Nothing ever happens to Ralph. So every day when it’s time to write stories, Ralph thinks really hard. He stares at his paper. He stares at the ceiling. But he has no stories! With the help of his classmates, Ralph realizes that a great story can be about something very little . . . and that maybe he really does have some stories to tell.
A little girl sails her raft across a sea of words, arriving at the house of a small boy and calling him away on an adventure. Through forests of fairy tales and across mountains of make-believe, the two travel together on a fantastical journey that unlocks the boy’s imagination. "This is an editor favorite for its inventive illustrations and story that explores the wonders of books. It's great for children beginning to experience the joy of reading independently." - Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor
Written for his son Casper, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a Juvenile Fiction written by Ian FLeming (best known for James Bond). The book was critically acclaimed and was later adapted into a movie by same name. It is still popular after 50 years.
This handy book presents logical fallacies with easy to understand language and engaging illustrated examples. It's the perfect reference guide for families! What IS a logical fallacy? Simply put, it's an error (innocent or not) in reasoning. Learning to identify and avoid logical pitfalls is an important part of thinking and communicating well.
This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was Tolkien’s first full-length children’s book, written before The Hobbit.
This rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children's books—John Newbery himself. While most children's books in the 18th century contained lessons and rules, John Newbery imagined them overflowing with entertaining stories, science, and games. He believed that every book should be made for the reader's enjoyment.
This book is absolutely wonderful in its entirety, an epitome of the Krauss-Sendak magic that nurtured generations of children to blossom into creative, thoughtful, just-the-right-amount-of-irreverent adults. (From the Marginalian)
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By ingeniously integrating thirty-three written Chinese characters into the illustrations as the story progresses, this author has created a book that is engrossing, unique, and memorable. It is a playful introduction to the fascinating world of Chinese language and culture . . . and a terrific story to share with children everywhere. Follow Lin, a spirited heroine, on her adventure to find her runaway pet dragon.
SOOTHING & NATURAL VOICE. Unlike the majority of sound books out there, Bao Bao Learns Chinese features a real mom singing in a loving and calming voice. Our high quality audio is easy to understand and non-electronic sounding. At the press of a button, each children's song/nursery rhyme is sung twice in Chinese with musical accompaniment. With three songs from the East and three from the West, kids and parents alike can learn Mandarin Chinese through music.
This handy book will have you speaking Spanish in no time! It presents more than 60 pages of vocabulary words and useful phrases accompanied by kid-friendly art. In addition to English translations of Spanish words and pronunciations for such basics as numbers, colors, and the days of the week, the book offers helpful expressions, including "See you later," "I love you," and many more
Morse Code: Signal Set Pair of hand-held Morse code flashers lets two people signal back and forth. Set includes two conversion charts to learn both the Morse code and the “Alfa, Bravo, Charlie†phonetic alphabet, used around the world. Brief history of the codes also included. The set is also included in the Historical Signals and Semaphores Collector's Set.
Noah Webster, famous for writing the first dictionary of the English language as spoken in the United States, was known in his day for his bold ideas and strong opinions about, well, everything. Spelling, politics, laws, you name it―he had something to say about it. He even commented on his own opinions! With a red pencil in hand, Noah often marked up work that he had already published.
From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftali knows he cannot ignore the call. He listens and follows as it leads him under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain on an inspiring voyage of self-discovery that will transform his life and, ultimately, the world.
Philosophy is a way of thinking about just about anything. It asks big questions from nature of reality to what beauty is. Using lively examples and thought experiments, this book provides an accessible introduction to a wide range of philosophical questions and invites the reader think about things in ways they may not have done before. Explores big questions in philosophy including the nature of morality, do we have free will, whether knowledge is really possible and how we can justify government.
A perfect first poetry book with lots of noisy fun. This charming collection is packed with noises and rhymes children will love to listen to and repeat. Illustrated in color throughout by award-winning artist, this is an ideal book for beginning readers.
