Dana Meachen Rau
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Handmade, customized bracelets are a great way to show your friends how important they are to you. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice new techniques, and build on concepts that may already be familiar. Other tools, including an index and additional resources, encourage readers to locate information...
9) Antarctica
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Introduces the geography, topography, climate, flora, and fauna of the continent of Antarctica. Geography of the World introduces students to the major geographic features of our planet. With original maps and brilliant photographs, each book answers basic questions about how each geographic area developed, what makes it unique, and which plants, animals, and people live there today. Special features include a current-events time line, a detailed...
11) Saving Money
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One of our earliest introductions to saving money is through the classic piggy bank. Saving money is a life skill that is good to hone and practice at any age, especially during our youth. This book shares the secrets of earning and saving money. It explores savings accounts and investing, and includes fact boxes and activities to continue the learning experience long after the book is returned to the shelf.
12) What Is a Bank?
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From piggy banks to saving accounts, there are countless places to save money. This book teaches young readers how a bank operates. Topics include how to open a savings account, how a savings account earns interest, and why banks make loans. Readers also learn how to use their very own bankbook, and are taken inside a bank's vault to see where people keep their valuable possessions.
13) My Stomach
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For young readers, it's important to understand how their body works and why they should take care of it with good food and exercise. This book teaches readers how their stomach takes the food they eat and begins the process of turning it into the nutrients their body needs.
14) Braiding Hair
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Learn how to braid hair with these fun activities.
15) Athletic Shoes
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Which athletic shoe is right for you? Readers will learn about the materials that go into athletic shoes and how athletic shoes are produced and sold to millions of people all around the world.
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The Hands on Science series provides students with background on key concepts in Science. Each title includes engaging hands on exercises that bring the concepts to life for kids. Real World Science: Rocks and Minerals, provide background on rocks and minerals, what they are and how they form, how rocks change, and the uses of rocks and minerals.
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This book looks at the story of money from the bartering systems of long ago to today's types of currency. Readers will be challenged to imagine a time, when money wasn't used, and value was assessed through trade and bartering. Students will also enjoy activities that celebrate the narrative and newfound facts.
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Papier-Mâché turns everyday newspapers and homemade paste into amazing objects. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice new techniques, and build on concepts that may already be familiar. Other tools, including an index and additional resources, encourage readers to locate information and explore...