Let's Learn About Japan
Add up the money in a wallet full of yen, fold an origami hat, and follow a maze through the sights of Kyoto! These and other playful activities for children ages 6 to 10 offer a warm welcome to the Land of the Rising Sun. A host of crosswords, jumbles, cryptograms, spot-the-differences, and other puzzles acquaint kids with Japanese geography, language, food, arts, sports, and festivals.
Spy Mad Libs
Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about spies! Every good spy keeps a NOUN in their pocket at all times! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about criminal organizations, covert ops, and failed espionage missions, Spy Mad Libs has something for every fan of undercover operations! Play alone, in a group, or at a secret base! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Spy Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about spies!- Language arts practice Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.- Fun with Friends each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!
National Geographic Kids Quiz Whiz
How hot is lightning?A. as hot as a microwave on highB. as hot as the sun's surfaceC. five times hotter than the sun's surfaceD. as hot as lava(Correct answer: C) What's do you call a group of cats? A. a scratchB. a clowderC. a felinopolisD. a cat-astrophe(Correct answer: B) You'll find 1,000 fun, fascinating, and funny quiz questions like these in the new National Geographic Kids Quiz Whiz book. These aren't the kinds of quizzes kids take in school. Instead, they are full of trivia that kids will love to share with friends and family. They can even put their whole family to the test and see who scores the highest. With a dynamic design and with tons of colorful photos, these quizzes will be fun to look, too! Based on one of the most popular features on the National Geographic Kids website, this collection of themed quizzes, true-and-false questions, and photo-driven quizzes, will include questions about animals, weather, countries, and lots more. This compact book is just he right size to toss into a backpack and will make car trips, dentists' waiting rooms, even visits to the mall enjoyable experiences for all. Releases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1019-5, $18.90/$21.50 Can
Hot Off the Presses Mad Libs
Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about journalism! Extra! Extra! VERB all about it! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about celeberty interviews, gossip columns, and hilarious editorial pieces, Hot Off the Presses Mad Libs is the perfect activity for any aspiring journalist! Play alone, in a group, or in the newsroom! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Hot Off the Presses Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about newspapers and tabloids!- Language arts practice Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.- Fun with Friends each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!
Liar Liar
Fact or Fiction? Kids and adults alike will have fun finding out if what they think they already know is actually truth or lies. The fun is in quizzing yourself, then finding out the answers. After you do that, you can try it on your friends! Whether it's facts about dinosaurs or a myth about oceans that they always thought was true, the fun facts in this book are guaranteed to amaze kids and parents alike. From weird animal behavior to ancient civilizations, from mighty dinosaurs to fabulous inventions kids can discover the remarkable truth or uncover amazing myth busters. First, they can test their knowledge at the beginning of each chapter and then turn the page to find out what is true and what is false. True or False: Cockroaches can survive without their heads - True! Since they can survive for many days without food, cockroaches don't need their heads to keep going. Unlike humans, cockroaches breathe through parts of their body, there is no nose on their heads. It can survive for weeks without one. Talk about a brawny bug! True or False: An avalanche can happen if someone yells on a snow-covered mountain - False! In movies and TV shows, avalanches are triggered when someone shouts or fires a gun. In reality, this isn't powerful enough to start one. Many avalanches are caused when the weight of a person crossing an unstable slope dislodges the snow so it rushes down the mountain, often taking the person with it. True or False: The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Robert Falcon Scott - False! In 1912, when Robert Falcon Scott made a grueling trek to the South Pole, he found himself in a race with a team of Norwegians, led by Roald Amundsen. Both men were determined to reach the Pole first. When Scott's team finally reached their target, to the dismay they found the Norwegians had beaten them to it - by a moth! On the return journey, Scott and his team perished from starvation and frostbite. True or False: The skeletons of babies and adult humans have the same number of parts - False! When babies are born, their skeletons contain nearly 300 parts. As they grow older, some of the parts fuse together, and by adulthood, the skeleton consists of 206 bones. True or False: The human nose produces a cupful of mucus everyday - False! Scientists have estimated the nose can produce up to a liter a day of mucus, most of which will be swallowed. Snot traps dirt, pollen and germs, and stops them from getting in your lungs, which could make you ill. The mucus near your nostrils dries our around the particles, forming a green lump. The rest of the mucus slides down your throat. Yuck! With these and hundreds more incredible true or false questions, kids will have a great time testing their knowledge and learning incredible truths and uncovering lousy lies!
Treasure Hunters 3-D Mazes
Enter a goldmine of 3-D adventures! Join a crew of intrepid treasure hunters and head for where the action pops right off the page! Instead of a map or compass, all you need are the 3-D glasses inside this book. Put them on and watch the twists and turns of the colorful labyrinths leap into 3-D life. Certain mazes feature double-paged spreads for even bigger exploits; but if you get lost, you can rescue yourself with the complete solutions at the back of the book.
London Bus
Children will love reading and playing with this London bus-shaped book Young children just love things that go, and here is a book they will spend hours pushing along the floor, as well as reading! Follow the red bus around the streets of London visiting the sights, with an extra detail to spot on every page. Then close the book and push it along on its four moving wheels and go on your own journey! The perfect way for young visitors to London to remember their trip.
I Spy Little Toys
Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.Filled with fun photos from the original I Spy series, the I Spy little board books build reading and recognition skills.Preschoolers can search for toys galore, as well as other intriguing trinkets! Picture clues and rhyming riddles guide the youngest readers through the delightful puzzles.
