Science Imagination

In the third book of Imagination Street, Jason bonds with William, his father, with music. William's band and signature song called "Rummage Rubbish" strikes a positive chord inside of Jason's soul. This means a lot to William, as Jason doesn't often sing, let alone interact, with him. Dianne decides on whether to accept or decline a job offer after an unannounced visit from Carol, her mother.

It's supermarket adventure time. While shopping with William, Jason finds the supermarket experience less than desirable and escapes with his mind and shopping cart back to Imagination Street.

Jason Smithson was previously evaluated by a developmental pediatrician, and William and Dianne, his parents, are about to find out if Jason has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Jason picks up on the parental conflict and stress, which ultimately leads him to find comfort in a brand new fantasy world inside his mind.

From a loose movement that lurked in the shadows in the early 2000s, the alt-right has achieved a level of visibility that has allowed it to expand significantly throughout America’s cultural, political, and digital landscapes. Racist, sexist, and homophobic beliefs that were previously unspeakable have become commonplace, normalized, and accepted - endangering American democracy and society as a whole. Yet in order to dismantle the destructive movement that has invaded our public consciousness, we must first understand the core beliefs that drive the alt-right.

Conan, the king of Aquilonia, faces the greatest challenge of his life. Betrayed by his subjects, conspiring against him, he must face a deadly danger. Not only do people want to kill him, but also a powerful sorcerer Thoth-Amon, who has regained his lost ring of power.

Rose and Arthur are back in Roar, on a voyage that takes them further than they’ve ever been before: beyond The End. It’s an amazing adventure - full of secrets, surprises and fairies with fangs - but then a mysterious storm changes everything. Shipwrecked on a strange island, they make a shocking discovery.... Could this be the end of Roar? Jenny McLachlan is the author of several acclaimed teen novels including Flirty Dancing, Stargazing for Beginners and Truly, Wildly, Deeply.

Sixth grade is finally over, and Annie is off to camp with her best friend Jay. After everything that happened last year, Annie’s looking forward to a relaxing summer. A little swimming and hiking sounds like a nice break from standing up to bullies and, you know, saving the world. Unfortunately for Annie, it’s not that simple.

We depend on - we believe in - algorithms to help us get a ride, choose which book to buy, execute a mathematical proof. It's as if we think of code as a magic spell, an incantation to reveal what we need to know and even what we want. Humans have always believed that certain invocations - the marriage vow, the shaman's curse - do not merely describe the world but make it.

Congressman and Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Michael McCaul, has spent years in Washington watching the administration turn a blind eye to the most pressing possible threats to the country. Now, in Failures of Imagination, McCaul turns away from the over-sensationalized, unrealistic fears circulated through the media in order to expose the most legitimate and looming national security threats, which have long been swept under the rug by the administration.

This dynamic collection of Black voices, performed by Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Daveed Diggs and Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, producer, and actor Lena Waithe, works like an incantation of origin, healing, and imagination. Born from a series of conceptual art exhibitions, the perspectives gathered here are nowhere near monochromatic.

Enter a world of adventure, treasure, and terror in this gripping tale of a member of a 1541 conquistador group who breaks away from his comrades and ventures alone into the uncharted territory of Oklahoma. There he discovers legends of an underground kingdom and is lured by visions of great riches. His journey leads him to encounter both wonder and horror beyond his wildest imagination.

It's the year 2035 and fiction has been banned by the government for five years. Writing novels is a crime. Reading fairytales to children is punishable by law. Fern Dostoy is a criminal. Officially, she has retrained in a new job outside of the arts but she still scrawls in a secret notepad in an effort to capture what her life has become: her work on a banned phone line, reading bedtime stories to sleep-starved children; Hunter, the young boy who calls her and has captured her heart; and the dreaded visits from government officials.

Rooted in rhythm-and-blues pioneered by black musicians, 1950s rock and roll was racially inclusive and attracted listeners and performers across the color line. In the 1960s, however, rock and roll gave way to rock: a new musical ideal regarded as more serious, more artistic-and the province of white musicians. Decoding the racial discourses that have distorted standard histories of rock music, Jack Hamilton underscores how ideas of "authenticity" have blinded us to rock's inextricably interracial artistic enterprise.

'Beyond the Horizon' is more than just a book; it's a cognitive training tool that inspires young listeners to dream, question, and explore the endless possibilities of the cosmos. Perfect for parents seeking to nurture their child's curiosity and creativity through the wonders of the universe, this book promises educational space adventures that captivate and educate in equal measure.

When Columbus first returned to Spain from the Caribbean, he dazzled King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella with exotic parrots, tropical flowers, and bits of gold. Inspired by the promise of riches, countless seafarers poured out of the Iberian Peninsula and wider Europe in search of spices, treasure, and land. Many returned with strange tales of the New World. Curiosity began to percolate through Europe as the New World’s people, animals, and plants ruptured prior assumptions about the biblical description of creation.

As a result of the experiment, Griffin becomes invisible. In an attempt to conceal his condition, the mad scientist wraps himself in bandages, but this only arouses suspicion among the villagers he arrives to work on reversing the process. He desires to become a normal man again while also exploiting his invention to amass a fortune. Unfortunately, subsequent attempts yield no results, and the frustrated Griffin begins to terrorize the villagers...

From nineteenth-century abolitionism to Black Lives Matter today, progressive social movements have been at the forefront of social change. Yet it is seldom recognized that such movements have not only engaged in political action but also posed crucial philosophical questions about the meaning of justice and about how the demands of justice can be met. Michele Moody-Adams argues that anyone who is concerned with the theory or the practice of justice—or both—must ask what can be learned from social movements.

Today I Found a Unicorn has delighted both children and parents with it’s simple yet elegant tale of a young girl whose day is turned upside down when she discovers a unicorn on her lawn. Children will be delighted to hear how imagination and friendship can change an ordinary day into a magical adventure! It’s the perfect lighthearted book for little ones who love unicorns and imaginary play.

When American sociologist C. Wright Mills's The Sociological Imagination was first published in 1959, it provoked much hostile reaction. This was understandable: the book was a hard-hitting attack on how sociology was practiced - and on a number of leading sociologists. Mills was a fierce critic of both modern capitalism and Soviet-style authoritarianism, and argued that the sociology profession failed to look at how people's problems are connected to the structures of the society in which they live.

Creativity is a gift shared by all, yet most of us have been led to believe that if we are not starving artists, musicians, or writers, then creative thinking is not something we are capable of. This just isn't true and to prove it I've brought together some of the best methods to trigger and retain that creative spark within.