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Illustrated with retro-style artwork, a fashionable introduction to the world of the classics pairs each letter of the alphabet with a famous character, place or concept from a beloved work of literat

Combines accessible text and stylish illustrations in a board book introduction to a classic literary work that also helps toddlers learn how to identify basic colors. By the author of Y Is for Yorick

Presents an introduction to NASCAR racing, discussing its history, tracks, safety rules, pit stops, inspection stations, scoring, and victory lane, in a text with pop-up illustrations.

Green & Green for Kids: Art, Architecture, and Activities is a young readers introduction to the masters of art and architecture.

An introduction to organic gardening which explains how to grow a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables in unexpected colors, outlining simple guidelines for planning, planting, caring for, and trouble

A new collection of literary voices from Gibbs Smith written by, and for, extraordinary women—to encourage, challenge, and inspire.Jane Eyre, the beloved heroine, is for many their first introduction

Provides an introduction to a classic work of literature in a stylishly designed story for toddlers that also helps promote early counting skills. By the creators of Little Master Carroll: Alice in Wo

Praised by Bill Bryson in the introduction to his book A Short History of Nearly Everything as one of the three most influential scientists working in the world today. We will be targeting not just

Nothing's cuter than a chicken with an attitude! One Chick to Another is a bright way to put a cluck in your favorite hen's day. With quips and funny one-liners paired with cute photos, it's sure to b

A girl and her cousin travel to the old part of Beijing to visit their grandmother, who shows them how to make dumplings.

A comprehensive guide to whimsical sleeping spaces for every type of home.Everyone loves a bunk bed. Whether you are five or fifty-five, there is something about a cozy sleeping nook that excites the imagination. They also have to be an infinitely practical safe-saving solution. The Bunk Bed Book offers useful tips and advice for readers seeking bunks or nooks for their own. Chapters include The Basic Bunk (covering all varieties of two-bunk beds, both store bought and custom build), The Loft (covering single beds lofted above space or storage), The Nook (devoted to beds built into nooks in a bunk-like fashion), The Triple Bunk (stacked three high and traditional bunks with a trundle), and Bunk Rooms (the ultimate in bunk-bed room, featuring spaces with more than three beds).

A collection of essays detailing the necessary foci to build an effective classroom and school culture for students and teachers to succeed.CulturED: Pathways for Meaningful School Change discusses the primacy of effective school culture to effective teaching and learning. This book explores the shared experience of 6 authors that were teachers, department heads, and administrators as they build and maintained a school with their explicit decision to focus on culture first. Each author and essay provide focus on a critical topic which the group found to be essential to effectively running the school. Features contributions from Lyssa Bevan; Claire Wolters; Liz Wallace, M. Ed.; Nick Kiriazis, M.S. Ed.; Kevin Wasden, M. Ed.; and Jared L. Taylor, M. Ed.

A timely book that explores the critical need for social studies to be equally taught in American public schools. Provides a call to action for all that understand the need to build an active and informed citizenry through more effective social studies education.We have missed part of the equation for effective education. STEM became STEAM, but we forgot social studies and the importance of the skills and content it teaches. Ensuring a Better Future: Why Social Studies Matters explores the sacrifice of both many students’ inherent skills/interests and an effectively informed and effective citizenry through prioritized Social Studies education in public schools. This book seeks to accelerate the pendulum swing away from strict STEAM education that the author and Jared feel is starting. It names and explores the issues of equitable funding and curriculum focus delinquency, the historical story about the swing away from social studies education, and how to energize our country in support

Social Studies Matters: Teaching and Learning with Authenticity inspires readers to move beyond worksheets, lectures, notes, reports, and tests in culturally relevant, applicable, and highly engaging instruction.We must immediately move past the “Sage on the stage” yammering on about this battle and that President, then handing out a bubble-sheet test to certify learning. There is a better way, and a higher calling everyone must realize. That the facts of history are democratized…and the skills of studying history are where the essential value is in the modern Social Studies classroom. We must carefully teach and allow students to practice the science and art of synthesis, understand analysis, revel in communication, and eagerly understand the events of the past so they can learn to be creative in solving the future problems of humanity. This title explores the philosophical underpinnings of the modern Social Studies classroom and adds practicality to the narrative that can be employed

Coastal havens designed for laid-back living.The idea of a retreat―a place removed from one’s daily stressors, a secluded haven to be enjoyed by family--is more appealing than it has been in decades. But second homes are far from a novel concept. Families have built retreats since the late 1800s, when the well-to-do began to construct reprieves in coastal areas to escape the combustive atmosphere of city life. Homes on the water have been coveted and cherished for their particular restorative qualities. In an oceanside house, one can’t help but pause to contemplate the view.At Home on the Water?offers a history of coastal living and features twelve homes on the water on both coasts and?the gulf. This stunning title focuses on both the design of the homes and the way the homeowners live in them, embellished by interviews with?homeowners, designers, and/or?architects.

An up-close look at the beautiful, yet fierce wolves of the greater Yellowstone area and their fight for survival.In Wolves: Western Warriors, the life of the powerful and majestic North American wolf, often considered to be vermin and dangerous, is presented, showing the struggle they have to simply survive in the wild and in a world where many people don’t appreciate wolves and often set out to exterminate them. Argyle explores their behavior, their family dynamics, and what it means to be a wolf in the wilderness of the greater Yellowstone area through her stunning photography. She includes information about the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone and the ongoing struggle with keeping wolves listed as endangered species, while also offering her personal observations about the Wapiti Lake pack, among others, and several notable individual wolves. The strikingly beautiful images and the information and stories woven throughout the pages of the book showcase this frequently misunde

Cowgirl romance, backyard cow keeping, farmstyle meals, and cheese recipes from MaryJane Butters.MaryJane Butters wants YOU to have a cow―that “pet” cow you’ve always fantasized about. You know, that gorgeous “beau”vine grazing outside your kitchen window. What would it feel like to bring a bucket of fresh milk into your kitchen and turn it into butter, your own yogurt, sour cream, and artisan cheeses like Manchego? MaryJane’s 5th book, in an all new, paperback format, Milk Cow Kitchen, is two parts cookbook (20 step-by-step cheese recipes and 50 farmstyle meals), one part milk cow how-to, and three parts play!

