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DK Super Readers Level 1 Star Wars Grogu's Galaxy: Meet Mando's New Friend! (DK Super Readers)
by Matt JonesCombining DK's four-level reading program with the world's most beloved Star Wars character, this book will help kids learn how to read—and learn to love reading.Meet Grogu and his many friends in this high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader – carefully levelled to help children progress.Learn more about the cute child, Grogu, from Star Wars: The Mandalorian Seasons One and Two, and from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett. Take a trip through the galaxy and see it through his eyes as Grogu goes on his fantastic journey, while finding out more about his amazing allies, including the Mandalorian, Din Djarin; Luke Skywalker; and Ahsoka Tano.The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed. Exciting Star Wars images, clear vocabulary, and a fun quiz will test young readers and help them in building their reading ability as they learn about this galaxy, far, far away….. © & ™ 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd.
DK Super Readers Level 1 Star Wars Princess Leia's Adventures (DK Super Readers)
by DK Ruth AmosBoost your reading skills as you explore the Star Wars galaxy with Princess Leia Organa with this fun-filled Level 1 reader, carefully leveled to help children learn to read.Learn more about Leia Organa and her family as you join the young royal on her mission with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Find out about her time as a rebel leader fighting Darth Vader and the Empire, and discover how Leia leads the Resistance to victory against the First Order!The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed. Exciting imagery, clear vocabulary, and a fun quiz will test young readers and help them build their reading ability as they learn about the Star Wars galaxy.The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.Building knowledge while progressing core Grade 1 and 2 reading skills.Developing subject vocabulary on popular topics like Star Wars.Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, nature, and popular fiction topics, so there’s something for all children’s interests. DK Super Readers Level 1 titles are visually engaging and expand subject knowledge and vocabulary, perfect for helping children aged 6 to 8 (Grades 1 and 2) who are learning to read with help.© & TM 2025 LUCASFILM LTD.
DK Super Readers Level 2 Avatar Sullys Stick Together (DK Super Readers)
by DKBoost your reading skills and meet the family at the heart of James Cameron’s Avatar!If Jake Sully, Neytiri, and their children know one thing it’s that wherever they go, family is their fortress. With this reader, young bookworms can learn all about the Sullys, the Na’vi and their planet Pandora. They’ll discover the incredible creatures that can be found across the land, sea, and in the skies, and meet all the Sullys’ friends along the way. Packed with amazing imagery, clear and simple vocabulary, and a fun quiz, this thrilling Level 2 DK Reader will help 5-7-year-olds Avatar fans build their reading abilities and confidence while taking an epic voyage across Pandora.
DK Super Readers Level 3 Amazing Buildings (DK Super Readers)
by DKImagine an amazing building! Make reading your superpower with DK&’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the world&’s most incredible buildings - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Amazing Buildings is a beautifully designed reader all about some of the tallest, oldest, most beautiful, unusual, and environmentally friendly buildings. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about the pyramids in Egypt, fairytale castles, skyscrapers and buildings that look like no others!
DK Super Readers Level 3 Built to Survive Natural Disasters (DK Super Readers)
by DKStay safe in the storm! Make reading your superpower with DK&’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.Use your reading superpowers to learn all about surviving natural disasters - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Built to Survive Natural Disasters is a beautifully designed reader all about ingenious ways to make buildings safe in the face of fires, floods, quakes and more.The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about swaying skyscrapers, floating houses and the safest place to be in a storm.
DK Super Readers Level 4 Knights and Castles (DK Super Readers)
by DKHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about magnificent medieval fortresses and the people who lived in them with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 4: Knights and Castles will introduce kids to everything they need to know about medieval knights and their castles–including when and why they were built, which are some of the coolest ones to visit, and what medieval battles were like–and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.- Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 4 and 5 reading skills.- Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as knights, castles, and medieval times.- Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there&’s something for all children&’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 4 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts, and challenge young readers to broaden their subject knowledge while practising nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 9 to 11 (Grades 4 and 5) who are confident readers ready for a challenge.
DK Super Readers Pre-Level Big Buildings (DK Super Readers)
by DKWhat&’s the biggest and most amazing building you can think of? Make reading your superpower with DK&’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the world&’s biggest buildings, from modern skyscrapers to ancient pyramids - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Big Buildings is a beautifully designed reader all about some of the world&’s most spectacular buildings, from the Sydney Opera House to a multicolored museum!The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about these dramatic buildings - perhaps they have visited some of them?
