The Cheapskate's Handbook

Lowe, Mifflin

Business & Money

PRICE/STERN/SLOAN

What is the Mona Lisa smiling about? What's up with van Gogh and sunflowers? And what makes all these paintings so famous, anyway? Find out in Great Art Explained, the amazing guide that breaks down some of the world's most famous masterpieces! Meet the masters, the paintings, and the techniques, and discover the secrets to why these are the works we still talk about today.

Art: An Interactive Guide: A Hands-On Tour of 150 Essential Masterpieces: With Magic Pages, Flaps, Color Wheels, and More!

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

Bushel & Peck Books

“[T]he cause is just, and readers will come away with a firmer understanding that, as the introduction has it, the story of this country’s founding is ‘everyone’s story.’”―Booklist 
A Junior Library Guild Gold Selection 
“This book will delight visual learners, history lovers, and trivia enthusiasts. It would also validate the diversity of the United States's heroes, encourage critical thinking, and inspire further research. A solid addition to any library or classroom.”―School Library Journal 
The founding of America was not accomplished by a handful of people; it required the heart, soul, and grit of an entire nation. Today, we rightfully honor the efforts of the Founding Fathers, but what about everyone else who sacrificed for the cause? 
Introducing Forgotten Founders, the inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America's birth. Make no mistake: these were no historical footnotes. These were brave men and women without whom the war simply could never have been won and the new republic never begun. 
Readers will meet Sybil Ludington, the sixteen-year-old girl who rode all night to warn of a British attack Nancy Hart: the indomitable woman who captured six Loyalist soldiers Cuffee Wells Saunders, the talented physician who won his freedom and saved lives serving in the Continental Army Phyllis Wheatley, the gifted Black poet whose work was praised by Voltaire and George Washington Deborah Sampson, the colonial woman who dressed as a man to enlist in the Continental Army Peter Salem, the former slave who became the hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill and many more! 
Read, learn, and discover in beautiful new ways that America's origin story really is everybody's story.\nFrom School Library Journal\nGr 2-5-Showcasing the diversity that has always been an integral part of America, this informative book introduces readers to some of the amazing men and women who helped shape a new nation. From the well-known Abigail Adams to the not-often-covered Crispus Attucks, the patriots who comprised America's early population including enslaved people, indentured servants, women, and Indigenous people. The introduction takes on the problem of historical contradictions and asks readers to consider the gaps between the ideals of a young country and the reality. This informative introduction also includes a condensed history of colonial America's involvement in the Revolutionary War and a time line of slavery in America, setting the tone for a continued investigation into the featured brave and industrious individuals. Each of the historical figures receives a spread that details the date and place of their birth and death, ethnicity, gender, unique background, and the contributions they made. Sidebars include fun facts and "Think Deeper" questions that challenge readers to contemplate and problem-solve historical situations. Examples of primary source documents are displayed along with Luong's engaging character portraits. The author's frequent explanatory footnotes add to the conversational tone of the text which contains the vocabulary, content, and length appropriate for the intended grade level. The absence of an index is inconsequential, as a detailed table of contents serves as a guide to the book. VERDICT This book will delight visual learners, history lovers, and trivia enthusiasts. It would also validate the diversity of the United States's heroes, encourage critical thinking, and inspire further research. A solid addition to any library or classroom.-Lynne Stoverα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Forgotten Founders: Black Patriots, Women Soldiers, and Other Thinkers and Heroes Who Shaped Early America

Biographies

<div> Isn't it nice to curl up and cuddle and melt down inside like a big, muddy puddle, and feel the thumping oompah beat of someone else's heart and heat? Everyone knows cuddling can reduce stress levels and release endorphins, but kids know that, most importantly, cuddling is FUN! With adorable, hand-painted illustrations and Dr. Seuss-like rhymes and humour, The Cuddle Book is sure to be a bedtime favourite. So snuggle up with this padded board book and let the cuddling commence! </div>

The Cuddle Book

Literature & Fiction

Familius

Did you know that the Lone Ranger was likely inspired by a black cowboy? Or that some of the most famous sharpshooters in the West were women? Or how a Native American rodeo star could ride even a buffalo? These are no tall tales! In fact, historians estimate that 1 in 4 cowboys were actually black, latino, or Native American―or even women! So saddle up for a tour of the Wild West with some of history's most unsung heroes and discover how the great Western story is really everyone's story.

The True West: Real Stories About Black Cowboys, Women Sharpshooters, Native American Rodeo Stars, Pioneering Vaqueros, and the Unsung Explorers, Builders, and Heroes Who Shaped the American West

History

He's the most interesting man in the world. He changes diapers just because he likes it. His bedtime stories are so epic, they begin "Twice upon a time." When he does long division, there are never any remainders. And if his love were a building, not even King Kong could reach the top. 
He's a myth. He's a legend. He's . . . my dad! 
Dad: The Man, The Myth, The Legend is an epic―and totally unexaggerated―tale for dads everywhere! Heroic, hilarious, and heartwarming, it's the sweet saga of Dad: protector, provider, and child's best friend. 
And it's all true. Right Dad?

Dad: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

Humor

Packed with hilarious observations, unusual tips, and the stingiest advice money couldn’t buy, The Cheapskate’s Handbook is the perfect gag gift for your favorite miser―who might just be you. Skinflint Mifflin Lowe invites fellow cheapskates to come out of the closet in a celebration of all things free, complimentary, pro bono, and if need be, cheap. With advice on everything from avoiding generous impulses to creatively bumming off your neighbors, plus delightful watercolor illustrations, hilarious photographs, and Mifflin’s own “Miser’s Aptitude Test,” The Cheapskate’s Handbook will have you laughing and saving money at the same time. What a deal!

The Cheapskate's Handbook: A Guide to the Subtleties, Intricacies, and Pleasures of Being a Tightwad

Finance

An imaginative mixed race boy from New York, Howie Kaplinsky dreams of being a cowboy, vividly fantasizing that New York City locations and situations are scenes and situations in the Wild West. With his "Cowboy Vision," Howie transforms dogs into coyotes, telephone poles into sequoias, a woman in a fur coat into a grizzly bear, the tall buildings of New York into the Grand Canyon, and Thanksgiving parade floats into an enormous, bizarre stampede. In Cowboy Howie. The Adventure of the Central Park Coyote and Thanksgiving Day Parade, Howie's father sees a report on the TV news about a coyote in Central Park. Howie gets on his BMX bike, imagining it's a pony, and sets off to "track the critter down." When the rope from a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade catches him by the belt, Howie flies high over Central Park until he finally comes to the famous statue of Balto, the sled dog. With his "Cowboy Vision" Howie is sure he's found the Central Park Coyote and lassoes it. In the end, Howie gets on a Central Park carriage and rides off into the sunset - "Just the way real cowboys always have. Just the way real cowboys always will."

Cowboy Howie. The Adventure of the Central Park Coyote & Thanksgiving Day Parade (The Adventures of Cowboy Howie)

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