Serve up a heaping lesson of history with delicious recipes from our nation’s past–– from the pilgrims’ first feast to today’s high-tech, low-fat fare

Who knew history could be so delicious? In The U.S. History Cookbook, you’ll discover how Americans have lived and dined over the centuries. This scrumptious survey of periods and events in U.S. history mixes together a delectable batter of food timelines, kid-friendly recipes, and fun food facts throughout each chapter, including such fascinating tidbits as: Sunday was baked bean day in many colonial family homes; pioneers took advantage of the rough trails to churn milk into butter; the Girl Scouts first started selling cookies in the 1930s to save money for summer camp; and so much more!

Kids will have a great time learning about the past while they cook up easy and yummy recipes, including:

• Cornmeal Blueberry Mush, a favorite dish of the Native Americans of the Northeast
• King Cake, the traditional cake served at the Mardi Gras Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Amazing Country Scrambled Eggs, an essential part of any hearty pioneer breakfast
• Cocoanut Pudding, a favorite dessert of travelers riding the transcontinental railroad in the 1870s
• Baked Macaroni ’N’ Cheese, a popular and inexpensive dish enjoyed during the Depression

The U.S. History Cookbook also includes information on cooking tools and skills, with important rules for kitchen safety and clean up.

Welcome to the world of Little Chef, where kids are empowered in the kitchen and the best memories are made with the people they love.

This cookbook, made just for Mom and child, is full of foods they will both love to cook together! Time spent with Mom making something delicious is the most fun. Kids will feel proud of what they cook up while strengthening that special familial bond.

Recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and dessert are included along with tips for creating traditions and finding ways to celebrate the everyday wonderfulness of just being together.

Make Your Own Cute Cats. Looking for the purr-fect pet? A follow-up to Klutz's Pom-Pom Puppies, this kit is made especially for cat lovers everywhere. Choose from 7 types of cats to make 3 of your very own feline friends. Use simple colour charts to wrap yarn on our exclusive pom-pom maker to make each kitty's head and body. Then, adorn them with captivating cat eyes and custom punch-out collars and tags to complete your litter of paw-sitively awesome kitties. We promise you'll be smitten for your kittens. With 52 pages of detailed instructions and brightly-colored images, you will learn the techniques needed to create adorable little kitties. Start with the basics as Klutz walks you through how to measure yarn and wrap the Klutz custom pom-pom maker. We begin with a short-haired breed, it's the best way to learn the pom-pom kitty basics. Soon your kitten will be full of cat-titude. Throughout the book, you will also find helpful tips on how to avoid common problems, and suggestions on how to customize your furry friend. This kit comes with enough supplies to make a litter of 3 kitties, each approximately 4" tall. You can follow the step-by-step directions to make the specific cats outlined in the book, but don't feel limited by them. Once you get the hang of making pom-pom kitties, it's easy to adjust the colors, patterns, tails, and trim to make any kind of kitty you want What You Get 4 colours of yarn Pom-pom maker Eyes, pom-pom cheecks, pom-pom chins, pom-pom noses Styling comb Glue Pipe cleaners Punch-out ears, collars & more Meet The Kitties Learn how to make these breeds: Tortoiseshell Calico Tuxedo Tabby Persian What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials, and hearty helpings of humor is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need

Down where worms wriggle and microbes squirm, there's a whole world waiting to be discovered... Under Your Feet delves beneath the Earth's surface and explores the diverse wonders hidden there. Encounter creatures of the deep and marvel at the mind-boggling size of the humongous fungus - the biggest organism in the world. Learn how one handful of ordinary soil contains more organisms than there are people on Earth, and carry out experiments using dirt from your own back garden. Under Your Feet offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of the natural world and soil-dwelling creatures big and small. Bursting with colourful illustrations and photography, this is the perfect book for budding young plant experts, animal fanatics, and geologists, and anyone who is curious about the ground we walk on.

Pretend Soup lets young children put on the chef's hat with a grown-up there to help and guide. Together with an early childhood educator, Mollie Katzen combines her renowned cooking talents and her whimsical artistry in a recipe collection that is sure to excite budding young chefs--and teach them a thing or two along the way.

The book Christmas in Europe. Recipes - Customs - Specialities includes more than 100 traditional recipes and customs from 35 European countries. All dishes were cooked by Taliman Sluga, with the help of 12-year-old schoolkids from Wagrain and Kleinarl (in the towns "Silent Night" was written).

Craft meets STEAM in these lively books that will help you design, build and create!

Get ready to build your very own fairground! From a carousel to the big wheels and roller coasters, step-by-step projects will give you all the instructions you need to make every element a model fairground needs. Learn about principles of design and engineering as well as craft techniques to unleash your creativity!

Every project has been designed to work using things you can find lying around at home, like disposable containers and packaging, and basic art and craft equipment.

Why not check out the other books in the Maker Models series? Each book focuses on a place and will go through creating various parts of the structure. You could learn to make a space centre, a fairground, a transport hub, a mini-garden and biosphere or a theatre and film set and all the elements that constitute them.

For children aged 9+, this photographic series will be great for rainy days and science days and a good inspiration for DT classes and clubs.

Glastonbury with veg! From the bestselling picture book team behind Kitchen Disco.

