Cool after-school activities for your students to read about.

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Multidisciplinary sets are a terrific way to engage reluctant readers and to entice students into approaching school subjects with enthusiasm. This set uses major works of art, architecture, and artifacts to reveal the history of ancient civilizations-both high and low, royal and commoner. Surpassing typical dry recitation of facts, figures, and dates, each book offers expert and updated historical information couched within an exciting visual narrative of each civilizations' culture, clothing, religion, food, politics, government, celebrations, and daily life. While excellent resources for reports and study projects within History, Social Studies, and Art, your readers will also covet these books for recreational reading.

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Historical Biographies. A beautiful, full-color introduction to the art masters, their work, and the times in which they lived.

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Who can forget singing, acting, and laughing their way through favorite childhood songs? From bedtime lullabies to finger plays, the songs of childhood create lifelong memories and encourage little learners to build new skills by combining music, words, and movement in fun, creative ways. This series combines classic songs with whimsical illustrations and simple instructions for the movements that bring these favorite childhood songs to life.

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This fun series introduces readers to all sorts of cool activities in a easy-to-read format.

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Hands-on learning fun aimed straight at the first grade curriculum.

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Looking for easy craft prjects that require few materials, are tied to curriculum topics, and are designed for children at different skills levels? Cut, Paste and Create is the answer! Simple directions and colorful pictures explain how to cut out a variety of shapes and then paste or glue them together to make pictures of items familiar to children. Readers learn the parts of animals, moving vehicles and machines while creating wrks of art and reinforceing their knowledge of shapes and colors.

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Finally a drawing series for your youngest aspiring artists! These books take readers from basic shapes to final drawings in just four simple steps. This kid-friendly approach helps kids draw fun, favorite objects in no time!

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Your kids are into the fantasy genre BIG TIME. Now they can learn how to draw all of the characters that make up their favorite stories. From dragons to wizards, the books use clear, concise how-to-draw instructions, allowing your students to draw to their hearts content. Supporting text gives a historical background of the various characters as well as tips on drawing settings, faces, features, and much more.

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In this series, students will learn tips and techniques for drawing Manga. Readers will follow simple, step-by-step instructions to create their own Manga action figures, animals, robots, villains and more. Each book begins with an introductory spread that explains the materials the budding Manga artist will need, as well as providing information on basic techniques to do with composition, proportion, sketching, and inking. A Manga character serves as their guide as they work their way through each drawing, providing handy hints, tips and advice.

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Upper elementary students will appreciate these more advanced arts-and-crafts projects that allow them to develop their creativity while fostering environmental awareness. A wide range of unique projects with detailed directions, using natural or mostly recyclable materials, is offered. Cultural and historical contexts are included for the different arts-and-crafts traditions and techniques.

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Fairy Tale Cookbooks are more than collections of stories and recipes. In them, Jane Yolen and her daughter, Heidi Stemple, share fun facts and anecdotes about the retelling of the fairy tales and the history of the foods they chose to include. Illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Philippe B.These books encourage future storytellers and cooks to make up their own versions of these classic tales.

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Learn about the states by doing crafts! Each book will cover a region of the country and begins with a two-page introduction of that region. Each craft will be based on an unusual fact that has made the state proud. Written in simple language, the crafts include step-by-step instructions and photographs illustrating different steps.

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Girl Crafts is great for all-girl get-togethers! Each project in this fun and fabulous new series features illustrated step-by-step instructions, and materials that are easy to find around the house. Great for Girl Scouts, slumber parties, girls clubs and more. No boys allowed!

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Are your students passionate about art but just can't seem to execute drawing? This series will teach your students how to draw things like cars, planes, and robots. Make sure your young artists get this series!

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Professional Japanese Manga artist Masaki Nishida lends his talent and expertise to this authentic how-to-draw series. An introductory spread gives a general introduction to Manga, and numbered step-by-step instructions give age-appropriate guidance for drawing in the Manga style. Each spread also provides a manga vignette using the figure to inspire kids to create their own stories.

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Young artists will delight in making the fun projects outlined in Let's Do Arts and Crafts, all while learning factual information about each book's topic. Step-by-step instructions and accompanying nonfiction text are written for beginning readers, and each new step is accompanied by a visual reference. Children learn interesting nonfiction facts about the subject that correspond to the part that is being added to the craft on the facing page. Each book in this series concludes with ideas designed to inspire imaginative play with the finished project. Perhaps best of all, adults need not worry about trips to the craft store, as most projects use household supplies.

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Eight fabulous recipes are provided through this fun activity series, and the delicious results can be produced at home or school. Each book explores the cultural significance, science, and history behind the cookery.

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Multicultural crafts help students explore different cultures. Each elementary-level book focuses on a different culture. Highlights include ten multicultural crafts presented in a colorful and easy step-by-step manner. These crafts explore the holidays of each culture.

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Easy crafts kids can make from items fund in their homes, schools, libraries, etc.

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Get those pencils ready! These eye-catching books provide step-by-step instructions for drawing animals, vehicles, action figures, mythical creatures, and much more! Brief nonfiction texts introduce each topic, while easy-to-follow directions walk readers through the illustration methods. Perfect for budding artists, each book was developed with an art instructor who works with elementary-aged students.

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This engaging series demonstrates that drawing is not only fun-- it's easy. Each colorful volume shows your young artists how to draw nine different pictures of familiar animals and objects in three simple steps!

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This exciting and inviting series puts art, from around the world and across the centuries, directly into the hands of young readers. Each book displays, in brilliant color, both museum and gallery photographs and lifelike illustration of everything from classic art to rare finds. Simple text illuminates each masterpiece with background information and ties it to a theme that places art squarely into everyday life.

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