Gymnastics: The Trials, the Triumphs, the Truth (Puffin Nonfiction) (Puffin Nonfiction)

About a New England girl in New York as a dancer during the Golden Years of Broadway and Hollywood; the famous people she met as she struggled and overcame alcoholism. (Amazon.com, none)

80 pages in color & 70 b/w illustrations! Chronicling the past 50 years, this celebration of the world's most prestigious horse trials recounts the entire Badminton story from its beginnings in 1949 and the vision of its creators to its place in the heart of every equestrian today. Coverage includes headline-making stories, fascinating facts and figures, profiles of leading figures, and a behind-the-scenes look at the sport--all complemented by glorious, full-color photographs from yesterday and (Amazon.com, none)

Making his debut as a player at the age of 16, Joe Royle went on to win international honors and became a firm favorite with the Everton faithful. Although he also plied his trade with Manchester City, Bristol City, Norwich City, and Oldham Athletic, when he embarked on a managerial career, it was inevitable that her would return to Goodison Park. In November 1994 Royle took over as manager at Everton and not only secured Premiership status for the club, but also won the FA Cup and automatic qua (Amazon.com, none)

American Doubles explores the phenomenon of the United States' doubles prowess on the world's tennis courts. Many fans and journalists lament the state of American tennis, wondering when the next great players will hit the scene. What the critics don't know is that Americans have dominated the doubles scene for decades and the future looks bright. From the successes of such legends as Billie Jean King and Stan Smith to the current No. 1 Bob and Mike Bryan, the story of how Americans have come to (Amazon.com, none)

Using notable nonfiction picture books, a veteran teacher shares her classroom-tested ideas, lessons, and activities for introducing the features and functions of nonfiction text to early readers. Includes strategies for building background knowledge; tips for introducing new vocabulary; suggestions for previewing text; and discussion starters that help readers review, sort, and synthesize information. Plus, reproducible record sheets, mini-books, graphic organizers, charts, maps, and more. For (Amazon.com, none)

This cute sign would make a unique gift for the gymnast in your life. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, Sweet 16, or congratulations for a great season. Ships to the US only via USPS Priority Mail. Copyright 2005 Century of Signs Family Sign Shop. All Rights Reserved. (Amazon.com, none)

Help children boost comprehension skills, expand vocabulary, and learn important concepts about nonfiction topics such as neighborhood and community, families, transportation, animal homes, plants and seeds, weather, and more. The little books in this collection feature high frequency words, rhyming, repetition, predictability, and supportive illustrations that encourage young children to become successful, independent, and fluent readers. (Amazon.com, none)

Novel and Nonfiction templates, style tool bars for new chapters, scenes, extracts, table of contents, and more. Grammatic style and word usage checker. Literary agent database and submission package generator. Book Doctor to fix spacing, font, and more. (Amazon.com, none)

From idea to contract to execution, this is the first all-in-one guide for prospective nonfiction writers. How to Sell, Then Write Your Nonfiction Book is uniquely structured to help you sell your ideas or yourself before you invest time and effort in a lengthy book project. This comprehensive reference guide provides specific tips for pitching and writing various nonfiction categories, with suggestions from agents, editors, and published authors. With expert advice on the technical elements of (Amazon.com, none)

"Stop stressing and start storing! " At last - a book to take the stress out of food storage! Stop worrying about what kinds of foods to buy and how to use your food storage before it goes bad - not to mention how to get your family to eat it. Simple Recipes Using Food Storage is an all-encompassing guide to food storage. This is an essential book for anyone just starting out. The basics of food storage are organized into a step-by-step system. The first section requires only 6 basic ingredients (Amazon.com, none)

"Mother Earth hates ecology, the heart loves cholesterol, and people should be able to die when they want to," says L.G. Shelnutt in her delicious MOLASSES MOON. This nonfiction book's spice isn't mild. If you get indigestion don't blame the witch/author who, not believing in the power of bats eyeballs, uses Quantum Physics for working magic. Even magic has to maximize and magnify to get the attention of the NYC publishing industry.A delightfully silly journal of L.G.'S attempts to get publis (Amazon.com, none)

