Books published by publisher 1st Books Library

Way Things Work NowThis revised edition of David Macaulay's classic The Way Things Work takes you into the inner workings of hundreds of machines and explains the science behind their technologies.From the simple lever to the modern microprocessor, this bestseller has been completely updated with the latest technologies and explains every machine you've ever wanted to understand, and some you've probably never thought about. From clocks and watches, to jet engines and the internet, David Macaulay's beautiful illustrations represent the inner workings of each machine.With David Macaulay's inspired illustrations and humorous approach, The Way Things Work makes even the most complex technology fun, fascinating and accessible for children of all ages.

A photographer travels from America to Africa looking forward to a picture taking safari. However, the photographer mistakenly enters into a world, where everything is upside down, backwards and all jumbled up. In this place, the animals can speak and a little person, (maybe a man, maybe a boy, maybe neither) holds the key to everything that happens in this crazy land. Now, you can enter into this Land of Jumble and be part of the mystery that exists there. You may even be able to solve one of the great mysteries that the photographer, Chuck, couldn’t solve. A mystery that still exists, even to this day. Chuck, the photographer, mistakenly escaped from this land and returned to his home in New England. He has experienced an adventure filled with excitement, danger, laughter and mystery. I am enclosing a brief sample of the text that can be found in chapter five. I asked again. "Who are you?" "I Bobob am," he said in that tiny little voice. "You talk funny," I said to him. "I funny talk do not," he replied. "Oh, okay" I said. "Then, where am I?" "You in Afreeka are," he said. I could tell that this was going to be an interesting but difficult conversation.

You Can't Wallpaper My Igloo combines asense of humor with an informative and colorful account of life beforetelevision invaded rural Alaska and took away much of its character. LeavingNew Mexico in 1969 for the unknown of teaching positions in the far reaches ofAlaska, Bob and Kathy Norberg drive up the Alaska Canadian Highway with barenecessities, ready for any kind of adventure. Their first assignment, a smallEskimo village in the north Pacific around the corner from the Bering Sea,introduces them to seal hunting, steam baths, and spinach souffl as a snackfrom the tiny school cafeteria. They enjoy the culture shock and absorb as muchof a new culture as time allows. A move to the interior of Alaska, anAthabascan Indian village introduces them to seventy degrees below zero, whiteouts, moose, caribou, and bear roasts obtained in the most basic fashion. Thebirths of their first two children do not keep them from their everydayteaching duties, seasonal hunts, family dramas, and unsafe excursions by boat,plane and snowmobile. The new culture adds to their repertoire of six years ofexciting, if not harrowing, experiences. Hating to leave the 'bush'but deciding that the children might be better served in a 'conventional'environment, they move to a small town on the Kenai Peninsula, where they hopethe children will benefit from a more developed school system and opportunitiesfor 'normal' activities. They have a third child, build their ownhouse on the beach, and settle in for a more conventional lifestyle, neverforgetting the wilderness experience that has enriched their lives beyondmeasure.

Jason Loring felt like an alien. His classmates avoided him and called him names. His stepbrother, Robbie, teased him. His father and stepmother didn't listen to him. Now he was starting fifth grade at a new school. He hoped that this time, this one time, he would just fit in. He was smart. He looked OK. He was good at chess. But whenever he opened his mouth, he never knew whether IT would happen, and he would look and sound like a freak. That was the problem. A big problem! And it made him angry. Very angry! He had to learn to cool it, and he had to learn fast! What happens at the new school, why his father shares his secret, and how Jason changes leads to acceptance at last.