Undead Mad Libs
Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories about all things paranormal. A vampire's main weakness isn't garlic, it's TYPE OF FOOD! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about zombie attacks, dating vampires, and mummy facts, Undead Mad Libs is the perfect activity for fans of all things spooky! Play alone, in a group, or in a haunted house! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Undead Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about paranormal things!- Language arts practice Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.- Fun with Friends each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!
Peter Rabbit My First Little Library
A little box of first books featuring Beatrix Potter's classic character, Peter Rabbit! & My First Learning Library contains four chunky board books that introduce the youngest children to early concepts. & The titles are: Words, Numbers, Shapes and Colours. & The palette is soft and illustrations are in the classic Potter style. & Each double page contains a single illustration and just one simple word. & These hard-wearing board books will soon become firm family favourites, and are the perfect introduction for very young children to the wonderful world of Beatrix Potter.
I Spy Spectacular
Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the I Spy series with I Spy Spectacular!20 years ago, Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick created the first title in their bestselling I Spy series. Now you can celebrate that anniversary with I Spy Spectacular!New riddles from Jean Marzollo are paired with 13 of Walter Wick's photographs from the classic I Spy vault to create a spectacular search-and-find. I Spy Spectacular features a special anniversary section, including the history of the first I Spy book and its creators.
Ninjas Mad Libs
Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about ninjas!Did you know that ninjas enjoyed relaxing at A PLACE? With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about throwing stars, nunchucks, and secret missions, Ninjas Mad Libs will make you feel like a master of stealth! Play alone, in a group, or at the dojo! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Ninjas Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories: 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about ninjas!- Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.- Fun With Friends: each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!
The Marvelous Book of Magical Horses
The Marvelous Book of Magical Horses comes with everything girls need to dress-up and play with the horses of their dreams. With the reusable mix-and-match pieces, they can give a silver mare a pair of sparkling wings and a rainbow mane. Or dress a cuddly colt in star horseshoes and a glittery crown.
The Everything Kids' More Puzzles Book
Word searches, mazes, hidden pictures, scrambled words, and more--the fun never ends! In this book, kids find 100 brand-new puzzles of all kinds. They'll love to play their way through kid-friendly topics like: Eeky creepy!Fish frenzyDino-might!Hummin' hoedownPirate powerrrr! And many, many more! Parents and kids alike will delight in the newest edition to the series that the Associated Press has called "Everything you want in a kids' book." So sharpen those pencils and get ready for hours of puzzling fun!
I Spy a Christmas Tree
Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.Young I Spy readers will want to celebrate the holidays with I Spy a Christmas Tree. New easy-to-read text by Jean Marzollo is paired with Walter Wick's amazing seasonal photographs to create a fun-filled Christmas search-and-find.Includes eight punch-out ornaments to hang on your tree!
The Everything Kids' More Amazing Mazes Book
Ready, set, find! In The Everything Kids' More Amazing Mazes Book you'll discover more than 100 mazes waiting to be solved by you. Sharpen your pencil and get ready to enter a world of twisted paths and surprise dead-ends. There's only one way out and you've got to find it! Can you...Help the lion cross the grassland?Dribble a soccer ball around the defense to score?Sort recyclable materials into their correct bins?Direct the construction truck to all of the potholes?Find your way to the baseball hall of fame?Mazes are the perfect activity for a rainy day, car trip, or after-school fun. You'll love the satisfaction of finding your way out of even the trickiest, twistiest messes!
Rock 'n' Roll Mad Libs
Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about rock 'n' roll! Whoa, oh, oh, sweet NOUN 'o mine! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about interviews with famous rock stars, epic guitar solos, and the rock star lifestyle, Rock 'n' Roll Mad Libs has something for every future Elvis impersonator! Play alone, in a group, or at a rock show! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Rock 'n' Roll Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about rock 'n' roll!- Language arts practice Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.- Fun with Friends each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!
101 Circus Games for Children
When the circus isn't in town, children can still enjoy it at a birthday party, summer camp, drama class, or elementary school thanks to this colorful collection of circus-based games and activities.Ideal for children ages 4-12, the book draws on popular circus elements such as acrobatics, clowns, animal numbers, and balancing acts. The games are presented in a clear, simple way, range from 10-45 minutes in length, and vary in complexity. Each section includes a "circus program" children can use if they want to plan an actual performance. Readily available props are used for some of the games, and costumes are encouraged for all! Noncompetitive and playable without special skills training, the activities in 101 Circus Games for Children provide delightful entertainment for participants and spectators alike.
101 Circus Games for Children
When the circus isn't in town, children can still enjoy it at a birthday party, summer camp, drama class, or elementary school thanks to this colorful collection of circus-based games and activities.Ideal for children ages 4-12, the book draws on popular circus elements such as acrobatics, clowns, animal numbers, and balancing acts. The games are presented in a clear, simple way, range from 10-45 minutes in length, and vary in complexity. Each section includes a "circus program" children can use if they want to plan an actual performance. Readily available props are used for some of the games, and costumes are encouraged for all! Noncompetitive and playable without special skills training, the activities in 101 Circus Games for Children provide delightful entertainment for participants and spectators alike.
How to Draw Insects
Budding artists can easily create a variety of different insects by joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes! - 30 pictures to draw: grasshopper, monarch butterfly, tarantula, caterpillar, cicada, praying mantis, walkingstick, scorpion, yellow jacket wasp, carpenter ant, Japanese beetle, moth, firefly, centipede, and more - Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations - Includes blank practice pages - Illustrations can be colored when finished - For children ages 5 to 10
I Spy A to Z
Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.Easy-to-read rhymes by Jean Marzollo are paired with 46 object-filled photographs by Walter Wick to create the most engaging alphabet book ever!Young readers can use the simple picture clues to recognize the letter and letter sound featured on each page.