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Soccer World South Africa

With a passion for connecting to the world, real-life pro soccer player Ethan Zohn takes his readers on the first Soccer World adventure to South Africa, home of the World Cup in 2010. There, he meets up with his soccer-playing friend Tawela, who... Read More...

Explore Rocks and Minerals!

Have you ever wondered what those sparkly specks in the piece of gravel in your driveway might be? Or why some crystals grow so big? In Explore Rocks and Minerals! kids can try activities that will help them figure out the answers, from testing... Read More...

Colonial Food

Colonial Food discusses how the colonists obtained, prepared, and ate their food. Read More...

Colonial Jobs

Colonial Jobs discusses the different goods produced by the colonists, from flour and iron horseshoes, to wooden buckets and furniture. It examines the work of different craftsmen, including blacksmiths, coopers, cabinet-makers, and... Read More...

Colonial Homes

Colonial Homes covers all aspects of the colonial home. It discusses the construction of the first colonial homes in Jamestown, the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke colony, the wattle-and-daub houses built by colonists in Massachusetts... Read More...

Colonial Clothes

Colonial Clothes talks about the clothing that colonial men and women wore, and how it was made from wool and flax spun into thread and then woven into fabric. It also discusses the work of tailors, cobblers, tanners, milliners and mantua... Read More...

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PUB DATE MARCH 2011— In Explore Life Cycles! kids ages 6-9 will learn about the amazing changes plants and animals experience throughout their lives. Young scientists will discover what happens inside those magical cocoons to transform a caterpillar into a creature as different as a butterfly.

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"There’s a lot of fun to be had with Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself, for both children and adults. There’s history turned into story and sharing, so that even if, maybe especially if, history was never your best subject, you and your kids will come away with stories of your own to share." Read more...