Most Popular Books by Michael Driscoll

This delightful, interactive journey through the history of the world''s poetry includes a removable poster and access to downloadable audio, allowing kids to listen and learn as they experience the magic of the spoken word. Poetry is fun—especially when we can read it, hear it, and discover its many delights. A Child''s Introduction to Poetry joyously introduces kids (and parents) to the greatest poets in history—from Homer and Shakespeare to Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou—and provides excellent examples of their work and commentary on what makes it so special and everlasting. The book covers every style of poem, from epics and odes, to nonsense verse and haikus, and is filled with examples of each one. This multimedia package encourages children to listen, read, and learn, and opens the door to a lifetime of appreciation of a rich literary tradition. Also included is a removable, fold-out poster of "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, one of history''s most iconic poems.

Explore the water, land, and air around us with this entertaining and informative look at our magnificent planet—and learn how your experiments, activities, and everyday actions can help save the environment. This book looks at the wide variety of ecosystems and environmental regions of the Earth, from deserts and forests, to cities and farms, to oceans and ice caps, as well as the atmosphere, weather, energy sources, plants, and animals of each area. Michael Driscoll and professor of meteorology Dennis Driscoll explain the changes to our planet that are currently taking place, including rising temperatures and sea levels, and the effects they can have on our environment. They also profile young environmental activists like Greta Thunberg and Isra Hirsi, and highlight important, everyday actions such as water conversion and recycling that kids can do on their own or with their parents. Also included are fun projects and experiments to do at home like brewing sun tea, creating lightning, and making a smog detector. Packed with facts, experiments, and a removable poster with tips on how to save the planet, this comprehensive guide will inspire kids and their families to think about our planet in new ways and help keep it beautiful and healthy for years to come.

Learn how to program with Python from beginning to end. This book is for beginners who want to get up to speed quickly and become intermediate programmers fast!

Mike Driscoll takes you on a journey talking to a hall-of-fame list of truly remarkable Python experts. You''ll be inspired every time by their passion for the Python language, as they share with you their experiences, contributions, and careers in Python. Key Features Hear from these key Python thinkers about the current status of Python, and where it''s heading in the future Listen to their close thoughts on significant Python topics, such as Python''s role in scientific computing, and machine learning Understand the direction of Python, and what needs to change for Python 4 Book DescriptionEach of these twenty Python Interviews can inspire and refresh your relationship with Python and the people who make Python what it is today. Let these interviews spark your own creativity, and discover how you also have the ability to make your mark on a thriving tech community. This book invites you to immerse in the Python landscape, and let these remarkable programmers show you how you too can connect and share with Python programmers around the world. Learn from their opinions, enjoy their stories, and use their tech tips. • Brett Cannon - former director of the PSF, Python core developer, led the migration to Python 3. • Steve Holden - tireless Python promoter and former chairman and director of the PSF. • Carol Willing - former director of the PSF and Python core developer, Project Jupyter Steering Council member. • Nick Coghlan - founding member of the PSF''s Packaging Working Group and Python core developer. • Jessica McKellar - former director of the PSF and Python activist. • Marc-André Lemburg - Python core developer and founding member of the PSF. • Glyph Lefkowitz - founder of Twisted and fellow of the PSF • Doug Hellmann - fellow of the PSF, creator of the Python Module of the Week blog, Python community member since 1998. • Massimo Di Pierro - fellow of the PSF, data scientist and the inventor of web2py. • Alex Martelli - fellow of the PSF and co-author of Python in a Nutshell. • Barry Warsaw - fellow of the PSF, Python core developer since 1995, and original member of PythonLabs. • Tarek Ziadé - founder of Afpy and author of Expert Python Programming. • Sebastian Raschka - data scientist and author of Python Machine Learning. • Wesley Chun - fellow of the PSF and author of the Core Python Programming books. • Steven Lott - Python blogger and author of Python for Secret Agents. • Oliver Schoenborn - author of Pypubsub and wxPython mailing list contributor. • Al Sweigart - bestselling author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python and creator of the Python modules Pyperclip and PyAutoGUI. • Luciano Ramalho - fellow of the PSF and the author of Fluent Python. • Mike Bayer - fellow of the PSF, creator of open source libraries including SQLAlchemy. • Jake Vanderplas - data scientist and author of Python Data Science Handbook.What you will learn How successful programmers think The history of Python Insights into the minds of the Python core team Trends in Python programming Who this book is for Python programmers and students interested in the way that Python is used – past and present – with useful anecdotes. It will also be of interest to those looking to gain insights from top programmers.

