It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears? Who had the world's first flushing toilet? Why dedicated doctors tasted their parents' ear wax? Discover all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks — all the gore and more.

«The Awesome Activity Book» is stuffed with killer quizzes, gruesome games and amazing mazes to bring the awful Egyptians, groovy Greeks and incredible Incas to life. Want to: paint the inside of a pharaoh's tomb; learn how to compete in the odd Olympic games; and play the Incan initiation game? With over 200 re-usable stickers, the «Awesome Activity Book» will keep you (and your mummy) wrapped up for hours!»

From the photographer of the bestselling I Spy books and creator of the Can You See What I See? series is a new rhyming, search-and-find reader series — especially for the newest reader! Readers can use the picture clues to search for dozens of hidden trinkets and toys! This book builds confidence in new readers and provides hours of fun, as well!

The magnificent final book in J. K. Rowling's seven-part saga comes to readers July 21, 2007.

Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience in this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.

How did Clifford become such a big red dog? When Emily Elizabeth brings home her puppy, he's too small for everything. Then, with one simple wish, Clifford begins to grow and grow-and grow until he is too big to live in the city. Will Emily Elizabeth have to give up Clifford for good?

Geronimo Stilton, adventure mouse? Not me! But surely a little skiing couldn't hurt a rodent, right? Wrong. Moldy mozzarella! When my ski trip landed me in the hospital, I was sure it was going to be the worst Christmas ever! But my family and friends had something else in mind.

Geronimo's sister Thea is the mystery-loving rodent, not him. But somehow Geronimo finds himself going undercover to get to the bottom of a case. Full color.

Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in... a bad case of stripes!

Motivate even the most reluctant readers with this collection of read-aloud mini-plays with parts written at different levels. Perfect for building oral fluency, these plays cover high-interest topics, such as school situations, tall tales, and mysteries. Includes background and suggestions for building fluency and comprehension. For use with Grades 3-5.

«Philip Pullman's classic trilogy is now available as a stunning bind-up edition. Since the first volume was published in 1995, and has now been filmed as «The Golden Compass», the trilogy has been acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, and has won the UK's top awards for children's literature. Today, the fabulous story of Lyra and her daemon is read and loved by adults and children alike. The extraordinary story moves between parallel universes. Beginning in Oxford, it takes Lyra and her animal-daemon Pantalaimon on a dangerous rescue mission to the ice kingdoms of the far North, where she begins to learn about the mysterious particles they call Dust — a substance for which a terrible war between different worlds will be fought...»This trilogy is one of the great imaginative works in the English language. And it contains one of the bestillains in all literature». (Terry Jones). Philip Pullman has won the CILIP Carnegie Medal, the «Guardian» Children's Fiction Award, the Children's Book of the Year — British Book Awards, the Whitbread Book of the Year, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award.»

Sneak a peek inside the diary of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything she writes is true... or at least as true as it needs to be, in the follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Can Adults Become Human?

Now revised with up-to-date explanations of more than 700 everyday American idioms and their origins, this dictionary contains entries that are amusing as well as educational.

«With a brand new design, 1,000 additional words, and new fun sections like «The Four Longest Words in the English Language» and «The Spelling Words That Made Kids Champions», this is the perfect spelling resource for students. The introduction gives instructions for looking up a word the reader does not necessarily know how to spell, offers more than 150 memory tricks to correct commonly misspelled words, and clearly explains general spelling rules (and their exceptions). Furthermore, to aid pronunciation, each word is divided into syllables with the accented syllable in boldface.»

This book exhibits all of the diversity of the American states even as it ties the country into one awesome entity. The authors' inclusion of endangered species, biographical sketches on the famous Americans from each state, inventions, resources, records, and so much more make this a unique and multidimensional work. But it is the art and the treatment of the information that makes this book so special. With a light-handed, fresh approach and tremendous respect for their subject, the author-artists succeed in painting a truly beautiful portrait of America.

Count up to the 100th Day of School with this foot long doodle bug! Just add a numbered, 1-100 body segment each day and watch your bug grow-along with your students' numeracy skills! Set includes a head, tail, 100 body segments, 2 celebratory balloons, and a four-page teaching guide. 104 pieces.

When Ellie and her friends go camping, they have no idea they're leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything goes as planned. But a week later, they return home to find their houses empty and their pets starving. Something has gone wrong — horribly wrong. Before long, they realize the country has been invaded, and the entire town has been captured — including their families and all their friends. Ellie and the other survivors face an impossible decision: They can flee for the mountains or surrender. Or they can fight.

- Pronunciation guides to less familiar words. — Includes chart that explains the game of dreidel. — Holiday books are always in demand in schools and libraries, but the controlled vocabulary of Rookie Books make them especially marketable. — Excellent resource for classroom unit on holidays. — Text has fewer than 400 words. — Word list. Curriculum Standards: Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards Culture: I — People, societies, and cultures address needs and concerns in ways that are both similar and different — Language, folktales, music, and art serve as expressions of culture — Cultural unity and diversity can be identified within and across groups Time, Continuity, and Change: II — Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our understanding of the past Global Connections: IX — Explore ways in which language, the arts, beliefs, etc. facilitate global understanding or lead to misunderstanding.

Dinosaur colors start with red: A red fire truck stuck under the bed, A purple towel left on the floor, A green sign taped to the closet door, The third board book by the bestselling, award-winning duo Jane Yolen and Mark Teague focuses on one of the most fun concepts learned in childhood: colors. Packed with vibrant illustrations of dinosaurs drawing, painting, and playing, this book will captivate and inspire children as they learn their colors.