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2005
| For ages 9-12. Wordplay Cafe is so imaginative that kids and adults will be laughing together before they even begin a word game! Kline has added his trademark 'Pundits', a combination of art and word games for kids that encourage both visual and auditory thinkers. Wordplay Cafe is a serious vocabulary builder in disguise, but kids will see it as silly fun of the most wholesome kind. |
2006
| Kids explore life in various kinds of self-made "structures," including a spider web, igloo, nest, spaceship, circus tent, and general store. The best part is that kids can use whatever is around the house, classroom, or yard! |
2008
| Kids experience what makes the weather tick in this hands-on introduction to the science of meteorology. The authors explain how to make equipment to measure rainfall, wind direction, and humidity, record measurements and observations in a weather log, make weather predictions, and perform other related activities. |
2007
| In this hands-on introduction into foods from around the world, children ages 7-14 will learn about other cultures through more than 75 ethnic recipes. They will also get an introduction into many diverse cultures through games, traditions and customs. Some of these authentic recipes include Birthday Noodles with peanut sauce (China), Potato Champs (Ireland), Paprika Cheese Sticks (Hungary), Maori Bread (New Zealand) and Apple Pancakes (Germany). All recipes include clear step-by-step instructio....[more] |
2007
| The immediate goal of Kids Care! is to help children formulate a plan of action to make a difference, and then to help them see the plan through to completion. |
2006
| With fun, hands-on activities, dramatic play, and creative thinking, kids will discover the wonder of lighthouses and the geography that made lighthouses necessary, as well as the science that improved the strength of the light itself. |
2006
| What do young people need to achieve their personal best? Five critical character traits prepare a young person for personal success. Kids will build character through hunderds of fun, thought-provoking activities that lead each individual to become the best she or he can be. They'll play the Integrity Game, practice responsibility with a Pet Egg, plant a Seed of Initiative, design a Citizenship Blog, create Friendship Health Bars, and so much more! |
2000
| You are there as part of a family of five--from the decision to pack up and leave; to buying the supplies and outfitting the wagon in independence, MO; to the arduous journey to Oregon; and building a new life in a frontier town. Take the challenge as you consider the same hard choices and tough decisions that the 'overlanders' faced as they traversed the continent in the Great Migration of the mid-1800s. Construct you own raft, canal locks, train, paddle boat, and prairie schooner for the unfor....[more] |
2006
| Fizz, gurgle, bubble, and brew! Hours of outrageous science fun await kids with Jill Hauser's incredible science concoctions. Kids explore a world of amazing science --from capillary action to liquid density to emulsions to plastics--all while making magic mixtures they concoct themselves! Over 50 safe, inexpensive science mixtures, using household ingredients, encourage kids to discover and think creatively. |
2005
| For ages 7-14. Teacher and author Rebecca Olien makes writing accessible and enjoyable for young writers by offering a variety of writing prompts to spur creativity and help writers develop valuable written communication skills. Writing experiences are interwoven with other forms of artistic expression, including theatre, puppetry, and photography, as well as music, drawing, and crafts. |
2001
| No wonder we all wish that Avery Hart had taught us history -- once again she brings history to life in memorable ways that teach kids to discover truths and see human nature at its best and at its worst! |
2005
| Whether categorizing floaters and sinkers or taking a wide-eyed science safari, kids will discover science all around them--biology in the backyard, chemistry in the kitchen, and physics in the block pile! Over 65 safe, age-appropriate activities encourage kids to discover, sort, observe, predict, and think creatively. |
2002
| The first comprehensive first-aid handbook written for children about what you can do and when to get help. Ages nine and upwards. |
2000
| Here kids create a virtual Kids Can! Natural History Museum complete with reconstruction's that they make, hands-on discovery corners for experimentation, and curator's notes. Create nature's creatures with an amazing Brachiosaurus skeleton reconstruction, a crab with working pincers, a delicate dragonfly, a whole family of arthropods, a swooping pterosaur, and a saber-toothed tiger. Play Fossil-ologist, Pin the 'Scale' on the Reptile, Mammal...Or Not? And Bat Tag; be a penguin emperor dad guard....[more] |
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