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Author Jerry Pallotta and illustrator Rob Bolster use a variety of different apples to teach kids all about fractions in this innovative and enjoyable book. Playful elves demonstrate how to divide apples into halves, thirds, fourths, and more. Young readers will also learn about varieties of apples, including Golden and Red Delicious, Granny Smiths, Cortlands, and even Asian Pears..
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Readers will find much to admire in this handsomely illustrated introduction to twenty-eight types of jets. They will learn how a jet engine works, fly aboard a Nighthawk Stealth Fighter, and find out more about jets like the Concorde, the U-2 spy plane, the Goblin, and the Vertijet

This book is certain to appeal to young children learning the alphabet, older readers discovering the world of jets, and adult aviation aficionados..
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Few Americans, black or white, recognize the degree to which early African American history is a maritime history. W. Jeffrey Bolster shatters the myth that black seafaring in the age of sail was limited to the Middle Passage. Seafaring was one of the most significant occupations among both enslaved and free black men between 1740 and 1865. Tens of thousands of black seamen sailed on lofty clippers and modest coasters. They sailed in whalers, warships, and privateers. Some were slaves, forced to work at sea, but by 1800 most were free men, seeking liberty and economic opportunity aboard ship.

Bolster brings an intimate understanding of the sea to this extraordinary chapter in the formation of black America. Because of their unusual mobility, sailors were the eyes and ears to worlds beyond the limited horizon of black communities ashore. Sometimes helping to smuggle slaves to freedom, they were more often a unique conduit for news and information of concern to blacks.

But for all its opportunities, life at sea was difficult. Blacks actively contributed to the Atlantic maritime culture shared by all seamen, but were often outsiders within it. Capturing that tension, Black Jacks examines not only how common experiences drew black and white sailors together--even as deeply internalized prejudices drove them apart--but also how the meaning of race aboard ship changed with time. Bolster traces the story to the end of the Civil War, when emancipated blacks began to be systematically excluded from maritime work. Rescuing African American seamen from obscurity, this stirring account reveals the critical role sailors played in helping forge new identities for black people in America.

An epic tale of the rise and fall of black seafaring, Black Jacks is African Americans' freedom story presented from a fresh perspective.

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Rob Bolster's vivid illustrations will send you soaring through the skies in this dynamic celebration of flight. .
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The history of shipping in America, as traditionally recounted, is based primarily on the fortunes of the American merchant marine. This book offers a global perspective and considers oceanic shipping and domestic shipping along America's coasts and inland waterways, with explanations of the forces that influenced the way of the ship. The result is an eye-opening look at American maritime history and the ways it helped shaped the nation’s history. It features beautiful color images of paintings by today’s premier marine artist, John Stobart..
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Anchors Aweigh! An alphabetical tour of the U.S. Navy. Learn about the Navy Seals, find out the difference between a boat and a ship, discover the Navy's very own alphabet, and much, much more..
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From hitting the weights to putting your job in perspective, the 400-plus-page Men's Health Longevity Program guides you through a wide-ranging, scientifically proven, 12-week course designed to add a decade or more to your life.

Men who want to know how they can slow their body's inevitable deterioration from age will find a wealth of insightful advice, attributed to health professionals from various fields. The editors at Men's Health books are adept at making medical information meaningful and interesting to regular guys. Clear, step-by-step photos show how to flex your way through the exercise routines without reaching for the ice pack.

Each week of the longevity program has its own chapter with a unique theme, from "eating for maximum energy" to "rediscovering your sense of purpose." Within each week, you're assigned six daily tasks. Some are as simple as eating a good breakfast, while others call for a time--and monetary--commitment, such as setting up a home workout area.

The idea is that after three months you'll have sampled "almost every possible thing you can do to improve and lengthen your life," but only by turning many of these tasks into habits will you earn the bonus years of good health. --Bryan Berry.
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How long is a foot? What is the metric system? What weighs more, a ton of feathers or a ton of Hershey's candy? Author and educator Jerry Pallotta answers these and lots of other questions as only he can--using Hershey's Kisses, Twizzlers candies, Hershey's chocolate bars, and more to teach weights and measurements. Rob Bolster's comical clowns demonstrate the concepts. This is the eighth book in the series by Pallotta and Bolster, who have taught kids counting by fives, addition, subtraction, fractions, multiplication, percents, shapes, and patterns.
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