Author: Margaret Kenda
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
ISBN: 9780764141768
Category : Mathematical recreations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
(back cover) This new, fun-filled edition of Barron's Math Wizardry for Kids demonstrates to young readers that numbers are fascinating to ponder, fun to calculate, and the key to scientific understanding. Open this book and explore concepts, such as Fibonacci numbers, which dramatically express symmetries in the shapes and number patterns of plant life and other aspects of nature. You'll also discover how to perform math-based experiments, create ciphers, use math principles to crack codes, devise a stock market game, and much more. Design one-of-a-kind puzzles Send secret messages Prove you're smarter than a computer Make a sundial to measure daylight hours Construct a time-telling pendulum Math is both mind-expanding and fun--and Math Wizardry for Kids is the book that proves it! Hundreds of color illustrations
Math Wizardry for Kids
Author: Margaret Kenda
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
ISBN: 9780764141768
Category : Mathematical recreations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
(back cover) This new, fun-filled edition of Barron's Math Wizardry for Kids demonstrates to young readers that numbers are fascinating to ponder, fun to calculate, and the key to scientific understanding. Open this book and explore concepts, such as Fibonacci numbers, which dramatically express symmetries in the shapes and number patterns of plant life and other aspects of nature. You'll also discover how to perform math-based experiments, create ciphers, use math principles to crack codes, devise a stock market game, and much more. Design one-of-a-kind puzzles Send secret messages Prove you're smarter than a computer Make a sundial to measure daylight hours Construct a time-telling pendulum Math is both mind-expanding and fun--and Math Wizardry for Kids is the book that proves it! Hundreds of color illustrations
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
ISBN: 9780764141768
Category : Mathematical recreations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
(back cover) This new, fun-filled edition of Barron's Math Wizardry for Kids demonstrates to young readers that numbers are fascinating to ponder, fun to calculate, and the key to scientific understanding. Open this book and explore concepts, such as Fibonacci numbers, which dramatically express symmetries in the shapes and number patterns of plant life and other aspects of nature. You'll also discover how to perform math-based experiments, create ciphers, use math principles to crack codes, devise a stock market game, and much more. Design one-of-a-kind puzzles Send secret messages Prove you're smarter than a computer Make a sundial to measure daylight hours Construct a time-telling pendulum Math is both mind-expanding and fun--and Math Wizardry for Kids is the book that proves it! Hundreds of color illustrations
Ruby Wizardry
Author: Eric Weinstein
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593275668
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The Ruby programming language is perfect for beginners: easy to learn, powerful, and fun to use! But wouldn't it be more fun if you were learning with the help of some wizards and dragons? Ruby Wizardry is a playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you’ll learn real programming skills, like how to: –Use fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and strings –Work with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menu –Control program flow with loops and conditionals to help the Royal Plumber –Test your wild and crazy ideas in IRB and save your programs as scripts –Create a class of mini-wizards, each with their own superpower! –Organize and reuse your code with methods and lists –Write your own amazing interactive stories using Ruby Along the way, you’ll meet colorful characters from around the kingdom, like the hacker Queen, the Off-White Knight, and Wherefore the minstrel. Ruby Wizardry will have you (or your little wizard) hooked on programming in no time. For ages 10+ (and their parents!)
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593275668
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The Ruby programming language is perfect for beginners: easy to learn, powerful, and fun to use! But wouldn't it be more fun if you were learning with the help of some wizards and dragons? Ruby Wizardry is a playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you’ll learn real programming skills, like how to: –Use fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and strings –Work with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menu –Control program flow with loops and conditionals to help the Royal Plumber –Test your wild and crazy ideas in IRB and save your programs as scripts –Create a class of mini-wizards, each with their own superpower! –Organize and reuse your code with methods and lists –Write your own amazing interactive stories using Ruby Along the way, you’ll meet colorful characters from around the kingdom, like the hacker Queen, the Off-White Knight, and Wherefore the minstrel. Ruby Wizardry will have you (or your little wizard) hooked on programming in no time. For ages 10+ (and their parents!)
School of Wizardry
Author: Debra Doyle
Publisher: Hachette Children's Books Australia
ISBN: 9780733616891
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Determined to become a wizard, twelve-year-old Randal is delighted to be accepted into the famed School of Wizardry, but his apprenticeship is marred when he realizes that one of the master wizards is using evil spells to destroy the school and gain supreme power.
