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What's for lunch? Your body needs lots of different things to eat, and every kind of food has a different job to do! Did you know drinking milk makes your bones strong? Or that eating carrots helps you see better? Read and find out about the different kinds of food we eat and how to fill up your plate to keep your body healthy! A new addition to the award-winning Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, this book features content-rich vocabulary in simple, engaging text by writer Sarah L. Thomson, fascinating visual displays of information by illustrator Nila Aye, and a find-out-more section with simple guides to learn about everyday healthy eating. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Carolyn Johnson, PhD, FAAHB, NCC, LPA, and Keelia O'Malley, MPH. This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
Transform your look again and again with Glitter Face Painting. A follow up title to Klutz: Face Painting, this sequel shows you heaps more tips and tricks to up your face-painting skills and really stand out. Comes with everything you need to get imaginative, including detailed instructions, five shimmery fact paints, a face painting brush and eye-catching body stickers (including rhinestones).
A Kid's Cookbook for the Kid Chefs in Your Life (Ages 3-8)#1 New Release in Children's Cookbooks and Parents Books, Children's Diet & Nutrition Books The Flavcity duo, Dessi and Bobby Parrish and the best-selling authors of Keto Meal Prep and Flavcity's 5 Ingredient Meals, introduce The Tasty Adventures of Rose Honey! Join Rose Honey as she bakes her favorite snacks. Follow Rose Honey as she makes her favorite chocolate chip cookies with her parents. In this adorable baking book for your little foodie, find illustrious imagery, Rose Honey's cooking narrative, and feel-good ingredients to make the yummiest and healthiest chocolate chip cookies imaginable! Experience cookies like never before. With almond flour, nut butters, and other fun ingredients, you and your children can turn baking cookies into a creative experience that all junior chefs will rave about. Use this Flavcity recipe book to create dishes your child adores, and make memories on the way! In this children's cookbook, learn about: Alternate ingredients for cookies Rose Honey's adventurous approach to cooking Baking techniques from Flavcity duo Dessi and Bobby Parrish themselves And so much more! If you enjoyed children's cookbooks like Yasmin the Chef, Cora Cooks Panic, or Stir Crack Whisk Bake, then you and your little one will love The Tasty Adventures of Rose Honey: Flavcity Chocolate Chip Cookie Time!
Find out how reading just one book can lead to a brand-new library in this lively chain-reaction story about actions and their consequences - however unintended they may be! Violet has searched her room high and low, but just can't find a book she hasn't read before. She wishes her town had a library; a magical place full of adventure where she would never run out of stories to discover. But alas, on this particular rainy day, the only unfamiliar book she can find is the one propping up the kitchen table. Dad won't miss it, right?... . With a CLATTER and a CRASH, Violet's actions set in motion an unstoppable chain of events that soon has the whole town in chaos! Young readers will delight at the playful, colourful illustrations, while learning an important lesson about how actions lead to consequences. The story also introduces children to the wonder of libraries, while highlighting their vital role in fostering literacy. . One Book Was All it Took is the perfect tongue-in-cheek adventure story to share with budding bookworms. From the hilarity of the chaos that Violet causes, to the heart-warming reminder of the important role libraries have played in many of our lives, readers of all ages will find joy in this vibrant book. It is also an excellent introduction to the concept of how our actions can affect others, an important lesson for all young ones - especially Violet! .
