Most Popular Books by Jeffrey Bennett

Únete al perro Max y a su amiga Tori en una emocionante aventura de ciencia. En su afán de ayudar a los habitantes de la Tierra a regresar a la Luna, Max y Tori inspiran en nosotros el amor por la aventura y el respeto por la Tierra, nuestro hogar y planeta. Los "Cuadros Educativos" en cada página had sido diseñados con propósito educativo y acompañan al cuento principal que está claramente narrado y hermosamente ilustrado.

Prepárate para una aventura al unirte a Max y sus amigos en su viaje increíble al planeta Jupiter. Viaja en un Elevador Espacial hacia la órbita inicial, visita a Io, la luna de Júpiter que está volcánicamente activa, y envía un submarino robótico al océano escondido bajo la corteza helada de Europa. Al hacerlo, aprenderás porqué Júpiter ha sido tan importante en la historia humana y averiguarás cómo la misión de Max representa un mensaje de esperanza e inspiración para toda las personas alrededor el mundo.

"¿Has pensado lo que tú puedes hacer para ayudar a salvar al mundo? Únete a Diego mientras sueña que es un mago y luego descubre las muchas maneras en las que, cuando sea grande, podrá causar un cambio verdadero."--Publisher''s description.

Escrito en primera persona con el punto de vista de un narrador que representa a la raza humana a través de la historia, yo, la humanidad cuenta la historia de lo que ahora sabemos sobre el universo y cómo lo aprendimos. Comienza con el antiguo punto de vista de un pequeño y plano de la Tierra, y la página por página muestra la forma en que hemos aprendido poco a poco sobre nuestro planeta, su órbita, y su lugar en el vasto universo. El libro está diseñado para trabajar en tres niveles diferentes: la educación, la perspectiva y la inspiración. El aspecto educativo viene en el contenido fáctico de la historia, el elemento perspectiva implica permitir que los niños aprenden a verse a sí mismos y de nuestro planeta en una nueva luz, y el componente de inspiración viene en ayudar a los niños sueño de cómo pueden ayudar a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

"Únete a Max cuando despega en su nueva y apasionante aventura, esta vez en compañía de los astronautas que realizan la primera misión con tripulación humana a Marte. Equipado con un traje espacial especialmente diseñado, Max olfatea para descubrir indicios de vida microscópica en Marte. ¿Tendrá éxito?"--Jacket

The media often portrays our climate future as a choice between bleak and bleaker, which may seem justified given the many impacts of global warming that we are already seeing. But it doesn''t have to be that way, because if we understand the science behind global warming, then we can also see a pathway to its solution. In this book, astrophysicist/educator Jeffrey Bennett uses a Q&A format to provide a brief and extremely clear overview of the surprisingly simple basic science behind global warming, of the consequences of this warming, and of solutions that can help us alleviate and eventually reverse those consequences. This will help readers understand how we can in principle create a " post-global warming" future, meaning a future in which today''s children will someday be able to talk about global warming as a once-serious problem that we found a way to solve.

The long-awaited prequel to the books in the Science Adventures with Max the Dog series, this installment follows Max on his trip to the International Space Station where he shares in the adventures of astronaut life and helps save everyone from a potential disaster along the way. The book teaches children to see themselves and the planet in a new light and encourages readers to discover how they can help make the world a better place. Accompanying the story of how Max saves the day are numerous "Big Kid Box" sidebars that offer science facts and other pieces of fascinating information. Grown-ups and kids learn about science together with this fun and educational picture book. La tan esperada historia previa a las de los libros en la colección Science Adventures with Max the Dog, esta entrega sigue a Max en su viaje a la estación espacial internacional donde participa en las aventuras de la vida astronáutica y rescata sobre la marcha a toda la gente de un desastre potencial. El libro les enseña a los niños a verse a sí mismos y a ver el planeta desde una nueva perspectiva y anima a los lectores a descubrir cómo pueden ayudar a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor. Numerosas notas de recuadro que ofrecen hechos científicos y otra información fascinante acompañan la historia de cómo Max salva la situación. Adultos y niños aprenden juntos sobre la ciencia con este libro ilustrado divertido y educativo.

