Demonstrates the most significant changes in Fireworks CS5, Adobe's web graphics creation and optimization program. Join author Jim Babbage in Fireworks CS5 New Features for an overview of the most significant changes in Adobe Fireworks CS5. This course covers each of the major improvements to the web graphics creation and optimization program, including integration with Device Central for mobile design, new support for FXG 2.0, and several new productivity...

Master each tool in Fireworks to create and edit all kinds of amazing web-based graphics. Fireworks CS3 Essential Training is all about using each tool in this tremendously powerful application to its full potential to make amazing web graphics. From understanding the interface to importing Photoshop and Illustrator files, from formatting text to editing and optimizing images, instructor Tom Green covers all the skills needed to best create and edit...

Demonstrates scheduling and expected output for good prototyping, from wireframing to storyboarding to creating multi-page mockups for design feedback. In Fireworks CS4: Rapid Prototyping, designer Jim Babbage deconstructs real-world examples that show the interoperability between Fireworks and other Adobe applications. Jim lays out the schedule for good prototyping, from wireframing to storyboarding to creating multi-page mockups for design feedback....

"In order to restore the heart of the Shining Star Hermit, Shiki and his friends have visited the virtual planet of Digitalis. The once thriving digital landscape is now at the mercy of the mass murderer Jamilov, and death in this fictional space leads to death in the real world. To make matters worse, there may be a spy among our heroes' ranks. Can Shiki and his crew defeat Jamilov and get Hermit safely back to the EDENS ZERO?"--Provided by publisher....

"Fireworks are an enchanting spectacle that can make any evening magical, but where did these amazing feats of pyrotechnics come from? This book introduces readers to many incredible inventions from East Asia that have changed the world, from dazzling fireworks to warm cups of tea. Stunning full-color photographs give readers an up-close look at inventions. Even reluctant readers will enjoy fun fact boxes full of cool information. This innovative...

Young readers will learn America's National Independence Day parade is held in Washington, D.C. every year.

Describes the history of fireworks, from their invention in ancient China to their use in celebrations today, and explains what gives fireworks their color, sound, and sparkle.

"A master storyteller at his best--the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story. Since his first collection, Nightshift, published thirty-five years ago, Stephen King has dazzled readers with his genius as a writer of short fiction. In this new collection he assembles, for the...

"Loo is twelve when she moves back to the New England fishing village of her early youth. Her father, Hawley, finds work on the boats, while she undergoes the usual heartaches of a new kid in school. But lurking over Loo are mysteries, both of the mother who passed away, of the grandmother she's forbidden to speak to. And hurtling towards both father and daughter are the ghosts of Hawley's past. Before Loo's birth, he was a professional criminal engaged...

"Chinese New Year has been celebrated for thousands of years in China. Now it is celebrated all around the world. It does not always come on the same date each year, but it is always in January or February. Readers of this volume will learn the meaning behind the holiday as well as the costumes, decorations, food, and other customs, such as the dragon parade, associated with it. This simple yet engaging book also provides instructions on how to make...