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Older brother thinks he knows the rules to hide-and-seek. But little sister has her own idea of how to play. And the resulting confusion, compounded by a lively dog, is hilarious. Now available for the first time in full-color and reformatted as a My First I Can Read Book, Crosby Bonsall's appealing story and simple text will delight emergent readers.

Long, long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls headed west toward the prairie with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack. They traveled far each day in their covered wagon, driving through tall grass until they found just the right spot for their new home. With the help of their kind neighbor, Mr. Edwards, Pa built a snug little house for the family in the middle of the wide-open prairie. Laura Ingal...

In this humorous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea", Lorelei must pass many difficult tests in order to prove that she is a true princess and win the hand of Prince Nicholas. Illustrations.

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Zentraler Bestandteil der Diplomarbeit ist die Analyse und Prognose von Aktienindizes. Wichtige Fragen, die in diesem Zusammenhang beantwortet werden, sind: Wie kann eine Analyse und Prognose von Aktienindizes aufgebaut werden? Lassen sich derartige Prognosen durch Erweiterungen verbessern? Sind erzielte Verbesserungen statistisch signifikant? Können Beziehungen zwischen internationalen Indizes herausgearbeitet werde...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Kaum ein Thema hat in letzter Zeit die Medien so beschäftigt wie der Electronic Commerce. Neben überschwenglichen Meldungen vom Einkaufsparadies Internet, in dem es nichts gibt was man nicht kaufen kann, wurde jedoch auch immer wieder darauf aufmerksam gemacht, keine Kreditkartennummern und andere sensible Zahlungsdaten über das Internet zu verschicken. Daraus ergibt sich das Problem des sicheren Bezahlens beim Elekt...

This volume argues that deviance is a central process in contemporary American religion. It explores ways in which definitions of deviance are negotiated between religious groups and the surrounding culture.

This is a collection of journals written by Japanese men and women--from samurai and other government officials to novelists and poets--who journeyed to America, Europe, and China between 1860 and 1920. The diaries faithfully record personal views of the countries and their cultures and sentiments that range from delight to disillusionment. At once an intimate account of the travellers' lives and a testimony to the greater struggles and advanc...

From 1985 to 1994 there existed a significant but unheralded experiment in professional baseball. For ten seasons, the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (The Owls of the Two Laredos) were the only team in professional sports to represent two nations. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. ...

If what follows can smooth the path of any pupil or teacher in the difficult and arduous task of clambering out of the pit that we have dug for ourselves and which has been, and is being dug for us, I shall be well satisfied. As, however, the ideas contained in the pages that follow arise from the truth of experience in learning and teaching this most important of techniques, they can have universal application. It is open to any one to find t...

The chapters in this volume illustrate the ways in which U.S. sociologists of education continue to plumb the depths of fundamental questions about how schools are organized and consequences of school organization for students and teachers. These studies present new ideas and/or findings in an engaging way, and they attempt to enlarge the audience for sociological research on education. Perhaps even more importantly, however, they generate a h...

One of the key issues presented here is bridging the communication gap between business leaders and IT experts in companies and public services. This is facilitated by combining different models for the development of corporate strategies, business processes and information support. The leading idea behind this book is to present different perspectives on business modelling, based on established theories and practical experiences. It thus offe...