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The Armed Forces of the United States are dedicated to the defense and aid of the United States and allies around the world. In this series, readers can explore five of the branches that protect the nation. levelled text, engaging photos, and special features teach readers about the duties carried out during peacetime and times of war, the special missions the branches have completed, and more. A final facts spread highlights important details about each armed forces branch.
In this multicultural travelogue through each of the 24 time zones, young readers are invited to travel the world and experience all the people, places, and things that exist on our planet right now. In every minute of every hour of every day, something wonderful is happening around our world. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, an artist sits behind his easel working on a painting. While at the same time in Greenland, an Inuit boy begins training his first pack of sled dogs. While in Madagascar, a playful lemur is trying to steal treats from a family’s picnic, just as a baby humpback whale is born deep in the Pacific Ocean. A perfect read-aloud to help introduce geography and time-telling as well as a celebration of the richness and diversity of life on our planet.
An uplifting picture book with a read-aloud refrain that revels in carefree days outside with friends, making adventure from nothing, and coming home happy to feed the chickens. Raccoon finishes his book and is ready for his own adventureÑhe wants thrills, excitement and to conquer the sea! In this heartwarming follow-up to A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends, Waechter shows how life is better when you bring along your friends and take what the day brings.
Around Town takes the earliest readers on a field trip to familiar places in their community while helping them develop literacy skills. Vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive reading experience. Around Town titles include tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Featuring an inviting array of intriguing art projects, this series is designed to provide budding artists with the models and the instruction they need to grow from a new artist to a strong manga cartoonist. Each drawing project is accompanied by step-by-step, illustrated instructions to help ensure success. These are high interest subjects that strongly support the “discovery” routines of STEAM environments, supporting the reader with projects of progressive complexity.
A pack of paints, a set of pens, and unlimited creativity throw two friends into an enchanted, fast-paced adventure. ZuZu's first summer without her best friend is looking pretty grim, until she meets new kid Andrew at a visit to the historic Mapleton Mansion. Together they stumble upon some enchanted art supplies and discover that the shapes they draw and paint can come to life. Their creations are harmless-but ZuZu and Andrew aren't the only ones with access to magic.
Whether you enjoy writing, performing, dancing, or cooking, making art can be healing and rewarding. Creating art can help relieve stress and increase mindfulness. With its reader-friendly and interactive approach, The Art of Mindfulness introduces readers to a variety of artistic activities to mindfully engage in, while emphasizing social and emotional learning (SEL).
Twelve-year-old Maisie is an artist. When she?s in front of her sketchbook or apprenticing at Glenna?s Portraits, the family-run art shop her grandmother started, the world makes sense. She doesn?t think about Calum, her brother who mysteriously left home and cut ties with her family six years ago, or her parents? insistence that she ôbroaden her horizonsö and try something new-something that isn?t art.
The art world is ever changing. Although painting and sculpture still have a strong following, many of today's artists are making names for themselves in other art forms including animation, tattoo, and even graffiti. The Art Scene series focuses onwhat some of today's new artists are doing, what they seek to communicate through their art, and how they are using new techniques and technology to create and promote their work. Each book introduces readers to influential artists and presents brief historical background as well as highlighting the work of a variety of contemporary artists and their art.
Where do painters work? What tools do sculptors use? You can answer these questions and more with this engaging series. Vibrant photographs and carefully leveled text introduce emergent readers to visual and performing artists working in a variety of fields. The narrative nonfiction format engages readers in the process of creating art and encourages them to try it themselves. Includes a picture glossary and index.