This book explores China’s quest for energy sources, raw materials and natural resources around the world, with a specific emphasis on oil. China’s ubiquitous presence in Africa, Asia and Latin America is reshaping the world with regards to economics, politics and national security. It offers a comprehensive examination of China’s energy security strategy. The first two chapters delve into Chinese relations with energy markets and the world, and the global geopolitics of China's resource quest. This introductory section is complemented by three in-depth country case studies: Angola, Brazil and Cambodia. The two concluding chapters cover opportunities and risks to China, and examine how strategies can be developed into tangible actions. The volume also examines a number of overlapping debates regarding the varieties of capitalisms (autocratic vs. democratic), the urgent need for rebalancing as the world undergoes global financial crises and contestations to traditional powers, and the issues surrounding natural resource extraction in the context of global governance, neoliberalism and poverty traps. Key Features · Offers an in-depth analysis on the geopolitics of China's resource quest. · Assists students and scholars in understanding the Chinese model of autocratic capitalism and China’s novel ways of securing resources across three continents. · Explains China’s energy security strategy and its implications on US national security. · Explores the links between international relations and the geopolitics of scarcity.

It was time to feed the dragon a princess. But since no princess was available, the next best thing was to give him a child. All the children wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a hat. Then a name was pulled from the hat: Oscar! Oscar’s mom wept bitterly—what mother wouldn’t? But she should have known Oscar was far too clever to get eaten by an old dragon!

This hungry dragon is ready for a yummy meal. He eats and eats and eats-and eats! Soon, he's as big as a house! Can anything fill this greedy gobbler's guts?

Written by a six-year-old, "The Very Hungry Dragon" is a cute, vividly illustrated story about a group of goats and a dragon that keeps stealing all their food. A captivating tale, showcasing a child's imagination, "The Very Hungry Dragon" is a book that your child(ren) will want to read over and over. Synopsis: A playful dragon steals food from a group of goats. The goats continuously try to get away from the dragon, even moving to the bottom of a lake, but the dragon always finds them. Finally, the goats take a rocket to Mars where they live happily with a group of alien goats.

A playful, interactive, and laugh-out-loud-funny picture book with a deliciously hilarious ending! "Once upon a time," begins the big blue monster who is trying to tell a fabulous story. "It needs to be about a kid who is eaten by a dragon," he insists.But his little monster friend is not convinced that this is a good idea. "Dragon stories usually don't end well," he warns.As the two monsters argue over how the story should go, a hungry dragon named Dennis is listening nearby. Dennis knows exactly how this story should go... And by the way, what day is it?Watch out!

Villagers are a bit fearful of the local dragon when he keeps asking for a maiden to eat, but this dragon really has no intention of eating a maiden. He is simply famished because no matter what he tries to eat, it ends up tasting burnt. His own flames are burning his food and ruining every meal! When a princess realizes the dragon's dilemma, she steps in with a "cool" solution and they all live happily ever after. This rhyming tale is the perfect read-aloud story for bedtime or classroom.

Cover topics such as everyday math, parts of a whole, measurements, mixed numbers, tables, probability, pie charts, monetary notation, word problems, and basic functions. Activities become more challenging as students build upon what they have previously learned. Two reproducible activities per page. Perfect for review and practice. Supports NCTM standards.

When a demonic entity known only as the Sorcerer breaks free from the gates of Oblivion, he seeks out an ancient relic known only as Ragnarok, foretold by the prophecy that it would give him the power to take over the empire of Armageddon and to recreate the universe. The empire's last ray of hope, Selena Ayladail, a fourteen year old girl with no memory of her past, begins to uncover the secrets behind Ragnarok while also researching the strange symbol on her left hand that she has had for as long as she can remember. However, what she unravels places her life in danger. Throughout her adventures, she befriends an extraordinary dragon who she names Thor. As she and Thor adventure across the empire, Selena unravels the truth behind Ragnarok, her gift with magic, and experiences first-hand the true wickedness of the Sorcerer.