Books with author Jake Thompson

Mathematics is an integral part of scientific study, and one that students often find a barrier to progression in science. Students can find it difficult to apply maths knowledge to science scenarios, even if they have encountered the maths concept previously. The Maths Skills for Cambridge IGCSE Physics write-in workbook allows students to practise their maths skills in science contexts. This resource has been written in collaboration with the Association for Science Education (ASE), based on research carried out with the Nuffield Foundation. The accompanying teacher's guide provides support for teachers to teach mathematical concepts in science lessons.

This book is a re-telling of the classic poem by Clement Clarke Moore and features the Gnomes that inhabit Placerville, California.In 1849 miners flocked to what is now Placerville, California, in search of gold. Before the prospectors arrived, the forests and streams were home to little curious gnomes. Throughout the town's history, these gnomes have hidden in plain sight and delighted in the antics of humans, borrowing items from them to decorate their homes, and living in unused space. In modern times, the gnomes of Placerville have come out of hiding and can be found people-watching on Main Street, or wherever large crowds gather. These gnomes, and their exploits can be found on social media by searching the hashtag #PVGnomey.

It's summer break - Scary Godmother style! Hannah suffers through summer camp with her mean cousin Jimmy, Bug-A-Boo spends a frightening vacation with his nagging parents, Orson attends Summer Ghoul with the ancient and demented Dark Master and Scary Godmother runs into her old schoolmate Tinkaree only to wind up kidnapped and brainwashed! Will our favorite monsters save themselves in time to enjoy fun in the sun?

Lily has just been placed in a foster care home away from her family. She's scared and alone and her tummy hurts. Lily is about to meet her court appointed special advocate, or Casa. Lily's Casa, Joan, is a volunteer who will make sure Lily is safe and getting the help that she needs. Joan has brought a special surprise friend for Lily, a friend that will help Lily in many ways. When Lily first sees Chance, the special friend her Casa brings for her, she giggles. His soft fur smells like chocolate chip cookies when it touches her cheek. Soon Lily forgets about her tummyache, and she smiles. She doesn't feel quite so alone anymore.

Bryson Miller is a sixteen-year-old high school student who has already dealt with his mother's death and his father's subsequent alcoholism. When that happened, he adapted. He became the core of the family, making sure that groceries were bought and his sisters stayed out of trouble all while maintaining perfect grades with matching ambitions. Balancing his dysfunctional family life with a shining image became routine. He doesn't view himself as special or even especially unlucky. After all, there are plenty of people in his small town who are worse off. What is supposed to be just another normal Friday night, attending his friend Gary's party and keeping Gary out of trouble, becomes a nightmare when Bryson is attacked. In the days that follow, he does what he always does and attempts to adjust... to being a vampire. However, his sire won't leave him or his family alone. What she wants isn't something Bryson is willing to give, and when her threats to his girlfriend get Bryson killed, his soul ends up in the Underworld, ruled by the creator of vampires, the God of Temptation.Now Bryson is being asked to work for the god responsible not only for ruining his life but actually ending it. Although given a choice, the consequences for his refusal are far more complicated and far reaching than they seem. When he learns he won't be the one paying the price, how can he say no?Gods Don't Sleep is the first book in a planned trilogy. It serves as an origin story for the young protagonist and sets up the action to come.

Six studies of six faiths. The World Religions series explores the major religions of our world today. Focusing on the six main religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism, each title looks first at one person's experience, and then examines the facts, arguments and opinions from around the globe. Special debate panels, supported by a wealth of resource material, invite the reader to discuss the issues that are currently shaping our world. Young readers will learn about their own faiths and will receive answers to important questions such as: What is Jewish Law? What is enlightenment? Do Sikhs believe in an afterlife? Should we question the truth of religious books such as the Bible? What does the Hindu way of life aim for? These questions and many more are explored in detail, providing readers with a glossary and resource guide for further reading. Written by educators, these books are well researched, carefully written, and are credible resources for young students. Parents will appreciate the open and sensitive treatment of each religion. The World Religions series is an important contribution to helping increase cultural awareness and promote tolerance

It is a book for a young child. it is one that parents will want to read, about a boy that gets a cat, that see first saw in a dream. He loved the cat named SMOKEY. and had him a few years. Then one day the cat gets sick. He is taken to the vet and dies. The boy's father and mother tells him that while animals do not have a soul, the love we have for them will live forever. The love we have for a pet is just as important as the love you have for people.

In a city already simmering with racial conflict, the daring public assassination of its newly elected African American woman mayor lights the fuse. A killer with no memory of committing the crime brings Raja and Vinny to the Big Easy in the middle of Mardi Gras. The local mob crime boss, a Russian computer expert, and a pair of backwoods, meth-cooking brothers make far too many suspects. With a Voodoo Queen stirring the pot, murder is never simple. Before they are finished, Raja and Vinny will discover a murderous evil that has lurked in the swamps of Louisiana for centuries.

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