DMZ Crossing: Performing Emotional Citizenship Along the Korean Border
by Suk-Young KimThe Korean demilitarized zone might be among the most heavily guarded places on earth, but it also provides passage for thousands of defectors, spies, political emissaries, war prisoners, activists, tourists, and others testing the limits of Korean division. This book focuses on a diverse selection of inter-Korean border crossers and the citizenship they acquire based on emotional affiliation rather than constitutional delineation. Using their physical bodies and emotions as optimal frontiers, these individuals resist the state's right to draw geopolitical borders and define their national identity.Drawing on sources that range from North Korean documentary films, museum exhibitions, and theater productions to protester perspectives and interviews with South Korean officials and activists, this volume recasts the history of Korean division and draws a much more nuanced portrait of the region's Cold War legacies. The book ultimately helps readers conceive of the DMZ as a dynamic summation of personalized experiences rather than as a fixed site of historical significance.
DNA Computing and Molecular Programming: 24th International Conference, DNA 24, Jinan, China, October 8–12, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11145)
by David Doty Hendrik DietzThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming, DNA 24, held in Jinan, China, in October 2018. The 12 full papers presented were carefully selected from 14 submissions. Research in DNA computing aims to draw together mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, and nanotechnology to address the analysis, design, and synthesis of information-based molecular systems. The papers were sought in all areas related to biomolecular computing, including: algorithms and models for computation on biomolecular systems; computational processes in vitro and in vivo; molecular switches, gates, devices, and circuits; molecular folding and self-assembly of nanostructures; analysis and theoretical models of laboratory techniques; molecular motors and molecular robotics; information storage; studies of fault tolerance and error correction; software tools for analysis, simulation, and design; synthetic biology and in vitro evolution; and applications in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine.
DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval: A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West
by Wes Anderson's and Jake PerlinInspirations for Wes Anderson's Asteroid City: a collection of new and classic writing on mid-century cinema and the American West** Includes an exclusive interview with Wes Anderson in which the director details how the pieces collected here influenced the characters, stories, and settings in the film **Featuring 8 newly commissioned pieces alongside more than 20 classic essays from the likes of François Truffaut and Jonas Mekas, DO NOT DETONATE explores key influences on celebrated director Wes Anderson's new film Asteroid City. Together they form a detailed, captivating portrait of the mid-century film world and the enduring myths of the American West.A Conversation Between Wes Anderson and Jake PerlinA Life excerpt – Elia KazanThe Celluloid Brassière – Andy LoganRainy Day – Lillian RossThe Outskirts: Other Men&’s Women – Gina TelaroliThe Petrified Forest – Jorge Luis BorgesAce in the Hole: Noir in Broad Daylight – Molly HaskellWhat Makes a Sad Heart Sing: Some Came Running – Michael KoreskyOne False Start, Never Wear the Same Dress Twice – Durga Chew-BoseMaigret at the Coroner&’s excerpt – Georges SimenonSunbelt Noir: Desert Fury – Imogen Sara SmithThe Voyage Down and Out: Inferno – Kent JonesBad Day Near The River&’s Edge – Nicolas Saada Watching Fail Safe at the End of the World – K. Austin CollinsBlack Desert, White Desert – Serge ToubianaMarilyn Monroe and the Loveless World – Jonas MekasBeyond the Stars – Jeremy Bernstein Coming: &“Nashville&” – Pauline KaelComing Around the Mountain: Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Matt Zoller SeitzSelections from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Diary – Bob BalabanIntroduction to Small Change: A Film Novel – François TruffautBy The Time I Get to Phoenix – Thora SiemsenMy Guy – Hilton AlsWild to the Wild – Sam Shepard
DON'T PANIC!: All the Stuff the Expectant Dad Needs to Know
by George Lewis*****THE ESSENTIAL NEW BOOK FOR FIRST-TIME DADS'So funny you'll be glad you're having a baby!' - Josh Widdicombe'Great advice - funny enough to read if it wasn't.' - Romesh RanganathanAre you ready for fatherhood?DON'T PANIC - dad and comedian George Lewis is here with all the seriously useful practical and emotional advice that you need to keep you (and your partner) sane!From birth to pre-school, EVERYTHING you need to know is here. And even better, it's packed with useful tips, inside knowledge and hilarious real-life stories from dads and medical professionals who know exactly what it's like to take your first steps as a new father.With contributions from fellow comedians Adam Kay, Romesh Ranganathan, and many others this book will get you totally prepared for the biggest thing to even happen in your life!WITH HELP FROMADAM KAY - ANDY PARSONS - CARL DONNELLY - ELIS JAMES - IAIN STIRLING - IVO GRAHAM - JEN BRISTER -JOSH WIDDICOMBE - KERRY GODLIMAN - MATTHEW CROSBY - RICH HALL - ROMESH RANGANATHAN - RUSSELL KANE - SINDHU VEE & The Midwife
