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Fairy-tale master Gail Carson, the bestselling author of Ella Enchanted, guides writers of all ages on how to develop their craft, with practical advice and heartfelt encouragement. In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her tricks of the trade. She shows how you can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters-and much, much more.
She advises...
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Discover the age-old art of hand shadows! Children and adults around the world delight in hand shadows, and this little activity book shows how to perform the ancient art. Learn how to entertain friends and family with shadow pictures of a bird, bunny, elephant, and other figures. Detailed illustrations, accompanied by charming verses, depict the formation of 28 images using only hands and fingers.
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In this illustrated book made for children and adults alike, you'll learn about the greatest and most intelligent game of all time: chess! With all the rules of the game simply explained, you'll become acquainted with the three stages of a chess game, as well as every single chess piece, one-by-one.
But before this, you'll take a fascinating tour of the history of chess, reaching back to the game's very beginnings almost 2000 years ago. Turn the...
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From ancient times, humans have looked at a bird, soaring through the sky with unlimited freedom, and wanted that for ourselves. The Wright brothers played a crucial part in the fact that now, humans can take flight with the help of aviation. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
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Fairy Houses All Year celebrates the year-round pleasures of fairy house building. Through the use of seasonal varieties, kids and families can engage in this natural and creative endeavor through all seasons. The book will highlight activities and materials found in each season. For example, fall fairy houses feature vibrant colored leaves, pumpkins, and late blooming flowers. Winter fairy houses are built using snow, ice, old birds' nests, or the...
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Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Portland combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the City of Roses, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling...
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Would You Rather Book For Kids The Book of Silly Scenarios, Challenging Choices, and Hilarious Situations the Whole Family Will Love (Game Book Gift Ideas)Would You Rather Game Book For Kids, Teens And Adults: Hilario's Books for Kids with 200 Would you rather Would You Rather?: The Book Of Silly,
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Did you ever see a raccoon fly? How about a chicken spinning a web? Or maybe follow a cute little tarantula? Anything is possible when you read this interactive story of Kevin's Camping Adventure. Kevin's family sets up camp in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. His first day starts out very promising as he begins to explore God's wonderful creation. That is, until he finds himself in a very scary moment. It is in that moment Kevin learns from God's...
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Our Super FUN Preschool Activity Workbook is jam packed with engaging activities for children 3-5 years of age.
I have successfully educated 1000's of students in my 30 year career,(YES! I am still teaching in a classroom) teaching the core concepts needed to successfully enter Kindergarten!
These activities include: Uppercase and Lowercase Alphabet Recognition, Number Recognition 1-20, Counting Activities, Colors and Shapes, Rhyming, Patterns,...
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Sewing is a skill that's useful for making cool crafts in addition to having many uses around the house. Readers learn the basic techniques of sewing through simple, clean explanations as they create a number of neat projects, including a needle case, yo-yo necklace, and flower cushion. Each craft has step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs to guide readers from the beginning to the end. This book also provides instructions for the different...
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No child can walk through a puddle of mud without a gigantic smile, and while the stuff might be the spring-time bane of grownups, children just love mud. Muddy Boots targets kids and families who value outdoor exploration and grandparents who long for their grandchildren to have the same unfettered time in nature as they did. The book features a wide range of hands-on activities for kids, including mud play, forts, animal tracking and forest wisdom,...
14) Willow's World
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The residents of Toadstall Village are always busy and always happy.
Meet Willow Rabbit and her husband Billy and three children Rosie, little Bertie and baby Bella. Join the family and their friends Suzie Squirrel, Bodger the Badger, Milly Mouse and Dr Ollie Otter as they enjoy a picnic in primrose woods. Be a guest at Willows birthday party and the opening of her new dress shop and feel the excitement as the children wait for Santa.
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The Sunni & Her Hip Hop Bunny series merges Hip Hop (Arts) with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) to create a fun and colorful story that teaches and inspires. Hip-Hop transcends cultural barriers and engages all children while enabling them to develop personal connections to concepts like STEM. Early exposure to STEM cultivates creativity, develops problem solving skills, and encourages teamwork.
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Combining an empowering story with engaging play, kids will learn to always be themselves and join Bee-Bee as he learns the same lesson! While his royal kitty siblings are training, Bee-Bee is self-conscious about his own honey powers – he thinks they're nothing compared to all the cool things his siblings can do and wishes he was more like them. But when Kitlandia falls under attack, Bee-Bee's honey-sticking powers are exactly what the Ninja Kitties...
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This consonant blend phonetic workbook is a follow-up workbook to the consonant and vowel activities. This workbook is a practical teaching and reinforcement tool for teachers and parents.
The objective is to provide children with consonant blend exercises that will solidify their knowledge about the identity of consonant blends and their respective sounds. The text provides progressive reading skills building that will enhance children's reading...
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The games in this book help teachers, parents, and others who work with children maintain or restore order, refocus children's attention, and break up the classroom routine. Most of the games are quite short and can be used between academic activities as a treat or quick break. Many are noncompetitive, most don't require props, and none require special skills or training. All can be played with the whole class; there are partner games, small group...
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Gotta dance! Gotta sing! Gotta do most anything because it is show time! In Show Time! kids will learn to become triple threat performers, developing their skills as singers, dancers, and actors through more than 80 activities that include imitating a musician or musical instrument, acting out a song, creating a mirror dance, making puppets and playbills, and more. Along the way, they will learn about the history of musicals, discover musicals about...
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Globes literally help us to put the whole world, in our hands. Readers are guided into the world of globes and learn how they are made and used. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
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