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More Paint by Sticker Kids fun for Christmas! Here are brand-new paintings to create, one sticker at a time, celebrating the holiday: new Santa and snowman pictures, new pictures of holiday decor and favorite festive treats. A mess-free, super fun sticker activity for kids 5 and up!Paint by Sticker Kids is unstoppable! The series ships over a million copies a year, and the reasons are obvious: stickers, stickers, and more stickers, plus an activity that delivers hours of screen-free, mess-free fun. Following in the footsteps of Paint by Sticker Kids: Christmas―hugely in demand and a sell-out in fall 2021―Holly Jolly Christmas delivers even more Christmas fun. There’s a snowman, a reindeer leaping, a plate of gingerbread cookies, a beautifully decorated tree, and what’s in that box? Merry Christmas―it’s a new puppy! This book is a delightful stocking stuffer or Christmas gift.The colorful images use low-poly art, a computer style that creates 3-D images out of polygon shapes. To “paint”

The ultimate write-in Algebra 2 Workbook, with more than 130 exercises, plus step-by-step solutions, to give students all the extra practice they need to ace Algebra 2 class. Each chapter in this comprehensive workbook aligns with a chapter in the Algebra 2 study guide, providing students the opportunity to reinforce their Algebra 2 skills with extra in-depth practice. Each Workbook chapter begins with a brief recap of concepts and has 10-15 robust practice questions covering all the skills reviewed in each chapter. A variety of question types like solving equations, graphing functions, applying algebra skills to real world problems, and more, provide a broad assessment of student understanding. In the back of the book, an in-depth solutions section takes readers step-by-step through each problem, showing them how to get the right answer, and helping them check their work. More than a drill and kill workbook, it's a "how to" and "here's why" that can be used to supplement classroom ins

Jump into autumn (leaves) with this cozy fall book that's indestructible! Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies "read" (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are: -Rip Proof--made of ultra-durable tight-woven material -Waterproof--can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed! -Emergent Literacy Tool--bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic reading -Portable--lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travel -Safe for Baby--meets ASTM safety standards

These fun, engaging, and curriculum-based workbooks are designed to meet the need generated by the renewed focus on phonics-based reading instruction. Written and vetted by literacy experts, Brain Quest Phonics gives parents the support they need to help their young readers succeed.Brain Quest Phonics is a new extension to the best-selling Brain Quest series. These fun, engaging, and curriculum-based workbooks are designed to meet the need generated by the renewed focus on phonics-based reading instruction. Written and vetted by literacy experts, Brain Quest Phonics gives parents the support they need to help their young readers succeed.The ultimate Pre-Kindergarten phonics workbook, with curriculum-based activities and exercises focusing on phonics skills such as identifying letters, sound-letter correspondence, identifying phonemes, syllables, rhymes, and more.From the brand that's loved by kids and teacher-approved, Brain Quest Workbook: Pre-Kindergarten Phonics is packed with hands

These fun, engaging, and curriculum-based workbooks are designed to meet the need generated by the renewed focus on phonics-based reading instruction. Written and vetted by literacy experts, Brain Quest Phonics gives parents the support they need to help their young readers succeed.Brain Quest Phonics is a new extension to the best-selling Brain Quest series. These fun, engaging, and curriculum-based workbooks are designed to meet the need generated by the renewed focus on phonics-based reading instruction. Written and vetted by literacy experts, Brain Quest Phonics gives parents the support they need to help their young readers succeed.The ultimate Kindergarten phonics workbook, with curriculum-based activities and exercises focusing on phonics skills like initial phonemes, sound-spelling connection, short and long vowel sounds, and key vocabulary words.From the brand that's loved by kids and teacher-approved, Brain Quest Workbook: Kindergarten Phonics is packed with hands-on activiti

These fun, engaging, and curriculum-based workbooks are designed to meet the need generated by the renewed focus on phonics-based reading instruction. Written and vetted by literacy experts, Brain Quest Phonics gives parents the support they need to help their young readers succeed.Brain Quest Phonics is a new extension to the best-selling Brain Quest series. These fun, engaging, and curriculum-based workbooks are designed to meet the need generated by the renewed focus on phonics-based reading instruction. Written and vetted by literacy experts, Brain Quest Phonics gives parents the support they need to help their young readers succeed.The ultimate first grade phonics workbook, with curriculum-based activities and exercises for important phonics skills such as letter blends, vowel teams, word endings, and more decoding skills.From the brand that's loved by kids, trusted by parents, and teacher-approved, Brain Quest Workbook: Grade 1 Phonics is packed with hands-on activities that rein

Embrace the special bond between moms and their babies in this sweet book that's indestructible. Explore the adorable mamma and baby pairs at the zoo in this latest Indestructibles book perfect for new moms. Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are:*Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven material*Waterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed!*Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic reading*Portable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travel*Safe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards

