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American
Kids in History:
Discover
the Past with Exciting Projects, Games, Activities
and Recipes
written
by David C. King, interior illustrations
by Cheryl Kirk Noll
John Wiley & Sons,
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activity and parent and teacher resource books for babies through
teens |
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Revolutionary
War Days
Step
back to 1776 America and visit with the Logan family
on thier farm in Virgenia, and the Wentworths at their inn
in Philadelphia. Taste the flavors of the time by baking your
own cranberry nut bread, learn to play the game of Patriots
& Redcoats, and much more! |
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History
for
ages 8 to 12 for
ages
American
Kids in History:
Revolutionary War Days
Civil
War Days
Victorian
Days
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Civil
War Days
Travel
back to 1862 and spend a
year with the Wheelers, an African American
family in New York City, and the Parkhursts,
a white family in Charleston, South Carolina.
They'll show you what it was like to grow
up in days gone by, like how to make your
own apple pandowdy , send top-secret messages
in morse code and play the exciting African
game of mankala.
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World
War II Days
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Days
Travel
back to 1893 and join the Kadinskys,
a family of Polish immigrants and the Hobarts, a wealth
family living in New York City. Join them in amking
cinnamon bread stick, playing Polish checkers, cooking
up your own rock candy, and much more.
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World
War II Days
Travel
back to 1942 and spend a year with the Donatos
of San Francisco
and the Andersens of Minnesota, two families working hard to make
ends meet during wartime. Make a sweet potato pie, play the game of
Sea Battle, and pick up radio stations on your own crystal radio set! |
Science
for
ages
8 to
12 for
ages
Ben
Franklin Book of Easy
and Incredible Experiments
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The
Ben Franklin Book of Easy & Incredible Experiments
The
Franklin Institute Science Museum shows you how
to do your
own exciting experiements Ben Franklin's way.
Using inexpensive,
easy-to-find items, you'll discover how to:
Build
an optical toy show. Make a weather station,
build you own
printing press, and much, much more! |
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Backyard
Pets
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Backyard
Pets: Activites for Exploring Wildlife Close to
Home,
by Carol A. Amato, John Wiley & Sons |
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Elementary
activity books
Evan-Moor
Geography
Elementary Workbook
South Korea
Brazil |
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Evan-Moor
Around the World Geography SeriesEach
book begins with the re-telling of a folktale from the
country being studied. Illustrated and reproducible,
you get a reproducible story mat and cut-out characters
that can be used by the student to re-tell the story.
Finally, there are 24 pages of activites, including cooking,
math, music, writing, and much more!
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Vietnam
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South
Korea: The Bird with the Broken Leg
Brazil:
The Witch who loved Sweets.Vietnam:
Why the Monsoon Comes each year.
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how
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Pre-schoolparent/
teacher
resource books
Where
is Thumbkin?
Count
on Math
300 3-Minute
Games |
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Where
is Thumbkin? 500 Activities to Use with
Songs You Already Know,
by Pam Schiller and Thomas Moore, Gryphon House, Inc., 1993
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Where is Thumbkin here
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More
Games to Play with Toddlers
Start
Smart
I
Can't Sing Book
The
Values Book
Big
Book of Math Rhymes & Chants |
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Count
On Math
By Pam Schiller & Lynne Peterson Brown, GryphonHouse
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Count on Math |
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300
Three Minute Games:
Quick and Easy Activities for 2-5 Year Olds
Jackie Silberg, Cheryl Kirk Noll (Illustrator), Gryphon
House, 1997
click
here to order 300 3 Minute Games |
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More
Games to Play with Toddlers,
by Jackie Silberg, Gryphon House, Inc., 1996
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here to order
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I
Can’t Sing Book - for Grownups
Who Can’t Carry a Tune
in a Paper Bag...but want to do
music with young children,
by Jackie Silberg, Gryphon
House, Inc., 1998
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to order The I Can't Sing Book |
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The
Values Book: Teaching 16 Basic Values to Young
Children, by Pam Schiller and Tamera Bryant, Gryphon House.
Inc., 1998 |
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The
Big Book of Math Rhymes & Chants,
by Jo Ellen Moore, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers |
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Start
Smart! Building Brain Power in the Early Years,
by
Pam Schiller, Gryphon House,Inc. 1999
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order Start Smart, click here |
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