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A teenager pitching headfirst into the world of near-adulthood, Harry returns to Hogwarts for his fourth year.

A is for alligator and B is for bear! Teach the shapes and sounds of each letter with this sturdy set of 26 big, bright, die-cut alphabet cards, each one featuring a different and adorable animal! Includes a teaching guide stuffed with instant and fun ways to use this charming letter display to ensure kids REALLY know their ABCs. Ready to mount on your wall or bulletin board!

Colorful, large illustrations to teach color and shape recognition! 10 colors, 10 shapes.

Brighten your classroom and help children learn about our country! This unique alphabet set features 26 durable letter cards with beautiful color photos of American symbols and places, such as F for flag, S for Statue of Liberty, and W for White House. Display the cards together as an alphabet frieze or use them independently as letter cards. They also make great discussion prompts and springboards for social studies lessons! Includes a complete teaching guide.

Think again! This delightful series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to... revels in the darker side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, explorer — even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there.

The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons — to all corners of the globe! With the series, Rookie Read-About RM Geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, habitats around the world... and right in their own backyards!

he popular Rookie Books expand their horizons — to all corners of the globe! With the series, Rookie Read-About RM Geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, habitats around the world... and right in their own backyards!

Describes the formation of the remarkable canyons in this national park in Arizona and discusses other things to see and do there.

Learning 100+ must-know vocabulary words is painless with these kid-pleasing classroom plays! Each play teaches a group of key words in context and includes fun, follow-up reproducibles to ensure the words are never forgotten. A truly innovative resource that meets the Core Standards! For use with Grades 3-4.

Teach the top 50 word families and watch kids become better readers, writers, and spellers with this big collection of reproducible games and activities. This teacher written resource is packed with ready-to-go reproducibles and interactive word wheels, pull-thoughs, flip-books, mini-puzzles, spinners, concentration cards, bingo boards, and more. Learning word families has never been so much fun! For use with Grades K-2.

During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.

George and Harold are having a normal kind of week. Yesterday they found out they were going to flunk fourth grade. Today they’ve created an evil, super-powerful monster. She’s mean. She’s got a fake-fur Evil Baddie costume (and she’s having a really bad hair day). She’s armed with… yes, it’s Spray Starch! The only weapon that can stop Captain Underpants in his fight for Truth, Justice and all that is Pre-Shrunk and Cottony! Watch out for the Woothless Wevenge of Wedgie Woman!

Mary Queen of Scots is dead famous for: having terrible taste in husbands, rotting away in Liz 1's prison and, totally losing her head — on the chopping block. But have you heard that Mary: was a six-foot stunner who had a charmed childhood, got kidnapped by a murderous lord — and married him, managed to give her executioner a fright or two? Even though she's dead, Mary's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Mary's secret diary, read all about it in The Scottish Herald, and discover some Prickly Thistle Facts about the Scottish Queen and her hopeless husbands.

With over 20,000 clear and concise entries, students will have synonyms and antonyms at their fingertips. And for kids who don't know their «principal» from a «principle», this handy guide also contains 2,000 homonyms. It's the perfect thesaurus for kids on the go.

When first released to Muggles in March 2001, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages further enlightened Harry Potter fans about the dangers and delights of the wizarding world. Now these two charming works of non-fiction are available in hardcover — in a special keepsake slipcase edition!

The Underfolk are restless. For a long time, they have kept quiet, occupying the lower levels of the Castle. But now they are going to be heard... Tal and Milla are no longer alone in their quest for the truth about their world. They have been joined by Crow, a rebel Underfolk, and his band of conspirators. They know many secrets about the Castle—and are on the verge of uncovering the greatest secret of all. The darkness is growing deeper. The shadows are growing stronger. And Tal and Milla are in greater danger than ever before.

The Dark World is in danger, for the Veil is vulnerable. War is soon to come. On one side are Tal and the Underfolk rebels, struggling valiantly for freedom. On another side are Milla and the Icecarls, preparing to assault the Castle in order to preserve their world. And on a third side lies the most sinister force of all, a force of such power that it could unleash the ultimate destruction.

Tal and Milla are only one step away from death. Evil is only one step away from triumph. An old war is made new again. The ultimate power is up for grabs. As shadows rage, ancient spells return, illusion reigns and corruption threatens. The search for hope is the bravest quest. The Seventh Tower is the key to it all.

Albert Einstein. The genius who invented e=mc2. Possibly the brainiest scientist in history – and the battiest! But did you know that Al’s life was almost as wild as his hair? Not only was an unruly young Al expelled from school, but he was spied on by the Nazis and the FBI. And after he died, he had his brain removed! Yes, even though he’s dead, Al’s still full of surprises!

You’ve probably heard of Elvis. He is dead famous for: being the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll; having trouble fitting into his spangly white jumpsuits – and causing a riot with a wiggle of his pelvis! But did you know that Elvis had his hair insured for a million dollars, flew halfway across America for 22 giant sandwiches, and had a tooth stuck in his lung? Yes, even though he’s dead, Elvis is still full of surprises!

Told from the differing male viewpoints of Billy, Jackie his dad and Michael his friend, this is the tough, heart-warming story of Billy Elliot with Melvin Burgess, author of Junk, adding power and even greater depth to the characters in this novel. The life of 12-year-old Billy, a coal-miner's son from Northern England is changed forever when he stumbles on a ballet class during his weekly boxing session. Before long he finds himslef wanting to dance and showing a raw talent seldom seen by the class teacher. But Billy knows he must keep his participation a secret. His mother is dead and his father and brother are fiercely involved in a bitter miner's strike; they wouldn't understand his fascination with ballet. This is Billy's gritty, poignant struggle to realise his talent and find a differnet future.

Think again! This delightful series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to... revels in the darker side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, explorer — even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there.

Teaching phonics is a delight with this big collection of irresistible poetry! Each kid-pleasing poem helps kids master key decoding skills and targets a key letter-sound relationship — consonants, vowels, blends, digraphs, and more.

The creators of I Spy School Days introduce youngsters to the alphabet through easy-to-read, rhyming text and bold illustrations.