"Chocolate chip cookies are delicious, but did you know they were a mistake? Oops! Learn the story of how this accidental invention turned into a favorite treat. Simple text and fun photos prove we can create wonders from whoops-es!"--

"It's fun to spray around at parties, but did you know spray string was a mistake? Oops! Learn the story of how this accidental invention turned into something silly to play with. Simple text and fun photos prove we can create wonders from whoops-es!"--

"Those sticky little pieces of paper help people remember things, but did you know sticky notes were a mistake? Oops! Learn the story of how this accidental invention turned into a useful tool. Simple text and fun photos prove we can create wonders from whoops-es!"--

"A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement-told through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. In the late nineteenth century, as humans came to realize that our rapidly industrializing and globalizing societies were driving other animal species to extinction, a movement to protect and conserve them was born. In Beloved Beasts, acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis traces the movement's history: from early battles to save...

Kids will fall in love with the world's most mischievous monkey in six uplifting episodes. Join Curious George as he shares some Valentine's cheer, fixes a mix up at the zoo, entertains a sick friend, and lends a thoughtful hand to others.

Return with Dr. Hank Lawson to the Hamptons, where the tides are high, bank account balances are higher, and the patients are just high maintenance. Because of his strong convictions and straight-shooting style, the 'concierge doctor's' practice is growing, and with the return of his estranged father, so is his family. See puzzling cases involving a faithful cop with an STD, a winemaker with a troubled palate, and a reality show where all the contestants...

Provides step-by-step instructions for experiments using readily obtainable materials that demonstrate scientific principles related to engineering disasters.

For an American tourist, nicknamed Gringo by his two Chilean pals Ariel and Pollo, the trip has been heaven on earth. Gringo's luck seems to change when the group meets a trio of Russian tourist Irina, non-stop partier Kylie and her sister Monica. The new friends are having the best of times whooping it up in a dance club, until a violent earthquake brings the entire city down around them. Our unlucky heroes must run for their lives from looters,...

"From visiting a sod house from the 1800s to exploring a hand-planted forest, there's lots to see and do in Nebraska! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make Nebraska special"--Publisher's website.

This covetable cookbook is a greatest-hits collection from Sugar Cube, a tiny pink food cart in Portland, Oregon, that is thronged daily by hungry hordes craving voluptuous sweets intensified with a spike of booze, a lick of sea salt, or a whoop" of whipped cream. Sugar Cube founder and baker Kir Jensen left the fine-dining pastry track to sell her handmade treats on the street. Recipes for 50 of Kir's most enticing cupcakes, cookies, tarts, muffins,...