Fold, decorate & play! Learning to fold simple paper models is just the beginning in Origami Games for Kids! Children of all ages can enjoy playing 15 interactive games with their finished origami crafts. The paper models can be used to play 15 simple but highly entertaining games that will keep children engaged for hours, and allow them to collaborate as well as compete. Everything you need is in this box--a full-color instruction book, 48 sheets of high-quality folding papers, and over 50 stickers to decorate the finished models. It only takes a minute or two to fold up each game piece, and then you can use them to play the following exciting games: Balancing Act--Who can keep the spinning wing balanced on the pyramid longer? Basket Bombs--Shoot the ball through the hoop using the catapult! Bowl 'Em Over--How many bowling pins can you knock down at one time? Can You Top This?--Build a tower of triangle chips as high as you can! Chip Toss--How many triangle chips can you juggle between two inverted pyramids? Fill 'Er Up--Who can flip the most balls into the box using the dragon's nose? Football--Scoot the football in between the goal posts to score! Frog Olympics--Spring the frog into, over or on top of the box! Ghost Dodgers--Can you slide a triangle chip under the ghost without knocking it over? Leap Frog--Keep the leaping frog leaping as long as possible! Pick Up Chips--Carefully remove the triangle chips one at a time without jostling the adjacent ones! Slay the Dragon--Take turns launching footballs at the dragon on the goal post until he's knocked down! Snap Dragon--Slide a penny under your opponent's dragon without getting "pinched!" Stormy Seas--Who can blow the sailboat from one end of the path to the other in the shortest time? Timber!--Stack as many sheets as possible on top of the "tree" before it falls over! These games will appeal to kids of all ages and personalities. Beyond having fun, origami engages children's minds with the physical world--allowing them to make discoveries and solve problems. Research shows that origami stimulates the logical and creative sides of the brain, so both zones are actively engaged when folding. It also teaches the basics of geometry and has concrete benefits for developing minds. Whether at home, at a birthday party, on vacation, or in the classroom, Origami Games for Kids Kit will provide hours of creative, hands-on fun for everyone! This kit contains: A full-color 48-page origami instruction book 48 sheets of high-quality, double-sided origami paper 15 different paper models used to play 15 exciting games Over 50 colorful stickers to decorate the models
Guaranteed to enrich a toddler's vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language. Titles in the series feature animals, clothes, colors, fruit, home, jobs, music, numbers, opposites, plants, school, sports, tools, vegetables, and vehicles. This collection combines photographs, bright illustrations, and dual-language words in clear, bold text. Suitable for both individuals and groups, these books are a child's perfect introduction to exploring other languages.
A passionate campaign brings four best friends back together in a fight to save their school library in this heartfelt tale from the bestselling author of Pages & Co. The library is Hetty's very favourite place in school, and since falling out with her best friends Ali, Mei and Rocket she's been spending even more time there. So she's absolutely horrified when she learns that her head teacher is planning to close it down, claiming there aren't enough funds to keep the library going. There's no way Hetty's going to sit back and let this happen. But can she repair her broken friendships and build support for her library campaign? Let the Battle of the Books commence!
Kids don't need a big backyard or outdoor space to learn about gardening and how plants grow. This introductory garden book, packed with photos of 3 to 6 year olds in action, features hands-on planting and growing activities that can be done in a small yard, classroom, or community garden. Written by the staff of City Sprouts, a leading educational organization in promoting urban gardening and equitable access to nature, each activity--from Sorting Seeds to Going on a Worm Hunt to Planting a Tasty Salad--encourages kids to roll up their sleeves and learn about seeds, planting, and gardening. Step-by-step photos and on-the-page discovery prompts, presented in a lively design, make it easy and inviting for kids everywhere to become plant lovers and nature explorers.
Find out all there is to know about your favourite creepy-crawlies with these exciting craft projects! Follow the step-by-step instructions to make spiders, beetles, dragonflies, termites and much more! You can even create displays for your classroom or at home. Each project uses materials that are easy to source, and you will be introduced to loads of craft techniques. The book also contains photos and facts about minibeasts.
Maak die potlode skerp. Skiet daai doppies van die merkpenne af. Lê op ‘n baal, sit agterstevoor op ’n trekker, klim op na die solder in die skuur, of gooi ‘n kombersie oop onder ‘n boom. Die tyd het aangebreek. Kom ons kleur in! Hierdie vrolike inkleurboek bevat 22 eg-Afrikaanse gesegdes en idiome, elk met interessante feite oor plaasdiere en volg op die gewilde Rooimiere-in-diebroek idioom-inkleurboek.
Being able to buy fruit is something we take for granted, but what if we had to grow our own? A little girl helps Granny Pip as she plants fruit bushes, feeds them with fertiliser, prunes and then harvests. Growing fruit is hard work, but eating it is delicious! The fourth title in the Follow My Food series about where our food comes from and how it's produced, with themes of sustainability and animal welfare.
Make Mother's Day extra special with this lively book, filled with crafts, activities and all you need to know about Mother's Day. Find out how the first Mother's Day came about and how it is celebrated around the world. Then get creative and have a go at one of the many craft activities and recipes. Follow the simple step-by-step guides and you'll be able to create a card and gifts for your mum to make her day really special. Activities include a scrummy no-cook breakfast, your own mother's day poem, a creative herb garden and decorated cupcakes.
Glastonbury with veg! From the bestselling picture book team behind
Kitchen Disco.
