Answers a variety of questions about comets including what they are, where they come from, and where they go.

Discusses the debris that can be found in the solar system, including how they are formed, what they are made of, and how they were discovered.

Time for a lifestyle makeover? The Mates, Dates girls will show you how! Four super-tight friends dish their secrets for dealing with life's little dilemmas... Like boys, for start: what they want, where to find them, how to be a great kisser -- you know, all the really important stuff. Once you snag that dreamy guy, the girls deliver the fashion 411 to keep you looking irresistible! But being a glamour goddess can sometimes get stressful, so there are plenty of tips on how torelax and hang out with your closest friends. From creating the perfect bedroom, to spicing up your own personal style -- here's an exclusive ticket to a more fabulous you! Just between mates...

Combining theory with classroom research, this research-based handbook clearly illustrates how teachers can effectively use six critical strategies to enhance students' reading comprehension.

Lists all the resources needed to create a balanced curriculum for homeschooling--from preschool to high school level.

Turn kids onto science with these exciting Internet learning adventures. The 88 lessons in this book connect young learners to the incredible array of science knowledge and resources on the Internet. Each unit includes engaging activities and Internet research projects based on specific science concepts, along with discussion questions and lists of relevant Web sites and related literature. Grades K-6.

Color photos and diagrams fill this overview of asteroids, comets, and meteors--the "debris of the solar system"--Which explains how they are formed and describes famous examples, missions to asteroids and comets, and impacts with Earth. Also includes a glossary and further-reading list.

Who is Boomer? Good question! Boomer is not quite your average Aussie Lariken; he is somebody that you would least expect to have the qualifications that he has and, in a lot of cases, you would wish he didn’t have. So to burn a mental picture into your brain that you will never forget so that you can understand Boomer a little easier, imagine a shaved gorilla with his knuckles dragging along the ground and a wide toothless grin, the occasional drop of saliva dangling from the side of his mouth, broad shoulders, two axe handles across, and a massive scar on the back of his head as if he’d been whacked in the back of the head with an axe. Now give him all the qualifications he shouldn’t really have—e.g. military, explosives, martial arts, security, sniper, bodyguard, weapons specialist, survivalist, scout leader, chef (knives), tree logger (chainsaws), brickie (cement shoes, and bitten, stung, poisoned, and attacked by just about every lethal thing on the planet!

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CLAIRE DANES, JAMES MARSDEN AND SARAH BOLGER As Cool As I Am "... packs an emotional punch that sneaks up from behind... Fromm creates an engrossing coming-of-age saga that cuts to the essence and shines."(Seattle Times). As a teenager pretty much left to raise herself, Lucy Diamond is a narrator with a radiant yet guarded heart. As she races at breakneck pace toward womanhood, everything is at stake for her, producing an urgency and dread that she holds at bay with humor and grace. But while Lucy charges ahead, her mother's youth is fading. Simultaneously embracing and resisting their similarities, Pete Fromm reveals both women's emotional vulnerabilities and their deep mutual need. Conveyed through dialogue that is both laugh-aloud-funny and true, Lucy stands out in contemporary literature for her large heart and inimitable grit. A Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book of the Year

If you bought this book thinking you would read a series of humorous vignettes, guess again. This book is about Life, real life, not those fairy tales our mothers share with us as we grow up. Mommy wants her children happy and visited by Mickey Mouse, not those caped in evil. However, boys and girls, Mickey Mouse only lives in Disney, and we must be prepared for the Big Bad Wolf, who lives in the real world, and all of his huffing and puffing. Hopefully after reading this you will fortify your house with Craig Brands advice and hard learned experiences. This book is about survival in todays world. A rule book, so to speak, about living, and a must read. Craig Brand provides his audience with not only a strong dose of reality, but offers positive solutions to surviving the reality we must all endure; called Life. You will read this book from cover to cover and then do it again; hopefully re-purchasing the book as you re-read it. Yeah, Yeah, but thats Life! Craig Brand doesnt hold back his thoughts, comments and concerns regarding our survival while living, existing and just trying to get by in this world we were all born into. He doesnt discriminate as he drags the good, the bad and the ugly through the mud. Have you wondered why bad things are happening to you; well, read this book and not only will you understand why, but know what to do about it and be assured that survival is not just limited to you. Staying thoroughly entertained, the reader shall gain a new perspective on Life, and our reason to keep on living or not! This book captures what everyone thinks, truly knows, but doesnt want to say. It is brilliantly put together in a way that lifes realities make you want to cry or laugh or both. M. Norman Pardo, Managing Member of TCI Films, LLC