| TIME for Kids BIG Book of Why: 1,001 Facts Kids Want to Know (Time for Kids Magazine)
| Why do we have eyebrows? What's a black hole and what happens if you fall into one? What's the fastest a human is capable of running? Why do wet fingers stick to metal in the freezer? Where is the deepest point on Earth? Divided by subject area - humans, animals, environment/nature, technology, and space - and written in an upbeat manner, each answer is accompanied by either a photo or an illustration to show the reasons why. Of course, "Time for Kids" goes beyond answering the question by dippi...More
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| NG Kids Ultimate Weird but True: 1,000 Wild & Wacky Facts and Photos (National Geographic Kids Weird But True)
| Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15 gorillas, that you drink the same water as the dinosaurs did, or that there’s a car that drives underwater? This supersized, hardcover addition to the blockbuster Weird But True series, Ultimate Weird But True is packed 1,000 amazing facts and eye-popping photos that prove truth really is stranger than fiction. With a colorful, metallic cover, a kid-friendly design, and a wacky sense of humor, this stunning book wil...More
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| For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever
| Hey, Boys!Want to have some fun? Maybe learn how to land an airplane in an emergency? Or fight off an alligator? Escape from being tied up? How about taking a ride on one of America’s scariest roller coasters? Learn how to make fake blood or turn a real bone into a pretzel. What if you could find out how to identify some of the world’s most horrifying creatures? Or learn the secret of making a blockbuster movie? What about guessing the top 11 greatest moments in sports history? ...More
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| Scholastic Book of World Records 2012
| A LOT can change in a year, and the bestselling SCHOLASTIC BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS has been updated to include all the most recent events with a fresh new cover and interior design!Whether kids want to know what the world's fastest shark is, which country eats the most fast food, who has the most career hits in the MLB, or which state has the largest teddy bear, the SCHOLASTIC BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS 2012 has all of the answers and much, much more! Over the past ten years, kids, parents, and teacher...More
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| Ripley's Believe It or Not!: Special Edition 2012
| The best-selling annual edition is back!The fascinating files of Robert Ripley prove there's nothing stranger than the truth.Turn the pages, if you dare. But watch out! There are more creepy facts and crazy feats than ever before.
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| Weird But True: 300 Outrageous Facts (National Geographic Kids)
| At last, all those weird but true facts that readers of National Geographic Kids love so much are collected into a fun-filled book that you’ll come back to again and again!Weird But True is based on the hugely popular magazine page of quirky, fun facts that many readers of National Geographic Kids magazine turn to first. Why? Well did you know that... Peanut butter can be converted into a diamond? The world’s oldest pet goldfish lived to be 43 years old? The world...More
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| Did you see the Clouds?
| Did you see the Clouds?Remember the times when we watched the clouds and star gazed at night? This book can re-create our golden past time where children guess the shapes in the sky or imagine spotting a cloud dragon. The pages are filled with illustrations of clouds for children (Ages 2 – 6) to have fun finding patterns. Simple rhyming sentences help new readers practice their reading skills too. Go on; see what shapes you can unearth when you look up at the clouds on the drive back home this...More
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| Billy the Kid, The Housebroke Goat: A Grandpa George Northwood's Nature Story. Fourth in Series (The Grandpa George Northwoods Nature Stories)
| It is Memorial Day weekend at the cabin in Minnesota's north woods. Grandma Laura comes back home after attending a Poultry Trade Fair with a surprise. It is a baby Angora goat that she has named Billy the Kid. This story follows the adventures and misadventures of Grandpa George and Grandma Laura as they raise their new "kid", at the north woods cabin. As always, this book in the Grandpa George Northwoods Nature Series combines education, entertainment and human values into a funny and heart wa...More
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| Weird but True! 2: 300 Outrageous Facts
| Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15 gorillas? That meteorites the size of basketballs land on Earth about once a month? Kids will devour more than 300 wacky facts in Weird but True! 2—the second installment in a lively new spin-off series from the award-winning National Geographic Kids magazine.National Geographic Kids is the nation’s largest magazine for children, with more than 1.3 million subscribers and 5 million readers. The brand is rapidl...More
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| Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
| The amazing true story of the orphaned baby hippo and 130-year-old giant turtle whose remarkable friendship touched millions around the world.The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and the elderly tortoise adopted each other. Now they are inseparable, swimming, ea...More
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| Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (Ologies)
