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December 5, 2009

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Beastologist: The Flight of the Phoenix

R. L. LaFevers

Nathaniel Flood is sent to a distant cousin, who also happens to be a beastologist. Before he knows it Nathaniel is in Arabia, entrenched in an effort to ensure the world's last remaining phoenix delivers her egg safely! Read more »

Knit-it Mice Kit

These three rodents won't keep you up at night and they won't nibble through your cupboards. What they will do is help teach your newbie knitter the basics. Read more »

Pop Up Junior Goal

If you've ever tried to put together a soccer goal, then you'll appreciate this super easy pop-up model. Read more »

Wits and Wagers

Think Trivial Pursuit crossed with roulette and spiced with an extra dose of social studies and math practice, and youâve got this fun group game for four to twenty players. Read more »

My Little Helper Toolbox

Preschoolers tend to be fix-it fans by nature, and most love to take things apart and put them back together. This little toolkit gives preschoolers the chance to lug their own set of tools around, just like mom and dad. Read more »

Electric Plane Launcher

Got half an hour to spare? Experiment with motion, physics, and beginner electronics by creating this super cool launcher for paper airplanes. Read more »

Pocket Japanese Album

Your child doesn't need to be an artist to enjoy the classic design and effortless cool of this notebook, which contains 60 pages of Japanese-style zigzag accordion paper. Read more »

My First Sewing Kit

With pre-cut fabric for 5 easy projects, plus oodles of colorful embroidery thread and fun sewing accessories like a thimble, pincushion, and buttons, your child will be stitching in no time. Read more »

Fifteen Puzzle

First invented in 1880, this pocket-sized numerical puzzle became wildly popular in the 1930's. Now it's making a comeback with this retro version. Read more »

Mala Art Easel

A whiteboard on one side, a chalkboard on the other, it's perfect for beginner scribbles or magnetic letters, as children work their brains and hand muscles in preparation for writing and reading. Read more »

Tag Tails Zoo

Each child gets a colorful animal tail, attached via a belt. Then it's time for tag with a twist: instead of just tapping each other, kids try to pull off each other's tails! Read more »

Stomp Rocket Super High Performance

Sometimes the best things in life are also the most simple. That goes for the stomp rocket, one of the greatest, and simplest, toys around. Read more »

Bocce Tournament Set

Long revered in Italy as the perfect way to pass a sunny afternoon, bocce is beginning to catch on as a low-key antidote to high-energy athletic pastimes. Read more »

Trash to Treasure

With this crafty kit your teen can repurpose her stretched out, pilled or undersized wool garments into a felted bag, fairy slippers, and mittens. Read more »

Trifold Easel

With a double sided paper easel that makes playdates a breeze, and a handy color wheel to introduce color mixing, this art kit has got it all. Read more »

Roboxplorer

This cool vehicle is enough to make any kid's eyes grow wide at the toy store, but not only do speed hounds get to play with it, they get to build it from scratch, too! Read more »

Pocket Watercolor Set

Get your child started with this kid-friendly kit, which contains 18 half-pans of pigment and a brush in an easy-to-tote aluminum tin. Read more »

When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead

This gem of a novel pulses with edge-of-the-seat intrigue, complex characters, and the intricacies of middle school friendship. Funny, exceptionally well-written...in short one of the best books for young readers we've seen all year. Read more »

The Miles Between

Mary E. Pearson

Funny, articulate and well-written, The Miles Between tackles deep philosophical questions with a light and clever tone. A great road trip movie...only in book form! Read more »

Wax Drawing Kit

Packed up pretty with oil pastels, wooden frames, and colored and natural beeswax, this kit takes young artists step-by-step through the process of creating a picture inspired by an Ancient Greek wax technique. Read more »

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