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| Title | Author | Date | Average User Rating | |
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A Dinotopian Adventure! |
Rose Garrett | June 16, 2008 | ||
| Have your or your ever visited Dinotopia? If you had, you would remember. This beautifully imagined island world, in which humans and dinosaurs live together side by side, has been the stuff of reader's dreams ever since the first book, Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time, was published in 1992. ... | ||||
A Book to Inspire a Love of Nature |
Johanna Sorrentino | June 9, 2008 | ||
| Some books are written to get kids excited about a particular subject, others are simply good books in their own right. When Rain Falls lands solidly in both those categories. Award-winning science writer and veteran children's book author Melissa Stewart answers one of the most interesting ... | ||||
A Great Book to Encourage Reading |
Johanna Sorrentino | June 2, 2008 | ||
| Books are the key to academic success, that's true, but they should also be rollicking good fun! They should inspire a love of learning, in addition to providing a venue for the learning itself. That's where books like Follow That Bear If You Dare by Claire Freedman come into play. In this story, ... | ||||
A Book to Savor |
Johanna Sorrentino | May 19, 2008 | ||
| If you're looking for a delightful and thought-provoking reading experience, look no further than Catherine Rayner's new book Harris Finds His Feet. This is not a book to be rushed through in the mad dash for bedtime. Though it's short, with only a few lines of text on each page, this is a book ... | ||||
A Toy Drum Worth Banging on About! |
Johanna Sorrentino | May 12, 2008 | ||
| Toy drums are great fun, but did you also know that they help develop your child's spatial perception, limb muscles and auditory nerves? She may also pick up a healthy dose of rhythm. But, if the thought of listening to the clang of cheap plastic is holding you back from getting one for your child, ... | ||||
Celebrate Earth Day with the Story of Knut |
Education.com | April 21, 2008 | ||
| It's the week of Earth Day, and at school your child is learning all about endangered species, global warming, and the importance of recycling. A great way to complement this study is with a family reading of Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World by father-daughters writing team ... | ||||
The Dirt on Dirt |
Johanna Sorrentino | April 7, 2008 | ||
| Mud pies. Sand castles. Ant farms. Yes, kids love dirt--and the stuff they find in it. But did you know that dirt can teach your child loads about such subjects as geology, biology, chemistry, archaeology, and geography? That's the idea behind the new book The Dirt on Dirt (Kids Can Press), written ... | ||||
Books to Grow With! |
Education.com | March 31, 2008 | ||
| Here it was another company baby shower and we were racking our brains on what to give the expectant couple. Baby clothes? Nah. Stroller? Passe. In the end, our staff decided to go with something that we're all passionate about: learning. Where does it all begin and end? With a love of books, of ... | ||||
