Rosen Central imprint: 229 books

This book shows the reader how to transform an interest in robotics into a life-long pursuit. Four major robotics careers are covered: robotics researcher, computer scientist, robotics engineer, and robotics technician. Students will learn how to gain special skills that will help them to excel in...

Anglers will jump at the chance to get the nitty-gritty of fishing for walleye that this authoritative resource provides. Besides basic fishing knowledge and safety points, anglers investigate spinning rods and reels, jigs and crankbaits, and live bait in this text that offers students opportunities...

In North America, the six main types of trout are the brown, brook, rainbow, steelhead, cutthroat, and lake. The rainbow, steelhead, and cutthroat are prized because of their spectacular leaps and great fighting ability. The brook trout is another spirited fighter and is also a favorite among fishing...

This educational book explains what small game hunters need to know to be successful and safe during the hunt. The most frequently hunted animals in the United States and Canada are small game. Rabbits, squirrels, woodcocks, and quail are just some of the small game found in the crosshairs. Finding...

Hunting varmints is a form of pest control. Animals that are considered varmints include raccoons, opossums, coyotes, bobcats, and prairie dogs. Varmint hunting controls excess animal populations, providing farmers and ranchers with a valuable method of restricting nuisance wildlife populations so...

The quest to understand how electricity works has led to some of the most important discoveries and inventions of all time. Scientists have figured out how to harness the power of electricity on a very large scale in massive power plants and on a very tiny scale in computer circuits. This book includes...

Light fills our world with color and life. Without light, the world we are used to would not exist at all. Light aids in plant growth, plants then provide the food for animals to eat, thus beginning the food chain on Earth. In this way, light makes possible almost all of the life on our planet. Light...

Greek philosophers first hypothesized that matter was composed of atoms, but the theory would not resurface again until the late 17th century. The idea that that atoms joined to form structures called molecules first appeared in the 19th century and helped explain why gases, liquids, and solids behave...

For hundreds of years, people have been trying to unravel the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. Why do ships and planes mysteriously go missing? Why do compasses suddenly stop working? Is it a mysterious magnetic field, pirates, a weather anomaly? Or could it be something far more frightening? This...

Skaters who have mastered beginning and intermediate skills, along with veteran skaters, can benefit from the simple yet effective instruction offered in this book. The book covers detailed instructions for tricks and techniques to ride quarter-pipes, half-pipes, bowls, and to excel in both street...

Without curiosity, the world does not move forward. Curiosity is what drives ingenuity and innovation. Curiosity is a habit of mind and an approach to life that can be practiced, nurtured, and sustained. The benefits of curiosity, especially among teens, are many and great, including greater engagement...

With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, apps have taken the world by storm and captured the collective imagination. They range in nature from delightfully frivolous and whimsical to sturdily practical and utilitarian, simple and straightforward to dazzlingly elaborate. In an incredibly...

No longer the clunky characters of science fiction novels and old movies, robots are dynamic and vital agents in modern life. This book introduces readers to current technologies and transports them to a future where the sky is truly the limit when it comes to how advanced and helpful robotics may...

The rallying cry “Remember the Alamo” is famous, but how much does the average person actually know about the Texas mission and the 1836 battle that took place there? This volume traces the Alamo’s history, from the Native American peoples who lived in the area when the mission was first built...