1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910158971303321

Autore

Krulik Nancy

Titolo

Science No Fair! : Project Droid #1

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5107-1023-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (34 pages)

Collana

Project Droid

Classificazione

JUV056000JUV045000JUV019000JUV036000

Altri autori (Persone)

BurwasserAmanda

MoranMike

Disciplina

[Fic]

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1. Surprise! -- 2. Can You Keep a Secret? -- 3. Just Act Normal -- 4. Trouble Times Two -- 5. Ready for Takeoff! -- 6. Top Secret -- 7. Splash Attack! -- 8. No Lava for Java -- 9. What's the Buzz? -- 10. Time's Up! -- Logan and Stanley's Supersonic Spud Machine! -- About the Authors -- About the Illustrator.

Sommario/riassunto

It's a pretty normal day for Logan Applebaum--until his inventor mother announces that she's built him a new robot cousin. And Java may be really smart, but he's also going to be a major handful. No one can know about his secret. This is going to be a long school year. With the third grade science fair coming up, though, Logan thinks maybe a super computer cousin could come in handy and he'll finally have a shot at beating the nosey Silverspoon twins who win at everything. But when Sherry and Jerry steal Java as their partner, and then start suspecting something is up with the new kid, can Logan think fast before this crazy experiment becomes an epic disaster? In Science No Fair! internationally bestselling author, Nancy Krulik and her incredibly talented daughter, Amanda Burwasser, team up to introduce a new comedic pair that combines the literalness of Amelia Bedelia with a wacky modern edge, making for hours of laughter. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers--picture books for small



children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810577203321

Autore

Baron Steve (J. Steve)

Titolo

Service and service systems : provider challenges and directions in unsettled times / / Steve Baron, Philippa Hunter-Jones and Gary Warnaby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2014

ISBN

1-60649-577-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Service systems and innovations in business and society collection, , 2326-2699

Disciplina

658.4056

Soggetti

Crisis management

Emergency management

Disaster relief

Human services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Part of: 2014 digital library.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Living in unsettled times -- 2. Schools of thought -- 3. Consumption adequacy -- 4. A service science perspective: urban service systems -- 5. Urban service systems in unsettled times -- 6. Impact, likelihood, and resilience: analyzing service system responses to unsettled times -- 7. Unsettled times: the case of the UK "big freeze" of 2010 -- 8. Bringing it altogether: purposeful proposals, challenges, and directions -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Unsettled times can arise from a variety of causes, including



environmental (e.g., earthquake), climatic (e.g., floods), economic (e.g., recession), social (e.g., illness), or political (e.g., civil unrest). They can result in citizens' loss of homes/possessions, jobs, health, or mobility. Citizens move from above the level of consumption adequacy, where their behaviors reflect long-term and higher-order needs, to below the level of consumption adequacy, where they are forced into a short-term focus on simple existence. In parallel, (service) organizations--utilities, transport, medical, cleaning, housing, education, broadcasting, national and local government-- may become ineffective or unavailable: in other words, beyond the means of a significant proportion of citizens. This book explores the effect of unsettled times on spatial service systems. It provides original insights for managers of service organizations (especially public services), policy makers, and service system researchers and students.