In typical Kathy Ross style, simple but clever projects bring cows and pigs and chickens and horses and goats and even the farmer himself to life. Young ones will get great satisfaction from being able to transform ordinary household items such as yogurt cups, paper towel tubes, or pipe cleaners into animal-based projects such as a Turkey Corsage, a Goosey Gander Pin, a Thimble Field Mouse, a Horse Magnet, or a Cow Tissue Dispenser. E-i-e-i-o!
By the big red barn In the great green field, There was a pink pig Who was learning to squeal. There were horses and sheep and goats and geese--and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn. In joyous and exuberant Pictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes Margaret Wise Brown's simple, rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals peacefully plays and sleeps. In the barnyard there are roosters and cows, horses and goats, and a pink piglet who is learning to squeal. Margaret Wise Brown's lulling story about a day in the life of a barnyard is now available as a sturdy board book. Felicia Bond's atmospheric illustrations add to the tranquil simplicity of this story.
Art Teacherin' 101 is a book for all elementary art teachers, new and seasoned, to learn all things art teacherin' from classroom management, to taming the kindergarten beast, landing that dream job, taking on a student-teacher, setting up an art room and beyond. It's author, Cassie Stephens, has been an elementary art teacher for over 22 years and shares all that she's learned as an art educator. Art teachers, home school parents and classroom teachers alike will find tried and true ways to make art and creating a magical experience for the young artists in their life.
From the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brilliant people who taught us the meaning of perseverance and innovation. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of nine renowned inventors from around the world: Cai Lun, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Grace Hopper, Johannes Gutenberg, and Louis Pasteur. Inspire your own little inventor with the words of these inventive heroes who changed the world.
Blippi introduces 10 baby farm animals in this photographic book that includes sound buttons of him talking and the animals making their winsome noises! You’ll have a fantastic time on the farm with YouTube sensation Blippi in Blippi: Baby Farm Animals, a photographic book with 10 sound buttons to push. Blippi introduces border collie puppies, calves, foals, piglets, chicks, and other baby farm animals and invites you to sound and act like them all. You can baa, baa like a lamb, waddle like a duckling, climb like a baby goat, and more! Push the sound buttons to hear Blippi talk and listen to the sound each baby farm animal makes.
Insects are everywhere - crawling in the grass, hiding under rocks, or flying through the air at 35 miles per hour. But even if insects make you squirm, they are a valuable part of our Earth. Some insects eat other insects that damage plants. Others light up summer nights. With this latest book in Kathy Ross's Crafts for Kids Who are Learning About series, you'll find out more about insects while making 22 low-cost or no-cost projects. So come discover a world filled with creeping cockroaches, buzzing bees, and fluttering butterflies!
A valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.
Text and bird's-eye-view illustrations portray the many activities on a farm, from spring planting to a summer festival and the autumn harvest. Includes related activities.
Ten fun, creative projects provide students with a hands-on way to learn about animals. Accompanied by colorful images and patterns that are easy to reproduce using a copier or printer, accessible step-by-step directions instruct students how to make such unique crafts as a flying bird ornament, a giraffe statue out of aluminum foil, and a butterfly hand fan using inexpensive materials found at home or in the classroom. A Learn More section with current books and websites encourage further exploration into the animal kingdom.
