development

A guide to starting a career as a mobile application developer.

All during her childhood, Emily felt different from other kids. Between therapist visits, sudden uncontrollable bursts of anger, and unexplained episodes of dizziness and loss of coordination, things were always worse for her. For years, her only escape was through the stories she'd craft about herself and the world around her. But it wasn't until a near-fatal accident at twelve years of age that Emily and her family discover the truth: a grapefruit sized benign brain tumor at the base of her skull. In turns candid, angry, and beautiful, Emily Wing Smith's memoir chronicles her struggles with both mental and physical disabilities during her childhood and the means by which she coped with it all---writing.

Photographs and text show the development of a mouse from birth to eight weeks old.

Describes different kinds of trees around the world, the environments in which trees grow, the process by which they grow, and ways humans use them.

Introduces a plant's life cycle, explaining how seeds grow into flowers and trees.

"This title explores the life cycle of a chicken ... as well as exploring concepts such as laying eggs and other chicken behaviors relevant to farm life"--.

Presents a children's book for early readers written in both English and Spanish that explores how apples develop from seeds to flowers and then to fruit.

Contains an introduction to how tulips grow, in simple text with illustrations, describing how tulips begin as bulbs that, when planted, blossom into flowers. Presented in English and Spanish.

A beginners guide to using the Java programming system to create Android apps, with discussion of basic Java development concepts and techniques.

Provides step-by-step instructions for designing, developing, testing, and publishing fully-featured applications for the Android platform, including how to design effective and easily-navigated user interfaces, adding audio and video support, and publishing to the Android market.