This hands-on (and marker-on!) curriculum-based workbook provides reinforcement, practice, and review opportunities of foundational pre-math and pre-reading concepts plus motor skill work for the youngest learners. The ultimate write and erase workbook, with tons of curriculum-based activities and exercises focusing on letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. Includes a removable double sided white board and dry erase marker (attached in spiral binding). It's fun to be smart! From the brand that's loved by kids, teacher approved, and parent trusted, Brain Quest Write and Erase: Preschool Skills is packed with hands-on activities that introduce and reinforce concepts students need to prepare for school. Bonus questions on each page extend the learning and give parents ample opportunities for engaging conversations and language development. Aligned with early learning standards and expertly vetted by award-winning teachers, each page is designed to set students and parents

This friendly, colorful guide will help middle schoolers ace English class with confidence and ease.With chapters on all the essential ELA topics—grammar, sentence structure, figurative language, textual analysis, writing essays, building arguments, and more—it covers every skill a middle schooler needs to read, write, and analyze their way through middle school English. Big Fat Notebooks break down the big topics into bite sized pieces with clear and accessible language, key vocabulary defined, annotated examples and excerpts from a diverse array of literature, and instructional diagrams and doodles.This second edition includes an all-new media literacy chapter covering everything from disinformation and bias to deep fakes and clickbait—giving middle schoolers essential guidance on how to navigate this oversaturated world of manipulative media.

The ultimate write-in ELA workbook with concept recaps, annotated examples, and more than 130 exercises that help get students thinking, writing, analyzing, and practicing the literary skills they need to ace English class. More than a drill-and-kill workbook, it's a "how to" and "here's why," that can be used to supplement classroom instruction, or for test prep, additional practice, and review. Exercises include essay writing, reading comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, textual analysis, and more! An in-depth answer section gives students all the context they need to evaluate their written answers to open ended questions. And it's written, vetted, and approved by the experts--middle school ELA teachers.

Written and vetted by educators and aligned with math standards, discover the ultimate Pre-Kindergarten math workbook from America's #1 educational bestseller. It’s fun to be smart! From the brand that’s loved by kids, teacher approved, and parent trusted, Brain Quest Workbook: Pre-Kindergarten Math is packed with hands-on activities that introduce and reinforce essential math concepts that prepare children for kindergarten and beyond. The workbook includes kid-friendly explanations and targeted support throughout, plus an illustrated glossary and additional resources in the back. Books comes withStickersProgress mapCompletion certificateMini Smart Card question-and-answer deckConcepts featured in Pre-KCounting & ComparingSorting & MatchingShapes & PatternsOrder & PositionConcepts featured in KAdding & SubtractingMeasuring & SortingFlat & Solid ShapesOrder & PositionConcepts included in 1st GradeAddition & Subtraction StrategiesCounting &am

This set of Q&A smart cards quizzes readers on all things U.S.A.—history, law, government, folklore, geography, pop culture, and more—great for test prep, review, and fun!It’s fun to be smart with Brain Quest America Smart Cards, a fast-paced Q&A game that helps kids ages 9 to 12 learn all about American culture and history––from the Bill of Rights to Rosa Parks to the only state named after a president--Washington! Packed with hundreds of curriculum-based questions covering laws, literature, inventions, arts, and the lay of the land, this set of trivia card decks asks: How well do you know the U.S.A.? Many answers now include background information and explanations that help put learning in context. All Brain Quest products are vetted by a panel of award-winning experts.

This revised edition of Everything You Need to Ace World History is the same indispensable resource so many students depend on, updated with new and improved content that thoughtfully explores World History. Sections that cover culture, social movements, war, colonialism, and imperialism have been revised with an eye for balanced viewpoints, and cultural competency, examining the contexts of power, oppression, resilience, or transformation. An updated final unit includes new material bringing the book into the 2020s with content focusing on updates in technology, climate change, space exploration, global security, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. By providing a well-rounded context, decentering Indo-European perspectives, and using language that recognizes the humanity of historical subjects BFN World History will be a critical tool for students as education styles shift toward this informed approach to history. Big Fat Notebook is a first of it's kind series of subject specific study

Celebrate Easter with Paint by Sticker Kids! Peel the sticker, place the sticker, and make 10 bright and lively sticker paintings, including Easter bunnies, baskets, and spring flowers. All fun, no me

