Subjects:  1. Adventure & Adventurers    2. Canoes and canoeing    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Sports & Recreation - Camping & Outdoor Activities    9. Travel    10. United States - Mid Atlantic - New Jersey   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Austin    3. Austin (Tex.)    4. Children    5. Children's 9-12 - Travel - United States    6. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    7. Guidebooks    8. Guides    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Texas    12. Travel   

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Dissappearing Lake
Beautiful visuals and a lucid, entertaining account of an amazing ecosystem make this a perfect gift for curious young minds. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alaska    2. Animals - Mammals    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Denali National Park and Preserve    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Lakes    10. Natural history    11. Nature - Water (oceans, lakes, etc.)    12. People & Places - United States    13. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Et    14. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    15. Science & Technology - Environmental Science & Ecology    16. Zoology    17. Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel    18. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. General    4. Grand Canyon National Park (Ar    5. Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. National parks and reserves    9. Nature - General    10. Travel   

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Joseph's Charleston Adventure
If you live in Charleston, visit Charleston, or just plain love Charleston- this book is a must have.The mayor proclaimed it "The Official Children's Book of Charleston."The book was written as a walking tour and is perfect for kids of all ages.Definately a book to have in your child's library!

Fun child's adventure
This book is a fun children's adventure through the streets of Charleston, SC.If you are familiar with or from that area, it will help you teach even your youngest children a little about the area.If you are not fromthere, it will still help give a young, school aged child a piece ofhistory in a fun and stimulating way.The illustrations are lovely, and mytwo-year-olds love them, as well as the story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Charleston (S.C.)    3. Children's 4-8    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Dogs    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. People & Places - United States    10. Social Issues - Friendship    11. Social Situations - Friendship    12. Travel   

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A Must For All Young Cape Codders
When I was growing up, our family always vacationed at Cape Cod. We are now fourth generation Cape Cod vacationers, and quite frankly, I thought we knew all there was to know about Cape Cod until I got a guided tour from a seagull in Martha Zscock's JOURNEY AROUND CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. Zschock was a third grade teacher at the time she wrote the book. As a teacher she has the respects the natural curiosity and intelligence of children. Her book includes the familiar tourist attractions as well as lesser known and perhaps even ignored places on Cape Cod.Read more

Subjects:  1. Alliteration    2. Alphabet books    3. Cape Cod (Mass.)    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. English language    7. History - United States/State & Local    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Alphabet    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel    11. Juvenile literature    12. Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)    13. Nantucket Island (Mass.)    14. People & Places - United States    15. Concepts - Alphabet    16. Travel   

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This is so cool!
I love this product! It taught me so much about Pirates, and it helped me get an A on a report in school! It showed me that learning doesn't have to be boring, and my little brother who can't read yet liked me to show him and teach him about Pirates, too! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Books With Items    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. History - Exploration & Discovery    5. History - Other    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Law & Crime    9. Pirates    10. Pirates & outlaws    11. Travel & holiday   

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The history of Arlington National Cemetary
R. Conrad Stein begins "Arlington National Cemetery" relating the stories of some of those buried there, such as Ira Hayes, one of the Marines who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi and former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis.Young readers will learn how the land was purchases in 1778 by John Parke Custis, son of Martha Washington, and eventually came into the possession of Robert E. Lee, who had married John's granddaughter Mary Ann Randolph Custis.In the spring of 1864 Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs was ordered by President Lincoln to establish a new national cemetery.Meigs apparently despised Lee and chose Arlington just to deprive the Lee family of their home.However, in a cruel irony, Meigs's own son was killed later that year and was buried in what was once Mrs. Lee's rose garden.Read more

Subjects:  1. Arlington National Cemetery (A    2. Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)    3. Arlington National Cemetery (V    4. Arlington National Cemetery (Va.)    5. Children's 9-12    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    7. Children: Grades 4-6    8. General    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Travel   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's 4-8 - Education    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Concepts - General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Travel    8. Puzzles & quizzes   

Editorial Review

Spare collage work and Sufi wisdom tell the tale of a boy in search ofknowledge. Three-time Caldecott winner Ed Young (Read more

