Books by Barbara Renner

Lonnie the Loon learns he must leave his home lake because of the cold winter in the north. While flying south, Lonnie is blown off course and ends up on a desert lake. He forms a friendship with an unlikely character, a Quail. Quincy the Quail teaches Lonnie about his home for the winter.The reader is able to listen to the calls and sounds of the desert animals using a QR Code Reader App.

Pen and Cob Swan listen as ice pops and crackles on the lake announcing the arrival of Spring. Realizing she will be laying her eggs soon, Pen urges Cob to find a place to nest. After being shooed away from a beaver's lodge and muskrat's den, they hurry to build their own home before it's too late.Coloring pages are included so children can interact with the swans' search for a home. Facts about Trumpeter Swans make this book educational as well as entertaining.An audio QR code allows the reader to hear the Trumpeter Swan's call using a QR Code Reader App. This book is appropriate for ages 3 - 7.

After Quincy the Quail and his mate, Quella, build a nest, they anxiously wait for their chicks to hatch. When a large egg plops down next to their home, Quincy must find a way to deal with this mysterious intruder. His solution provides the quail family an opportunity to become friends with their desert neighbors.Audio QR codes in the book allow the reader to hear the quail calls and owl hoots by using a free QR Code Reader App. In addition, interesting facts about the Gambel's Quail and Great Horned Owl are included on almost every page. This book is appropriate for ages 3-7 and is educational as well as entertaining.Children love hearing the animal sounds. Parents and teachers love the interactive innovation.

Tremendous improvements in ground-water sampling methodologies and analytical technologies have made it possible to collect and analyze truly representative samples to detect increasingly lower levels of contaminants now in the sub-parts-per-billion range. Though these new methods produce more accurate and precise data and are less expensive, many companies and government agencies are reluctant to update their sampling protocols and regulations claiming the transition would be too costly. The Essential Handbook of Ground-Water Sampling clearly details the economic and scientific case for adopting these new methodologies. Citing examples of unnecessary expenditure due to the inaccuracy of out-dated techniques, the editors point out that the expense of making incorrect decisions based on poor quality samples clearly negates any savings that might be realized by using older, more inefficient, and effectively short-sighted, methods. Using numerous figures, tables, and references to recent research, the editors explain the efficiency of utilizing newer, more accurate, techniques that produce higher quality data. The text provides a detailed discussion of every aspect of ground-water sampling from the development of a sampling and analysis plan, through sample collection, pretreatment, handling, shipping, and analysis, to the documentation, interpretation, and presentation of ground-water quality data. Successful sampling events and accurate data provide a sound foundation for making important, potentially expensive decisions regarding site monitoring, risk assessment, remediation, and closure. Armed with the information presented in this handbook, environmental professionals will be able to make sound technological and economic decisions regarding the choice of sampling equipment, methodologies, and procedures to meet their site-specific objectives and ensure the success of their ground-water sampling programs.

Offers an approach which provides maintenance operators, crew leaders and supervisors with practical information about how the machinery they work with every day functions, and how to keep it running smoothly.

Deals with equipment maintenance by focusing on individual components. This guidebook provides you with basic information to help you acquire a general understanding of how components function and how to keep equipment operating properly. It also presents information about the design, application and maintenance requirements of machinery.