Publisher: Hachette Children's Books Australia
ISBN: 9780733616891
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Determined to become a wizard, twelve-year-old Randal is delighted to be accepted into the famed School of Wizardry, but his apprenticeship is marred when he realizes that one of the master wizards is using evil spells to destroy the school and gain supreme power.
Science in Seconds for Kids
Author: Samuel Cord Stier
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119685478
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Help your kids explore the wonders of science with over 100 easy and accessible experiments Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less, 2nd Edition makes learning science with your children fun and practical. Using ingredients and components found mostly in your home or classroom, Science in Seconds for Kids instructs caregivers and educators on how to create dazzling and enlightening experiments from scratch. This book utilizes bright and colorful illustrations and diagrams throughout, making the simple experiments even more accessible. Guide your kids through experiments including: Making rainbows on the floor Popping balloons with light Bending water from a faucet Making lightning in a room Keeping paper dry underwater The experiments will fascinate youngsters of all ages and encourage a love of science and learning that could last a lifetime. Science in Seconds for Kids is perfect for elementary, traditional, and homeschool educators, as well as parents, grandparents, and other caregivers.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119685478
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Help your kids explore the wonders of science with over 100 easy and accessible experiments Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less, 2nd Edition makes learning science with your children fun and practical. Using ingredients and components found mostly in your home or classroom, Science in Seconds for Kids instructs caregivers and educators on how to create dazzling and enlightening experiments from scratch. This book utilizes bright and colorful illustrations and diagrams throughout, making the simple experiments even more accessible. Guide your kids through experiments including: Making rainbows on the floor Popping balloons with light Bending water from a faucet Making lightning in a room Keeping paper dry underwater The experiments will fascinate youngsters of all ages and encourage a love of science and learning that could last a lifetime. Science in Seconds for Kids is perfect for elementary, traditional, and homeschool educators, as well as parents, grandparents, and other caregivers.
The Wizard's Dilemma
Author: Diane Duane
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547546823
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
A novel “filled with very credible teen angst, morality, and an intriguing blend of science fiction and fantasy” from the author of A Wizard Abroad (School Library Journal). Still recovering from an overly eventful vacation in Ireland, teenage wizard Nita Callahan is looking forward to some peace and quiet in her suburban New York home. Instead, her close friend Kit seems to be acting a little weird, and Nita keeps running into problems for which wizardry either isn’t the answer or else it’s the wrong one. How do you fix what can’t be fixed? Only the Transcendent Pig knows, and it’s not telling. But Nita needs to find out—and soon. Her wizardly partnership with Kit starts to fall apart. Much worse, her mother gets sick . . . so sick she may never leave the hospital.Only one person can help Nita—the One she’s devoted her life to fighting. “Powerful and satisfying.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A gripping and dynamic fantasy . . . Fans of the author will flock to this new adventure, which likely will bring new readers to the series.”—VOYA Praise for the Young Wizards series “Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.”—Publishers Weekly “High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.”—Locus “Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for ‘Harry Potter’ read-alikes.”—School Library Journal “Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L’Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.”—The Horn Book
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547546823
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
A novel “filled with very credible teen angst, morality, and an intriguing blend of science fiction and fantasy” from the author of A Wizard Abroad (School Library Journal). Still recovering from an overly eventful vacation in Ireland, teenage wizard Nita Callahan is looking forward to some peace and quiet in her suburban New York home. Instead, her close friend Kit seems to be acting a little weird, and Nita keeps running into problems for which wizardry either isn’t the answer or else it’s the wrong one. How do you fix what can’t be fixed? Only the Transcendent Pig knows, and it’s not telling. But Nita needs to find out—and soon. Her wizardly partnership with Kit starts to fall apart. Much worse, her mother gets sick . . . so sick she may never leave the hospital.Only one person can help Nita—the One she’s devoted her life to fighting. “Powerful and satisfying.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A gripping and dynamic fantasy . . . Fans of the author will flock to this new adventure, which likely will bring new readers to the series.”—VOYA Praise for the Young Wizards series “Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.”—Publishers Weekly “High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.”—Locus “Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for ‘Harry Potter’ read-alikes.”—School Library Journal “Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L’Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.”—The Horn Book
Martin Gardner's Science Magic
Author: Martin Gardner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152901
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Fun and fascinating, 89 simple magic tricks will teach both children and adults the scientific principles behind electricity, magnetism, sound, gravity, water, and more. Only basic everyday items are needed. Includes 89 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152901
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Fun and fascinating, 89 simple magic tricks will teach both children and adults the scientific principles behind electricity, magnetism, sound, gravity, water, and more. Only basic everyday items are needed. Includes 89 black-and-white illustrations.