Joining the bestselling Paint by Sticker Kids sticker-activity series is Paint by Sticker Kids: Fairytale Magic, packed with brightly colored storybook worlds, including five foil sticker images. The Paint by Sticker Kids series has sold more than 10 million copies to date, and the reasons are obvious: stickers, stickers, and more stickers! Plus, it's a craft that delivers hours of screen-free, mess-free fun. Paint by Sticker Kids: Fairytale Magic is full of brightly-colored scenes from classic storybook tales. Kids will delight in stickering a Snow White's poisoned apple, Rapunzel's tower, Cinderella's glass slipper, the Frog Prince, and more--one sticker at a time. The happily-ever-after edition includes five images that feature foil stickers for an extra touch of magic and fun. Painting by sticker is easy, mess-free, and portable (plus, all the pages are perforated so multiple kids can create at the same time!). The stickers are designed to be easy for small hands to maneuver, and n

These fun, engaging, and curriculum-based workbooks are designed to meet the need generated by the renewed focus on phonics-based reading instruction. Written and vetted by literacy experts, Brain Quest Phonics gives parents the support they need to help their young readers succeed.Brain Quest Phonics is a new extension to the best-selling Brain Quest series. These fun, engaging, and curriculum-based workbooks are designed to meet the need generated by the renewed focus on phonics-based reading instruction. Written and vetted by literacy experts, Brain Quest Phonics gives parents the support they need to help their young readers succeed.The ultimate second grade phonics workbook, with curriculum-based activities and exercises for important phonics skills such as regular and irregular spelling patterns, prefixes and suffixes, contractions, homophones, and more decoding skills.From the brand that's loved by kids, teacher approved, and parent trusted, Brain Quest Workbook: Grade 2 Phonics

This ultimate Algebra 1 workbook provides support for students at all levels as they navigate foundational concepts in algebra--featuring helpful recaps, hundreds of practice opportunities, a variety of question types, and a stepped-out solution process. Students love the direct, accessible approach of Everything You Need to Ace Pre-Algebra & Algebra 1 in One Big Fat Notebook. This hands-on workbook takes the same approach of easy-to-understand explanations of key concepts reinforced with examples solved step by step, fun doodles, helpful captions and call outs, and hundreds of exercises to provide additional practice of the Algebra 1 concepts students learn in class. Each question has a detailed answer explanation in the back of the book, allowing students to determine not only whether they got the answer right or wrong, but why.

This revised edition of Everything You Need to Ace U.S History in One Big Fat Notebook is the same indispensable resource so many students depend on, updated with new and improved content that thoughtfully explores the most difficult chapters of US history. By providing well-rounded context, decentering Indo-European perspectives, and using language that recognizes the humanity of historical subjects BFN US History will be cutting edge tool for students as education styles shift toward this informed approach to history. Updates include: - New material covering Indigenous history in the US, including sections on Indigenous culture, settler colonialism, the relationship between Indigenous nations and the US government, and the use of preferred names for Indigenous nations. -Reworked sections on European exploration, colonialism, and US imperialism that include the perspective of colonized nations. - Reworked sections on slavery that provide context for the role of European nations in the

A brand-new Paint by Sticker Kids book joins the successful series, packed with rainbow-hued images to create with stickers.Paint by Sticker Kids is unstoppable! The series ships over a million copies a year, and the reasons are obvious: stickers, stickers, and more stickers, plus an activity that delivers hours of screen-free, mess-free fun. These days, rainbows are about as hot as stickers―Rainbows Everywhere! combines both for pages of brightly colored joy. Each image―a sweet cat, kites flying in the air, a unicorn, and, of course, a rainbow―is swathed in vibrant hues. The colorful images use low-poly art, a computer style that creates 3-D images out of polygon shapes. To “paint” a picture, just peel off the stickers and place them on the corresponding numbered spaces. The stickers are reusable, so kids can repeat the fun. The stickers are designed to be easy for little hands to handle. And no paint means no splatter, drips, or messy clean-up. Just stickers and fun

From the brains behind Brain Quest comes Puzzletopia, an interactive new series chock-full of mind-bending logic puzzles! Grab a pencil and get ready to solve fun, adventurous brain teasers for kids ages 8 & up. Embark on a perfectly puzzling journey full of over 100 brain twisters that strengthen problem-solving skills, increase concentration and attention span, and enhance memory and processing--all while having fun with puzzles! Puzzletopia: 100 Perfectly Puzzling Adventures! is packed with a huge variety of kid-friendly, highly visual logic puzzles, critical thinking activities, picture puzzles, and more. Every activity is introduced with a unique, engaging narrative based on a quest, adventure, or mission--featuring aliens, magical creatures, scalawag pirates, and other colorful characters! Full of helpful hints and annotations, and featuring an illustrated answer key in the back, Puzzletopia provides both a challenge and ample support to the reader. And as kids' skills get be

