Steve Parker

From the first rockets to leave Earth's atmosphere and the animals that made brave journeys into space, such as Laika the Soviet stray dog, to the first spacewalks and the tragedies of the loss of all crew members of the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles, this book looks at the people, who's part in various space programmes around the world, have helped to push the boundaries of space travel for future generations.Six books that reveal the thrilling journeys, triumphs and disasters that men and women have experienced in the exploration of our universe. These books examine the mind-blowing technologies involved in space endeavours and tells the all too human stories of some of the key figures.

This title features fun-to-do projects for kids that are shown step by step. It features 16 stimulating projects to help youngsters learn about the world around them. The ideas include leafy gift wrap, a wild flower window box, a bean-in-a-box maze, and a wiggly wormery. Clear stage-by-stage photographs show children completing each project, so that young readers learn alongside them. It uses simple materials and basic equipment that are easy to find around the home. An informative introduction provides simple instructions on safety and caring for the environment. It is suitable for ages 3-7 years - for older readers to use with the minimum supervision, and for younger children to enjoy with adult help. Combining learning and play, this book is designed to introduce young children to nature study with fascinating practical examples. The projects include bark and leaf rubbings, a miniature pond, a book of pressed flowers, and Alf and Freda the alfalfa sprouts. Each project is accompanied by an illustrated list of materials and there are additional tips on safety and being a good naturalist.Once children have discovered some of the smaller wonders of the natural world, they can learn to appreciate and care for it throughout their lives.

En Pakist n, inundaciones provocadas por un catastr fico monz n cubren una quinta parte del pa s. En Portugal, un avi n es derribado por una microrr faga. En Estados Unidos, el hurac n Katrina, de 400 kil metros de ancho, devast la ciudad de Nueva Orleans. Encuentra c mo la ciencia explica qu pas en estos y otros ejemplos de la vida real de los desastres naturales causados por el clima.

En Estados Unidos, una plataforma petrolera explota, derramando petr leo en el Golfo de M xico durante tres meses. En el rtico, los t mpanos se hacen m s peque os y disminuyen su n mero, reduciendo el rea de caza de los osos polares. En Norteam rica, las tormentas de polvo soplan sobre el agotado suelo, dejando millones de indigentes. Encuentra, en este libro, c mo la ciencia explica qu pas en estos y otros ejemplos de la vida real de los desastres ecol gicos.

Learn Linux / Unix shell scripting by example along with the theory.What Makes This Book Special?The content as well as the structure is designed to provide a strong competence with Shell Scripting, in an easy to follow way. Readers' feedback confirms that this is a successful format, and useful to people of all backgrounds.This is a thorough yet practical tutorial with examples throughout. It has been written with extensive feedback from literally thousands of readers. These include new students as well as academics and seasoned professionals in the field. Some have a long Unix and/or Linux background, others have none.This tutorial is currently cited by at least seven different University Degree courses around the world, as a teaching resource for their Undergraduates.Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Philosophy3. A First Script4. Variables (Part 1)5. Wildcards6. Escape Characters7. Loops8. Test9. Case10. Variables (Part 2)11. Variables (Part 3)12. External Programs13. Functions14. Hints and Tips15. Quick Reference16. Interactive Shell17. Exercises

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading. Project X Origins guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 5 reading books, 1 of each of: A Wild Ride, Don't Look Down, Atlantic Adventure, Sam's Flood Plan, The Water Cycle.

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading. Project X Origins guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 30 reading books, 6 of each of: Ant Storm, Ant Attack, Charge!, Round-up, Animal Conflicts.

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Explore Building Wembley to find out how and why the brand new Wembley Stadium was created. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading.

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading. Project X Origins guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 5 reading books, 1 of each of: Ant Storm, Ant Attack, Charge!, Round-up, Animal Conflicts.

Encounter life on Earth millions of years ago with Age of the Dinosaur. Packed with bite-size facts and exciting prehistoric puzzles, it explains what the world looked like and how it changed, which incredible creatures, plants and animals lived there, who survived to live another day, and how scientists know all this. Each colourful double-page spread explores a different dinosaur subject, from a particular period of time or group of animals to dinosaur diets and the study of fossils. Meet the world's first known bird and the deadly animal that may have terrified the terrible T. rex. Discover who lived when and who ate what in fun dinosaur quizzes and games. Find out why all the dinosaurs disappeared forever and who survived after they were gone. With eye-catching illustrations and photographs of specimens from the Museum's palaeontological collections, this is a great first book about dinosaurs and the world in which they lived.

Mars is the closest planet to Earth, but how much do we know about it? Written by science author Steve Parker, this fact-packed book takes a look at the physical features of the planet and at the amazing exploration that has been done on Mars. Mars is the closest planet to Earth, but how much do we know about it? Written by science author Steve Parker, this fact-packed book takes a look at the physical features of the planet and at the amazing exploration that has been done on Mars.Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural languagePhotographs of Mars taken from space on pages 14–15 help children recap and provide a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.Text type: An information bookCurriculum links: Science

The body is one of the most amazing things in the world. Find out how it works and how you use it: learn about eyes and sight, the brain, why you need food, and how your muscles make you move. Includes fantastic projects to help you find out for yourself: measure your body, stamp your fingerprints, train your memory and check your pulse.

More than 999 of every 1,000 species that have ever lived on the planet have become extinct. As part of evolution, extinction of the old allows emergence of the new. It is integral to the Earth's continually changing range and richness of life-forms. Extinction: not the end of the world? is a highly readable introduction to the causes of extinction, the different types of extinction and how relevant it is to the world today. The book discusses today's key issues, from biodiversity and conservation to the threat of human extinction, as well as exploring the major extinction events of the past and explaining how scientists know all this. Throughout the book there are engaging extinction case studies from around the world showing, for example, how local extinctions such as the large blue butterfly can be reversed. Presenting the latest research in an accessible and engaging way, this is a complete introduction to an important and often complex subject. The book is published to accompany the major new exhibition of the same name which opens at the Natural History Museum, London, in February 2013.

A lively and accessible guide to the natural force of magnetism - what it is and how it works. Learn about how magnetism was discovered, how a compass works, and how to test magnetic fields. Fantastic hands-on projects show you how to make an electromagnet, a light switch, a magnetic fishing game and your own loop compass.

Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they'd choose for themselves.

Bold, colourful readers with kid-friendly characters and subjects they'd choose for themselves.

A compendium of shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used, adjusted, and applied The shell is the primary way of communicating with the Unix and Linux systems, providing a direct way to program by automating simple-to-intermediate tasks. With this book, Linux expert Steve Parker shares a collection of shell scripting recipes that can be used as is or easily modified for a variety of environments or situations. The book covers shell programming, with a focus on Linux and the Bash shell; it provides credible, real-world relevance, as well as providing the flexible tools to get started immediately. Shares a collection of helpful shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used for various of real-world challenges Features recipes for system tools, shell features, and systems administration Provides a host of plug and play recipes for to immediately apply and easily modify so the wheel doesn't have to be reinvented with each challenge faced Come out of your shell and dive into this collection of tried and tested shell scripting recipes that you can start using right away!