In the tradition of Black Dog's best-selling Child's Introduction books, which include The Story of the Orchestra and A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky, A Child's Introduction to Natural History introduces readers ages 8 to 12 to the fascinating wonders of our natural world.Highlighting every kingdom of life--plants, bacteria, mammals, birds, amphibians, insects, rocks and minerals--the book is also full of charming and witty illustrations by Meredith Hamilton plus 30 photographs throughout. The book delves into topics like geology; prehistoric times, including fossils and dinosaurs; how animals move and fly; evolution; biomes; and more. Sidebars throughout offer biographies of naturalists like Charles Darwin, Mary Anning, and Charles Henry Turner. Also includes fun, hands-on projects for kids to do on their own or with adults and 5 origami patterns to create your own paper fox, whale, penguin, and more. Beautifully illustrated and designed, this is an entertaining and educational look at our natural history.

A Child's Introduction to Natural History: The Story of Our Living Earth–From Amazing Animals and Plants to Fascinating Fossils and Gems (A Child's Introduction Series)

Children's Books

Alexander, Heather

Animals

Workman Kids

Is your child ready for kindergarten? Get Ready for School: Kindergarten, with hundreds of illustrated, teacher-approved activities and games in a convenient spiral-bound binder, makes learning fun! Get Ready for School: Kindergarten introduces early-learning concepts like the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, sight words, and essential math skills and more in 300-plus full-color, fill-it-in activity pages. Created by a teacher for parents to explore with their kids, Get Ready for School: Kindergarten -- complete with an answer key and frameable achievement certificate -- makes learning fun and rewarding while boosting self-confidence and a love of learning.

Get Ready for School: Kindergarten

Stella, Heather

Education & Reference

Newly revised and updated, Get Ready for School: First Grade is packed with more than 300 pages of fill-it-in exercises that will help prepare young students for first grade while instilling a sense of self-confidence and a love for learning. Do you have a child heading into first grade? Help them prepare with hundreds of illustrated, teacher-approved educational exercises and games. This updated edition of Get Ready for School: First Grade includes approximately 100 new standards-based, common core-aligned activities specifically designed to help prepare children for the first grade. Concepts covered include: <ul>
<li>Numbers and counting 
</li>
<li>Addition and subtraction</li>
<li>Shapes and opposites</li>
<li>Spelling and reading readiness</li>
<li>Vowels, consonants, nouns, and verbs</li>
<li>Basic scientific concepts such as weather, life cycles, and the five senses 
</li>
</ul>With over one million copies in print, the Get Ready for School series has been teaching and reinforcing basic early-learning skills for more than 10 years. Featuring fun and rewarding activities that get kids excited about learning, Get Ready for School: First Grade is the perfect way to prep for a new school year, or to reinforce school lessons during summer break.

Get Ready for School: First Grade

Get Ready for School: Pre-K provides hundreds of illustrated, teacher-approved activities and games in a convenient spiral-bound binder. This the fun way to help your child get ready for the first day of pre-k! Get Ready for School: Pre-K introduces early-learning basic concepts like tracing, shapes, counting, letters, colors, days of the week and seasons with 300-plus full-color, fill-it-in activity pages. Created by a teacher for parents to explore with their kids, Get Ready for School: Pre-K -- complete with an answer key and frameable achievement certificates -- makes learning fun and rewarding while boosting self-confidence and a love of learning.

Get Ready for School: Pre-K

Newly revised and updated, Get Ready for School: Second Grade is packed with more than 300 pages of fill-it-in exercises that will help prepare young students for second grade while instilling a sense of self-confidence and a love for learning. Do you have a child heading into second grade? Help them prepare with hundreds of illustrated, teacher-approved educational exercises and games. This updated edition of Get Ready for School: Second Grade includes approximately 100 new standards-based, common core-aligned activities specifically designed to help prepare children for the second grade. Concepts covered include: <ul>
<li>Reading and writing in complete sentences</li>
<li>Shapes and measurements</li>
<li>Time and money</li>
<li>Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s</li>
<li>Basic scientific concepts such as the solar system and simple geography</li>
</ul>With over one million copies in print, the Get Ready for School series has been teaching and reinforcing basic early-learning skills for more than 10 years. Featuring fun and rewarding activities that get kids excited about learning, Get Ready for School: Second Grade is the perfect way to prep for a new school year, or to reinforce school lessons during summer break.

Get Ready for School: Second Grade

A lavishly illustrated, fact-filled, oversized atlas that allows children to discover the world without leaving their home. Covering every continent, country, even outer space, MAPS OF THE WORLD is a vibrant and comprehensive atlas that children of all ages will love to explore. The dozens of colorful, detailed maps are filled with charming, educational icons representing the aboriginal people in Australia, giant tortoises in the Galapagos, the Gold Rush in California, traditional dress in Mali, and even James Bond in England. Flip the next page in the book, and the corresponding icon key explains hundreds of these cultural, environmental, and societal illustrations. Organized by continent, the atlas also includes details on populations, language, agricultural, politics, and other bite-size facts. Each map includes a link allowing kids to download a version of them on computers and tablets to explore even further. Captivating and comprehensive, MAPS OF THE WORLD will entice even the most reluctant young explorer.

