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The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary |
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Merriam Webster |
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0877799296 |
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Book Description
New edition! An inexpensive edition of the book that SCRABBLE players call their bible. Ideal for recreational and school play. More than 100,000 playable two- to eight-letter words including 4,000 new entries. Includes variant spellings. Endorsed by the National SCRABBLE Association.
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane |
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Kate DiCamillo |
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Starred Review. Grade 3-6–This achingly beautiful story shows a true master of writing at her very best. Edward Tulane is an exceedingly vain, cold-hearted china rabbit owned by 10-year-old Abilene Tulane, who dearly loves him. Her grandmother relates a fairy tale about a princess who never felt love; she then whispers to Edward that he disappoints her. His path to redemption begins when he falls overboard during the familys ocean journey. Sinking to the bottom of the sea where he will spend 297 days, Edward feels his first emotion–fear. Caught in a fishermans net, he lives with the old man and his wife and begins to care about his humans. Then their adult daughter takes him to the dump, where a dog and a hobo find him. They ride the rails together until Edward is cruelly separated from... |
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365 Manners Kids Should Know |
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Sheryl Eberly |
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0609806378 |
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Book Description
Have you ever cringed at the sight of your four-year-old waltzing through the neighbor’s front door without an invitation? Have you ever had to call to apologize when your six-year-old forgot to thank his grandmother for the birthday gift she so lovingly sent? How about the formal dinner for Dad’s promotion when your ten-year-old decided that she didn’t like the meal she’d ordered, and then refused to eat a thing—making for an uncomfortable evening for you, the other guests, and the waiter? As a parent, you’ve probably experienced these and many more instances when it seemed that your children had forgotten their manners completely, leaving you frazzled and embarrassed.
Sheryl Eberly’s 365 Manners Kids Should Know gives clever and insightful advice for the myriad... |
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Chess for Success |
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Maurice Ashley |
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0767915682 |
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From Booklist
Ashley's autobiographical work touts chess' potential to interest kids in education and divert them from deleterious influences. Ranking near the pinnacle of professional chess, Ashley skims his career, emphasizing his teenage years in 1980s Brooklyn when he was lured into the 64-square universe of chess, saving him from a dangerous street life in Brooklyn. Anecdotes about the crazy pranks he and his friends pulled mark the road not taken. On his ascent to becoming an international grandmaster in 1999, the first black person to achieve the rank, Ashley evangelized chess in schools and coached a Harlem-based team, the Raging Rooks. It won a national championship in 1991, and the recollections of team alumni dispel common teen notions of chess as hard, slow, and uncool. While not overselling chess as a panacea for learning... |
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Where Is Baby's Belly Button |
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Karen Katz (Illustrator) |
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Board book
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0689835604 |
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Where are Baby's hands? Under the bubbles! Where are baby's eyes? Under her hat! Karen Katz's adorable babies play peekaboo in this delightful interactive book. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps are perfect for parents and children to share. |
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4 Children's Card Games |
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Manufactured by Think Fun |
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The Quillan Games (Pendragon) |
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D. J. MacHale |
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Hardcover
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1416914234 |
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Book Description
Let the Games Begin....Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance they have of finding a better life is by playing the Quillan Games. Hosted by a strange pair of game masters, Veego and LaBerge, the games are a mix of sport and combat. They use the people of Quillan as pawns for their amusement as they force them to enter competitions that range from physical battles, to impossible obstacle courses, to computer-driven tests of agility. To triumph in the games is to live the life of a king. To lose is to die.This is the dangerous and deadly situation Bobby Pendragon finds on Quillan. He quickly realizes that the only way to save this troubled territory is to beat Veego and LaBerge at their own games and... |
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The Wiggle & Giggle Busy Book |
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Trish Kuffner |
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0684031353 |
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Book Description
Trish Kuffner, author of the popular "Busy Book" series including The Children's Busy Book, The Preschooler's Busy Book, The Toddler's Busy Book and The Arts and Crafts Busy Book, has created an all-new book of 365 games and activities for children ages 3 to 6. The Wiggle & Giggle Busy Book offers daily suggestions for physical activities as an alternative to watching TV and playing videogames. With activities divided into chapters on outdoor, indoor, water, rhythm/music and holiday activities plus an introductory chapter describing stages of development in children, this helpful, easy-to-use book will keep kids happily and productively occupied for hours.
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The Scrambled States of America Game |
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Manufactured by Gamewright |
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1888439548 |
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The Out-of-Sync Child has fun |
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Carol Stock Kranowitz, T.J. Wylie |
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0399528431 |
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Book Description
This companion volume to The Out-of-Sync Child presents activities that parents of kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction can do at home with their child to strengthen their child's abilities-and have some fun together along the way.
