Books with author Peter Peterson

Explore*Entertain*Educate* are the key elements of this award winning guide book.A comprehensive guide to Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Each updated entry features : complete description, phone number, address; directions; Thomas Guide grid number, website, hours, admission, recommended Ages, and even length of time for attraction and birthday party potential! Each featured location is indexed by city, price, theme and includes a Calendar Section as well as an Ideas and Resource section. One of the most informative guides you willl find!Voted Best Family Guide Book by Los Angeles Magazine! A valuable resource for anyone who lives in the area or is looking to visit.

Take a guided tour through the vast cosmos known as the Marvel Universe and meet the superheroes -- Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four -- and the supervillains -- Green Goblin, Magneto, Galactus, Doctor Doom -- whose adventures have thrilled millions of comic book readers. Comics insider Peter Sanderson recounts Marvel's main story lines and delves into the lives of major characters, showing how different writers shaped their fates. The illustrations include scenes from ground-breaking stories, showcasing the best work of important Marvel artists.

Tracy's room is very messy! There is anything and everything you can think of laying on her floor, thrown on her bed, and coming out of her drawers.Tracy's mother finally says she wants her to clean her room and she won't ask twice! But where will Tracy put all of her toys and dolls? She tries under her bed, but that doesn't work. Maybe if she tries one more thing, it would work perfectly!

We all know there are four seasons in a year. But HOW do we know? Join intrepid young scientist-adventurer Joulia Copernicus on a journey around the world as she explains with humor and wit how we know what causes the seasons.Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall -- we all have a favorite season. But what makes the seasons happen in the first place? Ellie Peterson's clear, concise language and bold, kid-friendly illustrations bring science to life through narrator Joulia Copernicus, a strong and adventurous kid scientist. Kids will laugh while learning at the same time about the science behind the changing of the seasons throughout the year.

Peterson's ACT® Prep Guide ASAP is the ultimate quick-study guide that offers busy students a structured approach to earning top scores in just 30 days or less.This book includes: Diagnostic Questions to Determine Strengths and Weaknesses quickly.One online full-length practice test to be ready on test day!Detailed answers and explanations for each practice question.Peterson’s® has condensed its proven test prep strategy into this focused guide that will help students make the most of their study time.Peterson's ACT® Prep Guide ASAP offers:Straightforward and efficient review of every test section. Each chapter emphasizes the essential topics and concepts you’ll need to know for test day.Quick and complete coverage of the structure and format of the ACT®. No time wasted with an efficient review of the test.Focused practice for all types of questions you may encounter on test day.Effective tips that really work on the exam. In a short amount of time, you’ll be confident and ready with proven and time-saving strategies and advice for every section of the exam to get your absolute best scores possible!

VeggieTalesPersonalized Mission Possible Adventure Series (6 books)Harleigh's name is inserted throughout each story making Harleigh the hero in each book!#4 - Jurassic PlaygroundYou won't believe the fun that awaits when Harleigh joins Bob and Larry on this rather unusual playground. But beware! It's not all fun and games. There are a couple of BIG bullies on this playground. Our heroes have been given a very serious assignment by Mission Control:To teach these bullies to spread nice words and to encourage others. It's Mission Possible Adventures filled with prehistoric fun! Through it all, there's a lesson to be learned: It is much better to build one another up with kind words than to tear each other down.And the adventures don't end here! In the next Mission Possible Adventure, your child will land on a snow-covered Island for an adventure of the frozen tundra! See what happens next in book 5, Snow Clones

