Examining theories of children's perceptions of space and place, this book explores how these theories are applied to the world of children. Its focus is on children in large real world spaces; places that children live in, explore and learn from. These include classrooms, playgrounds, homes and yards, towns, communities, countryside, natural environments, and the wider world. An international team of authors compares the experiences of children from different cultures and backgrounds by linking research on children's comprehension and daily lives to recommendations for practice.

Electricity is all around us: cars, telephones, computers, lights -- the modern world runs entirely on electrons. But what are electrons? How do they behave? How do we control them? This book will show you how to build a battery, detect static electricity and construct a basic current meter, all using common items from your kitchen. Along the way you'll learn about the meaning of "voltage" and "current," what makes an LED work and the difference between AC and DC. The last chapter uses transistors -- the basic building blocks of every computer -- for lots of interesting experiments. With...

Chaos erupts at the Cincinnati Rail Yard when the U.S. Army brings a deadly force through on a cursed train. To a city always on the brink of starvation, the loss of the rail yard causes a ripple of chaos that turns into a wave of violence. It's up to Amelie, J-Love, and Kroft to seek out and eliminate the terrifying force that threatens the existence of everyone in Cincinnati. Bonnie Powers, tortured by her experiences on Event Day and the revelation that her father has gone missing, starts a harrowing journey into psychosis from which she may never recover. Alex has mixed loyalties. He's...

Cory's life was forever changed on the night the high dragon burned his village to the ground and his family disappeared. He has to know why. Four long years Cory searches for his missing family and the answers he desperately seeks until he is thrust into the middle of a war against an army led by a ruthless warlord. During his efforts to protect the people of his homeland he is visited by a mysterious angelic being claiming to be a god of the old world. He confides in Cory that the dragons attack, his family's obscure disappearance and the war they now fight are all connected and the...