The Shape of Things

The Shape of Things

Author: Dayle Ann Dodds

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780606290098

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A square is just a square until it becomes a house in this clever book. A circle becomes a spinning ferris wheel, and when some string and a tail are added, it becomes a kite flying high in the sky. With sprightly rhymes and energetic illustrations, this book reveals that shapes are everywhere. Full color.


A Little Piece of Ground

A Little Piece of Ground

Author: Elizabeth Laird

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Published: 2016-02-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1608465837

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A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.


Big Things, Little Things, Skinny Things, Wide Things | A Size & Shape Book for Kids

Big Things, Little Things, Skinny Things, Wide Things | A Size & Shape Book for Kids

Author: Baby Professor

Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC

Published: 2017-02-15

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1541906659

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This Size Book for Kids is ideal for your babies and toddlers who are only beginning to recognize different sizes. Illustrations here range from big to small and skinny to wide, with variations in designs and color to make them attractive to the little ones. You can have a copy of this book today.


Big Box of Shapes

Big Box of Shapes

Author: Wiley Blevins

Publisher: Rocking Chair Kids – Red Chair Press

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1634400879

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Triangles, circles, squares. To most of us, these are just simple shapes. But in the imaginations of Lulu and Max, these shapes found in a box take on exciting new meanings. What will you see?


The Poky Little Puppy

The Poky Little Puppy

Author: Janette Sebring Lowrey

Publisher: Golden Books

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 0375861297

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One night a puppy,who is always late coming home finds there is no dessert for him. On board pages.


The Rock from the Sky

The Rock from the Sky

Author: Jon Klassen

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1536222682

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Look up! From the Caldecott Medal–winning creator of the hat trilogy comes a new deadpan gem. There is a spot. It is a good spot. It is the perfect spot to stand. There is no reason to ever leave. But somewhere above there is also a rock. A rock from the sky. Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere, but you just can’t put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with wry wit, celebrated picture book creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for the ages.


The Toddler's Science Activity Book

The Toddler's Science Activity Book

Author: Kailan Carr

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2021-04-06

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1648761453

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A play-and-learn science adventure for curious toddlers ages 1 to 3 Dive into the amazing world of science for toddlers. This giant collection of simple activities will help kids practice core science skills the way they learn best: through play! You can choose activities based on the skills developed, how long they take, or even how messy things might get. Best of all, every activity is designed for fun, which is the best way to help your little scientist learn and grow. This introduction to science for toddlers features: 100+ Educational activities—Explore activities that integrate science for toddlers, like building a rock tower, creating DIY playdough, or making things stick with static electricity. Labels for learning—Each experiment is labeled with the skills being taught, including observation, problem-solving, physics, biology, and more. Toddler teaching tips—Discover a brief overview of toddler development and milestones, as well as handy teaching advice that makes it easy to pick the right activities. Set kids up for a lifetime of learning with these super fun science-for-toddlers activities.


The Design of Childhood

The Design of Childhood

Author: Alexandra Lange

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1632866374

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From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but the toys, classrooms, playgrounds, and neighborhoods little ones engage with are just as important. These objects and spaces encode decades, even centuries of changing ideas about what makes for good child-rearing--and what does not. Do you choose wooden toys, or plastic, or, increasingly, digital? What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? In these debates, parents, educators, and kids themselves are often caught in the middle. Now, prominent design critic Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories behind the human-made elements of our children's pint-size landscape. Her fascinating investigation shows how the seemingly innocuous universe of stuff affects kids' behavior, values, and health, often in subtle ways. And she reveals how years of decisions by toymakers, architects, and urban planners have helped--and hindered--American youngsters' journeys toward independence. Seen through Lange's eyes, everything from the sandbox to the street becomes vibrant with buried meaning. The Design of Childhood will change the way you view your children's world--and your own.


Meddling Kids

Meddling Kids

Author: Edgar Cantero

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0385542003

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Freaky pleasure...it scratches a nostalgic itch for those who grew up on Saturday morning Scooby-Doo cartoons and sugar-bombed breakfast cereal" --USA Today "Deliriously wild, funny and imaginative. Cantero is an original voice." --Charles Yu, author of How to Live in a Science Fictional Universe With raucous humor and brilliantly orchestrated mayhem, Meddling Kids subverts teen detective archetypes like the Hardy Boys, the Famous Five, and Scooby-Doo, and delivers an exuberant and wickedly entertaining celebration of horror, love, friendship, and many-tentacled, interdimensional demon spawn. SUMMER 1977. The Blyton Summer Detective Club (of Blyton Hills, a small mining town in Oregon’s Zoinx River Valley) solved their final mystery and unmasked the elusive Sleepy Lake monster—another low-life fortune hunter trying to get his dirty hands on the legendary riches hidden in Deboën Mansion. And he would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids. 1990. The former detectives have grown up and apart, each haunted by disturbing memories of their final night in the old haunted house. There are too many strange, half-remembered encounters and events that cannot be dismissed or explained away by a guy in a mask. And Andy, the once intrepid tomboy now wanted in two states, is tired of running from her demons. She needs answers. To find them she will need Kerri, the one-time kid genius and budding biologist, now drinking her ghosts away in New York with Tim, an excitable Weimaraner descended from the original canine member of the club. They will also have to get Nate, the horror nerd currently residing in an asylum in Arkham, Massachusetts. Luckily Nate has not lost contact with Peter, the handsome jock turned movie star who was once their team leader . . . which is remarkable, considering Peter has been dead for years. The time has come to get the team back together, face their fears, and find out what actually happened all those years ago at Sleepy Lake. It’s their only chance to end the nightmares and, perhaps, save the world. A nostalgic and subversive trip rife with sly nods to H. P. Lovecraft and pop culture, Edgar Cantero’s Meddling Kids is a strikingly original and dazzling reminder of the fun and adventure we can discover at the heart of our favorite stories, no matter how old we get.