New Releases by Lauren Thompson

This recipe book features a collection of delicious and healthy quinoa and black bean salad dishes. Quinoa, a nutrient-rich ancient grain, is combined with black beans, a great source of protein, to create satisfying and flavorful salads. These recipes are perfect for those looking for a tasty way to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diet. From classic quinoa and black bean salads to unique variations with exotic spices and fresh herbs, this recipe book has something for everyone. Whether you're looking for a light lunch or a hearty side dish, you'll find plenty of options to choose from. These salads are easy to make, easy to customize and sure to please.

It’s always a beautiful day when Mouse and Minka come to play! Minka loves Mouse and shows it in this charming Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book about siblings! Mouse spies his sister Minka acting very mysterious. She’s collecting shiny red paper, paste, and pink ribbons. What is she doing? She’s making a valentine for Mouse, of course! Young readers are sure to enjoy Lauren Thompson’s simple, energetic text and Buket Erdogan’s sweet, playful illustrations as they learn to recognize words and begin to read on their very own!

"On a bright sunny day Mouse and Minka celebrate summer with a picnic in the park"--

Electrolyte composition is crucial to the lifetime, cycling capability and safety of Li-ion cells. Many studies have measured electrolyte changes after formation or during the first few charge and discharge cycles, while very few consider long-term changes that occur to Li-ion electrolytes. This work highlights some previous research and describes rigorous electrolyte analysis methods. The development of the electrolyte extraction method, which allows for the reconstruction of electrolyte composition, is discussed and applied to cells which have been cycled for many months. The developed centrifuge and GC-MS/ICP-MS methods are presented in this work along with results from cells cycled to various upper cutoff potentials and from cells containing a low-viscosity co-solvent. Results from [...]-XRF transition metal analysis of the negative electrode are also presented. The findings indicate some salt loss from electrolyte in cells cycled to the higher upper cutoff potentials and minimal Mn deposition found on the negative electrode. Potential reaction mechanisms to describe the observed changes are discussed and compared to previous studies. Now that the methods for rigorous analysis of the electrolyte have been established, many additional projects have been proposed as future work.

A charming enhanced ebook with audio elements! Little Mouse follows his big sister around the house as she crafts a sweet surprise in this New York Times bestselling Valentine’s Day story. When Minka sneaks into the house, so does little Mouse! But what is Minka doing? She’s crawling over and under, leaping here and there, peeking inside and outside, and searching all around! Minka gathers red paper, lace, and more. Little Mouse is confused...until Minka reveals the homemade valentine she created for her little brother!

Get moving and have some fun with this invigorating picture book romp from bestselling author Lauren Thompson. Bestselling Little Quack author Lauren Thompson and acclaimed illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka have teamed up to show just how much fun moving around can be. Wiggling, waggling, stomping, and clomping—there are so many different ways to do it! Go ahead—try them all. Each page has a big, bold toddler face, minimal rhyming text, and a corresponding label for the body part that’s moving, making this bright, rhythmic book perfect for the youngest movers and shakers.

One starry night, a cow watches over her calf, a nanny goat watches over her kid, and a pig watches over her piglet. For this one moment, every family in the animal kingdom is peaceful, just like Mary and Joseph watching over their own newborn nearby. This simple yet profound book perfectly captures the universal nighttime vigil of parents everywhere while gently alluding to the presence of a nurturing creator who watches over all of us. Lauren Thompson is at her lyrical best, while Jonathan Bean’s rich illustrations are the perfect match for this beautifully serene story of a truly Peaceable Kingdom.

Lauren Thompson and Bucket Erdogan show what makes fall so much fun in Classic Board Book edition of Mouse's First Fall! One cool day Mouse and Minka venture out to play. From leaves of all colors—red, yellow, orange to brown—to leaves of all shapes and sizes—Mouse learns what makes fall such a special season! Before their fun, fall day is over, Mouse takes a big "leap!" Now featuring the newly redesigned Classic Board Book logo, this sturdy book is perfect for little ones learning about the seasons!