| Aspiring wizards can tune in to the age-old wisdom of Merlin with this dazzling compendium of all things magical — unveiling novelty elements throughout. For any apprentice determined to learn the arcane arts of wizardry, could there be a better teacher than . . . Merlin himself? Originally discovered in 1588, this remarkable text by history's most respected wizard is revealed to the world for the very first time. Lavishly illustrated by four delicate artists, WIZARDOLOGY's intricate ...More
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| Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty
| Kids love stuff that's gross. From the liquids, solids, and gases--especially the gases!--or their own bodies to the creepy, crawly, slimy, slithery, fetid, and feculent phenomena in the world at large, kids with a curious bent just can't get enough. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty brings together, in one book, all the good things about some of the baddest things on Earth.Exhaustively researched and impeccably scientific, yet written with a lively lack of earnestness, Oh...More
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| Weird but True! 3: 300 Outrageous Facts
| Did you know that a lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away? That an astronaut's heartbeat slows down in space? That about $50 billion of Monopoly money is printed each year? Three hundred wacky facts pop from the colorful, compact pages of Weird but True! 3, an irresistible trove of facts and fun, based on the top-scoring feature in the country's premier children's magazine—National Geographic Kids. Brain-bending information entertains as it educates, covering topics such...More
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| 100 Most Awesome Things On The Planet
| The next installment in the 100 MOST series explores the most awesome things on Earth!As a follow up to the 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet (10/08) and the 100 Most Disgusting Things on the Planet (1/10), the 100 Most Awesome Things on the Planet highlights the Grand Canyon, Great Wall of China, Angel Falls, Amazon River, Aurora Borealis, biggest supertanker, longest bridge, smartest robot, fastest rocket, and more. Each spread includes a rating from 1 to 5 indicating how "awesome" the i...More
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| Science Experiments You Can Eat: Revised Edition
| Incredible Edible ExperimentsEver wonderwhat makes popcorn pop? why cakes rise? how jelly gels?Your kitchen will be transformed into a laboratory worthy of a mad scientist as you make startling discoveries about how cabbage can detect acid, how bacteria makes yogurt, and how decomposed sugar turns to caramel. Then after a long day at the lab you can relax and eat your results: soup, biscuits, pretzels, cupcakes, or cookies.Vicki Cobb's seminal book has been revised and updated to encompas...More
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| The Seven-Year-Old Wonder Book
| When the king's son found gems in his horse's mane, he wondered, and still held his peace. But that night he withdrew early from the feast and hid himself in the shadows of the stable. Presently in came Cordita, her beauty shining through her rags...These magical tales take us through the highlights of the year, through festivals and birthdays.
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| If I Could Ask God Anything: Awesome Bible Answers for Curious Kids
| Book Description If I Could Ask God Anything is a unique kid-friendly book jam-packed with clear, fresh answers to important questions about God, faith, prayer and Christianity in language that kids can understand. Established author and mom Kathryn Slattery tackles "toughies" such as: "If God is invisible, how can I know He is real?" "Does God stop loving me when I sin?" "Why should I go to church?" "When I die, is it true that I become an angel with a hal...More
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| Looking for Bigfoot (Step into Reading)
| Is Bigfoot (aka Sasquatch) a descendent of the extinct giant ape Gigantopithecus? Or is it a myth turned pop-culture phenom that we want to believe is real? In this objectively written graded reader, author Bonnie Worth examines the evidence for and against the existence of the alleged ape, including its role in native North American folklore, famous sightings and notorious hoaxes, Dr. Grover Kranz’s work with dermal ridges, the Gigantopithecus theory, the Patterson-Gimlin film, ...More
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| May Bird, Warrior Princess: Book Three
| At Hog Wallow Middle School, May Ellen Bird was always slightly invisible. Then she went on a long trip to the land of the dead, where ghost towns glowed blue in the dark dusk and spooky specters dwelled in cities on the Dead Sea. Back on Earth at last, May and her hairless cat, Somber Kitty, are now famous, their faces plastered across souvenirs and sportswear that read "May Bird Went to the Land of the Dead and All She Brought Me Was This Lousy T-Shirt." But, finally in the spotlight, May fe...More
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| Baby Colors (Beautiful Babies)
| Beautiful babieshere to show,all the colorsin a rainbow!In Baby Colors, little ones will love looking at vibrant, bold images of other fellow babies, as they listen along to the sweet rhyming text. With different colors and objects on each spread - including a bright yellow banana, a bouquet of red roses, a fuzzy brown teddy bear, and more - this sturdy board book is a great way for babies to learn their colors.This heartwarming new board book series by Rachael Hale introduces basic concepts to ...More
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