Its been a fun summer for golden retriever Stella Doggy, but now its time to go back to school. She cant wait! After all, shes finally in the third grade at Dory Elementary, a school for dogs and frogs. Along with her best friend, Frogina, shes going to make it the best year ever.Stella thinks shes the queen of her class. She doesnt mind bossing around the other dogs and frogs, and her bossiness just might get her into trouble. But whether shes looking for a missing bone, organizin...

This open access book addresses a critical challenge in modern construction: ensuring the safety of hazardous and complex engineering structures, such as super-tall buildings and large-span structures characterized by their slenderness and scale. The widespread use of these critical structures necessitates advanced safety monitoring and early warning systems. Traditional data-driven methods often fall short in meeting the demands for real-time, accurate, and proactive alerts under complex ...

What if a beautiful vintage dress could take you back in time?Louise Lambert has always dreamed of movie starlets and exquisite gowns and longs for the day when she can fill the closet of her normal suburban home with stylish treasures. But when she receives a mysterious invitation to a vintage fashion sale in the mail, her once painfully average life is magically transformed into a time-travel adventure.Suddenly onboard a luxurious cruise ship a hundred ye...

What if a beautiful dress could take you back in time?Louise Lambert's best friend's thirteenth birthday party is fast approaching, so of course the most important question on her mind is, "What am I going to wear?!" Slipping on an exquisite robin's egg blue gown during another visit to the mysterious Traveling Fashionista Vintage Sale, Louise finds herself back in time once again, swept up in the glory of palace life, fancy parties, and enormous hair as a member o...

Seven-year-old Bruno is back and tackling problems with his trademark originality.He defeats hiccups. He trades his mother for a new hat. He skillfully avoids math. And thanks to his special Flutter Kick, he easily advances to the next level—in swimming and in life! Bruno is ready for any challenge as he learns all there is to know about being a boy.The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

The young foal was given an unusual name, "Catch A Winner". There are three stories from this series, "Catch A Winner", "Catch A Winner Leaves The Ranch", and "Catch A Winner And The Mystery Horse."Jill fell in love with a tiny foal just born on a ranch in Texas. She later visited the ranch again when the foal was now 6 months old and called a weanling. Later, Jill returned with her parents to the horse auction and purchased the yearling, the one-year-old filly for her very own.

Toby has just learned he'll never see again. Now he's learning just how frustrating it can be doing even simple things when you're blind. And it doesn't help when his big brother Jake, and little sister Emma laugh at him when things don't go right. But there's always a way to make things easier… Isn't there?This is the first book in the "Toby's Tales" series.The "Toby's Tales" books are designed to show children – and adults too – the struggles and challenges faced by peopl...

Based on the life of beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco’s own amazing grandmother, this wonderful celebration of reading and community is as exhilarating as it is heartwarming.Young Stella loves books so much, her books begin to take over the farmhouse. “Why, Stell, you need your own library to hold those books,” her pa tells her, so he and the neighbors build her one! She calls it “the Mermaid’s Purse,” since the midwife said Stella was born in one. Stella opens the Purse...

The pond is a safe place for young duck brothers Sam and Louie. Their mother told them never to go into the woods past the pond. But Louie was tired of the boring pond. He wanted a more exciting life. One day, Louie convinced little brother Sam to go with him into the woods. Instead of excitement, they found danger. Lost and afraid, will the two young ducks find home again?

Catch up on Mildred Hubble’s magical adventures at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers.Mildred is back in trouble thanks to the new girl, Enid Nightshade, who isn’t as well behaved as she appears. The more Mildred tries to stay out of trouble, the more she finds herself in horrible situations. What can the disaster-prone worst witch do?

After telling the stories they were remembered and later written down. In the year 1972 over 30 years ago, she began to type them on a typewriter (old at that time) with some missing keys and very hard to read 12 pt. type. The stories have a main character, and some of his friends. A little boy about 3rd level in school, experiences some situations common to all of us. This collection of very short stories is primarily to help us process some important emotions as we grow in experience som...

Rebecca does not want to talk to the creepy clown that sits down beside her on the train but something about him makes her follow him anyway. She gets help from a mouse and is happy to discover her royal destiny.