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Usborne Stories from Around the World for Little Children
This treasury of stories from around the world, specifically written for small children is, are beautiful illustrated and are perfect for reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle on their own. It includes the traditional tales of 'Alladin and his Magical Lamp (Persia), Brer Rabbit Down the Well (US), ‘How Zebras Got their Stripes’ (Africa), ‘Why the Sea is Salty’ (Korea) and ‘The Dragon Painter’ (China).
The Phoenix Files by Chris Morphew
$6.99 or $19.99 for the series
Arrival:
Luke is having a rough year. When his parents split up,his mum drags him to Phoenix, a brand-new town in the middle of nowhere. But Phoenix is no ordinary town. There are no cars, no phones and no internet. Luke thinks this is as weird as it gets. Then he discovers that someone is plotting to wipe out the human race. Phoenix is suddenly the safest and most dangerous place on earth. And the clock is already ticking. There are one hundred days until the end of the world. Other books in this exciting new series: #2 Contact, #3 Mutation
ART/Activity FUN:
Kids will love getting creative with these fun and stylish books full of pictures to color, drawings to finish and designs to doodle. The boys book has a huge variety of activities from monsters and machinery to disguises and dinosaurs. The Girls Book has a huge variety of styles and subjects to inspire every mood from birds to butterflies, fairies to fashion and rainbows to shooting stars. These books have thick, craft-quality paper just waiting to be filled. The gorgeous, original artwork will be irresistible to kids who love to doodle and color.
The Girls Activity Book is filled with codes to crack, things to spot, pictures to complete, and instructions for everything from making an ice cream sundae to being a spy girl or a ballerina dancer.
The Boys Activity Book contains activities like codes to crack, thing sto spot, pictures and stories to complete, easy-to-follow instructions for making balloon rockets, green slime and a bubbling potion, faking cuts, dusting for fingerprints and lots, lots more. (Personal note - I think this would be fun for girls too!)
Both books are brightly and stylishly illustrated with a diverse variety of lively activities and over 200 stickers!
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(Great books for Tweens/Teens!)
Lastly (for now) I'd like to share:
I like the drawing book for girls. Looks like it would be fun. Also the activity book. Great , informative post.
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ReplyDeleteOh, that doodling book looks like fun for my daughter. Any new, "That's not my..." books. We love those!
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ReplyDeleteBright and eye catching. Our family loves to read!
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