Disaster Diaries: Spiders!

Disaster Diaries: Spiders!

Author: R. McGeddon

Publisher: Imprint

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1250135648

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How do you survive an encounter with a 6-foot tall spider? 1) Run away screaming 2) Try to pet it 3) Ask it nicely to spin you a silk dress Find out in the fifth installment of this silly series, when Sam, Arty, and Emmie save the town of Sitting Duck from another disaster! New student Felicia Forester quickly becomes the star of science class! But she secretly runs dangerous science experiments that soon have the entire town completely overrun with giant, human-eating spiders! To make matters even worse, spiders are Sam’s greatest fear. Emmie and Arty must help him overcome his phobia to face the eight-legged crawlies—or their town will be totally infested! Disaster Diaries includes funny illustrations and survival tips to avoid impending doom —and face your fears! Don’t miss the other Sitting Duck adventures by R. McGeddon: Zombies! Aliens! Brainwashed! Robots! An Imprint Book


Disaster Diaries: Cursed!

Disaster Diaries: Cursed!

Author: R. McGeddon

Publisher: Imprint

Published: 2018-02-13

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1250135664

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A curse is not a big deal. Sitting Duck has already survived five disasters, so what’s the worst that can happen, really? Well... you’re about to find out. During Sitting Duck Founder’s holiday, the town gathers to view the legendary pirate ship that brought the town’s founder to their shores. ButSam, Arty, and Emmie soon learn it carries more than just treasure and swords—an ancient pirate curse is sweeping across the town, turning people to stone! Who has unleashed this deadly curse and why? Sam, Artie, and Emmie must take to the high seas before their town is wiped off the map for good! Filled with funny illustrations and tips to survive a pirate curse, R. McGeddon’s Disaster Diaries: Cursed! will have middle-grade readers laughing out loud! Survive all the disasters: Disaster Diaries: Zombies! Disaster Diaries: Aliens! Disaster Diaries: Brainwashed! Disaster Diaries: Robots! Disaster Diaries: Spiders! An Imprint Book


The Disaster Diaries

The Disaster Diaries

Author: Sam Sheridan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0143124501

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Gain the basic skills you'd need to live through a cataclysmic event—one humbling and angst-filled lesson at a time We're inundated daily with images of chaos and catastrophe from movies, books, and the nightly news. When Sam Sheridan became a father, these tales of disaster became impossible to ignore, and he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect his son. He soon realized, however, that each possible doomsday scenario required a different skillset, and in order to really survive the apocalypse, he'd have to learn everything, from starting a fire to stealing a car, learning to fight with a knife, and even building an igloo. With just the right mix of seriousness, paranoia, and self-deprecation, The Disaster Diaries is irresistible armchair adventure reading that informs as much as it entertains.


Disaster Diaries: Robots!

Disaster Diaries: Robots!

Author: R. McGeddon

Publisher: Imprint

Published: 2017-05-23

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 125013563X

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You know how it is—you’ve built yourself a nice, artificially intelligent robot, and you’re feeling pretty good about yourself... Until it suddenly tries to destroy everyone! Sam, Arty and Emmie get more than they bargained for when Arty creates CHARLES for the school science fair. CHARLES is meant to be a helpful, chore-completing robot, but when he malfunctions, he proves to be a maniacal droid bent on destruction—all in the name of ‘tidying up’ the town of Sitting Duck for good. When CHARLES raises his robot army—complete with pesky hairdryers and dangerous refrigerators—Sam, Arty and Emmie must take on their own creation to save the town once more! Filled with funny illustrations and nifty tips on how to handle a robot gone rogue, Disaster Diaries: Robots! is the ultimate survival guide for when the machines take over (and they will, people, they will). An Imprint Book


Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Author: David E. Newton

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2019-06-14

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13:

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This book provides a detailed introduction to natural disasters and the ways in which they have had and continue to have, profound effects on human society. Natural Disasters: A Reference Handbook surveys the impact of these events on human civilization. The opening chapter provides a general history and background of the major types of natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, severe storms, and forest fires. The information presented in this introduction allows the reader to better understand current issues, problems, and solutions related to natural disasters discussed in subsequent chapters. The book covers the role of natural disasters in human life from earliest recorded history (and, to some extent, even earlier) to the present day. It provides an extensive variety of resources that encourage readers to learn more about the topics discussed. The book is intended for readers in the late middle school to high school age range, as well as adults who may have a special interest in the subject.


The Money Diary

The Money Diary

Author: Jessica Irvine

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2023-10-26

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1394208731

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Have you tried to set budgets, but failed? Do you struggle to save regularly? Do you lack clarity around your financial goals? Then this is the diary for you. Join economist and multi-award-winning personal finance expert Jessica Irvine as she teaches you the unique system she uses to track her own money. The Money Diary is an opportunity to get a complete picture of your personal finances and plan for your future with confidence. It is, of course, a calendar you can use to organise your life and see where your money goes. But it’s more than that: you can use this book — starting at any time — as a tool to reboot your spending so that it better aligns with your true goals and values. We’d all love to have more money. But it’s not enough to simply keep boosting your income. If you fail to get a real handle on your spending habits, you will never be financially secure — no matter how high your income. That’s because money finds a way to slip through our fingers if we don’t have a process to manage it. The Money Diary is a fun, easy way for you to kickstart that process. Track your spending and radically transform the way you think about your money Complete worksheets and exercises to check your financial wellness and identify your underlying money beliefs, emotions, and values Set monthly goals and fill out simple tracking and budgeting sheets (all you need is a pen and highlighters!) Take your money before-and-after pictures and reflect on your spending to see your wins and fails, progresses and successes Review an entire year of spending to see what brings you joy and help you plan for emergencies and retirement with confidence. With The Money Diary, you’ll see how life-changing it can be to truly take control of your money. Commit to using this diary every month, for one year, and you will turbocharge your ability to create long-lasting wealth and happiness. You’ll see: it’s easier than you think to create a better, more secure financial future. It starts one day at a time, with The Money Diary.