How to draw people

By joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes, even the budding artist can easily create 30 different characters — a fireman, a drummer, a mailman, a cowboy, an astronaut, a roller-skating girl, a boy on a swing, and more. Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations, and blank practice pages make it even easier. You can color the pictures when you are done — it…

World cultures

'Investigate' encourages geographical enquiry with an interactive, investigative, and visual approach to a wide range of core curriculum topics. Each book uses a fun, interactive puzzle approach that gives children a chance to consider knowledge they already have and build on it.

For every child : the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in words and p…

Drawing from the fifty-four principles adopted by the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, this photo essay provides an in-depth look at fourteen of the declarations that affect a child's everyday existence.

Under our skin : kids talk about race

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ISBN/ISSN

082341325X

Collation

30 pages : illustration ; 26 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

305.8 BIR

The Scopes trial

A description of the historic 1925 trial in which a Tennessee high school biology teacher was accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

Dinosaurs, beware! : a safety guide

Dinosaurs were forced to go through their formative years without the benefit of a safety book – and look where it got them. What they needed was Dinosaurs, Beware!, a lively introduction to safety that deals with situations both at home and out in the world. Knowing what to do when a stranger comes to the door, how to react to a fire, and the importance of wearing a seat belt can mean the di…

The Constitution

Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.

If your name was changed at Ellis Island

If your name were changed at Ellis Island--Would everyone in your family travel together?--How long would you stay at Ellis Island?--Would your name be changed? This book tells you what it was like if when Ellis Island was opened in 1892 as a center for immigrants coming to live in America.

House and home

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ISBN/ISSN

9780750266864

Collation

24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Series Title

In the Past : Popcorn

Call Number

306 TAY

The universe

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ISBN/ISSN

9781899762071

Collation

64 pages : illustration ; 28 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

523.1 NIC