"Previously published [in 2003], with slightly different text, as Mouse's first day of school"--T.p. verso.

A little frog’s first leap out into the world is a big, scary thing. But luckily, mama is always there to catch him when he comes home. As the leaps get bigger, frog gets braver—and before he knows it, he’s soaring out to the moon and beyond! This loveable little frog will hurdle his way into your heart. Come leap along, and see what it’s like to shoot for the stars . . . and always have a landing pad ready to catch you.

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Thompson and acclaimed illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka show readers the joys of eating in this bright, rhythmic book that’s perfect for the youngest chompers and gulpers. Every page features kids devouring their favorite foods, accompanied by bouncy rhyming text and a corresponding label for what’s being eaten. Crunching, munching, gobbling, or guzzling—there are so many different ways to eat, each one more fun than the last!

A delightful tale about a father who bakes a ¿warm and sweet¿ apple pie for his pig-tailed daughter. The story moves backward from the pie to the apples to the tree that the apples grew on, to the roots, the rain that watered them, the clouds, the sky, the sun, the world ¿blooming with life,¿ and finally back to the pie. The unique and amusing full-color illustrations depict nature and life on a traditional farm. A Children¿s Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection and a winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. Ages 5 up. Guaranteed reinforced binding.

Nicotine is the primary addictive substance in tobacco, and most smokers who quit will relapse within a year. Evidence shows that cigarette craving increases over time, termed "incubation." The purpose of these studies was to see if protracted abstinence from chronic nicotine increases rat self-administration, an animal model with good face validity for human tobacco use, and if nicotine self-administration during daily exposure/after 8+ days of abstinence is regulated by extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell or anterior cingulate cortex (PFC). ERK kinase inhibitor U0126 was infused in the NAc shell or PFC of Long Evans rats immediately prior to daily self-administration sessions and following 8+ days of abstinence. U0126 in the PFC decreased responding for nicotine during daily sessions. Following 8+ days of abstinence, animals showed a robust increase in responding for nicotine, blocked by U0126 in the NAc shell, but not the PFC. Western blots revealed that nicotine treatment decreased levels of a substrate of ERK, ribosomal s6 kinase (RSK), in the NAc shell and increased it in the PFC, which occurred independent of abstinence period. In contrast, levels of RSK were increased in the NAc shell following a nicotine challenge during the abstinence period. In summary, our data show that the ERK signaling pathway plays a vital role in nicotine addiction during daily nicotine exposure and following periods of abstinence.

When a frog invites five ducklings to play, four refuse because he is too little and green, but Little Quack has so much fun with his new friend that the other ducklings soon join in.

Join Little Quack and as he and his brother Puddle explore various opposites: up and down, big and small, loud and quiet, and much more! This padded format is perfect for young readers.

Join Little Quack on an alphabetical adventure! Kids will love learning their letters as Little Quack and his sister, Widdle, spy an ant, butterfly, caterpillar, and much more! This padded format featuring new text and art is perfect for young readers.

Photographs and rhythmic text explore the meaning of hope and celebrate its power, especially in difficult times.

Cuaquito es un patio feliz fuera del agua. Mientras sus hermanos nadan detrás de Mamá Pata en el estanque, él se queda solito en la orilla. Cuaquito quiere acompañar a su familia. Pero necesita el valor suficiente para enfrentarse a un estanque tan grande.

Join Little Quack and his sister Piddle as they explore the colorful world around them! Children will love learning their colors as Little Quack encounters bright red ladybugs, oozy brown mud, sweet, yellow buttercups, and much more! The padded board book is a perfect format for young readers!

A mother duck tries to persuade her five ducklings to go to sleep on a dark night.

When Mama finishes counting down from ten to one, all the ducklings must be in their hiding place, but Little Quack is having a hard time finding the perfect spot and scrambles to snuggle in somewhere before Mama says "one!"

When a doting father decides to make an apple pie for his beloved daughter, an enjoyable day is had by all, including the hungry farm animals who hover nearby in the hopes of getting a slice of the pie.

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