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Give children the skill-building practice they need in reading with this engaging, full-color workbook. Easy-to-follow directions and fun exercises motivate children to work on their own. A great way to get children ready for standardized tests.

Book DescriptionThe newest edition of the Chambers Compact Dictionary includes more than 170,000 entries and definitions and features an appealing design. Hundreds of usage notes throughout the text offer practical guidance on using English correctly and confidently. Lists and tables present useful supplemental information, such as common abbreviations. The expanded forty-eight-page World Reference section, now in full color, includes thousands of facts and figures about the world today, along with detailed maps illustrating both geographic and social features.

Teaching young children nursery rhymes promotes a variety of emergent learning skills, such as: Identification of rhyming sounds/words; phonemic awareness; memorization; recitation; vocabulary enhancement; group participation.

Give children the skill-building practice they need in writing with this engaging, full-color workbook. Easy-to-follow directions and fun exercises motivate children to work on their own. A great way to get children ready for standardized tests.

Richard Woff

Book DescriptionThe audacious characters of Greek mythology have remained popular throughout the ages. This colorful and handy visual reference introduces to a new generation these ancient heroes and heroines, who used their cunning, beauty, and courage to overcome an array of obstacles and monsters. Young readers will be amazed by the stories of Herakles and his twelve mighty labors; Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece; Perseus, who vanquished the Gorgon Medusa and saved Andromeda from the sea monster; Bellerophon, the rider of the winged horse Pegasus; Penelope's undying loyalty; and many others. Also here are the treacherous monsters (and perils) that these heroes and heroines faced: one-eyed giants, called Cyclopes; the alluring Sirens; the terrible half-man, half-bull called the Minotaur; and the evil witch Circe. Each entry is illustrated with a color photograph of an ancient work of art showing the characters in action. An index helps the reader easily find his favorite...

Robert Allen

Fran Pickering

Book DescriptionDid you know that octopuses used to be called devil-fish? Or that a seahorse's body is covered with tough, bony plates? Find out all you ever wanted to know about the animal kingdom, from aardvarks to zebras, in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals. A veritable jungle of information, the encyclopedia explores animals, habitats, and animal myths, making this a comprehensive reference for everything budding zoologists need to learn! Divided into three sections that cover air, land, and water animals, this volume is beautifully illustrated with action photographs, detailed artwork, complete in-depth information on life-cycles, and even Internet links for further study.

Brighten your classroom and help children learn about our country! This unique alphabet set features 26 durable letter cards with beautiful color photos of American symbols and places, such as F for flag, S for Statue of Liberty, and W for White House. Display the cards together as an alphabet frieze or use them independently as letter cards. They also make great discussion prompts and springboards for social studies lessons! Includes a complete teaching guide.

John Woodward

Submerge yourself in fantastic see-through pages, discover how global warming has changed the surface of our world, how the moon affects the tides and find treasure buried in the salty depths. Explore the stunning interactive CD-ROM and watch cities disappear as sea levels rise, marvel at the astonishing sea life as you descend to the deep, dark abyss, and follow the migration routes of whales, salmon, and turtles. You won't want to come up for air!

Natalie Jane Prior

Book DescriptionPreserved people can tell us things that skeletons can't-hairstyles and tattoos can tell us what people looked like, full stomachs can tell us what thev ate, and autopsies can reveal what diseases they suffered. With sections on Egyptian mummies, bog bodies, Einstein's brain, and the Ice Man, The Encyclopedia of Preserved People provides a fascinating look at those men, women, and children whose bodies have been preserved until the present day. It proves that history is not about dull dates, but about people who laughed, cried, ate, and worked, just like us-yet who were also incredibly different. It includes an index and a bibliography and is illustrated by over 30 full-color photographs.