DON'T PANIC!: All the Stuff the Expectant Dad Needs to Know
by George Lewis*****THE ESSENTIAL NEW BOOK FOR FIRST-TIME DADS'So funny you'll be glad you're having a baby!' - Josh Widdicombe'Great advice - funny enough to read if it wasn't.' - Romesh RanganathanAre you ready for fatherhood?DON'T PANIC - dad and comedian George Lewis is here with all the seriously useful practical and emotional advice that you need to keep you (and your partner) sane!From birth to pre-school, EVERYTHING you need to know is here. And even better, it's packed with useful tips, inside knowledge and hilarious real-life stories from dads and medical professionals who know exactly what it's like to take your first steps as a new father.With contributions from fellow comedians Adam Kay, Romesh Ranganathan, and many others this book will get you totally prepared for the biggest thing to even happen in your life!WITH HELP FROMADAM KAY - ANDY PARSONS - CARL DONNELLY - ELIS JAMES - IAIN STIRLING - IVO GRAHAM - JEN BRISTER -JOSH WIDDICOMBE - KERRY GODLIMAN - MATT CROSBY - RICH HALL - ROMESH RANGANATHAN - RUSSELL KANE - SINDHU VEE &The Midwife
DON'T PANIC!: All the Stuff the Expectant Dad Needs to Know
by George Lewis*****THE ESSENTIAL NEW BOOK FOR FIRST-TIME DADS'So funny you'll be glad you're having a baby!' - Josh Widdicombe'Great advice - funny enough to read if it wasn't.' - Romesh RanganathanAre you ready for fatherhood?DON'T PANIC - dad and comedian George Lewis is here with all the seriously useful practical and emotional advice that you need to keep you (and your partner) sane!From birth to pre-school, EVERYTHING you need to know is here. And even better, it's packed with useful tips, inside knowledge and hilarious real-life stories from dads and medical professionals who know exactly what it's like to take your first steps as a new father.With contributions from fellow comedians Adam Kay, Romesh Ranganathan, and many others this book will get you totally prepared for the biggest thing to even happen in your life!WITH HELP FROMADAM KAY - ANDY PARSONS - CARL DONNELLY - ELIS JAMES - IAIN STIRLING - IVO GRAHAM - JEN BRISTER -JOSH WIDDICOMBE - KERRY GODLIMAN - MATTHEW CROSBY - RICH HALL - ROMESH RANGANATHAN - RUSSELL KANE - SINDHU VEE & The Midwife(p) Octopus Publishing Group 2022
DSLR Cinema: A beginner’s guide to filmmaking on a budget
by Kurt LancasterThe DSLR cinema revolution began over ten years ago. Professional filmmakers, students, video journalists, event video shooters, production houses, and others jumped at the opportunity to shoot cinematic images on these low budget cameras. The first edition of the book mapped the way focusing exclusively on DSLRs. This new edition shows how you can create stunning cinematic images using low budget cinema cameras, from iPhones to the C200. The author examines new cameras and new projects as filmmakers shoot action movies with the Panasonic GH5, craft personal stories with Blackmagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera, make documentaries and short films with the Canon C100 Mark II, and create music videos with the 5D Mark IV. This book, like the previous edition, takes the wisdom of some of the best shooters and empowers you to create visually stunning images with low budget cinema cameras. It includes six all new case studies, as well as updated examples from short films and documentaries. This book contains the essential tools to make you a better visual storyteller. FEATURES An examination of the creative and technical choices filmmakers face—everything from why we move cameras to shooting flat in order to widen the dynamic range of cameras Case studies from documentary filmmakers, news shooters, fiction makers, a visual anthropologist, and recent film school graduates An updated list of gear for low-budget filmmakers, including a section on what to look for in the gear you need to shoot and edit your projects
DVCAM: A Practical Guide to the Professional System
by Jon Fauer, ASCDVCAM: A Practical Guide to the Professional System, is a nuts and bolts guide for anyone who wants to learn more about Sony DVCAM, to determine what equipment to use, how various models compare, and how to use each of them. A user-friendly overview of the DVCAM format and its equipment, the text covers camcorders, cameras, tape, VTRs, editors, and accessories. The focus is on quick guides (Jump Start chapters) that show how to use the various Sony DVCAM camcorders: DSR-PD100A, DSR-PD150, DSR-250, DSR-300A, and DSR-500WS. Professionals, film students, independent feature filmmakers, schools, government agencies and military services, and news crews will benefit from its hands-on approach. This comprehensive, hands-on book is an overview of the DVCAM format and its equipment. DVCAM is the professional video standard developed by Sony, based on the consumer DV video format. In the five years since DVCAM was introduced, over 200,000 cameras and VTRs have been sold, making it the best-selling professional format of all time.