Peterson’s ACT® Prep Guide 36 is an advanced test prep resource for competitive students who want to maximize their already good ACT test scores. This guide also preps first-time test takers who know the basic concepts, consider standard practice questions in other guides too easy, and plan to score high on their initial ACT test. For all high-achieving students, Peterson’s ACT Prep Guide 36 covers the most difficult concepts and problems and includes strategies and tips to perform well on the test. This guide addresses the latest changes to the ACT test and offers:. Extensive coverage and analysis of the entire structure and format of the ACT, including everything you need to know to get ready for test day, including scoring and Thorough and comprehensive review of each section of the test, along with proven tips, strategies, and advice for achieving your highest scores possible. Rigorous and challenging practice tests that represent the toughest questions you may encounter on test day, so you are prepared. Peterson's ACT Prep Guide 36 was carefully designed by our experts to help you achieve perfect test results. Here’s some of what you’ll find: ACT English: Usage/Mechanics Review includes: Punctuation, Grammar and Usage Sentence Structure ACT English: Rhetorical Skills Review includes: Style and Strategy Attacking Rhetorical Skills Passages and Questions for a Perfect Score Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry includes: Deceptive Percentages and Sneaky Averages Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences Matrices Midpoint formula & Distance formula Graphing: Quadratics, Circles, Ellipses, and Interpreting Inequalities Plane Geometry and Trigonometry includes: Properties of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygons, and Circles Transformations Circle Trigonometry, Radian Measure, and Polar Coordinates Working with Trigonometric Identities Laws of Sines and Cosines ACT Reading: Social Studies/Natural Sciences Passages include: Main Idea/Central Theme Questions Detail Questions and Vocabulary-in-context Questions ACT Reading: Literary Narrative/Prose Fiction and Humanities Passages include: Paired Passages Inference Questions and Relationship Questions The ACT Writing Test includes: Writing a Perfect-Scoring Essay 2 Practice Essay Prompts The guide also includes: Data Representation: Interpreting and Applying Experimental Results Research Summaries: Assessing Experimental Design and Analyzing Results Conflicting Viewpoints: Interpreting and Relating Arguments

Peterson's Master the SAT provides a wealth of test-taking strategies and helps students prepare for the SAT with extensive reviews and 9 full-length practice tests to help sharpen math, writing, and critical reading skills. In addition, "Parents' Guide to College Admission Testing," provides advice for parents on subjects such as what tests your high school student should take, how to motivate your child, and what role to play in the college admissions process. 9 full-length practice tests (including access to 3 online), with detailed answer explanations for each exam question "Parents' Guide to College Admission Testing," provides advice on how parents can motivate their children, what tests high school students should take, and what role parents should play in the college admissions process Access to hundreds of in-depth college and university descriptions online, offering information on degrees, student life, admission requirements, and application information Extensive reviews of all subjects appearing on the SAT, including essay writing, higher-level math, and reading comprehension. User-friendly design, with bulleted roadmaps and chapter summaries formulated so that high school students can work through the exercises at their own pace Vocabulary review with exercises and practice test questions in the free download of Peterson's Ultimate Word Success eBook .

Orphaned by a mysterious disappearance, siblings Tyler and Elise try to bury their past by traveling abroad with their adventurous aunt. They soon find the buried are watching, even in the daytime. Whoever heard of ghosts roaming the streets during the day? Apparently they do as Tyler and Elise keep bumping into them in the ancient passageways of Scotland. After being attacked in a haunted alley, finding a ghost in her bedroom, and hearing folklore of Half-hangit Maggie, Elise is on her last nerve with dead people. Tyler refuses to believe any of it. The squabbling duo begin piecing together clues that uncover more treachery than they could have imagined. From rockin Frankenstein’s to tales of Scotland’s bloody history, the mystery begins with a seemingly innocent lie and leads to a confrontation with a thief who steals something more valuable than money.

Peterson's Master the Catholic High School Entrance Exams is the comprehensive test-prep book for scoring high on Catholic high school entrance exams. The book includes six full-length practice tests (two each for the HSPT, COOP, and TACHS) with detailed answer explanations, and includes valuable information on test format, type of questions, and how tests are scored. With expert tips that guide students through verbal and quantitative exercises. Selling Points: Two full-length practice tests each for the TACHS, the COOP, and the HSPT, all with answer keys and detailed explanations Step-by-step coaching for each type of question on the exam In-depth subject review covering the verbal, math, and quantitative sections of the exam Easy-to-use self-evaluation tools to track progress Valuable information about the SSAT and the ISEE secondary school entrance exams which are occasionally administered for admission into Catholic high schools