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  • Tennessee: The Volunteer State

    Tika Downey

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Why is Tennessee called the Volunteer State? Readers find out the answer to this question and more in this colorful edition on Americas sixteenth state. Students learn about major industries, state symbols, and the famous people who embody all that is Tennessee.
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  • The History of Zero: Exploring Our Place-Value Number System

    Tika Downey

    Paperback (Rosen Publishing Group, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Looks at counting systems and the history of the number zero.
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  • Tennessee: The Volunteer State

    Tika Downey

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Why is Tennessee called the Volunteer State? Readers find out the answer to this question and more in this colorful edition on America’s sixteenth state. Students learn about major industries, state symbols, and the famous people who embody all that is Tennessee.
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  • Michigan: The Great Lakes State

    Tika Downey

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2010)
    The Great Lakes State is rich in colorful, fascinating stories. Readers will discover a wonderful history about the Native Americans who made their home there, the French explorers who came to trade, and the state’s role in the Underground Railroad. Other fascinating details, such as cultural landmarks and geography are engagingly presented.
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  • New York: The Empire State

    Tika Downey

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Originally called the "Empire State" due to its vast wealth and resources, New York has more than lived up to its name. Readers will learn about New York's history and how it became a state. They will also take a closer look at the Empire State Building, and many other symbols and key features of the state.
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  • How the Arabs Invented Algebra: The History of the Concept of Variables

    Tika Downey

    Paperback (Rosen Classroom, Jan. 1, 2004)
    This mathematical odyssey explains the concepts of variables and constants through the review of how Algebra was invented. Includes a chart of the ancient finger-counting method, various problem-solving sets, and colorful photographs and illustrations of ancient markets and modern-day bazaars.
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  • Michigan: The Great Lakes State

    Tika Downey

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2010)
    The Great Lakes State is rich in colorful, fascinating stories. Readers will discover a wonderful history about the Native Americans who made their home there, the French explorers who came to trade, and the states role in the Underground Railroad. Other fascinating details, such as cultural landmarks and geography are engagingly presented.
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  • The History of Zero: Exploring Our Place-Value Number System

    Tika Downey

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Looks at counting systems and the history of the number zero.
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  • California: The Golden State

    Tika Downey

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)
    California has a rich history, which includes the Mission period and the Gold Rush. Readers will also learn about California's natural and human-made wonders, such as the Sierra Nevada mountain range and the Golden Gate Bridge.
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  • Guide to Web Development with Java: Understanding Website Creation

    Tim Downey

    eBook (Springer, Feb. 21, 2012)
    This comprehensive textbook introduces readers to the three-tiered, Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture by using Hibernate, JSPs, and Java Servlets. These three technologies all use Java, so that a student with a background in programming will be able to master them with ease, with the end result of being able to create web applications that use MVC, validate user input and save data to a database. Features: presents the many topics of web development in small steps, in an accessible, easy-to-follow style; uses powerful technologies that are freely available on the web to speed up web development, such as JSP, JavaBeans, annotations, JSTL, Java 1.5, Hibernate and Tomcat; discusses HTML, HTML Forms, Cascading Style Sheets and XML; introduces core technologies from the outset, such as the MVC architecture; contains questions and exercises at the end of each chapter, detailed illustrations, chapter summaries, and a glossary; includes examples for accessing common web services.

  • Texas: The Lone Star State

    Tika Downey

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Why is Texas called the Lone Star State? Why is the Longhorn the state animal? Your curious readers will find out the story behind both of these questions and more from this colorful, compelling book.
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  • Florida: The Sunshine State

    Tika Downey

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Describes the history, ecology, geography, economy, and sights of the Sunshine State, Florida.
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