In The Cosmic Carrot, a young boy, Mitch, gets back on track to vibrant health and clear vision with the help of friends and a dedicated eye doctor. Robert Grand's debut picture book combines its engaging narrative with rhyming verses and beautiful ink and water color illustrations. Parents appreciate their children learning powerful life lessons about resilience as Mitch conquers his need for thick glasses with orthokeratology, a non-surgical procedure to improve his vision recommended by his eye doctor. In addition, Mitch learns about the power of organic fruits and vegetables to calm his allergic sensitivities, which fosters awareness of the benefits of good eating habits and clear distance vision in young readers.

This title introduces readers to the steps involved in reading a map and encourages them to try making a map of their neighborhood. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts and an infographic, this book provides an engaging introduction to this important life skill.

In The Cosmic Carrot, a young boy, Mitch, gets back on track to vibrant health and clear vision with the help of friends and a dedicated eye doctor. Robert Grand's debut picture book combines its engaging narrative with rhyming verses and beautiful ink and water color illustrations. Parents appreciate their children learning powerful life lessons about resilience as Mitch conquers his need for thick glasses with orthokeratology, a non-surgical procedure to improve his vision recommended by his eye doctor. In addition, Mitch learns about the power of organic fruits and vegetables to calm his allergic sensitivities, which fosters awareness of the benefits of good eating habits and clear distance vision in young readers.

Through beautiful illustrations, Celebrating Chinese Festivals presents the most important and celebrated festivals of China, and explains the traditions, the delicious foods, the exciting activities and special customs that go with them! Readers will experience many Chinese festivities together with Little Mei and her family as they celebrate: Chinese New Year. Fireworks at midnight, lion dancing and visiting with family members. The Lantern Festival. A parade of lanterns to celebrate the first full moon. Qingming Festival. Paying respects to departed loved ones by sweeping and tending to their graves. The Dragon Boat Festival. Eating zongzi and dragon boat racing. Festival of the Cow Herder and the Weaving Maiden. A Romantic story of the origin of Chinese Valentine's Day. The Mid-autumn Festival. Families get together to make sweet mooncakes! Double Ninth Festival. An autumn tradition where people climb mountains and drink a special tea to protect against danger, and visit elders to pay their respects. The classic Chinese legends and poems in this colorful book will help children understand Chinese culture, and the recipes for tasty festival treats will delight those who love Chinese food.

Combining fun and interactive activities, this guide will have kids captivated for hours constructing fantastic racing cars with the basics of only rubber bands, cardboard, and glue. These simple instructions with templates allow budding engineers to gain hands-on experience as they learn not only how to build a basic racer, but how to make modifications such as aluminum foil axle bearings, steering mechanisms, hinges, cam shafts, and wheels made out of old CDs. This helpful resource has step-by-step instructions for making a basic rubber-band model, a railroad push-car, and a high-speed racer. Other unique projects include Oscar the Laughing Clown, which has a jaw mechanism that opens and closes when it moves, and Spot the Dog, which has a moving tail. Children can even learn how to build a rubber band car big enough for a human. Exploring wheels, bearings, and friction, kids will learn not only how to make speedy racers but also the science that makes the process work.

In the 1930s Arthur and Lillie Horth wrote a series of books intended for all the family. Their "101 Things" series of volumes took the publishing world by storm, selling many tens of thousands of copies to men, women, boys and girls alike. Following on from the success of "101 Things for a Boy to Do" and "101 Things for the Handyman to Make", Tempus brings the follow up volumes for Housewives and Girls. In the days before television, when radio was a luxury for some households, the book provided hours of good wholesome entertainment and practical advice for the young girl. In it she would learn about making small crafts, cleaning, stain removing, making greetings cards, simple jewellery, and even how to make cakes and fondants. The modern girl is likely to be amazed at the range of talents her 1930s equivalent could have. It is an ideal gift for the girl of any age.

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, and it is estimated that 21-30 million people in the United States alone have diabetes. Six million of them don't even know it The disease is rapidly growing in other parts of the world as well, especially among children. If not treated, diabetes puts children at greater risk for heart attack and stroke, blindness, lower-limb amputation, kidney disease, and nerve damage as adults. And yet, this disease is both preventable and manageable. This enlightening book gives the straight facts on diabetes: how you get it, what its symptoms are, how you can reduce your chances of getting it, and how you can manage it once you have it. Kids & Diabetes explains how obesity and genetics play a role and also provides updated information on the most current treatment methods and research.

The world of a princess, robot, fairy, knight, pirate, and astronaut are not so very far away. This hands-on collection allows children to become their favorite fantasy characters through costume-making and exciting, yet safe activities. Detailed photographs and step-by-step instructions lead to some of the most fun playtime costumes, complete with accessories like the pirates parrot and the fairys wand. These enchanting costumes and themed activities encourage children to fully engage their creativity and imagination.

This board book introduces infants to the names of various items of Arctic clothing. Text appears in Inuktitut syllabics, and Roman orthography. Arctic Clothing features full-colour photographs of a variety of Arctic clothes.