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1) Graphs
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IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Simple text explains graphs, how they work, and how they can be used.
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"Clear representations of data are vitally important in the information overload of the 21st century. In Picture Graphs, young readers will continue their journey toward data literacy by learning how to organize and present data using pictures, and how to use critical thinking to assess and interpret data in this form. Fun activities and relatable, real-world examples, both digital and online, will encourage readers to "picture" information in a new...
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"How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated nonfiction. Jenkins layers his signature cut-paper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological...
5) Line graphs
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"In Line Graphs, readers will discover how to organize, present, and interpret data in this useful visual form. Relying on critical thinking to assess data, readers will learn how to recognize patterns and predict outcomes. Imaginative activities and meaningful, real-world examples, both digital and online, will stimulate young minds to "get in line" with the benefits of data literacy."--
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Alton Brown explores the science behind breads, cakes, cookies, pies, and custards, explaining it in his own inimitable style. Recipes cover all the basics, from pie crust to funnel cake to cheese souffle. The book also contains appendices and equipment lists.
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The Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance. Lindbergh and Sawchik's behind-the-scenes reporting reveals: How the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox used cutting-edge technology to win the World Series...
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Eight years ago, Alton Brown set out to create a cooking show for a new generation. The result was Good Eats, one of Food Network's most popular programs. Four years ago, Brown set out to write a cookbook for people who would rather understand their food than follow a recipe. A mix of cutting-edge graphics and a fresh take on preparing food, I'm Just Here For the Food became one of the bestselling cookbooks of the year-and received the James Beard...
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Pressure cookers have been around for quite some time. In 1679, a French physicist and mathematician Denis Papin made the first version of the pressure cooker, (though he called it a steam digester at that time) with a large cast iron vessel and a lid that would fit tightly and then could be locked, completely sealing the cooker. In the earlier versions there was no safety valve and once during a demonstration of the pressure cooker it burst and that...
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“Virgin to Veteran” is a cookbook with a difference. Written by Sam Stern, the twenty-year-old prodigy with 5 successful cookbooks already to his name, this is a modern masterclass in cooking designed to inspire and get young people (primarily twenty and thirty-somethings) into the kitchen and cooking with confidence. The way Sam sees it, there are only so many meals you'll ever cook, so you really should learn how to make each one special. From...
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Use a Dutch oven in your kitchen or over hot coals to bake breads and desserts, simmer soups, or roast meats and vegetables. With new meal ideas and new color photography, Dutch Oven & Cast Iron Cooking, Revised and Expanded Edition offers complete instructions for using the classic Dutch oven to cook mouthwatering food that practically slides out of the pan. More than 100 recipes are provided for breakfast, breads, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts....
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You're invited to a party where the food and entertainment are both in Technicolor. It's "dinner and a movie" in this vibrant, beautifully photographed tour of Indian food and films. Indian cuisine and Indian cinema (known as Bollywood) share much in common-bold colors and flavors with plenty of drama. But to the uninitiated, they can seem dizzying. Let Sri Rao be your guide. As one of the only Americans working in Bollywood, Sri is an expert on Indian...
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With complete step-by-step instructions and detailed recipes for 100 different kinds of sausage, MASTERINGTHE CRAFT OF MAKING SAUSAGE is the perfect how-to guide for beginning and veteran home sausage-makers alike.
The book shows the reader how to make sausages of all kinds: beef and pork sausages, cased and uncased, sausages from poultry and game, emulsified sausage, cured sausages, fermented-style sausages and more. Complete instructions are, provided...
15) Bad Cook
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The ebook inspired by the hugely popular Recipe Rifle blog.
One of the funniest cookbooks you are ever likely to read. And definitely the sweariest.
For over three years now, Esther Walker has been entertaining foodies with her hilarious Recipe Rifle blog. Charting her progress from bad cook to, well, not-so-bad cook, she is blisteringly honest about what works, and what doesn't, in the kitchen. If a recipe works for her, it will probably work for...
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Tasty and smooth, just like innocent's smoothies, these recipes have been especially selected for small people innocent is the UK and Europe's favourite smoothie brand. Innocent's mission is to make it easy for people to do themselves some good. And to make it taste nice at the same time. As one of the UK's largest growing food and drinks companies, the innovative team at innocent have been making smoothies, veg pots and fruit tubes for years. Now...
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100 delicious recipes to make meals for yourself with style, sophistication, and the occasional indulgence At a time when 31 million American adults live alone, Klancy Miller is here to show that cooking for one is something to embrace. While making single servings from other cookbooks means scaling down ingredients, adjusting cooking times, or being stuck with leftovers, Cooking Solo gives readers just what they need to make a delicious meal-all...
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Home-style Italian-American cuisine from the Everyday Food cohost, Mad Hungry author, and Martha Stewart Living executive editorial director. Even the writing has an irresistibly Italian flavor in this cookbook by Lucinda Scala Quinn. She presents fifty-two delicious, easy-to-prepare Italian recipes from her childhood and her extensive travels throughout Italy. Included are drinks such as the Aranciata Cocktail and Handmade Cappuccino; Bruschetta...
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DIY fever + quality meat mania = old-school butchery revival! Artisan cooks who are familiar with their farmers market are now buying small farm raised meat in butcher-sized portions. Dubbed a rock star butcher by the New York Times, San Francisco chef and self-taught meat expert Ryan Farr demystifies the butchery process with 500 step-by-step photographs, master recipes for key cuts, and a primer on tools, techniques, and meat handling. This visual...
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For their first major book since the trailblazing Zahav, Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook go straight to the food of the people-the great dishes that are the soul of Israeli cuisine. Usually served from tiny eateries, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, or market stalls, these specialties have passed from father to son or mother to daughter for generations. To find the best versions, the authors scoured bustling cities like Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa,...
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