Homeschooling

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:00 GMT

No doubt about it--most kids love dogs! And your family pet can be a great educational tool as well a ... Read More

How Smart Is Your Dog?: 30 Fun Science Activities with Your Pet
Winner of the Dog Writers Association of America
"Best Children's Book 2003"!
"From its irresistible cover photograph to its concluding ideas ... Read More

Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog
CCBC Choices - 1995
Does your dog sleep a lot? Maybe your dog is bored. When you feel bored, you can read a book, but dogs can't read these ... Read More

May I Pet Your Dog?: The How-To Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs (and Dogs Meeting Kids)
Using Harry the dachshund as a gentle guide, Calmenson addresses the right way for a child to approach a dog with care and precision. Unique and strai ... Read More

Is My Dog a Wolf?: How Your Pet Compares to Its Wild Cousin
He's wagging his tail, fetching the Frisbee, and eager to get petted--in short, Fido's living up to his title as "man's best friend." But the domestic ... Read More

How to Speak Dog
If your dog could talk, what would he say?
Now you can find out why your dog wags his tail, how your dog tells you he wants to play, and what you ... Read More

Everything Dog
Question-and-answer format brings (readers) right to the topics that interest the most. Accessible and photo-packed.--BOOKLIST Clear, full-color photo ... Read More

The Complete Dog Book for Kids
Watch the magical world of dogs come alive in "The Complete Dog Book For Kids"

Also Includes: Tips for finding the right dog for you Health care a ... Read More

Having Fun with Your Dog

Tons of ideas for having even more fun with your dog!

Dogs are so much fun to be around--that's why they're our best friends, right? But there's ... Read More

Are You Ready for Me?

Getting a dog can be a wonderful moment in a family's life-or the beginning of a bad situation for everyone. In Are You Ready for Me? engaging text ... Read More

Homeschooling

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Biographies are a wonderful way teach history to kids. Of course every child needs to know abou ... Read More

Drawing from Memory
Caldecott Medalist Say ("Grandfather's Journey") presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during World War II, when he a ... Read More

What to Do about Alice?
Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography of President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice gives readers a peek of family life inside t ... Read More

The Strongest Man in the World: Luis Cyr
Winner - 2007 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Strongman and circus owner Louis Cyr captured the world's imagination with his remarkable feats o ... Read More

Alicia Alonso: Prima Ballerina
A biography in free verse of Cubas most famous ballerina ... Read More

Queen of the Falls
The two-time Caldecott Medal-winning author of "The Polar Express" and "Jumanji" presents the magnificent and true tale of a woman, a wooden barrel, a ... Read More

Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, Singer--Who's That, Who? Why, That's Miss Josephine Baker, to You!
Singer, dancer, actress, and independent dame, Josephine Baker felt life was a performance. She lived by her own rules and helped to shake up the stat ... Read More

The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors
Brothers Joe and Bob Switzer are quite different. Bob is the studious brother who wants to be a doctor, while Joe is a dreamer who loves magic. Togeth ... Read More

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story
In Gee's Bend, Alabama, Miz Pettway tells young Alex about the historic role her mule played in the struggle for civil rights led by Dr. Martin Luther ... Read More

Homeschooling

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Did your family make a resolution to get healthier this year? A great place to start is learning mor ... Read More

How Your Body Works: A Good Look Inside Your Insides

Kids will enjoy finding the secrets hidden in this book!� If you hold the pictures up to a light source, the inner workings of the body ( ... Read More

The Little Brainwaves Investigate... Human Body
Explores the human body and all its amazing functions and capabilities. ... Read More

The Human Body
Six entertaining new books have been added to Science Alive! Children will get a thrill out of participating in simple, fun experiments that help show ... Read More

Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out about the Human Body: Easy Experiments for Young Children

An excellent choice for preschoolers and kindergarteners!

Your child will discover the answers to lots of fun questions as you team up t ... Read More

Usborne Look Inside Your Body

This inspiring lift the flap book will introduce young children to the wonders the human body. Just open the pages and see for yourself!
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Earthlings Inside and Out: A Space Alien Studies the Human Body
What would an extraterrestrial think of the human body? Readers find out as alien Danoid explores the biological workings of a ten-year-old human, Pet ... Read More

Easy Genius Science Projects with the Human Body: Great Experiments and Ideas
You carry your own science laboratory with you wherever you go. Your body holds the key to understanding countless life science concepts. Did you know ... Read More

Homeschooling

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Now that the Renaissance Festival is over, keep your children's interest in the period with great books ... Read More

Days of Knights and Damsels: An Activity Guide
Using the activities in this book--as well as their imaginations and materials that can be found at home--kids can recreate a long-ago world of kings ... Read More

Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess
Eleven-year-old page Tobias Burgess offers an insider's view of day-to-day life in a medieval castle in his "diary," in which he includes tips on etiq ... Read More

Medieval Castle
With her reluctant student, Arnold, the Friz slips through a mysterious trap door and ends up in the Middle Ages. There, they explore a medieval castl ... Read More

The Minstrel in the Tower
In this gripping medieval page-turner, Roger and his sister Alice are kidnapped and held for ransom in an ancient tower. To escape and find their uncl ... Read More

The Sword in the Tree
Readers travel back to the days of King Arthur and the round table in this riveting tale of a brave boy who must flee Weldon Castle when his father di ... Read More

The Royal Diaries: Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, France, 1136: Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aqui Tane
Mischievous and daring, a young princess ascends to new heights after a life of trials and tribulations. ... Read More

Favorite Medieval Tales
This collection of nine treasured tales from medieval Europe include stories of Beowulf, King Arthur, Sir Gawain, the French hero Roland, and the brav ... Read More

Hero Beowulf
One of the oldest stories known to man is brought to vivid life for younger readers in this picture book that introduces a classic confrontation betwe ... Read More

Homeschooling

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:00:00 GMT

Now that the Renaissance Festival is over, keep your children's interest in the period with great books ... Read More

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
SRA's DISTAR is one of the most successful beginning reading programs available to schools. Research has proven that children taught by the DISTAR met ... Read More

First Language Lessons: For the Well-Trained Mind
Parents can assure their child's success in language arts with this simple-to-use, scripted guide. First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind us ... Read More

Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment
This book offers creative strategies, tips, and activities to help young people discover - or rediscover - the joy and empowerment of reading. ... Read More

The Between the Lions (R) Book for Parents: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child Learn to Read
This lively and much-needed guide for parents is chock full of information, activities, and tips for helping their children learn to read, based on th ... Read More

Making the Match
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Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap
In his hugely successful Connecting Boys with Books (2003), Sullivan delved into the problem that reading skills of pre-adolescent boys lag behind tho ... Read More

The Reading Remedy: Six Essential Skills That Will Turn Your Child Into a Reader
It's shocking but true. Forty percent of children experience significant difficulty in learning how to read. But it doesn't have to be that way. In th ... Read More

When Babies Read: A Practical Guide to Help Young Children with Hyperlexia, Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
Audra K. Jensen' son began reading when he was only two years old. She shares her experiences -- both the challenges and joys - of raising a child wit ... Read More