So You Want to Be a Wizard
Author: Diane Duane
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547545118
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
A mysterious library book opens the door to a world of magic and danger in the first book in the beloved Young Wizards series. Bullied by her classmates, Nita Callahan is miserable at school. So when she finds a mysterious book in the library that promises her the chance to become a wizard, she jumps at the opportunity to escape her unhappy reality. But taking the Wizard's Oath is no easy thing, and Nita soon finds herself paired with fellow wizard-in-training Kit Rodriguez on a dangerous mission. The only way to become a full wizard is to face the Lone Power, the being that created death and is the mortal enemy of all wizards. As Nita and Kit battle their way through a deadly alternate version of New York controlled by the Lone Power, they must rely on each other and their newfound wizarding skills to survive--and save the world from the Lone One's grasp.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547545118
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
A mysterious library book opens the door to a world of magic and danger in the first book in the beloved Young Wizards series. Bullied by her classmates, Nita Callahan is miserable at school. So when she finds a mysterious book in the library that promises her the chance to become a wizard, she jumps at the opportunity to escape her unhappy reality. But taking the Wizard's Oath is no easy thing, and Nita soon finds herself paired with fellow wizard-in-training Kit Rodriguez on a dangerous mission. The only way to become a full wizard is to face the Lone Power, the being that created death and is the mortal enemy of all wizards. As Nita and Kit battle their way through a deadly alternate version of New York controlled by the Lone Power, they must rely on each other and their newfound wizarding skills to survive--and save the world from the Lone One's grasp.
Deep Wizardry
Author: Diane Duane
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547538669
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Coming to the aid of a wounded whale, Kit and Nita are plunged into deep wizardry. The whale is a wizard, and she enlists Kit and Nita in battle against the sinister Lone Power. Becoming whales themselves, Nita and Kit join in an ancient ritual performed by whales, dolphins, and a single fearsome shark. But which poses more of a danger: the Lone Power, or ed'Rashtekaresket, the enormous shark as old as the sea?
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547538669
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Coming to the aid of a wounded whale, Kit and Nita are plunged into deep wizardry. The whale is a wizard, and she enlists Kit and Nita in battle against the sinister Lone Power. Becoming whales themselves, Nita and Kit join in an ancient ritual performed by whales, dolphins, and a single fearsome shark. But which poses more of a danger: the Lone Power, or ed'Rashtekaresket, the enormous shark as old as the sea?
My Big Book of Science
Author: Susan Akass
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781782497479
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A bumper book of over 60 projects and experiments to inspire and challenge budding young scientists. Science isn’t just for the classroom. My Big Book of Science is packed with projects that can be done safely at home, encouraging children to experiment, have fun, and learn at the same time. They can become a chemical wizard by making liquids magically change color and dazzle their friends with home-made glow-in-the dark slime, and get to grips with fabulous physics by learning to defy the laws of gravity and master electrical circuits. With brilliant biology projects, they will get to know their own body inside out, and even learn how to make fake poo and snot! None of the projects require specialist equipment: just a few basic items and enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. With My Big Book of Science rainy day afternoons just became a whole lot more fun!
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781782497479
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A bumper book of over 60 projects and experiments to inspire and challenge budding young scientists. Science isn’t just for the classroom. My Big Book of Science is packed with projects that can be done safely at home, encouraging children to experiment, have fun, and learn at the same time. They can become a chemical wizard by making liquids magically change color and dazzle their friends with home-made glow-in-the dark slime, and get to grips with fabulous physics by learning to defy the laws of gravity and master electrical circuits. With brilliant biology projects, they will get to know their own body inside out, and even learn how to make fake poo and snot! None of the projects require specialist equipment: just a few basic items and enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. With My Big Book of Science rainy day afternoons just became a whole lot more fun!
Wizard's Bane
Author: Rick Cook
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671698034
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
What Wiz Zumalt could do with computers was magic on Earth. Then, one day the master computer hacker is called to a different world to help fight an evil known as the Black League. Suddenly, the Wiz finds himself in a place governed by magic--and in league with a red-headed witch who despises him.
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671698034
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
What Wiz Zumalt could do with computers was magic on Earth. Then, one day the master computer hacker is called to a different world to help fight an evil known as the Black League. Suddenly, the Wiz finds himself in a place governed by magic--and in league with a red-headed witch who despises him.