Books with author Ian Jackson

Spud is a potato who loves his couch. He watches TV all day and never participates in extracurricular activities with his family or friends. One day the TV breaks and Spud can no longer watch his shows. He is forced to get off the couch and walk outside where he is invited by several other young potatoes to join him for a game of baseball. He is hesitant but agrees and they teach him how to play. He quickly learns how enjoyable playing outside and being active is and learns a valuable lesson that TV can wait and it is much better to lead an active lifestyle.

SummaryHTML5 for .NET Developers teaches professional software engineers how to integrate the latest HTML5 APIs and semantic markup into rich web applications using JavaScript, ASP.NET MVC, and WCF. Written from the .NET perspective, this book is full of practical applications and ways to connect the new web standards with your existing development practicesAbout the TechnologyA shift is underway for Microsoft developers—to build web applications you'll need to integrate HTML5 features like Canvas-based graphics and the new JavaScript-driven APIs with familiar technologies like ASP.NET MVC and WCF. This book is designed for you.About this BookHTML5 for .NET Developers teaches you how to blend HTML5 with your current .NET tools and practices. You'll start with a quick overview of the new HTML5 features and the semantic markup model. Then, you'll systematically work through the JavaScript APIs as you learn to build single page web apps that look and work like desktop apps. Along the way, you'll get tips and learn techniques that will prepare you to build "metro-style" applications for Windows 8 and WP 8.This book assumes you're familiar with HTML, and concentrates on the intersection between new HTML5 features and Microsoft-specific technologies. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's InsideHTML5 from a .NET perspectiveLocal storage, threading, and WebSocketsUsing JSON-enabled web servicesWCF services for HTML5How to build single page web apps"This book speaks directly to the interests and concerns of the .NET developer."—From the Forward by Scott Hanselman, MicrosoftTable of ContentsHTML5 and .NETA markup primer: classic HTML, semantic HTML, and CSSAudio and video controlsCanvasThe History API: Changing the game for MVC sitesGeolocation and web mappingWeb workers and drag and dropWebsocketsLocal storage and state managementOffline web applications

Have you ever wondered about the moon? Check out how the sun wishes it could be the moon in this educational book geared toward children interested in learning about our amazing universe!Children will enjoy colorful photographs and facts of the moon in this expressive book! In this series, young readers will: 1. Learn facts about the moon. 2. Be curious and ask questions. 3. Develop their imaginations.4. Enjoy a book about our universe.This wonderful children's book is written primarily for children ages four to eight years old. Targeting beginner readers, the book contains simple text and beautiful color illustrations.Each page includes educational information about the moon.The story is suitable to be read out loud to preschoolers or as a self-read book for beginner readers. Parents: Engage your children's minds by stimulating their visual and communicative skills discussing the topic of this book! Scroll up and grab a copy today

Now I Know My ABC’s, is a colorful and fun way for kids to learn the alphabet, while picking up an extensive vocabulary along the way. Each alphabet is highlighted in bold, vibrant color, and complimented by whimsical graphics which demonstrate the featured letter; and support letter/ word recognition.Now I know my ABC’s, makes learning fun again with eye catching graphics and loads of alphabet fun your kids are sure to love!Now I Know My ABC’s, is a title of the jellybean book company, an entity dedicated to creating education based children’s books.

Let’s Learn Colors & Shapes, is a colorful and fun way for kids to expand their imaginations! Let’s Learn Colors & Shapes, makes learning fun again with eye catching, stimulating graphics your kids are sure to love!Let’s Learn Colors & Shapes, is a title of the jellybean book company, an entity dedicated to creating education based children’s books.

In these new domestic reminiscences, Shirley Jackson carries on her tale of dubious parental equilibrium in the face of four children, assorted dogs and cats, and the uncounted heaps of small intrusive possessions which pile up in corners everywhere.Because of the increasing pressure of possessions, animals, and children, a bigger house is necessary to hold everything. The unending bewilderment of moving gives way to the healthy challenges of small repairs, new roofs, and bookcases, and the heady enthusiasms for horses, Little League, trumpet playing and magic.Shirley Jackson uses her great talent to picture the rich and varied day-to-day living of an unusual but not really so different American family.

**** Prime Members , Get this Book for FREE ****There are so many interesting things to learn about our amazing world, so why don’t you join us and learn some fun facts from this information-packed picture book?This is a book that parents can read together with their kids and in the end they will both be able to wow their friends when they recite all the entertaining facts that they have learned here. Did you know that apes are our next of kin? Or that chimpanzees are not monkeys? That gibbons protect themselves by leaping really fast from tree to tree? And did you know that most apes sleep in nests?

Cor’Vos is an Obsidian Knight, a member of an elite corp of soldiers. What starts out as a routine missions quickly turns into a mad grasp for stopping the release of the Ender Dragon, a powerful monster that seeks revenge against those who imprisoned him and to then rule the world. During his journey, Cor’Vos meets a young hunter named Jayna, and a religious priest called Solarn. They follow Cor’Vos on his trek to stop the Ender Dragon.