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Colorful and thought-provoking
We always enjoy this book and its impressionistic art.The boy, Dirk, takes us on a journey of understanding and ultimately, compassion for people who earn a living and depend upon others to help them out.A great book to have in your collection to educate children about the way the world works.

what about me
This story was pretty interesting. It's about a boy named dirk. all he wants to do is be like his older brother sabastin. sabastin sneaks secret letters and papers to people to get word of things spred around. dirk wants to help sabastin but he wont let him. Lessons from the Grand Master
I really enjoyed "What About Me?," a story book by Ed Young. The introductory note states that the tale "is rooted in the Sufi tradition" of the Middle East. The story opens, "Once there was a boy who wanted knowledge, but he did not know how to gain it." He seeks the wisdom of a Grand Master. However, the boy must go through quite a process before the Grand Master's two lessons are revealed. Young's illustrations are packed full of color and detail; his artwork is warm and often whimsical. Young has a particular talent for creating unique characters with visual art. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Folklore    5. General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Middle East    8. Sufis    9. Travel    10. Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General   

Subjects:  1. Designed / suitable for UK vocational qualifications    2. For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & GCSE    3. Tourism    4. Travel & holiday    5. Vocational Subjects & Skills   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Sports / Recreation / Outdoors    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Everest, Mount (China and Nepa    5. Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Mount Everest (China and Nepal    9. Mountaineering    10. Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous    11. Travel    12. Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing    13. Himalayas    14. Travel & holiday    15. True stories of endurance & survival   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Social Issues - Manners & Etiquette    4. Travel    5. Travel - General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel    7. Self-Help & Practical Interests    8. Travel & holiday   

Subjects:  1. Asia - Korea    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Travel    5. Travel - Foreign   

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Wonderful book (and series!) for all ages to enjoy
This book is 1 of 5 in a series on different U.S. cities.I was really impressed with the author/illustrator's artwork and love all the neat little details that she manages to fit on each page (so much that I met her at a book signing near DC so she could autograph it!).It is also set up in a way that even my 2 year old can enjoy the shorter, brief insets on each page, my 7 year old can enjoy and learn from the more detailed descriptions at the bottom, and even I really enjoy the beautiful artwork and have learned new things from it myself.She captures some truly interesting highlights from each of the cities in this series (others are Cape Cod, Boston, New York, San Francisco).It is a great book that I would recommend for ANY age! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alliteration    2. Alphabet    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Concepts - Alphabet    6. English language    7. History - United States/Symbols, Monuments, Etc.    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Travel    11. Washington (D.C.)   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/All Ages    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Juvenile Geography    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Non-Classifiable    8. People & Places - United States    9. Travel    10. West (U.S.)    11. Fiction    12. USA   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. General    3. Guidebooks    4. Guides    5. Juvenile literature    6. Smithsonian Institution    7. Travel    8. Museums & art galleries    9. Travel & holiday   

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WOW! The Kids Loved it!
I bought the Wow Canada book to use with the children I care for in their home.My thought was I would give them a sliver of an idea of life in another country!Little did I know that they would fall in love with Canada!One of my clients children tell their parents exact places in Canada that want to visit!Banff being a favorite! Each child I have shared this book with has gained so much knowledge and understanding of each provience.One can name all of the Proveinces by memory!I highly recommend this book!Looking for the same format for the US!

Wow, Canada is Great
Both my sons age 8 and 12 read this book from cover to cover.We live in Canada and are planning a trip to the western provinces this summer.Well they know all about the prairies now and have already decided where weshould go next summer.The book is simple to read (my children's firstlanguage is French and they managed with no problems).It is filled withinteresting tidbits and gave them a keen interest in our country. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Canada    2. Children's 9-12 - Travel - Foreign    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Description and travel    6. General    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. People & Places - Canada    10. Travel    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Canada   

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Alphabet books    3. Art - History    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. People & Places - United States    8. Travel   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Fiction    4. Historical - Exploration & Discoveries    5. Indians of North America    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile Historical Fiction    8. Mississippi River Valley    9. Mississippian culture    10. People & Places - United States - Native American    11. American history    12. Illinois    13. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / Native American    14. Travel & holiday