Brain Quest: Learn Spanish is the latest extension to the best-selling Brain Quest workbook series. This fun and engaging workbook introduces key Spanish words and phrases with colorful illustrations and beautiful design. Written and vetted by educators, Brain Quest: Learn Spanish helps lay a foundation for successful language learning. The ultimate first Spanish workbook, loaded with a wide variety of fun, engaging activities that helps teach Spanish to beginning language learners. Children are introduced to common expressions, weather, days and months, numbers, animals and food, and more! It's fun to be smart! From the brand that's loved by kids, teacher approved, and parent trusted, Brain Quest: Learn Spanish is full of hands-on activities that introduce essential concepts and encourage children to communicate. Spanish culture is explored through fun songs and rhymes and engaging illustrations throughout. Bonus flash cards helps little minds review vocabulary, and helps parents supp

A sticker book with a message: get out and vote! These lively illustrated stickers from a variety of artists promote democracy, spread awareness of elections, and represent the voting power of the peo

The latest in the phenomenal bestselling Paint by Sticker: Kids activity book series features a kid favorite: dinosaurs!Create pictures of 10 awesome dinosaurs... with stickers!Step 1: Find the sticke

Introducing a vibrant addition to the bestselling series: EyeLike Stickers: Space. Packed with 400 durable and reusable full-color stickers, each of these books will appeal to kids and crafters alike.

Introducing a vibrant addition to the bestselling series: EyeLike Stickers: Wild Animals. Packed with 400 durable and reusable full-color stickers, each of these books will appeal to kids and crafters

No matter how much Mom has on her plate, The Busy Mom’s Pad keeps her 100% together. Combining the lively content of a Page-A-Day calendar with the no-nonsense organizational chops of a planner, each

深受家長與老師信賴的美國教育品牌Brain Quest，全新推出可擦寫系列第二冊《ABC 字母學習》。本書專為早期學習階段設計，協助孩子建立字母辨識、正確筆順與精細動作控制能力，是進入正式書寫前的重要基礎。每一頁兼顧練習與趣味活動，透過鮮明插圖與標準化課程設計，讓孩子在描寫大小寫字母的同時，也強化觀察力與專注力。字母皆附指引點與箭頭，幫助孩子掌握正確書寫方向。可擦寫頁面搭配雙面可拆式白板與乾擦筆，提供反覆練習的彈性。頁末設計互動式問題，鼓勵家長陪伴討論，延伸語言與思考能力。銜接前作《Preschool Skills》，打造完整學前學習路徑，是在家共學與幼兒園補充教材的理想選擇。Who's ready to write? The second title in Brain Quest's new write-and-erase workbook line introduces children to the alphabet with tons of writing practice and curriculum-based ABC activities to build pre-literacy and fine-motor skills. Wipe clean pages and included dry erase marker means kids can have fun over and over and over again! Brain Quest Write and Erase: Alphabet Skills introduces children to the alphabet, providing essential practice in letter recognition, writing, and fine motor skills for early learners. Includes a removable double-sided white board and dry erase marker (attached in spiral binding). Discover the joy of learning with Brain Quest! From the brand that's loved by kids, teac

Joining the bestselling Paint by Sticker Kids sticker-activity series is Paint by Sticker Kids: America, packed with popular American symbols from the Statue of Liberty to the Liberty Bell, plus eagles, astronauts, flags, popsicles, and more! The Paint by Sticker Kids series has sold more than 10 million copies to date, and the reasons are obvious: stickers, stickers, and more stickers! Plus, it's a craft that delivers hours of screen-free, mess-free fun. Paint by Sticker Kids: America is publishing just in time for the USA's semiquincentennial (250th anniversary). From national symbols like the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, the White House, and the eagle, to everyday Americana like the American flag, cowboy boots, popsicles, and more, kids will delight in celebrating all things USA. Painting by sticker is easy, mess-free, and portable (plus, all the pages are perforated so multiple kids can create at the same time!). The stickers are designed to be easy for small hands to maneu

A passion for True Crime meets gift book appeal, in a collection of lurid tales, survivor stories, notable quotes, and crime trivia to satisfy any true crime fan. “True crime is having, as they say, a moment,” reports the New York Times, where they know a thing or two about covering crime. “There’s a boom in the genre across media, from books to television to podcasting.”Perfect for newcomers and hardened crime junkies alike, The True Crime File is an impulse gift book designed to deliver the mixed pleasures of true crime across more than 200 stories of mayhem, madness, and survival. Adapted from the perennially popular A Year ofTrue Crime Page-A-Day® Calendar, here is a full celebration of the genre, more than 400 pages packed with tales of slashers and serial killers, grifters and con men, dogged investigators and miraculous survivors, and of course the story behind the immortal New York Post headline “Headless Body in Topless Bar.”And so very much more, including: Ted Bundy’s prison