New Releases by Bill Slavin

Blood and Fire is the stunning climax to Bill Slavin''s epic Mordecai Crow trilogy. In our future, ravaged world, Crow and Podd search for Crow''s long lost family. In this final dramatic chapter of their perilous quest, Podd and Crow will face even deadlier confrontations with the ruthless leader of the Luddites, and the rumblings of war growing steadily louder. Blood and Fire is adventure of the highest excitement and on the grandest scale, a magnificent conclusion to the multi-award winning Mordecai Crow trilogy. With Mordecai Crow a prisoner after his capture by the Pirate Queen of Flood Town, Podd has infiltrated Ironcast, the heart of Luddite territory, to try and find him. Escaping a slaver, Podd is befriended by the Baker''s Dozen street crew who may have a lead. Is Mordecai a prisoner of the cruel and ruthless Luddite warlord? Can Podd solve the mysteries of Crow''s lost family? And is the mysterious Crone an ally who can help or does she have sinister ambitions too? Find out in the thrilling conclusion to the award winning Mordecai Crow trilogy. Secrets of Jarrow, book 1 in the Mordecai Crow trilogy is the Alberta Book Publishing mystery & thriller Book of the year 2024, ABP 2024 Graphic Novel of the year, and the ABP 2024 Best illustrated Book.

100 years in our future, in a climate-ravaged world, Mordecai Crow continues to search for his long lost family. With his young friend Podd, Crow follows the trail deep into dangerous Luddite territory. There, new allies offer hope for Crow''s quest, but that hope is accompanied by grave risks. Not only are their lives in constant danger from Luddite attacks and the treacherous dystopian landscape they must traverse, but their friendship will be strained to breaking point. Will Crow and Podd be able to unlock the secrets hidden in newly discovered old tech? What mysteries lurk within the fabled Tesla Firewall? Does Flood Town harbour the answer to Mordecai Crow''s quest or a deadly trap? All will be revealed in Quid, Pro, Crow, the thrilling second book in the Mordecai Crow trilogy.

"In a future where the secrets of the past have been lost, and knowledge is forbidden, technology-hating Luddites have triumphed over a world of scarce resources and devastating, unpredictable weather. Across the ruined landscape of this destroyed civilization, small pockets of Gnostic resistance have preserved the knowledge housed in the scattered remains of pre-Cloud ''tek'' in refuges called Firewalls. Mordecai Crow is a drifter, stuck between two worlds and belonging to neither. Born a Gnostic, survivors of a global meltdown that strive to regain lost knowledge, he was raised by Luddites, a war-like faction of fanatical anti-tech fundamentalists with an evangelical agenda. His search for the answers to his past leads him on a perilous quest through a dangerously divided land. In Secrets of Jarrow, Mordecai, in search of his long-lost parents, becomes embroiled in a murderous conspiracy when he seeks refuge in a fortress committed to preserving ancient knowledge. What secrets lie at the heart of its ancient walls? And how are they connected to Mordecai''s mysterious past?"--

本书带你探索69种常见物品从大自然中转变而来的过程.书中,快乐的工装小人儿用473个生产步骤,67个令人惊奇的拓展知识,向我们展现了一幅现代制造业的迷人画面.

Full-color illustrations and simple text describe how over sixty everyday objects are made, including chewing gum, pencils, plastic wrap, paper, ice cream, toothpaste, and many more.

Mom is very angry. Her very favorite teapot is broken, and no one is ''fessing up. Was it Dad, sitting in his underwear reading the paper? Was it Cat, who was all tangled up in a ball of yarn? Was it Baby perched in his highchair? Or is there a surprising twist to this mystery that teaches Mom a little lesson in anger management? Bill Slavin takes a sly poke at parents in their less-than-finer moments in this funny and energetic story.

Otto the elephant''s hunt for his childhood friend, Georgie, a chimp who was snatched away by the Man with the Wooden Nose, has led to Hollywood. With his parrot sidekick, Crackers, Otto dodges ruthless talent agents, an overzealous elephant rescue organization and egos the size of, well, elephants! Will these childhood pals have a Hollywood ending? Or will the villains ruin Otto''s plot? Big Star Otto is the final book in the Elephants Never Forget series chronicling the hilarious adventures of the tenacious pachyderm, Otto, and his wisecracking pal, Crackers. Using humor and lots of visual gags, this series is an action-packed celebration of friendship and perseverance.

Otto and Crackers continue to search for Georgie. A lead takes them on a road trip of small town USA.

Wist je dat er in de oudheid al knikkers waren? Of dat glas gemaakt is van zand? Stapsgewijze uitleg van hoe producten, voedingsmiddelen en grondstoffen worden gemaakt. In paginagrote kleurenillustraties zien we stripachtige figuurtjes aan het werk. Vanaf ca. 9 t/m 12 jaar.

An unforgettable comic caper from bestselling illustrator Bill Slavin.

Fliehen durch fliegen! In diesem Buch geht es im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes um die Frage, wie man aus einem Internat fliegt! Emmaline, ein englisches Mädchen von vierzehn Jahren, wird von ihren Eltern, die in Indien leben, in die älteste und strengste Mädchenschule von England gesteckt, damit sie dort die ihr angemessene Bildung und das ihrem Stand geziemende Benehmen erhält. Sehr bald merkt Emmaline jedoch, dass dieses Internat wie ein Gefängnis ist, in dem die Rektorin wie ein Drache jeden Schritt der Mädchen überwacht. Alles wird verboten und das Essen ist abscheulich. So hat Emmaline nur eines im Sinn: Flucht! Zum Glück hat sie sich in den Monaten vor der Internatszeit bereits mit Flugmaschinen auseinandergesetzt und so gelingt ihr am Ende eine spektakuläre Flucht mit einem selbstgebastelten Drachen. Das Buch liest sich spannend wie ein Krimi und zeigt die ganze Bandbreite von menschlichen Charakteren auf. Es ist unterhaltsam, fantasievoll, nicht immer realistisch und doch wie im rechten Leben. Besonders Mädchen werden viele Identifikationsfiguren finden. Sprachlich sehr gefällig, leicht zu lesen. Ab 12 Jahren, ****, Patricia Hacker.

Explores how libraries developed throughout history and their role in society, from books being delivered by camel in Kenya, to the pack-horse librarians of Kentucky and modern methods of information compression.

L’Enriqueta estava preocupada perquè no sabia quina aventura podria explicar als néts: potser aquella vegada que va estabornir disset mosques d’un cop de cua? O aquella altra que va fer fora un corb d’un camp de blat de moro? No n’estava convençuda. Així, quan va saber que es buscaven vaques per anar al pol Sud, no s’ho pensà dues vegades...