DVD Authoring and Production: An Authoritative Guide to DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, & WebDVD
by Ralph LaBargeDVD Authoring and Production is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to publishing content in the DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and WebDVD formats. Readers learn everything they need to create, produce, and master DVDs - including a firsthand look at professional production techniques employed in the author's StarGaze DVD. Professionals and aspiring DVD artists alike learn the latest tools and techniques as well as how to succeed in the business realm of the DVD world, including optimal methods of marketing, distributing, and selling.
DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD: A Professional Guide to Creative DVD Production and Adobe Integration
by Wes HowellExpand your creative ability by mastering the software tools. "DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD" covers the toolset in a manner that demonstrates real-world application. The downloadable resources with source material walks you through the process. You will learn how to avoid common pitfalls and learn about the entire DVD authoring workflow.
DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption
by Andy Willis Jonathan WrootThis book demonstrates, in contrast to statistics that show declining consumption of physical formats, that there has not been a mass shift towards purely digital media. Physical releases such as special editions, DVD box-sets and Blu-Rays are frequently promoted and sought out by consumers. And that past formats such as VHS, Laserdisc and HD-DVD make for sought-after collectible items. These trends are also found within particular genres and niche categories, such as documentary, education and independent film distribution. Through its case studies, this collection makes a distinctive and significant intervention in highlighting the ways in which the film industry has responded to rapidly changing markets. This volume, global in scope, will prove useful to those studying the distribution and exhibition of films, and the economics of the film industry around the world.
Da Vinci (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
by Mike VeneziaA simple biography of Leonardo de Vinci for younger readers
Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image
by Toby LesterIn Da Vinci's Ghost, critically acclaimed historian Toby Lester tells the story of the world’s most iconic image, the Vitruvian Man, and sheds surprising new light on the artistry and scholarship of Leonardo da Vinci, one of history’s most fascinating figures.Deftly weaving together art, architecture, history, theology, and much else, Da Vinci's Ghost is a first-rate intellectual enchantment.”—Charles Mann, author of 1493 Da Vinci didn’t summon Vitruvian Man out of thin air. He was inspired by the idea originally formulated by the Roman architect Vitruvius, who suggested that the human body could be made to fit inside a circle, long associated with the divine, and a square, related to the earthly and secular. To place a man inside those shapes was to imply that the human body could indeed be a blueprint for the workings of the universe. Da Vinci elevated Vitruvius’ idea to exhilarating heights when he set out to do something unprecedented, if the human body truly reflected the cosmos, he reasoned, then studying its anatomy more thoroughly than had ever been attempted before—peering deep into body and soul—might grant him an almost godlike perspective on the makeup of the world. Written with the same narrative flair and intellectual sweep as Lester’s award-winning first book, the “almost unbearably thrilling” (Simon Winchester) Fourth Part of the World, and beautifully illustrated with Da Vinci's drawings, Da Vinci’s Ghost follows Da Vinci on his journey to understanding the secrets of the Vitruvian man. It captures a pivotal time in Western history when the Middle Ages were giving way to the Renaissance, when art, science, and philosophy were rapidly converging, and when it seemed possible that a single human being might embody—and even understand—the nature of the universe.
