This revised edition of A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy offers the common core of knowledge children should have by the end of grade school. E. D. Hirsch, author of the best-selling Cultural Literacy and co-author of The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, has updated his popular children's version for a generation that needs not only a solid grounding in the arts and sciences but a clear understanding of the world around them - from world geography to the World Wide Web. Inviting and informative, the book is organized by subject, including mythology, history, religion and philosophy, mus... View More...
A First Thesaurus is a reader-friendly reference book for young readers. This easy-to-use book contains 2,000 synonyms and will give children accurate and interesting words to use, and help them expand their vocabularies. Ages 8-11. View More...
A First Thesaurus is a reader-friendly reference book for young readers. This easy-to-use book contains 2,000 synonyms and will give children accurate and interesting words to use, and help them expand their vocabularies. Ages 8-11. View More...
Rookie Readers "RM" have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Every new title contains a Word List and a color-coded reading-level key on the back cover. View More...
AAA features an exciting line of kid's travel products. Now children can learn and have fun with games, puzzles, and coloring while they travel. Special activities develop critical thinking, map reading, and geography skills. View More...
This exciting coloring book, documenting the flora and fauna of the African plains, will thrill colorists and nature lovers alike. Forty-one realistic scenes (including four double-page spreads), meticulously researched and accurately rendered by artist Dianne Gaspas-Ettl, depict a variety of wild animals in their natural habitats.Included are ready-to-color illustrations of a magnificent giraffe at a water hole, a matriarch and herd of African elephants, a cheetah with its young on an abandoned termite mound, a yellow-winged bat amid the blossoms of the baobab tree, village weaverbirds' nests... View More...
Sometimes it seems that the youngest students have the most questions. The Scholastic First Encyclopedia series, now available in a paperback format, is still the resource to which these children can turn. Designed with the earliest readers in mind, these vibrantly illustrated books contain easy-to-understand text that provides the answers to the questions kids have about the world.With all the standard reference tools such as an index, glossary, and well-labeled diagrams, the First Encyclopedias go a step further. Every detail has been carefully designed for very young children. Kids will use... View More...
A collection of inspirational and movtivational quotations explores all the rich possibilities of life and emphasizes a positive, can-do attitude toward all kinds of life situations, goals, and challenges. Original. 60,000 first printing. View More...
A collection of inspirational and movtivational quotations explores all the rich possibilities of life and emphasizes a positive, can-do attitude toward all kinds of life situations, goals, and challenges. Original. 60,000 first printing. View More...
Thousands of facts and hundreds of full-color illustrations, charts, diagrams, and maps are packed into one volume. Newly expanded and updated, this attractive volume presents fascinating information under the subjects of history, geography, language and literature, mathematics, computers, physical science, natural science, English grammar, and arithmetic. An index gives an alphabetical guide to every topic. This book makes a great gift that will stimulate and hold a child's curiosity and it's also a fine educational aid for classroom or library. View More...
In the ten years since the publication of Do People Grow on Family Trees? (121,000 copies in print), the Internet has completely transformed genealogy, making family history the second most popular hobby in the U.S. after gardening and genealogy the second most searched for subject on the Web. Now completely revised, updated, retitled, and filled with detailed guidance on utilizing the Internet, Climbing Your Family Tree is the comprehensive, kid-friendly genealogical primer for the 21st century, and a dramatic story of how and why our ancestors undertook the arduous voyages of immigration to ... View More...
In Days to Celebrate Lee Bennett Hopkins has collected an astounding array of information to show us that each day of the year gives us a reason to celebrate. For every month he has compiled a calendar of birthdays, holidays, historic events, inventions, world records, thrilling firsts, and more.And for every month he has selected surprising poems in honor of some of the people and events commemorated in the calendar. There are poems about the seasons and holidays, of course, but there are also poems about a "Flying-Man" (for February 4, Charles Lindbergh's birthday), birds (for April 26, John... View More...
This illustrated letter from Mother Earth is designed to remind children of all ages of the responsibility we all have to protect the world in which we live. It poses then answers the question: what can we do to help save our home? View More...
More than 65,000 entries, along with biographical entries, usage notes, word histories, synonym paragraphs, and regionalisms, highlight a comprehensive reference for students. View More...
The DK First Atlas brings each continent and country to life, making geographic concepts easy to understand. Packed with detailed pictorial maps specially designed for young readers, this First Reference title is an invaluable learning tool for home and elementary school. View More...
Bringing the amazing world of words to children ages five and older. With over 700 illustrations designed to attract young children and 4,000 age-appropriate vocabulary words, the DK First Dictionary sets a new standard in linguistic reference for children six and up. Many entries include opposites, similar words, and word origins, alongside phonetic spellings and easy-to-follow definitions. Word Detective" games and "Word Banks" help children expand their vocabulary while having fun." View More...
The "First Encyclopedia" is an ideal first reference book for young minds eager to learn about the world around them, and an engaging way to encourage exploration and self-guided learning. With captivating full-color photographs and easy-to-read text, the book covers topics including history, geography, animals, plants, people, science, and space and makes the perfect springboard for further investigation." View More...
This powerful reference offers in-depth information on a variety of subjects. Visual definitions and graphics deepen the understanding of the text. View More...