Maps of the World: An Illustrated Children's Atlas of Adventure, Culture, and Discovery

Lavagno, Enrico

A comprehensive, entertaining look at heroes, heroines, and critical moments from African American history -- from the slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement --by award-winning author Jabari Asim. Jabari Asim goes beyond what's taught in the classroom to reveal a fact-filled history of African American history through politics, activism, sports, entertainment, music, and much more. You'll follow the road to freedom beginning with the slave trade and the middle passage through the abolitionist movement and the Civil War where many African Americans fought as soldiers. You'll learn how slave songs often contained hidden messages and how a 15-year-old Jamaican-born young man named Clive Campbell helped to create hip-hop in the early 1970's. You'll experience the passionate speeches, marches, and movements of the Civil Rights era along with and the sacrifices of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, and many others. Along the way there are dozens of profiles of political trailblazers like Shirley Chisholm, the first black women elected to Congress in 1968; dominants athletes like Tiger Woods who, in 1995, was only the second African American to play in a Master's Golf Tournament which he went on to win in 1997; popular musicians like Miles Davis, one the most influential artists of the twentieth century; and inspiring writers like Toni Morrison, the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Filled with beautiful illustrations by Lynn Gaines that bring these figures and events to life, plus a removable historical timeline poster, A Child's Introduction to African American History is a fascinating and comprehensive guide to this often overlooked yet immensely important part of American history.

A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country (A Child's Introduction Series)

Asim, Jabari

Biographies

Packed with action, intrigue, trickery, and love, A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO NORSE MYTHOLOGY acquaints kids with the original North Germanic and Scandinavian folklore behind characters like Thor and Loki, plus other gods, goddesses, giants, dwarves, and more. The newest book in the best-selling, award-winning A Child's Introduction series explores the popular and captivating world of Norse mythology. Organized into two parts, part one introduces characters like Odin, the leader of the Norse gods; Thor and his mighty hammer Mjollner; Frigg, weaver of the destinies of humans and gods; frost and fire giants; cunning dwarves like Brokk and Eitri; and many more. Part two tells the stories of the suspenseful myths themselves including The Creation of the Cosmos, The Aesir-Vanir War, Loki Bound, Thor's Hammer and many more. Full of charming and witty illustrations from Meredith Hamilton, a Norse name pronunciation guide, and a removable Norse Family Tree, A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO NORSE MYTHOLOGY is the perfect way for kids to learn the historic stories behind today's popular mythical characters.

A Child's Introduction to Norse Mythology: Odin, Thor, Loki, and Other Viking Gods, Goddesses, Giants, and Monsters (A Child's Introduction Series)

History

Get Ready for Kindergarten: On-the-Go is packed with hundreds of teacher-approved, common-core aligned activities that cover everything from counting and sight words to opposites and patterns. This fun and lively workbook comes complete with a wipe-off board and a dri-erase pen, making it a must-have for young students as they prepare for a new school year. You and your young learner will love this friendly, colorful activity book that introduces and reinforces basic skills through entertaining puzzles, mazes, and more. Get Ready for Kindergarten: On-the-Go offers a wide variety of curriculum-based travel games for learning in planes, trains, and automobiles. Topics covered include: 
<ul>
<li>Upper- and lowercase letters and their sounds</li>
<li> Numbers, counting, and simple math problems </li>
<li> Common sight words </li>
<li> Size and shape comparisons</li>
<li>Identifying and completing patterns 
</li>
</ul>Time-tested and teacher-approved, Get Ready for Kindergarten: On-the-Go is perfect for fighting brain-drain over summer break. This fun and lively activity book helps kids develop a love for learning while enhancing essential motor and problem-solving skills. Colorful pages build toward a sense of accomplishment, and parents will love that this binder reflects current academic standards and aligns with the Common Core.

Get Ready for Kindergarten: On-the-Go (Get Ready for School)

Get Ready for First Grade: On-the-Go is packed with hundreds of teacher-approved, common-core aligned activities that cover everything from counting and spelling to shapes and opposites. This fun and lively workbook comes complete with a wipe-off board and a dri-erase pen, making it a must-have for young students as they prepare for a new school year. You and your young learner will love this friendly, colorful activity book that introduces and reinforces basic skills through entertaining puzzles, mazes, and more. Get Ready for First Grade: On-the-Go offers a wide variety of curriculum-based travel games for learning in planes, trains, and automobiles. Topics covered include:<ul>
<li>Numbers and counting</li>
<li>Addition and subtraction</li>
<li>Shapes and opposites</li>
<li>Spelling and reading readiness</li>
<li>Vowels, consonants, nouns, and verbs</li>
<li>Basic scientific concepts such as weather, life cycles, and the five senses 
</li>
</ul> Time-tested and teacher-approved, Get Ready for First Grade: On-the-Go is perfect for fighting brain-drain over summer break. This fun and lively activity book helps kids develop a love for learning while enhancing essential motor and problem-solving skills. Colorful pages build toward a sense of accomplishment, and parents will love that this binder reflects current academic standards and aligns with the Common Core.

Get Ready for First Grade: On-the-Go (Get Ready for School)

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