Da Vinci's Tiger
by L. M. ElliottFor fans of rich and complex historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring or Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci, the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest masterpieces. The young and beautiful daughter of a wealthy family, Ginevra longs to share her poetry and participate in the artistic ferment of Renaissance Florence but is trapped in an arranged marriage in a society dictated by men. The arrival of the charismatic Venetian ambassador, Bernardo Bembo, introduces Ginevra to a dazzling circle of patrons, artists, and philosophers. Bembo chooses Ginevra as his Platonic muse and commissions a portrait of her by a young Leonardo da Vinci. Posing for the brilliant painter inspires an intimate connection between them, one Ginevra only begins to understand. In a rich and vivid world of exquisite art with a dangerous underbelly of deadly political feuds, Ginevra faces many challenges to discover her voice and artistic companionship--and to find love.
Da traditore a eroe: Il falsario di Vermeer che ha imbrogliato gli Olandesi e i Nazisti
by Lázaro DroznesL'incredibile storia di Han van Meegeren, il pittore olandese che ha prodotto i falsi di Vermeer, ha ingannato gli stessi olandesi, ne ha venduto uno a Herman Goering e alla fine ha dovuto confessare il suo crimine per salvarsi dalla pena di morte, accusato di alto tradimento. Dopo il processo è diventato un eroe nazionale per aver imbrogliato i nazisti. Queste confessioni furono un terremoto nella comunità pittorica dell'Olanda e del mondo intero, poiché le sue falsificazioni erano state accettate all'unanimità e, una di esse, il "Cristo in Emmaus", fu considerata il miglior Vermeer di tutte. Questa finzione, basata su eventi reali, ci porta a riflettere sul concetto di autenticità nell'arte e sulla validità dei concetti tradizionali di verità e bellezza: un dipinto non è più bello quando viene scoperto come falso? Perché le persone perdono interesse per un'opera d'arte se non è autentica? Perché la natura umana non ci permette di godere dell'estetica di un falso Vermeer che ci piaceva prima di scoprire che fosse un falso? Il business dell'arte è una bufala?
Dad's Book of Awesome Projects: From Stilts and Super-Hero Capes to Tinker Boxes and Seesaws, 25+ Fun Do-It-Yourself Projects for Families
by Mike AdamickIt's time for serious family fun!Get ready to take playtime to the next level with Dad's Book of Awesome Projects! Inside, you;ll find step-by-step instructions and photographs detailing projects so imaginative and fun, no one will complain about turning off the TV. From wooden "swords" to slay the most vicious of dragons to circus stilts that will send you soaring to new heights, these projects are sure to spark everyone's creative spirit. And the fun doesn't stop there! This book shows you and your kids how to build:Comic book shoesRope swingsHomemade goo slimeEggshell cupcakesOl'-fashioned fruit crate scooterBest of all, each of these activities can be tossed together with items around the house or with inexpensive supplies from the hardware store. With 25 DIY projects and crafts, Dad's Book of Awesome Projects will reveal just how awesome it is to be a dad!
Dada & Surrealism (The Critical Idiom Reissued #22)
by C. W. BigsbyFirst published in 1972, the work provides an introduction to Dada and Surrealism. It explores the two movements and their cultural significance. It also looks at those who called themselves Dadaists and Surrealists, including their aims and achievements. In doing so, the book identifies the meaning that the two terms have acquired, which is often remote from the claims advanced by the chief adherents of each movement. This book will be a valuable resource to those studying Dada and Surrealism and its relationship to modern literature.
Dada Presentism: An Essay on Art and History
by Maria StavrinakiDada is often celebrated for its strategies of shock and opposition, but in Dada Presentism, Maria Stavrinaki provides a new picture of Dada art and writings as a lucid reflection on history and the role of art within it. The original (Berlin-based) Dadaists' acute historical consciousness and their modern experience of time, she contends, anticipated the formulations of major historians such as Reinhart Koselleck and, more recently, François Hartog. The book explores Dada temporalities and concepts of history in works of art, artistic discourse, and in the photographs of the Berlin Dada movement. These photographs--including the famous one of the First International Dada Fair--are presented not as simple, transparent documents, but as formal deployments conforming to a very concrete theory of history. This approach allows Stavrinaki to link Dada to more contemporary artistic movements and practices interested in history and the archive. At the same time, she investigates what seems to be a real oxymoron of the movement: its simultaneous claim to the ephemeral and its compulsive writing of its own history. In this way, Dada Presentism also interrogates the limits between history and fiction.