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Budding artists can easily create a variety of different characters by joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes!

• 30 pictures to draw: a fireman, a drummer, a mailman, a cowboy, an astronaut, a roller-skating girl, a boy on a swing, and more

• Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations

• Includes blank practice pages

• Illustrations can be colored when finished

• For children ages 5 to 10

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This easy-to-follow drawing guide for kids offers step-by-step diagrams of more than 100 creatures. This compilation of four of Levy's popular books — How to Draw Animals, How to Draw Dinosaurs, How to Draw Insects, and How to Draw Aquarium Animals — shows how to draw wee squirrels, towering tyrannosaurs, and everything in between.

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Youngsters can saddle up for some coloring fun with these 30 adorable illustrations. A delightful array of whimsically rendered horses and ponies are depicted in a variety of playful poses. Features perforated pages printed on one side only for easy removal and display plus a bonus "Draw Your Own" page. Horses Coloring Book and other Spark titles offer a wide variety of engaging activities that will foster creativity in children ages 6 to 10.

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"The Winters book is clearly a great addition to a teaching library on colored pencil. It thoroughly covers what's needed from planning and design to execution as well as technical tips. Beginners on their own should find it very helpful." — Melissa Miller Nece, CPSA, CPX , colored pencil artist and instructor

Experienced artists looking to master a new medium will relish this comprehensive guide to using colored pencils by Veronica Winters, author of How to Color Like an Artist. Step-by-step projects with photos and directions illustrate the many details that bring a simple composition to brilliant life, offering readers a comprehensive overview of colored pencil techniques. A brief introduction covers necessary materials and explains the book's overall approach, and subsequent chapters address specific techniques. Each lesson features color swatches that match the colors of different pencil brands, as well as the type of drawing paper and other supplies that will work best for the artwork. Winters expertly covers such techniques as shading and blending and discusses a wealth of other topics, including the importance of light, composition, drawing solid objects in 3-D, color theory, how to draw textures and fabric, how to create symmetrical shapes, and many other aspects of colored pencil drawing.

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With easy-to-follow steps and realistic coloring suggestions on the inside covers, this outstanding guide will show you how to draw 15 different breeds of horses: Appaloosa, Clydesdale, Morgan, Palomin, and more. Plus, there are completed illustrations of each animal to color or trace as well as 30 practice pages, perforated for easy removal from the book. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Horses Draw and Color and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.

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What Katy Did By SUSAN COOLIDGE Introduction by Cathy Cassidy.

What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge is a classic much loved by adults and children alike. Katy Carr intends to be beautiful and beloved and as sweet as an angel one day. For now, though, her hair is forever in a tangle, her dress is always torn and she doesn’t care at all for being called ‘good’. But then a terrible accident happens and Katy must find the courage to remember her daydreams and the delightful plans she once schemed; for when she is grown up she wants to do something grand . . . A wonderful, family story, with an inspiring introduction from the hugely popular Cathy Cassidy.

***PLUS a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who’s who, activities and more . . .

*** Susan Coolidge (1835-1905) was born Sarah Chauncey Woolsey in Ohio, USA. She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War, after which she started to write. She is best known for her classic children’s novel What Katy Did , which was modelled on her own family, and its four sequels: What Katy Did at School, What Katy Did Next, Clover and In the High Valley.

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Daddy-Long-Legs By JEAN WEBSTER Introduction by Eva Ibbotson.

A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month and that she can never know who he is. Judy’s life at college is a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties and a growing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton. With so much happening in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing to ‘Daddy-Long-Legs’, or wondering who her mysterious benefactor is....

Paperback | Published by Puffin Books Jun 09, 2011 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens A NONFICTION COMPANION TO MAGIC TREE HOUSE MERLIN MISSION #16: A GHOST TALE FOR CHRISTMAS TIME (#6687) By MARY POPE OSBORNE and NATALIE POPE BOYCE Illustrated by SAL MURDOCCA.

