Most Popular Books by James Mcdonald

Upon a simple, ordinary piece of paper live the Scribbles. Not your ordinary bunch of squiggly lines, but something more. In the hands of a child the scribbles become everything imaginable.

It''s Saint Patrick''s Day, and Wilford has an important lesson to learn with help from his best friend Blue. Goofy, games, and sharing shamrocks with friends are just some of the celebrations in this funny animal book for young children about Saint Patrick''s Day. Wilford decides that sneaking up and startling friends on the farm is a fun way to celebrate Saint Paddy''s Day. With help from his best buddy Blue, it doesn''t take long for Wilford to understand that having fun at the expense of someone else isn''t very nice and can come with consequences.It''s Saint Patrick''s Day at the farm and Farmer McDonald is ready to decorate. He starts with a nice green bow for his favorite sheep, Wilford. What Farmer McDonald doesn''t realize is the chain of events set off by the fun of wearing green on this favorite holiday.

When factory workers fall victim to horrifying accidents in Japan''s oldest coat hanger factory, all fingers point at Hiroki Hiroto, the company''s owner, and corporate pariah. Behind closed doors, his board stages an illegal coup to take over his business while factory workers call for his blood. His incredible wealth and powerful family connections will not save him from this fait accompli. While his company is under investigation for sabotage and on the verge of collapse, he suffers a major heart attack, and his wife and family abandon him while he fights for his life. After a heart transplant operation in a Hawaiian hospital, the donor''s troublesome spirit begins taking over his life and down a slippery path; he does not want to go. Coat Hanger Empire is a tale of absolute power, blind greed, and a cry for justice with more hooks and turns than the coat hangers it makes.

The Sun warms our days and brings light to the dark. Let''s find out about the Sun, and why it''s so important to life on Earth.There are many stars in the night sky, but only one that we''ve found so far that supports a planet filled with life, that''s our star, the Sun! I Am the Sun introduces kids to the basic concepts of Space and Earth science while also teaching how important the Sun is to our very existence here on Earth. From the air we breathe to the everchanging weather, the Sun is a source of life for all of us.Young children will learn about basic concepts of astronomy, how the sun got its start in space, and how it''s the glue that holds the solar system together. I Am the Sun is a great beginning science book for kids. Images are big and bright for kids ages 3-8. The concepts are basic and geared for preschool through second grade learners.

This paper explores the ability of some popular income distributions to model observed skewness and kurtosis. We present the generalized beta type 1 (GB1) and type 2 (GB2) distributions'' skewness-kurtosis spaces and clarify and expand on previously known results on other distributions'' skewness-kurtosis spaces. Data from the Luxembourg Income Study are used to estimate sample moments and explore the ability of the generalized gamma, Dagum, Singh-Maddala, beta of the first kind, beta of the second kind, GB1, and GB2 distributions to accommodate the skewness and kurtosis values. The GB2 has the flexibility to accurately describe the observed skewness and kurtosis.

Shows how to create a mathematical model of a business problem, explains how they can be used to develop a solution, and looks at actual case studies