Clive Gifford
2) Swimming
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English
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"An introduction to swimming, including techniques, rules, and the training regimen of professional athletes in the sport"--Provided by publisher.
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"This entertaining book introduces readers to basic computer game design. Content covers key game features including game assets, such as characters, obstacles, and tools. Readers also learn about the types of code used for different actions including keeping score and changing difficulty levels. They gain experience creating and modifying code for different design purposes. Additional activities such as storyboarding, character and platform development...
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Coding is all around us in the real world if you know where to look. This informative book shows young readers how machines such as scanners at the grocery store use coding, and how they connect to databases for inventory and for payment. Easy-to-follow text breaks down "IF, THEN" statements and other rules of coding that make things such as light sensors on street lights and 3-D printers work. --
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"In today's wired world, robots are everywhere, from movies, in space, as part of computer games--maybe even walking among us. This is a look at their rise: how they've developed over time, from early sketches to terrifying battlebots and factory operatives, to the latest AIs running free from their workshops. Presented chronologically, this robot history explores landmark robots that have captured the imagination, including creations from popular...
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"Discover the source code behind the web pages we use every day. This easy-to-understand book describes how web pages are built, how coding languages work together, what content management systems are, and how Internet links work. Young readers are shown how to plan and design their own web page using templates." --
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"How do you sum up the world's amazing inventions in just 100 words? This striking book takes on the challenge! From helicopters to fireworks, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and quirky illustration, providing a fascinating introduction to inspiring inventions from history to the modern day. Basically, everything you need to know in a nut shell. Along with some expected inventions, such as trains and the...
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"Strap in for a rip-roaring ride through the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang, and bringing us right up to present day. What was the universe like when it was a few seconds old? How had it changed by its millionth birthday? And when did time even start, for that matter?! The story of the last 13.8 billion years in one handy volume, you can read about the start of stars, the growth of galaxies and the production of planets"--Amazon....
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"How did ancient people make decisions? How do the people in power stay in power? Which town elected a rhinoceros to its council? Discover answers to these questions and more on a trip along the political timeline, from sprinting pharaohs and egotistic emperors right up to modern-day elections and what the future might hold for politics."--
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Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Awesome Algorithms and Creative Coding explores how computers work and explains how to think in a logical way. The bright and engaging design guides readers through clear explanations of binary code, simple algorithms, and computer language. With real-life examples, students learn about the development of coding using simple decision-making processes. Programming languages that readers can use themselves, including Scratch and LOGO, are reviewed....
13) Land of giants
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Welbeck
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Starting four hundred million years ago, looks at the largest animals on Earth--from mammoths and lizards, to beavers and pterodaurs--with a central gatefold illustrating the timeline of Earth and the size of these giants in comparison to each other and to humans."--
15) Super trucks
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DK Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"This is an awesome lineup of extreme machines-- gargantuan road trains, monster military vehicles, rigs, crawlers, haulers, and souped-up racing trucks. So climb up into the driver's seat and let 'Super Trucks' take you on the ride of a lifetime."--P. [4] of cover.
16) Football
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Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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"An introduction to football, including techniques, rules, and the training regimen of professional athletes in the sport"--Provided by publisher.
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Kingfisher
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[2013]
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English
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Think Again! takes readers on a wild ride through history, science, the natural world and the human body in search of the TRUTH! Conspiracy theories, popular trivia, old wives tales, common misconceptions, misinterpretations and other fallacies are explored to uncover exactly why they are wrong, and how and why they were adopted as fact in the first place. Thoroughly entertaining -- with fun typography, fast paced text, light and fascinating side...
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Crabtree Publishing
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2015.
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English
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"Computer Networks looks at how computer technology has changed the way we work, communicate, learn, and have fun. The World Wide Web, search engines, email, and social media have all become part of our everyday lives. The bright and engaging design helps guide readers along, and easy-to-understand text explains websites and webpages, search engines, and email systems. Online security is a key area of focus, and advice is included on staying safe...
