Author: C. R. Paje
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514480832
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Magic Chute, Magic Chute, please be my guide. What special gifts do I hold inside? Oli climbs the mountain overlooking Greeting Farms holding her magical parachute. She begins to wonder about the Big Dive, the most celebrated event where she is to showcase the bond between her enchanted parachute and her special talent. Oli is afraid she has no talent at all. She also fears people will make fun of her, her chute, and her silly name. Can she face her fears and prove to herself what it is that makes her heart leap? Leap into Olis Big Dive, a magical story where dreams come to life once the power of believing takes heart. This book is filled with fresh vocabulary and a whimsical hook.
Oli's Big Dive
Author: C. R. Paje
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514480832
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Magic Chute, Magic Chute, please be my guide. What special gifts do I hold inside? Oli climbs the mountain overlooking Greeting Farms holding her magical parachute. She begins to wonder about the Big Dive, the most celebrated event where she is to showcase the bond between her enchanted parachute and her special talent. Oli is afraid she has no talent at all. She also fears people will make fun of her, her chute, and her silly name. Can she face her fears and prove to herself what it is that makes her heart leap? Leap into Olis Big Dive, a magical story where dreams come to life once the power of believing takes heart. This book is filled with fresh vocabulary and a whimsical hook.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514480832
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Magic Chute, Magic Chute, please be my guide. What special gifts do I hold inside? Oli climbs the mountain overlooking Greeting Farms holding her magical parachute. She begins to wonder about the Big Dive, the most celebrated event where she is to showcase the bond between her enchanted parachute and her special talent. Oli is afraid she has no talent at all. She also fears people will make fun of her, her chute, and her silly name. Can she face her fears and prove to herself what it is that makes her heart leap? Leap into Olis Big Dive, a magical story where dreams come to life once the power of believing takes heart. This book is filled with fresh vocabulary and a whimsical hook.
The Big Dive
Author: Bruce Most
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998944258
Category : Burglary
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
For the second time in Joe Stryker's headline-grabbing career, a partner is brutally slain in the line of duty. Almost in front of Joe's eyes. Set in 1951 Devener, this sequel to the award-winning Murder on the Tracks finds Joe faced with two baffling questions: How did the kiler pull off such a brazen murder? And why was Joe's partner -a cop so by-the-book that fellow officers scornfully nicknamed him "Saint Benedict" -murdered while burglarizing a pawnshop?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998944258
Category : Burglary
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
For the second time in Joe Stryker's headline-grabbing career, a partner is brutally slain in the line of duty. Almost in front of Joe's eyes. Set in 1951 Devener, this sequel to the award-winning Murder on the Tracks finds Joe faced with two baffling questions: How did the kiler pull off such a brazen murder? And why was Joe's partner -a cop so by-the-book that fellow officers scornfully nicknamed him "Saint Benedict" -murdered while burglarizing a pawnshop?
The Big Book of Mars
Author: Marc Hartzman
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1683692101
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The most comprehensive look at our relationship with Mars—yesterday, today, and tomorrow—through history, archival images, pop culture ephemera, and interviews with NASA scientists Mars has been a source of fascination and speculation ever since the ancient Egyptians observed its blood-red hue and named it for their god of war and plague. But it wasn't until the 19th century when “canals” were observed on the surface of the Red Planet, suggesting the presence of water, that scientists, novelists, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs became obsessed with the question of whether there’s life on Mars. Since then, Mars has fully invaded pop culture, inspiring its own day of the week (Tuesday), an iconic Looney Tunes character, and many novels and movies, from Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles to The Martian. It’s this cultural familiarity with the fourth planet that continues to inspire advancements in Mars exploration, from NASA’s launch of the Mars rover Perseverance to Elon Musk’s quest to launch a manned mission to Mars through SpaceX by 2024. Perhaps, one day, we’ll be able to answer the questions our ancestors asked when they looked up at the night sky millennia ago.
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1683692101
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The most comprehensive look at our relationship with Mars—yesterday, today, and tomorrow—through history, archival images, pop culture ephemera, and interviews with NASA scientists Mars has been a source of fascination and speculation ever since the ancient Egyptians observed its blood-red hue and named it for their god of war and plague. But it wasn't until the 19th century when “canals” were observed on the surface of the Red Planet, suggesting the presence of water, that scientists, novelists, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs became obsessed with the question of whether there’s life on Mars. Since then, Mars has fully invaded pop culture, inspiring its own day of the week (Tuesday), an iconic Looney Tunes character, and many novels and movies, from Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles to The Martian. It’s this cultural familiarity with the fourth planet that continues to inspire advancements in Mars exploration, from NASA’s launch of the Mars rover Perseverance to Elon Musk’s quest to launch a manned mission to Mars through SpaceX by 2024. Perhaps, one day, we’ll be able to answer the questions our ancestors asked when they looked up at the night sky millennia ago.