About the Author
Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., a preschool teacher for over 25 years, has a special interest in children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction. She collaborated with leading SI authority Lynn A. Balzer-Martin, Ph.D., OTR, to develop an innovative program to screen young children for this disorder. Ms. Kranowitz writes and speaks regularly about the subject and is a consultant to schools wishing to provide SAFE activities for strengthening all children's healthy neurological development.
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My First Alphabet Game |
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Manufactured by Dorling Kindersley Publishing |
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078945467X |
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Innovative games promote learning through play -- the proven path to success in school. At last Dorling Kindersley quality is available in a new group of games designed for the younger set. Full-color photos and bold graphics plus traditional and original, specially created games make these the playthings children will return to again and again. My First Alphabet Game: An introduction to the ABC's.
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Children and Games in the Middle Ages |
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Lynne Elliott |
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0778713814 |
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Chess for Children |
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Murray Chandler |
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Hardcover |
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1904600069 |
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Book Description
With this charming book, children will delight in learning the basic moves of chess - the most popular and challenging strategy game of all. All the rules of chess are clearly explained, step by step, assuming no prior knowledge. The lessons are reinforced by the inventive tales that George is told by his pet alligator Kirsty, self-proclaimed Grand Alligator of chess. Chess is recognized in many countries as a useful tool for developing creative thinking in children. Although chess can be regarded as a rather complex and mysterious game, the rules themselves are straightforward. It doesn't take long to learn how the pieces move, and even children as young as five can enjoy exciting games. They will also thoroughly enjoy outwitting friends and relatives!
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Where is Baby's Mommy |
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Karen Katz (Illustrator) |
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Board book
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0689835612 |
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From Publishers Weekly
A lift-the-flap format invites toddlers to join in a game of hide-and-seek in Where Is Baby's Mommy? by Karen Katz. A child clad in red overalls leads a search for Mommy behind a green closet door and under a checked tablecloth in the kitchen before discovering her under a blanket in the bedroom. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Is Mommy behind the chair? Is Mommy behind the plant? Join baby as he plays hide-and-seek with Mommy. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps in this delightful interactive book are perfect for parents and children to share.
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101 Improv Games for Children and Adults |
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| Author: |
Bob Bedore |
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Paperback |
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0897934245 |
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Book Description
101 Improv Games for Children and Adults starts with the basics of improvisational comedy, giving aspiring performers the building blocks required to think on their feet. A great resource for educators as well as for the professional actor or layperson, the book includes rules for 101 games that cover everything from easy warm-ups to over-the-top crowd pleasers, such as Fairy Tales, Bizarre Games, On Your Toes, and Narrative Games.
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The Kids' Yoga Deck : 50 Poses and Games |
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Annie Buckley |
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Misc. Supplies
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0811836983 |
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Book Description
Yoga is fun! Get kids bending, breathing, and stretching with The Kids’ Yoga Deck. Playful poses such as Cat, Flower, Airplane, and Gorilla—as well as partner poses that can be performed with friends—teach kids the basics of yoga. Easy enough for children to do on their own, The Kids’ Yoga Deck engages bodies and minds to help youngsters build strength, flexibility, balance, and mental focus.
About the Author
Annie Buckley MFA, is an artist and teacher. She lives in Southern California.
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Children at the Hearth |
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Barbara Swell |
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1883206340 |
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Book Description
Eat your way back in time and enter the world of American children as they lived 150 years ago. Sample foods, folklore and games found in the parlors of the wealthy, the boarding houses of the working class, and the cabins on the western frontier. Includes over 60 vintage photos plus historic recipes like cathead biscuits, sugar plums and hobo mulligan stew. Learn to make snow candles and snow taffy, tell Appalachian ghost stories and play "roley hole" and "jack straws."
About the Author
Barbara Swell has been hanging around kitchens since she was old enough to eat! Growing up in West Virginia, she learned to cook country, Southern, and international foods from the older women in her family. Barbara lives and works in Asheville, North Carolina as a Child Counselor with her... |
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Dr. Seuss's ABC Board Game |
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University Games |
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1575281139 |
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Juggling for the Complete Klutz |
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John Cassidy, et al |
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0932592007 |
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101 Improv Games for Children and Adults |
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Bob Bedore |
Book Review
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Paperback |
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0897934253 |
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Book Description
101 Improv Games for Children and Adults starts with the basics of improvisational comedy, giving aspiring performers the building blocks required to think on their feet. A great resource for educators as well as for the professional actor or layperson, the book includes rules for 101 games that cover everything from easy warm-ups to over-the-top crowd pleasers, such as Fairy Tales, Bizarre Games, On Your Toes, and Narrative Games.
