It’s about growing up in the near future where things have kept going on the way they’ve been going, and it’s about hacking as a habit of mind, but mostly it’s about growing up and changing and looking at the world and asking what you can do about that. The teenage voice is pitch-perfect. Marcus Yallow decides to ditch school with his friends to play an alternate reality game called “Harajuku Fun Madness”. After dodging RFID security, gait recognition systems, and school hall monitors they close in on the ARG’s latest clue. That very moment two Al Queda bombs detonate and destroy the nearby East Bay bridge. Over 4,000 people are killed. In the confusion immediately following the explosion, Marcus and his friends are taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security. What follows is a horror story of privacy and human rights violations, political paranoia, and espionage.
Noodlebug Animal Friends DVD - Includes Bonus Music CD
For the animal lover in every child, NOODLEBUG Animal Friends brings the delightful illustrations and activities of BABYBUG® and LADYBUG® magazines to life with engaging animations, silly puppets, captivating zoo animals, and real preschoolers joining in on the fun! Set against a backdrop of familiar melodies, folk songs, classical compositions, and the sounds of nature, Animal Friends is sure to become a favorite that your child will enjoy time and time again.
Added by: otherwordly | Karma: 222.41 | Fiction literature | 29 March 2009
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When seventeen-year-old Valerie Russell runs away to New York City, she's trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system.
But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new friends. Impulsive Lolli talks of monsters in the subway tunnels they call home and shoots up a shimmery amber-colored powder that makes the shadows around her dance. Severe Luis claims he can make deals with creatures that no one else can see. And then there's Luis's brother, timid and sensitive Dave, who makes the mistake of letting Val tag along as he makes a delivery to a woman who turns out to have goat hooves instead of feet.
When a bewildered Val allows Lolli to talk her into tracking down the hidden lair of the creature for whom Luis and Dave have been dealing, Val finds herself bound into service by a troll named Ravus. He is as hideous as he is honorable. And as Val grows to know him, she finds herself torn between her affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming.
A combination of animated story, songs, games and activities for very young learners.
Key features
The CD-ROM has activities for 4 and 5 year olds (levels A and B of Cookie and friends).
There is an animated story with optional text on the page.
A colouring activity is provided for each of 12 different topics (relating to the Cookie and friends classbook units).
There is also a game for each of the 12 topics.
It is simple to use and doesn't require typing skills. Games work on pre-reading and pre-writing skills and basic computer skills such as use of the mouse.
There are animated traditional nursery rhymes for the children to enjoy.
Bask in the glow of girlfriends who lift you up when you’re feeling down, celebrate your accomplishments, and share your burdens. Heidi Satterberg’s popular snow people capturing the heart of friendship will delight a friend, mentor, or family member as you tell her how truly special she is, how much you have appreciated her friendship throughout the seasons of life, and how much she has enriched your life.
A combination of animated story, songs, games and activities for very young learners.