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Waiting for Wynd is set in the small northern town of Charlevoix, Michigan, along the shores of Lake Michigan. After the death of his grandson, BEN, in a sailboat accident, WYND DAVIES, a retired, successful lawyer, exiled himself into a dark hole of pain, anguish and guilt. Over the last two years, he has struggled to find his way back to the happiness and the family he has lost. He keeps the sailboat, covered and visible, moored to his dock; penance he tells himself. His wife, MADELYN, strong, determined, and patient, through chance meetings in town, mandatory (she insists) celebrations of birthdays and anniversaries, and more private occasions of warmth and quiet remembrance, has slowly, over the years, nurtured and encouraged Wynd''s recovery. Their daughter, CHRIS, damaged and uncertain, flees back to college. Still fragile and haunted, she runs through her neighborhood as fast and far as it takes to suppress the memories of her son''s death, and the anger she holds for her father. Wynd''s story exposes the fragile balance that exists in a life filled with unearned blessings; where a single mistake can undo decades of happiness, leaving a man ill-prepared to find his way back. A current of memories flows through the lives of these characters, informing, attacking, and sustaining their run through the rapids of joy, fear, dread, failure, anguish, grief, and loss, and finally to an unexpected closure.

How can we solve the national debt crisis? Should you or your child take on a student loan? Is it safe to talk on a cell phone while driving? Are there viable energy alternatives to fossil fuels? What could you do with a billion dollars? Could simple policy changes reduce political polarization? These questions may all seem very different, but they share two things in common. First, they are all questions with important implications for either personal success or our success as a nation. Second, they all concern topics that we can fully understand only with the aid of clear quantitative or mathematical thinking. In other words, they are topics for which we need math for life--a kind of math that looks quite different from most of the math that we learn in school, but that is just as (and often more) important. In Math for Life, award-winning author Jeffrey Bennett simply and clearly explains the key ideas of quantitative reasoning and applies them to all the above questions and many more. He also uses these questions to analyze our current education system, identifying both shortfalls in the teaching of mathematics and solutions for our educational future. No matter what your own level of mathematical ability, and no matter whether you approach the book as an educator, student, or interested adult, you are sure to find something new and thought-provoking in Math for Life.

The story of how Max the dog and his friend Tori time traveled to the Ice Age and learned important lessons for our own time.

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This Physical Resources Foundation Report is designed to support development of the Foundation Document for WHSA and to be used as a reference for the General Management Plan, as needed. The primary objectives of this report are to: 1. Build upon the monument''s purpose and significance statements and identify the fundamental physical resources critical to achieving WHSA''s purpose and maintaining its significance. 2. Provide background information for WHSA''s fundamental physical resources (current condition, related trends, and issues/threats). 3. Define the relevant laws and policies that support management decisions for the priority physical resources and identify stakeholder interest.

Dieses einzigartige Buch - herausgegeben von Professor Harald Lesch - behandelt die komplette klassische und moderne Astronomie - von Beobachtungsmethoden bis zur Kosmologie - in einem einzigen Band. Seine lebendige und bilderreiche Darstellung (über 1000 farbige Abbildungen) der Thematik weckt im Leser die Faszination für die Astronomie und die Freude am Lernen naturwissenschaftlicher Zusammenhänge. Dieses Buch wird in der Lehre an Schulen und Universitäten auf der ganzen Welt seit Jahren erfolgreich eingesetzt. Seine anschauliche und verständliche Darstellung auch komplexer Inhalte macht es.

Add some fresh arrangements to your upcoming services with this wonderfully compiled collection of solid sacred hymns. Featuring these harder-to-find, challenging-to-play favorites, you''ll find selections suitable for special occasions, concerts and general worship hours. Medium to Difficult.