Track the facts with Jack and Annie!!

When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #16: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time, they had lots of questions. Why did Charles Dickens write A Christmas Carol? How did he help the poor? What jobs did poor Victorian kids have? How did rich kids spend their time? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts.

Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs.

Paperback | Published by Random House Books for Young Readers Sep 14, 2010 | 128 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | 7-10 years

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A colorful, engaging workbook to reinforce the lessons in the Kindergarten Math with Confidence Instructor Guide (sold separately, Item #6516). Quick and easy workbook pages will help children review and practice what they’ve learned. They’ll also develop children’s fine-motor skills and help them get used to pencil-and-paper work, which will prepare them for greater independence in first grade. This simple, beautiful, age-appropriate workbook is colorfully illustrated by Itamar Katz.

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Perfect for children ages 8–9, this workbook provides extra practice to sharpen spelling skills of third graders. Topics covered include different prefixes and suffixes, and their application, rules for breaking words into syllables, and irregularly spelled words. Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Spelling series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy, making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.Paperback | Published by DK Children Jan 19, 2015 | 60 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 7-9 years Learn More

ABOUT DK WORKBOOKS: SPELLING, SECOND GRADE Perfect for children ages 7–8, this workbook helps build children’s confidence in spelling words. Second graders learn to use different vowel teams, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, and homophones, and more. Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Spelling series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy, making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.Paperback | Published by DK Children | 60 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 6-8 years Learn More

ABOUT DK WORKBOOKS: SPELLING, FIRST GRADE

Perfect for children ages 6–7, this workbook supports your child’s spelling and word-formation skills. Topics covered in this workbook include beginning and ending conconants, vowel teams, consonant blends, and beginning and ending digraphs.

Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Spelling series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy, making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

Paperback | Published by DK Children | 60 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 6-7 years

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Perfect for children ages 3–4, this workbook lays the foundation for learning to spell by helping children recognize and write the letters of the alphabet. This workbook contains exercises that focus on topics including vowel and consonant sounds and identifying words that rhyme.

Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Spelling series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy, making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

For children ages 3–9, each DK Spelling leveled workbook is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key spelling topics, including: vowel sounds, syllables, irregularly spelled words, reading simple sentences, and more.

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The Long Patrol A TALE FROM REDWALL By BRIAN JACQUES Illustrated by ALLAN CURLESS

The adventures of Redwall (#1876) continue, as Jacques’ masterful storytelling leads readers through one of the greatest battles yet. The murderous Rapscallion army is on the move. Dealt a humiliating defeat by Lady Cregga Rose Eyes, the Badger Lady of Salamandastron, who still pursues them, the Rapscallions are heading inland to take an even greater prize: the peaceful Abbey of Redwall. The elite fighting unit of hares, the Long Patrol, is called out to draw them off. At the forefront is the young hare Tammo, the lead sword in one of the most ferocious battles Redwall has ever faced.

“[Jacques is] a masterful storyteller . . . As in the other Redwall books, the combination of an absorbing plot, robust characterization, and detailed description make the novel a page-turner.”—The Horn Book

Paperback | 368 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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ABOUT SHH! WE’RE WRITING THE CONSTITUTION

Go behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention, thanks to award-winning author Jean Fritz’s words! This factual gem that’s written with Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz’s humorous touch chronicles the hot summer of 1787 where fifty-five delegates from thirteen states huddled together in the strictest secrecy in Philadelphia to draw up the constitution of the United States!

Includes a copy of the Constitution and those who signed it!

“An informative, interesting, and immensely readable account of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 . . . An excellent choice for introducing young readers to the complexities of the constitution.”—School Library Journal

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myPerspectives is a brand new English language arts curriculum for Grades 6–12 that values the perspective of the learner, collectively and individually, and provides next-gen learning experiences that promote higher achievement and develop the competencies needed for college and career readiness.

