"Explaining how the wind works, what windmills have contributed to the past, and why they offer environmental promise today as a source of clean, renewable energy, this revised and updated edition offers a glimpse into all the current and historical uses for wind power. Featuring new information on wind energy technology and wind farms, new photographs, and 24 wind-related activities--from keeping track of household energy use and conducting science...

"Part of growing up is gaining more responsibilities. We learn to take care of ourselves and to do things on our own. But everybody needs help sometimes, and that's okay. This gentle story helps young readers recognize when they need help in their own lives, and encourages them to ask for the help that they need. Readers will learn that it's good to receive help from others, and that they don't need to do everything alone. Gorgeous illustrations bring...

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, ten-year-old Joris and his older brother Dirk Jan become involved in the resistance movement and, with the help of their parents, help conceal a British airman.

Many people consider Winslow Homer to be one of the greatest American painters of the nineteenth century. Readers learn why with this biographical text, which features Homers most famous works, including his widely admired portraits of the sea and sailors. Readers learn about his early career as a war artist and magazine illustrator as well as other fascinating details about his life, his travels, and his sources of artistic inspiration. Sidebars...

Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Here are two sisters: One trades self-respect for a wealthy husband while the other finds in the pages of a book a kindred spirit who changes her life. The janitor at the local school has his faith tested in an encounter with an isolated man he has come to help; a grown daughter longs for mother love...

"The Junior Monster Scouts have a new grump in town to contend with: Baroness Von Grumpier! A cousin of Baron Von Grump, she's even grumpier, and even more diabolical! And her sidekick is a toad...a very warty, always frowning, not-ever-happy toad. Baroness Von Grumpier has come to visit while her cousin goes on vacation. She wants to tidy up his windmill, but when she takes out all of his garbage and dumps it into one big, stinking trash heap, it...

"This book details the history, current uses, and potential future applications of wind energy."--

Learn how to design, build and customize 20 mini-projects in Minecraft, from firefighter planes and deep-sea submarines to hidden bunkers and mini arcade games. There's even a superhero flying school!