This board book introduces toddlers to simple breathing exercises perfect for encouraging focus, calming tantrums, and managing difficult emotions.This adorable board book encourages toddlers to mimic the actions of animals both familiar and exotic. Little ones are encouraged to sigh like a sloth, roar like a lion, buzz like a bee, and much more. These simple, engaging prompts help children focus on the benefits of mindful breath, helping to relieve stress and develop a mind-body connection.

A board book that introduces simple animal movements to toddlers, encouraging them to stay in the moment and in tune with themselves.This adorable board book encourages toddlers to mimic the actions of animals both familiar and exotic. Little ones are encouraged to sway like an octopus, kick like a donkey, hop like a kangaroo, and much more. These simple, engaging prompts help children focus on the movement of their own bodies, helping to relieve stress and develop a mind-body connection.

Inspiring tables and entertaining styles of 34 tastemakers in their regions or society at large show how they keep traditions passed down from mothers and grandmothers alive in their families. Thirty style-setting women pay tribute to how their mothers and grandmothers have influenced their own styles of entertaining at home. Whether they proudly incorporate recipes passed down from a grandmother's collection or follow a mother's lessons for making guests feel comfortable, it is clear that family role models have had a strong influence. Blending inherited dinnerware or decorative pieces in their modern tables is also big in the way women embrace their heritage for entertaining. From formal to casual occasions, city to country, and grand to intimate, indoor and outdoor tables beautifully designed tell a story about how these women host guests at their tables. Each style maker shares tips and lessons in entertaining that she learned from the women in her life.Tip boxes from each generati

Children all over the world love to learn about, and even visit, life on a farm. Now they'll be able to experience this activity through the pages of Little Observers: Farm. Get your little reader exc

Children all over the world love to play at the park. Now they'll be able to experience this favorite outdoor activity throughout the pages of Little Observers: In the Park. This illustrated board boo

Write, draw, think, listen, and dare with the Adventure Journal: 50 Things to Try in the Fall. Begin on any page and do as many activities as you can fit in a day, in any order you'd like. Activities

Evoking memories of the past and aspirations for the future to create unique contemporary interiors.Interior design should not be sterile or static; it’s a living extension of art meant to be touched,

A comprehensive and easy guide to bringing wild food indoors and new life to your cooking.If you’d like to experiment with wild foods and explore new flavors, but don’t know where to start―The Forager

More irresistible stories and sayings from the creator of YouTube’s Southern Women Channel.Ms. Julia Fowler is back, and this time she’s goin’ to talk her lipstick off about even more things Southern.

Llamacorn saves the day by bravely leading his horned friends to work together to rescue Mousicorn and Squirrelcorn.Dive into this feel-good story as Llamacorn and his friends work to save Mousicorn a

Learn about the plants and animals in nine national parks with fun facts, engaging questions, and intricate illustrations.Explore your world top to bottom with Seek & Find National Parks to learn what

Amusing affirmations and witty pickup lines to send to your favorite introvert, from the creator of Introflirted.Amusing affirmations and witty pickup lines to send to your favorite introvert, from th

Quiet the mind to be still and embrace mindfulness.Quiet the mind to be still and embrace mindfulness.Reflect on the quietest moments, personal growth, inner strength, and self-love with Sarah Cray’s

Introduce brilliant babies to the mysterious poetry of Edgar Allan Poe through his poem “The Raven.”Little Poet Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore! introduces toddlers to Poe’s renowned poem “The Raven.” Expl

Introduce your brilliant baby to famous naturalist and painter of the Southwest Georgia O’Keeffe.Georgia O’Keeffe went to art school in Chicago and New York, but when she saw the New Mexico desert, sh

Introduce your brilliant baby to the inspiring primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall.Jane Goodall loved animals from the time she was a child. She studied in Africa, and then traveled to Tanza

100 farm-to-table breakfast, brunch, and lunch recipes with a modern Southern sensibility.Redefine the culinary boundaries of breakfast, brunch, and lunch. 100 recipes designed for the home cook using

The one-horned animals of Llamacorn Land are excited to share their favorite snacks and treats with you!Everyone knows the Llamacorn, the kindest of the animals in Llamacorn Land, who is happy to shar

Make a Difference, Explore Your Strengths, Inspire Others.Now is the time to blaze new trails and to help shape the world into one we can all be proud of. This illustrated, fill-in activity journal ac

Introduce your brilliant baby to famous naturalist and photographer Ansel Adams.Ansel Adams was twelve years old when he received his first camera on a trip to Yosemite National Park. He spent the res

Introduce brilliant babies to the world around them with Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.”Little Poet Robert Frost: Two Roads introduces toddlers to Frost’s beloved poem, “The Road Not Taken” throu

Take to the road to discover the history and artistry of North America’s disappearing neon signs.Neon Road Trip chronicles the history of the commercial neon sign with a curated collection of photogra

Moon Milk is a cookbook of fifty-five recipes for calming beverages to drink before bedtime. Relaxing nighttime drinks have often been thought of as a miracle worker for helping you to snooze soundly