The Pinky Ball Book And The Pinky Ball

Introduces a type of ball that was originally manufactured only for the insides of tennis balls but became popular itself.

Boomerist Fred Lavner takes you back in time for a lighthearted look at the great games we played with a simple rubber ball. Follow Fred as he tells his tall tales of how the rubber plant evolved over thousands of years to create the iconic Spaldeen Hi-Bounce Pinky and the Pimple Ball, so kids of all ages could entertain themselves for hours and days with all kinds of nifty street games.

Fourth grader Penina—aka Pinky—is a Yankees fan, an older sister, and Brooklyn's greatest kid detective. With the help of her pet cat DJ, her best pal Lucy Chang, and her little brother Avi, Pinky unravels a vexing mystery—what happened to the ancient Jewish Kiddush cup that went missing from a museum exhibit? Pinky and her team get to the bottom of things through a series of exciting and intriguing adventures.

Written by the acting president of the American Association of Medical Transcription, this title provides more than 100,000 surgical terms spelled out and arranged alphabetically for quick retrieval. More than 275 important categories such as anesthetics, positions, sutures, procedures, prostheses, and abraders have extensive sublistings that are fully cross-referenced.

Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition, explores common questions and issues about sport and its relation to society through various sociological and cultural lenses. The text is grounded in practical application and provides social theories through which students may examine real-world issues

THE STORY: As Richard Watts, Jr. comments, Although Mr. Inge is fair and sympathetic to both sides, it would seem that he inclines slightly to the cause of the older generation. This, however, is one of the deftest touches in his treatment of the

THE STORY: The setting is the backyard of a Brooklyn tenement on the last day of summer vacation, where a group of children aged five to fourteen (portrayed by adult actors) are at play. Finding a dying bird they decide to have a ritual burial, whi

For 15 years, Bischoff Black's life in a quiet town in the Nataturi Realm remained uneventful. When a series of unlucky events shatters his tranquil existence, he's hurled into a perilous world of piracy, mixed with a bit of magic. Captured by the very pirates responsible for his father's death, he's compelled to join their quest for a fabled, but cursed treasure. Amidst treacherous sea battles and haunting spirits, Bischoff must adapt swiftly to survive. Yet, as he spends more time in this pirating world, his principles waver. Will he succumb to the allure of the pirate's life and the promise of untold riches? Or will he risk it all to uncover the truth behind his father's murder? In this high-stakes, swashbuckling adventure full of mystery and adventure, one decision will determine Bischoff's destiny.