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Coile, D. Caroline

Science, Nature & How It Works

Union Square Kids

The Family Book Of Halloween Fun

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

A Child's Garden of Verses

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Literature & Fiction

Hundreds of great one-liners, riddles, knock-knocks, wisecracks, and jokes--each of which was entered in a contest by a kid age 6 to 12--will tickle your funny bone. Plus, all royalties from the sale of this book are being donated by Sterling Publishing to a literacy foundation. 96 pages, 60 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Kids' Funniest Jokes

Barry, Sheila Anne

Humor

Solve crimes like a detective, find clues where nobody else would think of looking, trap suspects with their own words, and ignore facts that appear to be significant but are only distractions. Better than a police academy course, all 80 of these simple stories will show you how to find the culprit while everybody else is completely confused. You'll make your town's Christmas merrier when you find out who shot Santa Claus. Figure out which family member poisoned the man of the house while he was watching the Super Bowl, and which housekeeping staffer hid a ruby necklace in a liquor bottle in plain sight. As you explore these fascinating whodunits, you'll enter a bizarre, glamorous, and dangerous world of mobsters, millionaires and heiresses--even detectives themselves. In case you can't outwit the bad guys, just turn to a special section of solutions to each mystery, including an explanation of each clue. Sterling 352 pages, 102 b/w illus., 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

The Little Giant® Book of Whodunits (The Little Giant Series)

Conrad, Hy

LaFleur, Matt

Activities, Crafts & Games

"In an attractive large-size volume...25 poems to introduce Robert Frost to young people. The selections are arranged by the seasons, and Sorensen's handsome watercolor illustrations capture the feel of the New England landscape without in any way trying to provide literal images for the poetry. There's an excellent biographical essay, and at the bottom of each page, Schmidt provides a brief note on some of the possible ways to read the lines....These nature poems show that poetry holds feelings and ideas that everyone can understand."--Booklist. "...superb; the poems introduced in a tone that is informative but not pedantic."--PW. "...satisfies in every way."--SLJ. "Include[s] both well-known favorites and those less often read or quoted. 'Mending Wall,' 'Birches,' 'The Road Not Taken' are essential Frost and all are here."--Quill &amp; Quire. ". . . thoughtfully compiled and brilliantly illustrated."--Buzz Weekly. 48 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost

Features more than 35 of Dickinson's best loved poems, including "I'm nobody, who are you?" and "I started early, took my dog." "The choice of...Emily Dickinson is a good one....Chi Chung's illustrations...are precise and sometimes whimsical....Attractive and inviting....will give young readers something special."--Quill &amp; Quire. "Bolin's four-page introduction describes and explains Emily Dickinson's odd life style and creative productivity....prettily colored watercolors."--LJ. "...footnotes glossing antiquated diction are well-handled and the precis on Dickinson's church-hymnal metric is a model of its kind."--Washington Post. ". . . shot through with magical charm and graceful beauty . . ."--Buzz Weekly. 48 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson

DICKINSON, EMILY

"The surrealistic illustrations, which appear to be rendered in pastels, are appealing; the soft edges and warm tones work well with Sandburg's imaginery."--SLJ. "The full-color illustrations are nothing short of breathtaking."--Parents. "...displays the range of everyday topics in which Sandburg found beauty, humor, or pathos....Unfamiliar words are helpfully defined in footnotes...and an introductory biographical essay establishes a context for the poems. Arcella makes a grand debut; his intensely colored sculptural forms, carved from dramatic shadows, have a distinctly '30s look to them...."--Kirkus Reviews. 48 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Carl Sandburg (Poetry for Young People)

SANDBURG, Carl

"Gr. 5 Up...spacious format; a wide variety of poems; and colorful, interpretive illustrations...."--SLJ. "The format is admirable: a handsome sampler of poems, with a short introductory essay, unfamiliar words briefly defined in footnotes, and a few prefatory sentences for each poem to establish context and aid interpretation. 13 of Poe's more accessible poems appear here, including The Raven,' The Bells,' Eldorado,' and Annabel Lee.'...concludes with passages from short stories that highlight Poe's mastery of prose....Cobleigh provides atmospheric art: an arresting picture of The Raven,' a cadaverous ghoul in The Bells,' and a depiction of the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart' as a deranged Wee Willy Winky."--Kirkus Reviews. ". . . creepy, unnerving, chilling, and fascinating. . ."--Buzz Weekly. 48 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe

POE, EDGAR ALLAN

Tangle your tongue and tickle your funny bone with hundreds of wacky word combinations. This crazy A-Z collection contains plenty of funny phrases, ridiculous rhymes, and silly sentences. Challenge your mouth muscles as you attempt to say these tongue twisters quickly, correctly, and more than once! Think your tongue can take it? Try these: * "Bennie bought a bright brown blouse for Bonnie, but Bonnie believed Bennie bought a better bright blue blouse for Betty." * "I saw Esau kissing Kate. Fact is, we all three saw. I saw Esau, he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau." * "Nine nimble nobleman nibbled nuts." * "Mr. Spinks thinks the sphinx stinks." With plenty of zany illustrations to add to the fun, this little giant collection of jumbo speech jumblers will keep you and your friends cracking up for hours. Remember, when it comes to tongue twisters, the tougher the better! So rev up your vocal chords, loosen your lips, and get ready to trip over your tongue and have lots of laughs. 352 pages, 340 b/w illus., 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

The Little Giant® Book of Tongue Twisters

Rosenbloom, Joseph

Artel, Mike

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