Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. In Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Piggie can’t wait to go play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun?
A young boy has a summer adventure in the outdoors in this lyrical and sweet picture book featuring luminous art by Coretta Scott King Award–winning illustrator Brian Pinkney. On Summertime Island, a boy follows a trail through buttercups and snapdragons, over sand and pine needles, with the smell of the sea always in his nostrils.
These eighteen zany rhyming riddles involve addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication to calculate everything from poodle weights to travel time. And for anyone who's stumped, the answers are included in mirror-writing below each riddle.
Now in paperback, Black Dog's classic collection of science experiments. With 365 easy-to-follow, hands-on projects, kids 9-12 can be excited about science every day of the year. One of the best ways to learn the fundamentals of science is through hands-on experimentation with familiar, every-day objects. Through the hundreds of activities in 365 Simple Science Experiments kids gather an und…
What do scientists do? Do they all bend over test tubes in stuffy labs or work with impossibly complicated equations on blackboards? Real Live Science introduces 21 renowned scientists, from an astronomer to a zoologist, and shows the challenge, variety and excitement that is part of a real science. Children will learn a little about these men and women and what first twigged their interest in …
Every child enjoys playtime and has a favorite toy or game. Here are pictures of children from all around the world having fun playing alone or with their friends. Illustrated with stunning photographs from Vietnam, Russia, Ethiopia and many more countries, this series is perfect to share with the youngest child. Published in association with Oxfam this series aims to draw parallels between chi…
Books in this series introduce children to the notion that all people are different and all people are special. The simple text explains common activities while the clear images can stimulate thought and discussion about mental and physical differences. In We All Play, readers explore the different ways, places, and reasons that people play.