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09 Christmas Jokes with pictures (+300 jokes)

May 14, 2025 1:18 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Stuffed full of festive fun, this book has over 300 Christmas jokes, including cracking one-liners, silly puns, tongue twisters, knock knocks and much more. Designed to be easy to read with wonderfully silly illustrations for extra laughs, this hilarious collection will keep jokers entertained for hours over Christmas.

A Fake News Story

October 30, 2024 12:23 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

This nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper? Early in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses swore this wasn’t a whale, but some new, fearsome creature. As eyewitness account piled up, newspaper stories of the sea monster spread quickly. Across the nation, people shivered in fear.

A Guide for Skeptics – think for yourself

October 30, 2024 12:29 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

In today's media-flooded world, there is no way to control all of the information, claims, and enticements that reach young people. The best thing to do is arm them with the sword of critical thinking. Maybe Yes, Maybe No is a charming introduction to self-confidence and self-reliance. The book's ten-year-old heroine, Andrea, is always asking questions because she knows "you should prove the truth of a strange story before you believe it.

A Record-Setting Dive

January 30, 2025 1:10 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

On June 6, 1930, engineer Otis Barton and explorer Will Beebe dove into the ocean inside a hollow metal ball of their own invention called the Bathysphere. They knew dozens of things might go wrong. A tiny leak could shoot pressurized water straight through the men like bullets! A single spark could cause their oxygen tanks to explode! No one had ever dived lower than a few hundred feet...and come back. But Otis and Will were determined to become the first people to see what the deep ocean looks like.

Ada Twist – Scientist!

November 29, 2024 9:29 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Ada has always been endlessly curious. Even when her fact-finding missions and elaborate scientific experiments don’t go as planned, Ada learns the value of thinking her way through problems and continuing to stay curious.

Amelia Bedelia – Literal meaning of Figures of Speech (2 Books)

May 2, 2025 6:47 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

From dressing the chicken to drawing the drapes, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. Rogers tell her to do. If things get a bit mixed up, well, that's okay. When Amelia Bedelia is involved, everything always turns out perfectly in the end! "No child can resist Amelia Bedelia and her literal trips through the minefield of the English language—and no adult can fail to notice that she's usually right when she's wrong."—The New York Times Book Review

An autistic doctor and ethologist (studies of the behaviour of animals)

April 2, 2025 7:24 am Published by Leave your thoughts

If you’ve ever felt different, if you’ve ever been low, if you don’t quite fit in, there’s a name you should know… Meet Dr. Temple Grandin—one of the world’s quirkiest science heroes! When young Temple was diagnosed with autism, no one expected her to talk, let alone become one of the most powerful voices in modern science. Yet, the determined visual thinker did just that. Her unique mind allowed her to connect with animals in a special way, helping her invent groundbreaking improvements for farms around the globe!

AN INVENTED LANGUAGE

May 29, 2024 7:17 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Du iz tak? What is that? As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. When the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some young beetles arrive to gander, and soon—with the help of a pill bug named Icky—they wrangle a ladder and build a tree fort.

Animal Jokes Book (140 Jokes)

May 20, 2025 11:24 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Have a whale of a time with this compilation of 140 side-spitting animal jokes. These knock-knock jokes, puns and hilarious one-liners will delight young readers, containing all of their favourite furry friends. Featuring wonderful cartoon illustrations, This Animal Jokes Book will provide hours of entertainment. Q: What's more astounding than a talking dog? A: A spelling bee!

Bird song / language & the whistled language

October 29, 2024 12:29 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Learn to differentiate between the songs of birds (and appreciate another language..) Being able to identify a bird's song is a skill that brings joy and fosters an appreciation of nature. Learning how to differentiate between the songs of a house finch and a goldfinch, however, is not easy. That is where this enchanting book comes into its own. It features recordings of twelve bird songs from some of the best-known garden bird species seen and heard across North America.