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Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin |
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Master Merlin |
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0763628956 |
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From Booklist
Gr. 5--8. "A WARNING: Wizardology is not a subject to be pottered with. Heed the example of Dr. Faustus . . ." So opens this timely, elaborately packaged companion to Dragonology (2003). Students of the magical arts courageous enough to read on will find eye-opening disquisitions on wizardly garb and wands, types of spells, the care and feeding of familiars, uses for gryphon earwax and other substances, plus picture galleries of magical beasts and renowned wizards. In addition, there are pull tabs with "magical" effects, attached booklets, a phoenix's feather, a scrap of Fairy Flag, and more--all sandwiched between "crystal" gems embedded in the front and rear covers. Four illustrators contribute elaborately detailed creatures, symbols, and views of a wizard's workshop to this surprisingly sturdy production. Be bold. John... |
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Travel Wise with Children |
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Mary Rodgers Bundren |
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0517222620 |
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Book Description
Traveling with children can be a great joy but a challenge as well. In Travel Wise with Children, author (and mom) Mary Rodgers Bundren has compiled a wonderfully creative trove of 101 travel ideas, all guaranteed to make trips more fun for everyone—and inspire new interests and build new skills of kids from age 3 to 14. Prepared in consultation with other well-traveled families, early-childhood educators, and a wealth of other resources, the projects here—a "Family 'Been There' Map,""Road Poetry," "Seaside Exploration," and lots more in between—are easy-to-follow and charmingly illustrated.
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The Official Pok¿mon Handbook |
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Maria Barbo |
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0439154049 |
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The Game of Scattergories |
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Hasbro Games |
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1400620635 |
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Sorry! Wood Nostalgia Series Game |
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Manufactured by Hasbro |
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0641563728 |
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The Family Handyman Toys, Games, and Furniture |
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Reader's Digest |
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0762106824 |
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10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids : 52 Fun and Simple Games and Activities to Teach Your Child Honesty, Trust, Love, and Other Important Values |
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Jamie C. Miller |
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Dr. Kevin Steede, author of 10 MOST COMMON MISTAKES GOOD PARENTS MAKE: AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
"A wonderful book. Teaching values to our children has never been this easy--or fun!"
Roger Crawford, author of HOW HIGH CAN YOU BOUNCE?
"10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids is an inspirational, upbeat and practical guide to teaching our children powerful principles needed for lifetime success. I love this book and am using it with my family."
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Yoga Games for Children: Fun and Fitness With Postures, Movements, and Breath (Hunter House Smartfun Book) |
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Danielle Bersma, et al |
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0897933893 |
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Book Description
This introduction to yoga for children contains variations on traditional yoga postures that help children develop physical strength, flexibility, emotional calm, and self-expression. The games involve relaxation, trust, and cooperation. Included are over 50 illustrations and 16 completely structured lessons based on themes like the seasons, rain, snow, and animals.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Dutch
--This text refers to the
Spiral-bound
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Wordplay |
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Lori Goodman |
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0071408215 |
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Finally a fun way for children to learn to read and write Learning can and should be fun. Yet many students struggling to develop their reading and writing skills are discouraged by the sheer boredom associated with learning. Wordplay 's unique game approach shows parents how to help their children discover the joy of reading and writing while having tons of fun together. Incorporating many multi-sensory and physical activity games-perfect for children who are frustrated by sitting at a desk all day--this unique guide helps students learn through touch, sound, and movement as well as sight. All games are flexible and require minimal materials and prep time. Parents can finally put away those dreary flash cards and instead teach their children in imaginative and amusing ways that will have their kids laughing... |
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Cranium Big Book of Outrageous Fun: The Write-It, Draw-It, Sculpt-It, Act-It Game-in-a-Book-in-a-Game |
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Cranium Staff |
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0316011932 |
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The Cranium Big Book of Outrageous Fun! The Write-It, Draw-It, Sculpt-It, Act-It Game-in-a-Book-in-a-Game From the makers of the fastest selling independent board game in history, here's a one of a kind new activity book and game, packed with over 40 write on/wipe off activity pages, a totally new Cranium pull out game board, a Super Sign In Book to record fun facts about family and friends, and a multitude of cool Cranium components. Kids will be inspired to explore their many talents as well as discover new ones as they play on their own or invite their friends and family to join in the fun!
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