'A boy and his pet dragon go exploring at a nearby pond. They learn about fish, plants, and boats that can be found in ponds. This title includes reading activites and a word list'--

From senators to summer interns, from all the president’s men to all-powerful women, Margaret Truman captures the fascinating, high-wire drama of Washington, D.C., like no other writer. Now this master of mystery fiction takes us into the capital’s chaotic fourth estate. At the big, aggressive newspaper The Washington Tribune, a young woman has been murdered. And the hunt for her killer is making sensational and lethal headlines.

The victim, fresh out of journalism school, hoped to make a splash at the Trib—and then a maintenance man found her in a supply closet, brutally strangled to death. The Trib’s journalists are at once horrified and anxious to solve the crime before the cops do, and put this scandal to rest. But the Metropolitan Police Department isn’t going to let byline-hungry reporters get in the way of its investigation, and soon enough the journalists and the cops have established warring task forces. Then a second woman is killed, in Franklin Square. Like the first, she was young, attractive, and worked in the media.

For veteran Trib reporter Joe Wilcox, whose career is mired in frustration and disappointment, the case strikes close to home. His daughter is a beautiful rising TV news star. As his relationship with a female MPD detective grows more intimate, Joe sees a chance to renew himself as a reporter and as a man. Spearheading the Trib’s investigation, he baits a trap for the killer with a secret from his own past.

Suddenly Joe is risking his career, his marriage, and even his daughter’s life by playing a dangerous game with a possible serial killer, while a police detective is bending rules for the reporter she likes and trusts but may not know as well as she thinks she does. As Joe’s daughter finds herself trapped at the heart of a frantic manhunt, the walls come down between family, friendship, ethics, and ambition—and a killer hides in plain sight.

The Perspectives approach to psychiatry focuses on four aspects of psychiatric practice and research: disease, dimensional, behavior, and lifestory. In Systematic Psychiatric Evaluation, Drs. Margaret S. Chisolm and Constantine G. Lyketsos underscore the benefits of this approach, showing how it improves clinicians' abilities to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients.

Drs. Chisolm and Lyketsos use increasingly complex case histories to help the mental health provider evaluate patients demonstrating symptoms of bipolar disorder, psychosis, suicidal ideation, depression, eating disorders, and cutting, among other conditions. The book also includes an exercise that simulates the Perspectives approach side by side with traditional methods, revealing the advantages of a method that engages not one but four points of view.

Featuring a foreword by Drs. Paul R. McHugh and Phillip R. Slavney, the originators of the Perspectives approach, this innovative book will be used in psychiatric training programs as well as by practicing mental health clinicians.

'A boy and his pet dragon play basketball with friends and learn about good sportsmanship'--Provided by publisher.

'A boy looks in all types of places inside and out for his missing dragon'--Provided by publisher.

'A boy and his pet dragon look at shapes such as squares, circles and triangles and then go outside to find shapes in nature and objects'--Provided by publisher.

Lavishly illustrated, Growing Hardy Orchids highlights over one hundred and fifty species of hardy orchids in North America, Europe, and Australia that will thrive in temperate climates with little or no protection. Orchids have enormous horticultural appeal and are widely cultivated at home, so gardeners seeking to beautify their yards will delight in this well-researched and practical step-by-step guide.

Focusing on the cultivation of orchids in greenhouses, pots, and gardens, Growing Hardy Orchids offers a wealth of advice on planting seedlings, ensuring nutritional needs will be met, and preventing pests and diseases, all clearly explained through the basics of orchid structure and life history. In addition to an abundance of practical cultivation information, the book provides timely accounts of conservation and attempts to reintroduce native orchids back into the wild. 

The authors are among the world’s foremost orchid experts, and this colorful guide will enable even the humblest beginner to enjoy orchids in the garden.

 

A boy and his pet dragon enjoy a spring day by playing outside and exploring all that the season has to offer.

'A boy and his pet dragon open up a saving account and learn about saving money and fiscal responsibility'--Provided by publisher.

'After dinner a boy and his pet dragon do schoolwork, take out the recycling and prepare for bedtime, by taking a bath and putting away toys'--Provided by publisher.

'A boy and his pet dragon go to see what will happen when the groundhog peeks out of his hole'--Provided by publisher.

To cure their boredom, a boy and his pet dragon help others, performing such tasks as walking a friend's dog, raking leaves, and washing dishes.

This collection of sixteen Chinese language texts on history, politics and cultural identity provide advanced language students with substantive, difficult and rewarding material with which to expand their translation skills while developing the critical reading and evaluation tools necessary for professional academic level language fluency. The primary documents address topics related to modern milestones in Chinese history including cultural and social reforms, the evolution of Maoist thought, Tiananmen Square and Chinese hybrid politics, culture and economics. Each Chinese text is accompanied by an explanation and notes in English and limited glossaries are provided. Hillenbrand is a professor of modern Chinese at Wadham College, Oxford and Starr is a professor of Asian theology at Yale Divinity School. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A boy and his pet dragon go exploring and have fun on a family camping trip.

A boy and his pet dragon spend a day at the carnival going on rides and playing different games.

A boy and his pet dragon visit the market and see all of the different foods and colors it has to offer.

A boy and his pet dragon visit the zoo and see animals of all different shapes and sizes.

'A boy and his pet dragon go on a class trip to the local fire house and learn about what it takes to put out a fire.