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The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featuring world-famous composers.

The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featuring world-famous composers.

The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featuring world-famous composers.

The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featuring world-famous composers.

Presents a biography of Marc Chagall.

Alphabet Soup, Cereal Box Consonant Search, Clown Slide Blends, Flip the Vowel Flapjacks... Kids will clamor for these easy and irresistible games and activities that teach and reinforce alphabet recognition, consonants, blends, short and long vowels, and more! Activities can be used for independent work, in learning centers, or with the entire class. Packed with ready-to-use patterns. For use with Grades K-2.

Clifford the Small Red Puppy and his big friend teach young children about slow/fast; first/last; up/down; wet/dry; and more!

Sometimes it seems that the youngest students have the most questions. The Scholastic First Encyclopedia series, now available in a paperback format, is still the resource to which these children can turn. Designed with the earliest readers in mind, these vibrantly illustrated books contain easy-to-understand text that provides the answers to the questions kids have about the world. With all the standard reference tools such as an index, glossary, and well-labeled diagrams, the First Encyclopedias go a step further. Every detail has been carefully designed for very young children. Kids will use standard research features, but in a simplified format that will make finding information a snap! In particular, the unique cross-referencing system makes it easy for any child to find additional information on a topic. A First Atlas features up-to-date information about the world, including maps that reflect the latest boundary changes. Recent changes include the creation of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory, and East Timor breaking away from Indonesia.

Make sure your child is ready for the 11+ English Test. Scholastic Practice Papers will help prepare your child with confidence so they can achieve to the best of their ability. Strong English skills underpinned by knowledge of grammar, punctuation and spelling are crucial for success in 11+. These papers will help to boost their scores by offering stretching Level 6 tests based on these core areas of language. From Scholastic, whose resources have been trusted by teachers for more than 25 years, this pack provides three complete tests and mark schemes, as well as clear guidance for parents, pupils and teachers on getting the best out of test practice.

Make sure your child is ready for the 11+ English Test. Scholastic Practice Papers will help prepare your child with confidence so they can achieve to the best of their ability. Strong English skills underpinned by knowledge of grammar, punctuation and spelling are crucial for success in 11+. These papers will help to boost their scores by offering stretching Level 6 tests based on these core areas of language. From Scholastic, whose resources have been trusted by teachers for more than 25 years, this pack provides three complete tests and mark schemes, as well as clear guidance for parents, pupils and teachers on getting the best out of test practice.

The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featuring world-famous composers.

Ever since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature who says that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike. And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls' bathroom. But then the real trouble begins — someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects...Harry Potter himself!

When naughty George and Harold hypnotise their headteacher, they accidentally create the greatest superhero in the history of their school — Captain Underpants! His true identity is so secret that even HE doesn’t know who he is… but he’s Fighting For Truth, Justice And All Things Pre-Shrunk And Cottony! If you’re a naughty villain like the diabolical Dr Diaper, watch out! Captain Underpants has wedgie-power on his side, and he’s coming your way. “Stop, in the name of underpants!” First in the fantastic series which has boys falling over themselves to get their mitts on a book!

The fascinating story of Oliver Cromwell warts and all. How the Roundheads ousted the Royals! Illustrated with PhilipReeve s fantastic cartoons.

Welcome to the Dark World. Tal lives high above, in a mountaintop castle where light is the ultimate commodity, the spirit world is the only escape and isolation from the outside world is complete. He does not think to question his world. He does not dare to dream of anything else. Then one day he tries to steal a sunstone, the only way of assuring his family's safety. The attempt fails, and Tal falls from the Castle... straight into the unknown.Tal is found by Milla, an Icecarl marauder who tries immediately to kill this boy who has fallen from the sky. Tal and Milla are complete opposites — he lives in his head, she lives through action and combat. Although they do not trust each other, they must help each other get to the Castle... fighting many obstacles along the way. The world of The Seventh Tower is a remarkably intricate, imaginative one, rich in detail and intrigue Together, Tal and Milla will unravel the Castle's mysteries — and struggle to find a place for themselves. In this exciting joint effort between Lucasfilm and Scholastic, an imaginative work weaves magic, adventure, family, and honor into a fantasy world unlike one ever described before. Two worlds: one spiritual and magical, the other aggressive and warriorlike. Two young voyagers: one born to think, the other to fight. Two conflicts: the restrictions of a way of life, and the threat of death. All colliding.

In this exciting joint effort between Lucasfilm and Scholastic, an imaginative work weaves magic, adventure, family, and honor into a fantasy world unlike one ever described before. Two worlds: one spiritual and magical, the other aggressive and warriorlike. Two young voyagers: one born to think, the other to fight. Two conflicts: the restrictions of a way of life, and the threat of death.

A snap to learn, each of these games helps children score high on spelling tests. The creative fun includes Spelling Bingo, Word Rollercoaster, Letter Tic-Tac-Toe, Spelling Soccer, Go Fish, and many more.

Offers poems to teach kindergarteners and first-and second-graders phonics.

In this fourth book in the I Spy Little Book series, simple rhymes and bright picture clues introduce toddlers to the concept of numbers. This is an engaging, age-appropriate learning tool, based on «I Spy School Days, « specially designed for the board book format.

Young children will enjoy bright, bold pictures of cookies, candies, toys, and snow as they play a search-and-find game created especially for them! Photographs from the best-selling I SPY CHRISTMAS are teamed up with new, simple riddles for this fifth board book in the series.

This delightful collection of short, simple plays on themes kids adore will turn the classroom into a readers' theater. Illustrations support the text of plays about pets, dinosaurs, space, birthday parties, making new friends, going to school, and many more.

Each book in this elementary-level multicultural series explores, in a very simple fashion, the foods, words, inventions, toys, games and sports, religion, music, and crafts that a specific country has contributed to the world.

Young readers will obtain a light-hearted yet realistic overview of the celebrated artist's life and work, enhanced by Venezia's illustrations and story line.

This book provides an entertaining and humorous introduction to the famous artist, Salvador Dali. Full-colour reproductions of the actual paintings are enhanced by Venezia's clever illustrations and story line.