Opening the Great Depths
Author: Norman C Polmar
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1682475921
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Developed by French physicist Auguste Piccard and his son Jacques, the bathyscaph Trieste was a scientific marvel that allowed unprecedented scientific, technical, and military feats in the ocean depths. France and the United States both acquired and subsequently developed variants of the original bathyscaph. While both France and the United States employed the bathyscaph as a tool for scientific investigation of the deepest ocean depths, the U.S. Navy developed and employed the Trieste for military missions as well. From its earliest years, participants in the Trieste program realized that they were making history, blazing a trail into previously unexplored and unexploited depths, developing new capabilities and opening a new frontier. Comparisons with developments in space and the space-race between the United States and the Soviet Union often were made concerning the Trieste program and contemporary developments in undersea technologies and capabilities. The Trieste opened the entire oceans to exploration, exploitation, and operations. The bathyscaph was a first-generation system, a "Model-T" that spawned an entirely new industry and encouraged new concepts for deep-ocean naval operations. Advances in deep-sea technologies lacked the "gee-whiz" factor of the concurrent space race, but were highly significant in the development of new technology, new knowledge, and new military capabilities. Opening the Great Depths is the story of the three Trieste deep-ocean vehicles, their officers and enlisted men, and the civilians, often told in their own words, documenting for the first time the earliest years of humanity's probing into Earth's final frontier.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1682475921
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Developed by French physicist Auguste Piccard and his son Jacques, the bathyscaph Trieste was a scientific marvel that allowed unprecedented scientific, technical, and military feats in the ocean depths. France and the United States both acquired and subsequently developed variants of the original bathyscaph. While both France and the United States employed the bathyscaph as a tool for scientific investigation of the deepest ocean depths, the U.S. Navy developed and employed the Trieste for military missions as well. From its earliest years, participants in the Trieste program realized that they were making history, blazing a trail into previously unexplored and unexploited depths, developing new capabilities and opening a new frontier. Comparisons with developments in space and the space-race between the United States and the Soviet Union often were made concerning the Trieste program and contemporary developments in undersea technologies and capabilities. The Trieste opened the entire oceans to exploration, exploitation, and operations. The bathyscaph was a first-generation system, a "Model-T" that spawned an entirely new industry and encouraged new concepts for deep-ocean naval operations. Advances in deep-sea technologies lacked the "gee-whiz" factor of the concurrent space race, but were highly significant in the development of new technology, new knowledge, and new military capabilities. Opening the Great Depths is the story of the three Trieste deep-ocean vehicles, their officers and enlisted men, and the civilians, often told in their own words, documenting for the first time the earliest years of humanity's probing into Earth's final frontier.
Cruising the Big U
Author: Ade Salzer; Jo Salzer
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145685870X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Jo and Ade spent over three fantastic years crusing the Big U in a 43' Selene Trawler, Wandering Star. Besides having fun, their vision was to demonstrate that you don't have to cross oceans and go around the world to have the incredible adventure of a lifetime.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145685870X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Jo and Ade spent over three fantastic years crusing the Big U in a 43' Selene Trawler, Wandering Star. Besides having fun, their vision was to demonstrate that you don't have to cross oceans and go around the world to have the incredible adventure of a lifetime.
Fodor's Big Island of Hawaii, 2nd Edition
Author: Joanna G. Cantor
Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications
ISBN: 1400007240
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, local attractions, and multi-day itineraries.
Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications
ISBN: 1400007240
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, local attractions, and multi-day itineraries.
