Long ago, when giants and dragons roamed the earth, there grew a wonderful tree with apples of solid gold. Brave young men often set out in search of this fruit. Many of them never returned and none of them brought back the apples. For the tree with the golden fruit was guarded by a dragon with one hundred heads. Follow the adventures of Hercules as he tries to get the 3 golden apples.
Discovery School - 100 Greatest Discoveries - Physics
1. The Law of Falling Bodies (1604) Galileo Galilei overturns nearly 2,000 years of Aristotelian belief that heavier bodies fall faster than lighter ones by proving that all bodies fall at the same rate.
2. Universal Gravitation (1666) Isaac Newton comes to the conclusion that all objects in the universe, from apples to planets, exert gravitational attraction on each other.
Bad Apples - Identify, Prevent & Manage Negative Behavior at Work
In a difficult economic climate it is more important than ever to manage bad behaviour in the workplace and minimize the damage negative and destructive employees can have on an organization. This book looks at the problems companies can face but also shows how to resolve these issues and work towards a positive outcome.
When Owen's second cousin Panda comes to visit, everyone thinks he's a quiet, shy little fellow. But once snack time rolls around and Panda gets his hands on some fruit, things go very, very wrong! Every time Panda goes crazy at snack time, Owen faces losing another one of his favourite snacks to an irrational ban... pretty soon, he'll only being able to eat lima beans, rutabagas and smelly eggplants and nothing else! Something must be done! "Panda Apples" is a funny childrens' book about a little bear's quest to make his nutty life a little more normal again.
A lion, a dog, and a tiger are having a contest--can they get ten apples piled up on top of their heads? You better believe it! This first counting book works as a teaching tool as well as a funny story.