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Escape the Milky Way
Yancey Lane
language (, March 26, 2012)This story was inspired by Huckleberry Finn and his adventure. Trapped on post-apocalyptic world a boy longs to be with hisfather and makes a decision that changes his life. He steals a spaceship andstarts an adventure along the way he meets many different types of people;thieves, crooks, and con men. These people change his life and help him findhis true destiny.
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Ka-boom! Create Your Own Hero Adventures: A Blank Comic Book for Kids
Yancey Labat
Paperback (Rockridge Press, June 30, 2020)Create your own hero adventures―and save the day your way! Imagine dashing through the mean streets of the city in a mask and a cape fighting crime and keeping citizens safe; it’s a dream that’s too good to be true―until now. Ka-Boom! Create Your Own Hero Adventures is a standout among blank comic books for kids and gives you everything you need to create your own comic book hero stories full of BAMs!, WHAPs!, and KA-POWs! This top choice among blank comic books for kids features easy-to-follow prompts from a comic book pro and space for sketching out your ideas; this is your entry into an amazing fantasy world. Create your own hero, sidekick, villain, realm, and even cool vehicles and gadgets. Go beyond other blank comic books for kids, with: Start to finish―Learn to do everything from outlining your story and planning your panels to creating an amazing cover.Space to create―Layouts with a variety of panels provide space for you to create three 21-page comic books.Tools of the trade―Get a list of the tools you’ll need to succeed like erasers, pens, pencils, and more in one of the most informative blank comic books for kids. If you’ve been looking for blank comic books for kids, this one allows your creativity to really shine.
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Ancient Greek Art and Architecture
Diane Yancey
Library Binding (Lucent Books, Nov. 14, 2011)The Eye on Art series is intended to assist readers in understanding the various roles of art in society; each volume offers an in-depth exploration of a major artistic movement, medium, figure, or profession.; ; The creative impulse is an ancient and enduring feature of human expression. Art serves many purposes: to beautify, record, reflect, enlighten, and celebrate our existence. Eye on Art examines the rich and varied world of art. Major art movements, the art
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Life on the Pony Express
Diane Yancey
Hardcover (Lucent Books, March 1, 2001)The Pony Express lasted just nineteen months, but it was one of the most colorful and unique episodes in U.S. history. The story of the men who took part in the daring experiment is told in this account of the first rapid-communications system to link America east and west.
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Life in Charles Dicken's England
Diane Yancey
Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1999)Describes the people and conditions of life in England during the time of Charles Dickens and examines how those conditions are reflected in his work
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Life in a Japanese American Internment Camp
Diane Yancey
Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1998)Discusses the course of Japanese immigration into the United States, events leading to the relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the conditions they faced in the internment camps
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The Way People Live - Life During the Dust Bowl
Diane Yancey
Hardcover (Lucent Books, Jan. 23, 2004)In the 1930s, farmers in the South struggled to survive one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. The story of the Dust Bowl is one of desperation and shattered lives, but also emphasizes the courage and determination that characterizes the American spirit.
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Tracking Serial Killers
Diane Yancey
Hardcover (Lucent, April 27, 2007)Presents the forensic techniques that are used in the investigations of serial killers and that aid in their apprehension, including such processes as psychological and DNA profiling, analyses of biological evidence, and the coordinated use of national databases.
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Camels for Uncle Sam
Diane Yancey
Hardcover (Hendrick Long Pub Co, May 1, 1995)Details the U.S. Army's 1850 experimental use of camels as pack animals in the American Southwest, an unsuccessful endeavor hampered by the camels' surly nature and the humans' ignorance and politics
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Life in the Elizabethan Theater
Diane Yancey
Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1997)Discusses theater in sixteenth-century England, describing playwrights, plays, the audience, and Queen Elizabeth's sponsorship
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Std'S: What You Don'T Know Can
Diane Yancey
Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 2002)A straight-shooting, concise resource outlines different types of sexually transmitted diseases--such as HIV, herpes, and genital warts--how they are contracted, their symptoms, and their diagnosis and treatment.
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Basketball
Diane Yancey
eBook (Lucent Books Inc, Feb. 23, 2011)Books in this series explore the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports; basic physical science concepts are explained in an engaging and accessible manner.; ; Each volume in the series focuses on one sport and opens with a brief look at the featured sport’s origins, history and changes to rules, equipment, or techniques. Subsequent chapters cover the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries. The full-color text is augmented by fact boxes, sidebars, photos, and detailed diagrams, charts and graphs. In addition, a subject-specific glossary, bibliography and index provide further tools for researching the sports and concepts discussed throughout the volume.