Homeschool  Bundle includes the Students Edition, Teacher’s Edition, and complete Digital Path access.</pmyPerspectives ™ ELA is a print & digitally blended comprehensive solution for next generation learners. The cutting-edge digital tools make the teaching of English Language Arts culturally, socially, and technologically relevant and engage students today who are digital natives to a whole new approach to learning that moves them beyond their own experiences. This new student-centered curriculum focuses on a consistent approach that improves learning and achievement.

Overview Students read texts and engage in activities that inspire thoughtful conversation, discussion, and debate. Students will encounter authors’ perspectives as they read literature from across time periods and cultures. As students read the literature and engage in activities in myPerspectives, they will formulate—and defend—their opinions as they develop their own perspectives. In each unit of study, students will read classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction texts, and view/listen to media selections, all related to an Essential Question. Students will use technology to interact with texts and activities, and they can write directly in their Student Edition to make interaction with texts more meaningful.

myPerspectives… • promotes student ownership of their learning through goal setting, student choice, and reflection • links together knowledge, skills and learning behaviors • is backwards designed from defined learning outcomes with learning activities, instruction, and assessments-- always feeding back to the Performance Tasks and Performance-Based Assessment • provides opportunities to personalize for learning in response to student performance and need Research shows that increasing student engagement increases student achievement. Student-centered learning environment is a cornerstone of this program.

myPerspectives allows students to take ownership of their learning and focuses instruction to help students develop independent reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in the context of meaningful projects.

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First published in 1941, Walter Farley’s best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Black’s first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold the rapt attention of readers new and old.

AWARDS Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award WINNER 1941

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Published by Yearling Aug 20, 1991

224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8

 Middle Grade (Ages 8-12) 

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ABOUT DK WORKBOOKS: GEOGRAPHY, THIRD GRADE Perfect for children ages 8 and 9, this workbook provides extra practice to sharpen geography skills of third graders and contains curriculum-aligned exercises on topics including latitude and longitude, biomes, natural resources, changing maps, and more. Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy—making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

Each leveled workbook, for children ages 3–9, is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics including map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more. 

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ABOUT DK WORKBOOKS: GEOGRAPHY, SECOND GRADE Perfect for children ages 7 and 8, this workbook builds the confidence of second graders in their growing understanding of geography and contains curriculum-aligned exercises on topics including familiarity with the compass, map grids, physical and politcal maps, and the concept of hemispheres. Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy—making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

Each leveled workbook, for children ages 3–9, is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics including map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more. 

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Perfect for children ages 6 and 7, this workbook supports the expanding geography skills of first graders and contains curriculum-aligned exercises on topics including the seven continents, the 50 states, capitals and large cities, mapping a neighborhood, and more. Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy—making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

Each leveled workbook, for children ages 3–9, is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics including map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more. 

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ABOUT DK WORKBOOKS: GEOGRAPHY PRE-K Perfect for preschoolers, this workbook contains exercises that focus on the most basic concepts of geography, including humans and the natural world, Earth and the solar system, globes, types of maps, directions, landforms, and bodies of water.

Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy, making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

For children ages 3–9, each leveled workbook is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery.

Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand.

The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics, including: map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more. 

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Students will write about science-themed topics such as insects, inventions, and famous scientists while they learn to write with Structure and Style.

This Student Book includes assignments, blank outlines, source texts, checklists, and grammar helps for two levels of students—basic and advanced. Includes access to helpful PDF downloads including a download of vocabulary cards.

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This classroom calendar chart measures 28.5” x 22.5” and features a write-on/wipe-away surface. It is ideal for classroom announcements, writing practice, homework postings, notes, and more!

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The Core Skills: Writing workbook series from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will help students achieve writing success through step-by-step lessons that cover the basics of writing a sentence, paragraphs, how to write different types of papers, and revising.

This Grade 6 workbook follows the English/Language Arts Common Core State Standards for 6th grade. Lessons cover keeping a journal, the writing process, parts of speech, writing descriptive sentences and more. 

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