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Publisher
WildBrain
Language
English
Description
Monster Math Squad stars MAX, LILY and GOO. While they may not be the biggest, or bravest (or even the brainiest) monsters on the block, the Squad love nothing better than to put their monster minds together and use their math skills to overcome any obstacle they face… even ones with two left feet or ten thumbs. Each story features a job for the Squad, helping a monster with a unique problem.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Language
English
Description
Jump-start your creativity with a selection of fun exercises, including “What-If Moments” and “The First-Line Game.” Mr. Bell cites best-selling authors such as Alice Sebold and Mickey Spillane to demonstrate the importance of creating unique elements: a twist, a character, a setting, a relationship. Find out how to create the ever-important elevator pitch.
Author
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Little Samantha had a BIG dream: to be an Olympian! She loved gymnastics, the way the athletes moved on the floor, the vault, the uneven bars and the balance beam. With the support of her parents, Samantha worked hard and dreamed BIG! To be an Olympian Samantha would have to be the very best, or so she thought. When adversity struck again and again, Samantha had to learn the true meaning of being an Olympian and being her best self.
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9) Earth Yay!
Author
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Earth gets a bit lonely, it decides to visit its friends in the solar system. They’re all talented in their own, special ways: Mercury is crazy fast, racing around the sun four times faster than Earth. Uranus is super cool, with sweet shades and temperatures that can reach -371° Fahrenheit. Jupiter is not only big, but it's also light on its feet when it dances. So, what makes Earth special? It’s not the biggest, or fastest, or coldest....
Publisher
The Great Courses
Language
English
Description
We commonly define the Pythagorean theorem using the formula a2 + b2 = c2. But Pythagoras himself would have been confused by that. Explore how this famous theorem can be explained using common geometric shapes (no fancy algebra required), and how it’s a critical foundation for the rest of geometry.
11) Chicken Little
Publisher
Weston Woods
Language
English
Description
A bold and colorful retelling of the classic tale of the not-so-bright little chicken's encounter with an acorn and gravity. Children will be delighted as crazy-eyed Chicken and all his panicked friends run away from the sky and right into an eye-catching surprise. With delicious illustrations, wacky text and a spectacular finale, this is a colorful and comic extravaganza.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Language
English
Description
Quantum mechanics gives us a picture of the world so radically counterintuitive that it has changed our perspective on reality itself. In Quantum Mechanics: The Physics of the Microscopic World, award-winning Professor Benjamin Schumacher gives you the logical tools to grasp the paradoxes and astonishing insights of this field.
Publisher
Vooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Ronnie Lott has always been tough. As a kid, when he fell down, he felt something inside him start to rumble. That something was a voice called Grit. When Grit helps Ronnie become a professional football player, he'll have a shot at achieving his dreams. But just how far can Grit take him? Join Ronnie as he pushes his limits and answers the question: Is Grit living in all of us? If so, how can we learn to hear his voice?
Publisher
Nelvana International
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
When huge pieces of Fantasia are beginning to disappear, including the Childlike Empress' memories, it's up to Bastian to find out what's going on. Travelling first on Falkor to the Southern Oracle, then with Engywook on the Kitzblits Flying Machine to Yor's Minround Mine of Memories, Bastian learns that the culprit is none other than Xayide.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The pendulum clock was the standard for precise timekeeping for centuries. Plan and build one using your newly acquired knowledge of gears. Start by exploring why a pendulum keeps accurate time. Then calculate an appropriate pendulum length for the clock. Design the escapement mechanism and gear train, then add a suitable power source to keep the pendulum swinging.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After warming up with a waltz, you'll learn "Rameau's Minuet," a piece widely anthologized for music students. Then, go back to the Baroque to learn about Bach's fugues and Pachelbel's famous Canon in D. This lesson gives you a chance to refine your skills in harmonization.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Regular and effective practice is crucial for developing your singing skills. Study three primary facets of efficient practice: Evaluate your progress; strategize a plan of action, and integrate your new skills. Grasp what a typical practice session will look like, from your warmup and assigned exercises to applying your new abilities to the music. Also, remember to sing for fun!
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Take a deeper step into the quantum world, observing how the theory of quantum electrodynamics, or QED, unites quantum mechanics with special relativity. Discover that the handy sketches of subatomic behavior called Feynman diagrams (named after physicist Richard Feynman) are really equations in disguise.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
What's going on in your cognitive machinery as you manufacture your decision? Delve into the two-system model of decision making: System 1 is your automatic and intuitive processor, your earlier system from an evolutionary perspective; and System 2 is the flexible, powerful serial processor that you think of as "you."
20) Nordic Noir
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The last decade has seen Nordic noir enter the American mainstream, though they have been popular in their homeland for half a century. Professor Schmid takes you through this progressive form of mystery and suspense fiction, showing how many examples of Nordic noir provided a socially conscious look at powerful themes such as complicity with the Nazis, racism, misogyny, corruption, and class.
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