This charming exploration of the night sky -- featuring a star finder and glow-in-the-dark stickers -- which has more than a quarter of a million young astronomers enjoying the night sky in countries around the world, is now completely revised and updated. A Child''s Introduction to the Night Sky is the perfect introduction to the always fascinating world of astronomy. Children ages eight and up will find out what astronomers have learned (and are still discovering), what astronauts and scientists explore, and what they can find by gazing up into the sky at night. Author Michael Driscoll explains how stars are born, the achievements of the great scientists, the history of space exploration, the story of our solar system, the myths behind the constellations, how to navigate the night sky, and more. Whimsical color illustrations throughout and handy definitions and sidebars help engage younger readers and develop their interest. Also included are a nifty star finder tool and fun glow-in-the-dark stickers.

Os autores guiam os leitores numa expedição ao meio ambiente, apresentando dados sobre a escassez da água, a qualidade do ar, a construção de hidrelétricas, espécies de animais em extinção, produção de energia eólica, aquecimento global, reciclagem, erosão do solo e muito mais. A cada tema tratado são apresentados experimentos científicos e dicas para a criança colocar em prática ações em prol de um planeta sustentável, como economizar energia, reciclar o lixo, utilizar menos o carro, evitar desperdício de água, entre outras atitudes direcionadas a toda família. Com consultoria do biólogo Guilherme Domenichelli.

Neste volume, os mistérios do universo são revelados em linguagem acessível à criança e com ricas ilustrações. Conheça como funciona o nascimento e a morte das estrelas, o deslocamento dos planetas e a composição da Via Láctea, as fases da Lua, as constelações, as missões espaciais e os grandes cientistas da história. O livro traz um glossário com a explicação de termos técnicos, curiosidades sobre a origem dos nomes dos planetas, linha do tempo das descobertas espaciais e um calendário para observação dos planetas e cometas.

Creating GUI Applications with wxPython is a book that will teach you how to use wxPython to create applications by actually creating several mini-programs. I have found that while learning how the various widgets work in wxPython is valuable, it is even better to learn by creating a simple application that does something useful.In this book, you will be creating the following applications: - A simple image viewer- A database viewer- A database editor- Calculator- An Archiving application (tar)- PDF Merging application- XML Editor- File search utility- Simple FTP application- NASA Image downloaderAs you learn how to create these applications, you will also learn how wxPython works. You will go over how wxPython''s event system works, how to use threads in wxPython, make use of sizers and much, much more

Jupyter Notebook 101 will teach you all you need to know to create and use Notebooks effectively. You can use Jupyter Notebook to help you learn to code, create presentations, and make beautiful documentation.The Jupyter Notebook is used by the scientific community to demonstrate research in an easy-to-replicate manner.You will learn the following in Jupyter Notebook 101: - How to create and edit Notebooks - How to add styling, images, graphs, etc - How to configure Notebooks - How to export your Notebooks to other formats - Notebook extensions - Notebook widgets - Using Notebooks for presentations - Debugging Notebooks - Running tests against and inside Notebooks - An intro to JupyterLab

ReportLab has been around since the year 2000 and has remained the primary package that Python developers use for creating reports in the PDF format. It is an extremely powerful package that works across all the major platforms. This book will also introduce the reader to other Python PDF packages.

The sequel to Python 101. This book is designed to help you grow your Python programming abilities