The Big Trip
Author: Lonely Planet
Publisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 1788685784
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
So, you want to experience the ultimate overseas adventure? Whether you're a gap year student or young traveller, taking a sabbatical or career break, a parent or guardian wanting to travel with your children, or in retirement and looking for your next adventure - The Big Trip is for you. Advice and information in this comprehensive companion, now in its 4th edition, has been thoroughly revised and updated to include expert tips and recommendations that will help you create and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime dream adventure abroad. We've also added a new section about how to use your time away to turn your life's passion into a new career, with advice on gaining professional accreditation in climbing, mountaineering, diving, sailing, snowsports, wildlife guiding and more. There's also a chapter on accessible travel by Martin Heng for specialist destination and travel advice for those with a disability. Improved accommodation advice now covers everything from cheap and cheerful digs for budget backpackers to higher-end hotels for those wishing to spend more. Experiences include: Blackwater rafting through eerie glow-worm-lit Waitomo Caves in New Zealand Attempting a Tibetan kora (pilgrimage) around Mt Kailash, Asia's most sacred mountain Surfing your way along Hawaii's best beach breaks Getting down and dirty at the Boryeong Mud Festival in Korea Discovering your top temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia Volunteering on a marine conservation project off the coast of Madagascar Learning to speak Italian at an institute in the heart of Rome Stirring your soul along the sacred, ghat-lined Ganges in Varanasi, India Learning to make Balinese dishes worthy of paradise Climbing to Bhutan's iconic cliff-clinging monastery, Taktshang Goemba Taking a tandem hang-gliding flight from Pedra Bonita over Rio de Janeiro Qualifying to teach everything from English to skiing, diving and mountaineering The Big Trip is your ticket to all this and more: Essential pre-trip planning: health, safety, kit, costs, tickets (new tips such as five apps to keep you safe, nine best ways to save on air tickets online) Volunteering and working abroad: from freelancing and fruit picking to yacht-crewing and teaching Regional overviews, maps and a diverse range of road-tested itineraries Tips and stories from experts and travellers, who range from teenagers to seniors and those travelling with their kids Comprehensive directory of essential resources About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.
Publisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 1788685784
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
So, you want to experience the ultimate overseas adventure? Whether you're a gap year student or young traveller, taking a sabbatical or career break, a parent or guardian wanting to travel with your children, or in retirement and looking for your next adventure - The Big Trip is for you. Advice and information in this comprehensive companion, now in its 4th edition, has been thoroughly revised and updated to include expert tips and recommendations that will help you create and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime dream adventure abroad. We've also added a new section about how to use your time away to turn your life's passion into a new career, with advice on gaining professional accreditation in climbing, mountaineering, diving, sailing, snowsports, wildlife guiding and more. There's also a chapter on accessible travel by Martin Heng for specialist destination and travel advice for those with a disability. Improved accommodation advice now covers everything from cheap and cheerful digs for budget backpackers to higher-end hotels for those wishing to spend more. Experiences include: Blackwater rafting through eerie glow-worm-lit Waitomo Caves in New Zealand Attempting a Tibetan kora (pilgrimage) around Mt Kailash, Asia's most sacred mountain Surfing your way along Hawaii's best beach breaks Getting down and dirty at the Boryeong Mud Festival in Korea Discovering your top temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia Volunteering on a marine conservation project off the coast of Madagascar Learning to speak Italian at an institute in the heart of Rome Stirring your soul along the sacred, ghat-lined Ganges in Varanasi, India Learning to make Balinese dishes worthy of paradise Climbing to Bhutan's iconic cliff-clinging monastery, Taktshang Goemba Taking a tandem hang-gliding flight from Pedra Bonita over Rio de Janeiro Qualifying to teach everything from English to skiing, diving and mountaineering The Big Trip is your ticket to all this and more: Essential pre-trip planning: health, safety, kit, costs, tickets (new tips such as five apps to keep you safe, nine best ways to save on air tickets online) Volunteering and working abroad: from freelancing and fruit picking to yacht-crewing and teaching Regional overviews, maps and a diverse range of road-tested itineraries Tips and stories from experts and travellers, who range from teenagers to seniors and those travelling with their kids Comprehensive directory of essential resources About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.
First Dive to Shark Dive
Author: Peter Lourie
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 9781590780688
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Describes how twelve-year-old Suzanna learned how to scuba dive and with her father, Peter swam with the sharks of Andros.
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 9781590780688
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Describes how twelve-year-old Suzanna learned how to scuba dive and with her father, Peter swam with the sharks of Andros.
Dive!
Author: Melvin Berger
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613248600
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Uses a submarine trip to the bottom of the sea to introduce various deep-sea creatures, including the angler fish, octopus, and sperm whale
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613248600
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Uses a submarine trip to the bottom of the sea to introduce various deep-sea creatures, including the angler fish, octopus, and sperm whale
Sport Diver
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description