The vegetables start waking up
They stretch and rise and shine -
They set up lots of stages,
Cos it's VEGGIE PARTY time!

Mud, rain, vegetables. A winning combination!

This series plants a long-term love of craft. Each book is by an established artist in the craft medium. Featuring 15 projects with clear step-by-step instructions, Cut It! teaches kids how to enjoy the craft traditions of paper. How? By cutting "flat" into an imagination-rich new idea! Patricia Moffett offers her expertise in professional design and crafting to kids in a way that they love, and helps you share the joy of creating beautiful paper items with a new generation of young crafters.

Everyone loves to draw, and Drawing School is the ultimate guide for kids who want to learn to draw their favorite things. The easy-to-follow lessons show them how to draw more than 250 animals and objects.

Love of art and drawing can start young in children. Nurture your child's connection to the blank page with Drawing School! This comprehensive guide is designed to ensure that anyone can learn how to draw with the simple step-by-step projects! This art book begins with instructions for drawing basic shapes and an introduction to basic tools and materials, then jumps directly into drawing projects on a variety of subjects, from things found on the farm, under the sea, and in the garden to around the house, around town, and around the world.

Drawing School features more than 250 animals and objects for kids (or adults just finding their drawing legs) to practice drawing. Each subject is broken down, and how to draw them is explained in clear, easy-to-follow steps. Whether it's a big, yellow school bus, a giant elephant, or a friendly sea turtle, Drawing School shows kids how to draw their favorite things. Grab a pencil and get drawing!

Can you picture yourself making jewelry? Do you want to learn how to design and create pretty and unique bracelets, necklaces, and earrings that you can wear and share with your friends? Kids! Picture Yourself Making Jewelry shows kids just like you all you need to know about jewelry making, from the initial creative concept and design, to material and tool selection, and the skills and techniques needed for each piece. You'll have fun as you work your way step-by-step through the projects in the book, including a braided friendship bracelet, a wood decoupage necklace, bead drop earrings, and more. Each project features full-color pictures to help you gather the tools and materials you need, and step-by-step instructions lead you through it from start to finish. The projects range from simple to more complex, and each one can be created today so you can wear it right away. Get creative and express yourself with your very own handmade jewelry!

Frank William Epperson is a curious boy who wants to be an inventor when he grows up. Since inventing begins with experimenting, Frank spends a lot of time in his ?laboratory? (i.e. his back porch) trying out his ideas, such as building a double-handled handcar that whizzes past the single-handled cars in his neighborhood. What Frank loves most, though, is experimenting with liquids. When he invents his own yummy flavored soda water drink, his friends love it! And this gets him to thinking: ?I wonder what this drink would taste like frozen Though he doesn't yet realize it, his curiosity will lead to his best invention ever: the Popsicle! In this innovative picture book, Anne Renaud tells a lively story inspired by a real person and true events. Budding scientists will be inspired to emulate the way Frank follows his curiosity, works hard and never gives up --- a growth mindset in action. Interwoven within the story are full-page illustrated instructions for four science experiments that Frank performs, so readers can try them at home or school. Thoroughly researched back matter provides additional historical notes, photos and a bibliography. This readable book covers social studies topics including early twentieth-century history and inventions and inventors, as well as science topics, such as simple chemistry experiments and an overview of the skills and strategies of scientific inquiry.

Just cut out the templates in the back of this book, colour them and let your imagination run wild! Use them to create fun robots or silly monsters out of cardboard and clothespins. Transform paper rolls into an Awesome Paper Rocket or a set of Pretend Watches. You can even use egg cartons to make toy boats or a small-world jungle, desert or enchanting castle. You'll also find tons of fun bonus ideas to spark your creativity! Like building a chalk race car track for your Really Cool Race Car. Or using ice pop sticks to make playful puppets for your egg carton scenes. Every project includes at least one cutout with visual step-by-step instructions so the crafts are easy to make. With this collection of 35 simple and fun activities, and a handy pair of scissors, you can create exciting possibilities with everyday items!

A celebration of the joy of markets, cooking, and fresh food. Saturday is market day. We are looking for eggs, pumpkin, fruit, and bread. What will we find first? Where did it come from? And what will we make with it? Market Day is a non-fiction exploration of a trip to a fruit and vegetable market. Learn all about fresh produce and where it comes from with celebrated illustrator Alice Oehr!

On her way to find her little brother for dinner, Carrie samples each family's dinner in her neighborhood. By the time she tracks down her brother, Carrie has discovered a world of rice dishes in her own backyard.

Craft meets STEAM in these lively books that will help you design, build and create! Get ready to build your very own castle! From battlements to jousting grounds and secret rooms, step-by-step projects will give you all the instructions you need to make every element a model castle requires. Learn about principles of design and engineering as well as craft techniques to unleash your creativity! Every project has been designed to work using things you can find lying around at home, like disposable containers and packaging, and basic art and craft equipment. Why not check out the other books in the Maker Models series? Each book focuses on a place and will go through creating various parts of the structure. You could learn to make a space centre, a fairground, a transport hub, a mini-garden and biosphere or a theatre and film set and all the elements that constitute them. For children aged 9+, this illustrated series will be great for rainy days and science days and a good inspiration for DT classes and clubs.