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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The perfect Father's Day gift to laugh and celebrate together!
Turn the bad jokes back on dad with this seriously silly joke book! Dads have been embarrassing their kids for decades with goofy and groan-worthy jokes, and now it's their children's turn! In this hilarious new joke book, kids can out-dad-joke their dads and even learn how to write some of their own. Filled with over 350 silly and jokes about school, sports, animals, and more, Dad Jokes...
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Drawing on the natural folk art tendencies of children, who love to collect buttons, bottle caps, shells, and Popsicle sticks to create beautiful, imperfect art, this activity guide teaches kids about the history of this organic art and offers inspiration for them to create their own masterpieces. The full breadth of American folk art is surveyed, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and textiles from the 17th century through today. Making...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A children's instructional book on how to use readily available materials to turn the house into a science lab Science teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less. Each project has a materials list, detailed step-by-step instructions with illustrations, and a brief explanation of the scientific principle being demonstrated. From turning three pennies and two...
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Series
Publisher
Nomad Press / Bookmasters
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A nonfiction picture book for ages 5 to 8 that explores the place we all call home-planet Earth! Learn how Earth was made, why there's life here, and how climate change is affecting everything.
Earth is our home, but do we really know about this planet?
Quite a lot! We know how the Earth came to be the planet we live on, how oxygen made it possible for life to develop, and how the climate is changing in ways that affect everyone and everything....
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Faith in God can be exciting, daring, and fun. Love Does for Kids , the follow up to Bob Goff's New York Times bestselling Love Does , shares some of the Goff family's wild adventures -- from holding a neighborhood parade to writing presidents from around the world. Children will laugh, dream, and be inspired to make a difference for God as they read these faith adventures from Bob and his daughter, Lindsey. As a little boy with a big personality...
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Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
For curious young minds who ask why? how? what? when? and then why? again and again, the bestselling team behind Ada Twist, Scientist has developed a STEM project book based on the beloved character. Ada herself will take readers through the scientific method and introduce them to some of her favorite sciences, including chemistry, botany, astronomy, and environmental science. Budding scientists will solve everyday mysteries and come to think more...
68) Birds
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Did you know that birds sing songs in spring to find mates? Once a bird finds a mate, they build a nest together. Find out more in Birds,
an All About Spring book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.
69) Great American Artists for Kids: Hands-on Art Experiences in the Styles of Great American Masters
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Fun and easy art-appreciation activities abound in this resource that features 75 American artists from colonial times to the present. A brief biography for each artist tells why his or her work is important, and a kid-tested art activity tries out the artist's approach. For Georgia O'Keeffe, the activity is a desert painting; for Frederic Remington, a face cast; for Leroy Nieman, a sketch of athletes; and for James Whistler, a clay engraving. Projects...
Author
Publisher
Cricket Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Ada wants to win a prize one day for her inventions. She has many ideas. When it's time to clean up her blocks, Ada has a great idea to make clean-up time easier. Ada thinks to use her father's old socks to invent a way to stay on her two feet on an icy day! Ada's ideas to recycle old things makes her a great inventor!
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Publisher
Gatekeeper Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When a child is diagnosed with hearing loss, it is overwhelming. The future can feel uncertain and parents might worry whether or not their child will thrive. Harper's real life story allows readers to follow her journey, providing both parents and children who are facing any kind of diagnosis a much-needed dose of encouragement. Through Harper's navigation of hearing loss, kids can imagine what is possible. Understanding and awareness are key to...
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
From addition and subtraction to plane and space geometry, simultaneous linear equations, and probability, this book explains middle school math with problems that kids want to solve: "Seventy-five employees of a company buy a lotto ticket together and win $22.5 million. How much does each employee get?-Intriguing facts about the history of math show what a human creation it is, and human errors are revealed through explorations of both Maya and Hindu...
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Series
Publisher
Nomad Press / Bookmasters
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
From Roman times until the Age of Exploration, the Silk Road carried goods and ideas across Central Asia between two major centers of civilization, the Mediterranean Sea and China. In The Silk Road: Explore the World's Most Famous Trade Route , readers ages 9-12 will learn about the history, geography, culture, and people of the Silk Road region. Marco Polo was just one of many who set out on the Silk Road in search of wealth, power, or knowledge....
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Creativity meets curiosity and critical thinking in Iggy Peck's Big Project Book for Amazing Architects.
Iggy Peck has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they're sometimes surprised by his materials-who could forget the tower he built of dirty diapers? This empowering workbook book features art and the characters from the picture book Iggy Peck, Architect, and it will inspire young readers with activities...
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Publisher
Abbey Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Families blend together for a variety of reasons. Widowed or divorced parents choose to remarry. An ailing or elderly relative can no longer live alone and moves in with his son's family. A family chooses to adopt a child. Economic circumstances force family members to combine households. Regardless of why it happens, creating a blended family is a process of transition that takes time, patience, humor, compassion, and a whole lot of conversation....
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
More than 80 games and activities in this newly updated edition help kids ages 8 to 12 think critically about math instead of just memorizing rules. Group and individual games teach fun, useful ways to manipulate odd and even numbers, prime and composite numbers, common and decimal fractions, and factors, divisors and multiples of numbers. Counting, calculating and writing numbers in languages from other cultures, such as China and Egypt, provide...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Warning: Too rude for parents and for slimy toad little brothers! These are Horrid Henry's very own jokes: the jokes that grossed out Mom and Dad... that made Aunt Ruby run home... that sent Miss Battle-Axe screaming from class. Be horrid! Read Henry's jokes. Then tell them to the world!
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Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered what makes up everything in the world around you? Or what exactly is the difference between solids, liquids, and gases? Have you wanted to know what causes two substances to react or change? Chemistry: Investigate the Matter that Makes Up Your World introduces readers 12 through 15 to the fascinating world of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Learn how these molecules combine to form ordinary objects such as the chair you're...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Have you ever tried to write a poem about a pizza? How about a pig? How about a pigeon, penguin, potato, Ping-Pong, parrot, puppy, pelican, porcupine, pie, pachyderm, or your parents? Jack Prelutsky has written more than one thousand poems about all of these things -- and many others. In this book he gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and stories about your family, your pets, and your friends...
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