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The Bill of Rights established the fundamental principles the nation was founded on including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and a speedy public trial by jury. Students will learn the origins of these original 10 important amendments to the Constitution and their impact on American law and politics.

Uh oh! A librarian has left the window open, and now it’s time for fun-loving bats of all ages to fly in for a night in the stacks. Bats at the Library is a recipient of starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and Horn Book Magazine.

Thirteen-year-old Jamie Bunn made a mistake at the end of the school year. A big one. Every kid in her middle school knows all about it. Now, she has to spend her summer vacation volunteering at the local library - as punishment. What a waste of a summer! Or so she thinks.

Could griffins have been real? When Adrienne Mayor carefully read the ancient Greek and Roman descriptions, this mythic hybrid of a lion and an eagle sounded like something people had actually seen. What could explain that evidence? After a decade of hunting through myths, poring over old maps, and tracing the discoveries of modern dinosaur hunters, she found the answer: awesome dinosaur fossils observed by ancient gold hunters in the Gobi desert.

Adapted from the New York Times best seller by Random House's longtime copy chief, this informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience, entertains as well as instructs.

If I were an astronaut, I would zoom into outer space! I would help fix the International Space Station. Dream big, and see what fun it is to be an astronaut.

An introductory guide to important words and phrases in Twi, presented in daily learning sessions targeted at children. Topics include many common and useful areas of vocabulary development, from greetings to colors and common questions. In addition, the audiobook contains complete review sections for learning, comprehension, and speaking tasks. Please note that grammar is only taught by example in this audiobook, which focuses on speaking and oral comprehension.

Welcome to Easy Spanish - fun stories in Spanish for beginners. By listening to this book, you will not only extend your vocabulary, learn new phrases, and observe grammar in a natural way, but you will also learn fascinating cultural, geographical, and social facts about Spanish-speaking countries.

You may never have heard of him, but you've probably heard of the many people civil rights activist Bayard Rustin influenced. He was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and refused to move to the back of the bus many years before Rosa Parks did. The son of a freed slave, Bayard Rustin grew up during the peak of the Jim Crow laws, which segregated Blacks and Whites.

Hello there friends! Are you excited to get ready for school with the Five Little Dumplings? Come and join them as they wake up with Mama Dumpling encouraging them to “Rise and Shine!” Let’s count down from 5 and get ready for school together! We’re going to do amazing things at school, so join us, and let’s do them together!

Expresiva, enérgica y divertida, Sonia Sotomayor ha logrado convertir cada lucha de su vida en un triunfo. Nacida en el Bronx de padres inmigrantes de Puerto Rico, Sonia descubrió a los nueve años que tenía diabetes, una enfermedad grave ahora, pero aún más peligrosa hace cincuenta años. ¿Cómo afrontó la joven Sonia la devastadora noticia? Aprendió a administrarse sus inyecciones diarias de insulina y se empeñó en aprovechar al máximo su vida. Fue la popular serie de televisión de los años sesenta Perry Mason la que hizo que Sonia quisiera convertirse en abogada.

Mientras llega la noche, la mamá y su bebé comparten momentos preciosos, desde la hora del baño hasta la hora de dormir. Los niños estarán encontados con este cuento tierno con ilustraciones dulces. (As night falls, mother and baby share precious moments from bathtime to bedtime. Children will find sweet illustrations with this cute story.) Each dual language learning set features an accompanying PDF set so children can follow along as each word is read and pronounced in both Spanish and English. BONUS: 4 tracks with lullaby music to lull your little one to sleep!

Learning doesn’t need to be boring, so we took the boring out and threw the fun in it! Learn multiplication the fun way with Math Funland with Multiplication: Level 2, where you will learn multiplication tables four to seven! And if you want to practice more multiplication facts, check out Math Funland with Multiplication: Level 1 and Math Funland with Multiplication: Level 3!

Learning doesn’t need to be boring, so we took the boring out and threw the fun in it! Learn division the fun way with Math Funland with Division: Level 1, where you will learn division tables zero to three! And if you want to practice more division facts, check out Math Funland with Division: Level 2 and Math Funland with Division: Level 3!

Le livre audio répond d'abord à une intention pédagogique. Léopold Sédar Senghor s'associe au romancier Abdoulaye Sadji pour mettre au point un livre de classe qui permettrait aux enfants africains d'apprendre à lire et d'acquérir les rudiments de la langue française en puisant dans le trésor des contes de leurs pays.

Mya is a bright little girl. She loves to learn and explore, but most of all, she loves meeting new friends. Could the school be the place for her? Follow Mya as she discovers what it's like to be a preschooler.

A guide to the Bambara language for 5- to 15-year-olds. Sound effects, games, and repetition of vocabulary in different ways are used to create engaging content for young learners. Vocabulary is focused on words and phrases that can be used daily. Bambara is spoken by about sven million people, primarily in Mali, where French is also spoken, but also in Guinea, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, and Gambia. It is mutually understandable by Manding and Dyula speakers. This is an ideal way for your child to build a basic understanding of the Bambara language.

Learning Spanish is fun and easy with this book. Let’s break the misconception that learning a foreign language is hard. From my vast experience in the foreign language teaching field, I can tell you this, learning a foreign language is easy when it is real, natural, meaningful, interesting, fun and useful. This book is intended for those parents out there who wants their kids to learn Spanish for real. Let’s help our own kids to learn Spanish while they have fun! This is something you can do at home, in the park, or at any other place when you spend time with your kids.

Now more than ever, it's so important for everyone to understand our government: where it came from, how it works, and how we can bring about change. And, after all, in the words of author and government teacher Jeff Foster, "If you don't participate, you can't complain." This book is a comprehensive and entertaining guide that answers questions like: What is the Constitution? What are the branches of the government? What is the Electoral College? What are the political parties? What are the different responsibilities of the city, state, and federal governments?

Hello kids and parents. Are you looking for an interactive book to help your child with spelling? You have come to the right place. The lessons in this audiobook are over 350 three-letter words and sentences that will help sharpen your child’s thinking skills and help you and your child have some fun together. They are broken up into six different chapters. Words having to do with being outside, words beginning with the letter T, words to do with animals, words with a D in them, and two chapters of miscellaneous three-letter words.