Plastic Ozone Daydream combines fact and fantasy on a wild ride through the birth, growth, and maturity of the sports car in America during the turbulent half-century, 1950-2000. The Baby Boomers changed everything. Look deeply into the reflection. Each story has its own identity, yet each is connected to all the rest. The author and his cast of affable characters say that 1970 was the pivotal year. Are they right? Plastic Ozone Daydream should stimulate your imagination as you cruise through th (Amazon.com, none)

From idea to contract to execution, this is the first all-in-one guide for prospective nonfiction writers. How to Sell, Then Write Your Nonfiction Book is uniquely structured to help you sell your ideas or yourself before you invest time and effort in a lengthy book project. This comprehensive reference guide provides specific tips for pitching and writing various nonfiction categories, with suggestions from agents, editors, and published authors. With expert advice on the technical elements of (Amazon.com, none)

Written specifically for beginning readers, using simple text and color photos, this book describes the life cycle of tomatoes. (Amazon.com, none)

Get a close-up view of the life of a pumpkin. (Amazon.com, none)

An inspiring role model for young teens, especially girls The only book available for young people on one of the most important--and controversial--artists of the 20th century. Runaway Girl provides a distinctive, intimate look at the life and work of sculptor Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911). Known for her graphic, sometimes disturbing, yet always personal artworks, Bourgeois broke down barriers for women in the male-dominated art world as she struggled to make sense of her own troubled past. F (Amazon.com, none)

What does it take to write a non-fiction book in 60 days? It takes an idea. How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days spells out in detail the process required to move from your idea to a solid first draft of your book - in 60 days. It takes purpose. How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days will help you clearly define your purpose so you can focus on achieving what you set out to do. It takes knowledge of your reader. How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days will help you ascertain w (Amazon.com, none)

Street Kid is the Hugh Atwell story. Compelled to leave home at age ten, Hugh hid on the streets of Kentville, Nova Scotia, slept in a cardboard box, and sold bottles to buy food. His mother died when Hugh was five, but he felt her nearness in time of trouble. Hugh enlisted in the army at age fifteen. He splurged his first paycheck in Kentville and met the love of his life, Leona McDow. He went AWOL on his sixteenth birthday, received a jail sentence in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and a detention at h (Amazon.com, none)

Relates the life of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his role in formulating Hitler's policy of exterminating the Jewish people. (Amazon.com, none)

The hard, cold fact about getting a book published is that without something close to divine intervention an author is going to have to write a sales piece, called a book proposal, that will attract the attention of an editor or an agent. In fact, at most publishers, this sales piece is going to have to hold up under the scrutiny of a committee made up of a bevy of editors and a pod of sales and marketing people. With The Fast-Track Course on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal, Mettee, (Amazon.com, none)

Christian BOULE issued "Photo-Musik", his first solo album, in 1978. With the company of numerous guests such as Cyrille VERDEAUX, Jean-Pierre THIRAULT and other famous musicians of these days, the former guitarist of Steve HILLAGE performs a twirling music with space moments, in the style of Steve HILLAGE's first works, and he manages to show his own personality in those tracks. Here, he lets his talent show through his guitar style within those mainly instrumental compositions. This re-issue (Amazon.com, none)

Delights and surprises await the reader in this rich gathering of "Shorts" (ranging from several paragraphs to 2,000 words). From Diane Ackerman's fascination with hummingbirds to Andrei Codrescu's idiosyncratic view of nostalgia to Albert Goldbarth's free-wheeling riff on the universe, each Short becomes a sharply focused lens on an outer world or an inner sensibility. (Amazon.com, none)

Flip books, shape books, step books, accordion books, and other fun formats-just right for emergent readers! Favorite topics take you through the school year: seasons, holidays, animals, and more. Great for send-home reading practice. (Amazon.com, none)

Series Editor: Sue Palmer Non-fiction Editor: Bobbie Neate Longman Book Project non-fiction for ages 4-11: *Motivates a wide range of reading abilities with differentiated text in every book to support struggling readers and extend confident readers *Encourages successful learning of information retrieval skills through clear and consistent page layouts and supportive photography *Develops non-fiction reading and writing skills through National Curriculum and QCA linked cross-curricular subject (Amazon.com, none)

This resource will help students learn to apply reading and writing strategies, spell commonly-misspelled words, and use visual cues to check word context. (Amazon.com, none)