments data and electiondata Includes ten fraud detection studies, including vendor fraud,payroll fraud, due diligence when purchasing a business, and taxevasion Covers financial statement fraud, with data from Enron, AIG,and companies that were the target of hedge fund short sales Looks at how to detect Ponzi schemes, including data on Madoff,Waxenberg, and more Examines many other applications, from the Clinton tax returnsand the charitable gifts of Lehman Brothers to tax evasion andnumber invention Benford's Law has 250 figures and uses 50 interestingauthentic and fraudulent real-world data sets to explain boththeory and practice, and concludes with an agenda and directionsfor future research. The companion website adds additionalinformation and resources.
Geek Girls Unite
Author: Leslie Simon
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062099027
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
What do Amy Poehler, Bjork, Felicia Day, Martha Stewart, Miranda July, and Zooey Deschanel have in common? They’re just a few of the amazing women proving that “geek” is no longer a four-letter word. In recent years, male geeks have taken the world by storm. But what about their female counterparts? After all, fangirls are just like fanboys—they put on their Imperial Stormtrooper Lycra pants one leg at a time. Geek Girls Unite is a call to arms for every girl who has ever obsessed over music, comics, film, comedy, books, crafts, fashion, or anything else under the Death Star. Music geek girl Leslie Simon offers an overview of the geek elite by covering groundbreaking women, hall-of-famers, ultimate love matches, and potential frenemies, along with her top picks for playlists, books, movies, and websites. This smart and hilarious tour through girl geekdom is a must-have for any woman who has ever wondered where her sassy rebel sisters have been hiding.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062099027
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
What do Amy Poehler, Bjork, Felicia Day, Martha Stewart, Miranda July, and Zooey Deschanel have in common? They’re just a few of the amazing women proving that “geek” is no longer a four-letter word. In recent years, male geeks have taken the world by storm. But what about their female counterparts? After all, fangirls are just like fanboys—they put on their Imperial Stormtrooper Lycra pants one leg at a time. Geek Girls Unite is a call to arms for every girl who has ever obsessed over music, comics, film, comedy, books, crafts, fashion, or anything else under the Death Star. Music geek girl Leslie Simon offers an overview of the geek elite by covering groundbreaking women, hall-of-famers, ultimate love matches, and potential frenemies, along with her top picks for playlists, books, movies, and websites. This smart and hilarious tour through girl geekdom is a must-have for any woman who has ever wondered where her sassy rebel sisters have been hiding.
Poems
Drawing Urban Heroes
Author: William Potter
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508154635
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Superpowers aren�t the only way to save the day in the urban jungle. This ultimate guide takes readers back to the basics of beating the bad guys with martial arts and hand-to-hand combat! Character references, fight choreography, and step-by-step instructions walk readers through the basics of designing characters who rely on their fists and wits. Readers will also learn crucial techniques in perspective to create towering buildings, desolate subways, and eerie streets for their characters to roam. They�ll play with dialogue and new styles of visual storytelling to find their own style. Tips from professional artists and illustrated examples break down difficult art concepts, ensuring this information-rich guide�s accessibility.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508154635
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Superpowers aren�t the only way to save the day in the urban jungle. This ultimate guide takes readers back to the basics of beating the bad guys with martial arts and hand-to-hand combat! Character references, fight choreography, and step-by-step instructions walk readers through the basics of designing characters who rely on their fists and wits. Readers will also learn crucial techniques in perspective to create towering buildings, desolate subways, and eerie streets for their characters to roam. They�ll play with dialogue and new styles of visual storytelling to find their own style. Tips from professional artists and illustrated examples break down difficult art concepts, ensuring this information-rich guide�s accessibility.
Justice League Incarnate (2021-) #4
Author: Joshua Williamson
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
THIS ISSUE…A HERO DIES! Doctor Multiverse discovers there is a threat greater than Darkseid! Is the Justice League Incarnate’s only option to work with the Lord of Apokolips? Meanwhile, on Earth-7, Orion and Aquawoman lead the rest of the team to gain control of the Oblivion Engine! But by the time this issue is over…a member of Justice League Incarnate meets their end!
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
THIS ISSUE…A HERO DIES! Doctor Multiverse discovers there is a threat greater than Darkseid! Is the Justice League Incarnate’s only option to work with the Lord of Apokolips? Meanwhile, on Earth-7, Orion and Aquawoman lead the rest of the team to gain control of the Oblivion Engine! But by the time this issue is over…a member of Justice League Incarnate meets their end!