Could it be that Zomboss is not a real zombie?ZOMBIE MAIL CALL! Dr. Zomboss has received some important mail from the Zombie Certification Committee. It turns out, he may be a doctor, but he’s not a certified zombie! In order to receive his certification, he’ll need to complete a series of tasks, including defeating Patrice, Nate, Crazy Dave, and the plants!Meanwhile, Nate has also received some mail and needs to earn his own certification...

An exuberantly illustrated true story about innovation, community, and the power of music.In Cateura, Paraguay, a town built on a landfill, music teacher Favio Chavez longed to help the families living and working amid the hills of trash. How could he help them find hope for the future? Favio started giving music lessons to Cateura's children, but soon he encountered a serious problem. He had more students than instruments!But Favio had a strange and wonderful idea: ...

Suddenly talking and walking upright, a stray tomcat in ancient Egypt becomes the young Pharaoh’s intimate and, when accused of his murder, time travels to New York City and learns how to raise him from the dead.The cat is quick-witted, wisecracking narrator as well as free-spirited, ever-curious protagonist, and the story he tells is an exotic, imaginative, spell-binding tragicomedy. The novel interweaves feline and human, past and present, natural and supernatural. It contains nu...

Pet friends Sniff and Scratch have fun in the rain, in this laugh-out-loud, full-color book perfect for beginning readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help reade...

Lex Murphy's group of friends have all dated, hated, ignored and lusted after each other for the last few years. If only there was a way of matching people perfectly to avoid all the unrequited love, dumping and drama!Then Lex's friend George is give a mysterious Sims-like game by his software-testing dad which involves building character profiles in the categories of Life, Looks and Love. Lex and George populate the game with avatars for all their mates, making a few 'wishful think...

AI for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Understanding and Using ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Bard, and Other Top AI Apps Unlock the power of AI – no tech degree required! Have you ever wondered what AI really is? This book breaks it down, explaining the core ideas in plain English, no tech degree required. Then, we dive into the coolest AI apps, showing you exactly what they can do and how you can use them. AI is changing everything, and this book makes it easy to understand how. Inside, you'll discover...

This book critically assesses the current state of knowledge on new and important detection technologies, e.g. mass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometry, biosensor detection and tissue imaging, in connection with toxic chemical and biological agents.In general, the main topics discussed concern the risks and consequences of chemical and biological agents for human health in general, with special emphasis on all biochemical and metabolic pathways including the reproductive system....

Stop blaming others and start healing.In Trigger, you'll discover that the things that set you off aren't the real problem-they're just the ignition for the unhealed wounds you've carried for years. Guided by the insights of trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté and the author's personal journey, this powerful book will help you understand the root of your emotional triggers.This is more than a book; it's a a memoir, a self-help guide, and a journal...

Discover the Wisdom of Your Future Self: Tap Into Your Inner Guidance for a More Purposeful LifeAre you tired of feeling lost, stressed, or overwhelmed by life's endless demands? Discover the Wisdom of Your Future Self shows you how to reconnect with your deepest inner guidance-without waiting for a life crisis to wake you up. Inspired by Tal Ben-Shahar's groundbreaking insights on happiness and inner wisdom, this transformative guide teaches you to unlock...

Emerging Trends in Third-Generation Holocaust Literature offers fresh approaches to understanding how grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and perpetrators treat their traumatic legacies. The contributors to this volume present a two-fold perspective: that the past continues to live in the lives of the third generation and that artistic responses to trauma assume a variety of genres, including film, graphic novels, and literature. This generation is acculturated yet set apart from...

When Alice Trembath is mugged in the stark Australian outback, she has two choices: return to the US with an "I told you so" from her conservative parents and join the family business, or take a job as a nanny on a nearby cattle station. Despite being wildly unqualified, she accepts the position. She’s a fast learner and besides, she needs the money. Hotshot businessman Tom Braydon is juggling huge responsibilities. After the death of his brother, Tom took in his orphaned nieces and manage...

Forecasting new and emerging risks associated with new technologies is a hard and provocative challenge. A wide range of new and modified materials are being made available, and many of these have unknown consequences including nanomaterials, composites, biomaterials, and biocybernetics. Additionally, the greater complexity of man-machine processes and interfaces, the introduction of collaborative robots, and the excessive dependence on computers, as in the case of unmanned vehicles in tra...