"In the summer of 2011, just after Nour loses her father to cancer, her mother moves Nour and her sisters from New York City back to Syria to be closer to their family. In order to keep her father's spirit as she adjusts to her new home, Nour tells herself their favorite story--the tale of Rawiya, a twelfth-century girl who disguised herself as a boy in order to apprentice herself to a famous mapmaker. But the Syria Nour's parents knew is changing,...

Charlie anticipates a happy new life with Josephine, but soon realizes that marriage won’t be quite what he had in mind. After being confronted with countless responsibilities, restrictions, and a bride that is mapping out the rest of his life, Charlie develops an extreme case of wedding day jitters. As the big day dawns, Charlie makes a mad scramble towards freedom as he’s pursued by militant wedding guests and well-wishers in a side-splittingly...

"An unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to today. America's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades--celebrated and scorned as one of the hippest destinations in the world. In Brooklyn: The Once and Future City, Thomas J. Campanella unearths long-lost threads of the urban past, telling the...

"A joyful exploration of the cuisine of Baja California--hailed as Mexico's Napa Valley--with 60 recipes celebrating the laidback lifestyle found right across the border. Less than an hour's drive from San Diego, Baja California is an up-and-coming destination for tourists looking to experience the best of what Mexico has to offer. From Baja wine country to incredible seafood along the coast, Baja cuisine showcases grilled meats, freshly caught fish,...

Presents sixty-five mysteries to solve using one's knowledge of earth, space, life, physical, chemical, and general science.

Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms.

A witty tome of trivia aims to captivate and surprise readers by answering such questions as: Why is New York called the Big Apple?; Did the Romans have toga parties?; Why don't you ever see baby pigeons?; Why are yawns contagious?; and, Was Nostradamus ever right about anything?

"Nurture and encourage young writers in the most natural, developmentally appropriate way--through play! Children learn the skills needed for writing and reading on a continuum, over time and at different ages. Within the same classroom, early writers may make scribbles and draw symbols as representations of their ideas, while ready writers may use creative spelling, recognizable words, and illustrations to express more complex concepts and information....