It S A Bing Thing

Find out all about Bing's favourite things in this gorgeous shaped board book - perfect for fans of the hit CBeebies series. From Vooshing with Hoppity to hugs with Flop, this chunky board book is packed with all the things that Bing loves. And it's shaped like Bing too, making it both fun and sturdy for busy little hands. Great fun books . . . they're a Bing thing!

A wonderfully exuberant yet poignant poetry collection from one of Britain's greatest children's poets Michael Rosen. Here are tales of childhood, from the horrors of being late for school, to making a raft, and going to a cafe, as well as poems to ponder - just think, how great would Satnav trousers be! Touching, light-hearted and funny, Michael's poems will delight readers young and old. Former Children's Laureate, Michael continuously promotes the need for children's poetry in our education system, and this collection, first published in 2010, has something for everyone.

Lizzie meets an elderly man and his companion Cecile at the park, but Lizzie's afraid of dogs, so she relies on her new friend to help her take things one step at a time.

This book presents current progress on challenges related to Big Data management by focusing on the particular challenges associated with context-aware data-intensive applications and services. The book is a state-of-the-art reference discussing progress made, as well as prompting future directions on the theories, practices, standards and strategies that are related to the emerging computational technologies and their association with supporting the Internet of Things advanced functioning for organizational settings including both business and e-science. Apart from inter-operable and inter-cooperative aspects, the book deals with a notable opportunity namely, the current trend in which a collectively shared and generated content is emerged from Internet end-users. Specifically, the book presents advances on managing and exploiting the vast size of data generated from within the smart environment (i.e. smart cities) towards an integrated, collective intelligence approach. The book also presents methods and practices to improve large storage infrastructures in response to increasing demands of the data intensive applications. The book contains 19 self-contained chapters that were very carefully selected based on peer review by at least two expert and independent reviewers and is organized into the three sections reflecting the general themes of interest to the IoT and Big Data communities: Section I: Foundations and Principles Section II: Advanced Models and Architectures Section III: Advanced Applications and Future Trends The book is intended for researchers interested in joining interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary works in the areas of Smart Environments, Internet of Things and various computational technologies for the purpose of an integrated collective computational intelligence approach into the Big Data era.

Was it Napoleon who first said, "Good things come in small packages," or someone in the jewelry industry? Whoever coined that phrase had the wisdom to realize that "little things can make a big difference." For the past 10 years, as the entertainment anchor for CNN, Laurin Sydney has been privy to the private lives of Hollywood royalty, where a wish is their command. Past the tall palms and long driveways of dreams . . . lives a world filled with so much success and privilege, where you would assume that anyone would be happy. But happiness is not about that house on the hill—it’s about constructing a home in your heart. . . . This book is filled with joyful jolts and enlightening exercises for your home, your relationships, your kids, your workplace, and you. For example, you can make small, simple gestures that may not help to establish world peace but that can bring peace and joy to your world. . . . One little chocolate kiss, added to the lunchbox of a frightened first grader. . . . A package of dried chicken soup slipped inside a get-well card for your sniffling sister. . . . A hanky with your perfume, strategically placed in your honey’s business luggage. . . . Some "apple" tea for your daughter’s teacher on her birthday . . . A sprig of dried lavender slipped into your pillowcase to ensure sweet dreams . . . We’ve already been taught not to sweat the small stuff, now let some small stuff make a big difference for you.

A New York Times business journalist explains why it’s important for people to pursue big creative projects, and identifies both the obstacles and the productive habits that emerge on the path to completion—including her own experience writing this book. Whether it’s the Great American Novel or a groundbreaking new app, many people want to create a Big Thing, but finding the motivation to get started, let alone complete the work, can be daunting. In The Big Thing, New York Times business writer and editor Phyllis Korkki combines real-life stories, science, and insights from her own experience to illuminate the factors that drive people to complete big creative projects—and the obstacles that threaten to derail success. In the course of creating her own Big Thing—this book—Korkki explores the individual and collaborative projects of others: from memoirs, art installations, and musical works to theater productions, small businesses, and charities. She identifies the main aspects of a Big Thing, including meaningful goals, focus and effort, the difficulties posed by the demands of everyday life, and the high risk of failure and disappointment. Korkki also breaks down components of the creative process and the characteristics that define it, and offers her thoughts on avoiding procrastination, staying motivated, scheduling a routine, and overcoming self-doubt and the restrictions of a day job. Filled with inspiring stories, practical advice, and a refreshing dose of honesty, The Big Thing doesn’t minimize the negative side of such pursuits—including the fact that big projects are hard to complete and raise difficult questions about one’s self-worth. Inspiring, wise, humorous, and good-natured, The Big Thing is a meditation on the importance of self-expression and purpose.

Colin's Big Thing relates a boy's journey from Hinton Alberta to the B.C. coast to Texas. And then the return. In a narrative sequence that startles with its clarity and force, Bruce Serafin illuminates the history of his generation.

"The quiet heroism of one mouse on an arduous journey to bring another mouse the smallest of gifts serves as a reminder that it's not our size but what we're doing in this world that makes us small or big"--