Discover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National Trust Ben loves flowers and Ben loves butterflies, so when his friends Worm and Ladybird suggest he makes his garden prettier by growing his own butterfly garden, he soon sets to work. Join Ben as he watches the flowers grow then discovers butterflies growing too, with four flaps to lift to see what's happening underground and an impressive pop-up surprise. With a gentle story and simple facts to explain how plants and butterflies grow, children will be inspired to get outside and follow the helpful tips to plant their very own butterfly garden. Featuring artwork from bestselling The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler, this new nature series from the National Trust is one for all the family to treasure! Other titles in the series include: Sam Plants a Sunflower, Tilly Plants a Tree and Ruby Plants a Radish
Bathe in sparkle and cuteness with handmade, adorable soaps. Content includes the science behind soap, aromatherapy and all the materials you need to make more than 10 melt-and-pour soaps. Comes with everything you need to get creative, including soap, moods, dyes and glitter.
"Rah, rah, radishes, red and white
The Junior Astrologer's Handbook is intended for children who are curious about the stars, signs, and the zodiac, and how this might affect their life or can be used to help guide them in friendships, family relationships, and school. This guide will also invoke mindfulness, self-care, creativity, and a connection with nature. It will be fully illustrated like our The Junior Witch's Handbook and speak to a similar audience of new age/spiritual kids and their families.
Divided into six sections, the projects cover a fun range of themes, from classic origami designs such as animals to party decorations and modern vehicles. There's even a project showing how to create the classic Japanese arcade character Pacman. You'll be amazed at how much you can create with a few simple folds. Every stage is described in a series of clear step-by-step photographs, showing all the techniques you will need to complete each of these great designs. Also included is a specially designed pack of origami paper with enough pieces to complete all the projects, so you can start making your own amazing creations straight away.
Dino Crafts and Bakes offers outstanding value by combining baking and crafting into one set. Coupled with an on-trend theme, this is sure to be a winner in-store
Now available in board book! Discover a world filled with exciting fruits and vegetables in Edible Numbers, the bright, bold follow-up to Edible Colors. Juicy apples! Plump, ripe pears! Twisted mushrooms! Counting your way through the farmer's market has never been so much fun. This simple concept counting book will leave your mouth watering as you count from one to twelve with a kaleidoscope of tasty produce. Readers will learn about counting, variety, and color through the detailed, crisp photographs of homegrown and farmer's market fruits and vegetables! Inspire picky eaters of all ages with a book that shows how familiar tasty foods can look very different, and new foods can can be similar to things they've already tried.
Enter a magical world where unicorns sleep under starry skies, graze in sunny meadows, fly around a majestic rainbow and roam the garden of an ice castle. With over 250 stickers of unicorns, flowers and other adorable creatures, including 80 extra-special sparkly stickers to decorate the pages.
Handpicked by Amazon kids' books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box-a children's subscription that inspires a love of reading. An Amazon Best Book of the Month! The perfect first alphabet book for your little future foodie-straight from the experts at America's Test Kitchen! This is so much more than an alphabet book! From artichokes to ganache and from oven to zest, this is a whimsical and informative introduction to words and kitchen concepts. Not your average baby book about food, future chefs and food fans of all ages will delight in reading about everything kitchen-related! Three levels of learning means this book will grow with your little one from foodie basics to kitchen confidence! Perfect for little ones who enjoy Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert and want to take the food learning to the next level. No other board book features ABCs and food in this way-and no other board book features the expertise of the cooks at America's Test Kitchen!
Simple recipes to make mealtimes fun for even the fussiest eaters! Did you know that cooking actually encourages fussy eaters to eat, as they're more likely to dig in to something they've prepared? Instil a love of cooking to last a lifetime with Annabel Karmel's Fun, Fast and Easy Children's Cookbook. The latest book from the UK's no.1 children's cookbook author is the ultimate kitchen companion for young children and their parents, turning mealtimes into the most fun part of the day, no matter how picky your child! Inside, you'll find: * Delicious, easy-to-make recipes from Perfect Pancakes and Teddy Bear Burgers, to Animal Cupcakes * Vibrant, enticing photography * Fascinating food facts to make mealtimes fun * Step-by-step instructions to make recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and treats * Essential kitchen tips to get the family cooking together * Stunning illustrations by Bryony Clarkson This book is guaranteed to be loved by both little ones and adults alike, and provides the perfect opportunity to cook up delicious recipes and memories to treasure for a lifetime. Adults will love the emphasis on fresh, wholesome ingredients and clear, simple instructions. Little ones will love preparing and savouring the delicious dishes, all the while learning a host of skills along the way. From learning how to make their very first omelette, to discovering how to tell whether an egg is fresh without breaking it, and even how to peel bananas like a monkey, your little foodie will have their foundations for cooking set for life. Plus, with recipes including everything from sizzling stir-fries, orzo pasta jars and nutritious noodle pots, there's something for even the pickiest eater. With a mix of great recipes and foodie fun, this is the perfect cookbook for young families everywhere, and a must-have in any household with little ones! |
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