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Book Introduction:Each book in this delightful, child-friendly series focuses on a different period in history, from Ancient Egypt right up to World War 2. Children will love learning about each era, and then following the simple instructions to make useful or interesting objects from that time. Age-appropriate ......[Read More]

Book Introduction:Create your own fleet of fantastic planes -- from the Secret Mission to the Striker -- to take off right in your own home! Pop out the paper shapes and follow the step-by-step illustrated instructions to create 24 of the coolest airplanes you've ever seen. Then, send them soaring! Paper Craft Airpla......[Read More]

Book Introduction:This time Matt and Emily board a ship heading for Halifax at the beginning of World War II. There they meet Brits Kate and her little brother, John, sent to Canada to escape the blitz. As they are about to dock, a desperate Kate can’t find John anywhere, and she promised her parents she’......[Read More]

Book Introduction:The young readers' edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: A good little beginners guide for learning the art origami. The pieces are explained well with photos of each step. Nevertheless, it could do with some more more origami exercises. [Read More]

Latest Reviews:This is a great book for young girls to read with valuable, age-appropriate guidance about staying home alone. My daughter read the entire book in 24 hours and said that she feels much more comfortable with the idea of staying home alone. She feels that this book has equipped her to make good deci......[Read More]

Latest Reviews:We love all of the Chi Books, they are a great read for my son...he reads them over and over again![Read More]

Latest Reviews:Christmas gift[Read More]

Latest Reviews:I thought this was a good book. I enjoyed learning about what to do when I am home alone q[Read More]

Book Introduction:A sporting tale of how a displaced group of woodland creatures make new friends and find a home, through hard work, fair play, and an exciting game of rugby.[Read More]

Latest Reviews:It's a great book based on a true story! Cute and inspiring[Read More]

Latest Reviews:The information is interesting, but I was very disappointed that all photos inside the book are black and white. Even photos from the most recent presidents/ events are black and white. Color photos in an informational text add so much more detail than black and white. Color photos vs black and w......[Read More]

Book Introduction:The train trestle that crossed the bayou loomed just ahead and because of the flood height, there would be very little clearance if I went under the trestle. Thinking it better to not try it, I turned the craft around. At least I tried to make the turn. Because of the swiftness of the water, the pir......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: I loved that these experiments were practical and applicable to daily life. Many science experiment book are random and unconnected, which I do not appreciate, so I am glad I have found a series that will bring science into daily life. [Read More]

Latest Reviews:5★I remember hearing about this story when it ‘broke’ a few years ago, and then it surfaced again when Nicole Kidman starred in the movie LION, and the rest will, no doubt, be history.First, I have to say that although I already knew the bones of the story, as so many potential readers may, it only ......[Read More]

Book Introduction:From the diverse cultures of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Vietnam, Germany, Guyana, Somalia, and others, immigrant children write of their experiences leaving their homes and moving to a new country. The stories, poems and pictures in Our New Home tell of the fear and sadness, excitement an......[Read More]

Book Introduction:How did your grandparents clean their house? How did families enjoy time with each other in the 1950s? When did huge supermarkets become popular? How did people cook in the 1980s? Find all the answers and more in this book about how home life has changed since the 1950s.[Read More]

Latest Reviews:Book is very thin as I was expecting 'more' for the cost[Read More]

Latest Reviews:"Coming Home," by Gloria Javillonar Palileo, brings vividly to life the plight of the American born non-white people, and particularly those of mixed blood, who must find a place to exist between diverse cultures. The acute pain of this dilemma is faced by millions of children whose parents are immi......[Read More]

Book Introduction:The Victorian Home guides children through the grand homes of the Victorian era explaining the Victorian values and tastes behind their design from the magnificent parlor to the scandalously secretive water closet![Read More]