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You’re rock hunting along a lakeshore with your eyes glued to the ground. A see-through rock lights up in the sunlight. Your heart races as you pick up the rock. It has beautiful bands of orange, cream, and brown. You’ve just found an agate! Find out how agates form, where they are found, and about some of the most amazing agate discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect these striking rocks too!

Find out how geodes form, where they are found, and about some of the most amazing geode discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect these marvelous mineral-filled rocks too!

Find out how fool’s gold, or pyrite, forms, where it is found, and about some of the most amazing pyrite discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect this gleaming gold mineral too!

The polar regions are very cold and very windy. There is snow and ice everywhere, but I love my home. My feet help me walk on the slippery ice, but I am not a penguin. My thick fur keeps me warm but I am not an Arctic fox. What animal am I? Listen to the clues and guess!

Ready to make some noise? These hands-on, not-so-ordinary science projects are for you! Design melodic musical instruments and squawking noisemakers. Turn up the bass with activities that let you see sound. Then, learn the science behind each rocking racket! Simple step-by-step instructions make it easy to start experimenting and discover just how fun STEM can be.

Stomp! The photo-guessing game in the included PDF challenges pre-listeners to guess whose feet are in each image. The swift, dainty, and webbed answers may be surprising!

Grrr! The photo-guessing game in the included PDF challenges kids to guess whose ears are in the images. The furry, floppy, and finely-tuned answers may be surprising!

Chomp! The photo-guessing game in the included PDF challenges kids to guess whose teeth are in the images. The dazzling, jagged, and razor-sharp answers may be surprising!

Swish! The photo-guessing game in the included PDF challenges pre-listeners to guess whose tail appears in each image. The scaly, tufted, and bushy answers may be surprising!

Now, the choices are yours. Would you rather eat pre-packaged space food or grow your own food in space? Would you rather catch a cold in space or have space sickness? Would you rather travel to Mars or Venus? It’s your turn to pick this or that!

Award-winning creator Kadir Nelson delivers the perfect gift for basketball fans of any age—a beautifully illustrated history of the game and its key players over the years—in this companion to his bestselling We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. Basketball has evolved by...

Tim versteht die Welt nicht mehr... Seine Freundin Anna lacht ihn aus... Aber warum bloß? Gefällt ihr sein Kleid nicht? Tim ist jedenfalls sehr stolz darauf, doch auch traurig, dass er seine Freude scheinbar nicht mit allen teilen kann. Ein Märchen vom "Anders-sein", vom Ausprobieren und vom Mut, dazu zu stehen.

Bloomsbury presents Witch Snitch by Sibéal Pounder, read by Emily Jackman _______________ 'If you have a budding fashionista at home, and want to encourage creativity as well as reading, this is a perfect book to do just that and a great, fun read' - Reading Activist _______________ Your...

Wer hat die Banane krumm gemacht? Warum schnarcht man, ohne selbst davon aufzuwachen? Und wie kommen die Streifen in die Zahnpasta? Die Maus hat nicht nur die besten Antworten auf diese Fragen, sondern löst die spannendsten Rätsel des Alltags. Mit ihrem scharfen Verstand, einer ordentlichen Prise Humor und jeder Menge Spaß macht sie die Welt ein Stückchen verständlicher – und noch faszinierender!

Die Weihnachtszeit könnte doch so schön sein, wenn… ja, wenn man die feinen Schneekristalle, die goldenen Sterne und die funkelnden Verzierungen auch wirklich sehen könnte. Als Matilda ihre erste Brille bekommt, eröffnet sich ihr eine ganz neue Welt am Christkindlmarkt. Alles scheint plötzlich klar, hell und wunderschön. Bis eine verletzende Bemerkung sie ins Wanken bringt. Doch jemand ganz Besonderes zeigt Matilda, dass eine Brille mehr ist als nur ein Hilfsmittel.

Brought to you by Ladybird. A wonderfully global collection of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by Molly Oldfield. How were rollerskates invented? How do boats float? Do snails go upside down? Where is the happiest place in the...

Yogurt, cheese, and kefir . . . What do these dairy foods have in common? They’re all healthy foods! In this Pebble Explore book, explore where dairy foods come from, what nutrition they provide, and how they help form a healthy diet. Filled with fantastic facts, including dairy alternatives, young listeners and report writers will be hungry for more.

Time to eat! Your meal might be sweet or salty. It might have lots of meat or lots of vegetables. Discover what foods people around the world enjoy in this engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it.

What do tic-tac-toe, Pilolo, and hookey have in common? They're all games! Find out what people play around the world in this engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it. What game will you play next?

Looking for quick, engaging art projects for your makerspace? You've come to the right place! From kindness rocks and unicorn dust to foil and cube art, these amazing 10-minute art projects will have kids making in no time!