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For every child who loves Minecraft, this new volume of Math for Minecrafters emphasizes math fact fluency and makes learning feel more like a game than schoolwork!This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved minecrafting characters and concepts to reinforce the development of third and fourth grade math skills laid out in the national Common Core State Standards. Colorfully-illustrated puzzles and high-interest word problems help to build fundamental multiplying and dividing skills using beloved items from the Overworld like golden pickaxes, hostile mobs, crafting formulas, and heroes like Alex and Steve. This workbook is designed to build math fact fluency and encourage math practice in even the most reluctant of students. The curriculum-based content covered here includes lessons in: Multiplication and division practice pages with colorful art Word problems that bring math and Minecrafting to life Math facts pages for timed or untimed practice Code-breaking fun Fundamental math skills practice with skip counting, grouping, and more! Skip to the pages that suit your child’s needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by page — it’s up to you! As the workbook progresses, the problems become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building math adventure. Perfect for Minecrafters who learn at all paces, Math for Minecrafters is as fun as it is educational — and is just what your child needs to get ahead academically!

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Deck the halls with these one-of-a-kind Christmas ornaments! Cleverly designed to be cut and folded into unique decorations, these ornaments are sure to turn heads as they adorn your tree, windows, gifts, and anywhere else you can think to display them. This fun craft book will provide endless entertainment as you: Color thirty original ornament designs Cut and fold the designs to create 3-D decorations Use them to decorate your home or events, or make them with friends as an innovative party activity Each hand-drawn design found in this book is unique. Color in the lines to decorate your own ornaments and follow simple instructions to cut and fold them into 3-D decorations. Include a wish, quotation, or memory on the back of your creation to make each folded ornament extra special. You can even put names on them and use them as gift tags or place holders on your holiday table! Get wrapped up in all thirty mesmerizing designs for a therapeutic escape and let your holiday spirit shine!

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Welcome to the Big Book of Brick Trucks! This amazing children’s book features the biggest, most exciting trucks all in incredible LEGO form! Each truck has been constructed by hand using colourful LEGO bricks, and the photo illustrations are big and bright so young readers can see all of the details! For every big brick truck, there is also a helpful description of the truck’s purpose. Trucks included are: Fire truck Dump truck Cement mixer Tractor-trailer Car carrier Tow truck Monster truck Ice cream truck And seven more! From the creators of Brick Shakespeare, Brick Fairy Tales, Brick Dracula and Frankenstein, and Brick Greek Myths comes a wonderful children’s book of trucks and emergency vehicles built with the popular construction toy. For any little boy or girl who loves things that go vroom, and especially those who love their LEGO bricks, this book will be sure to impress!

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For every child who loves Minecraft, this all-new second volume of math adventures can feel more like a game than schoolwork!This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved minecrafting characters and concepts to reinforce the development of first and second grade math skills laid out in the national Common Core State Standards. Colorfully-illustrated puzzles and high-interest word problems help to build fundamental adding and subtracting skills using beloved items from the Overworld like golden pickaxes, hostile mobs, crafting formulas, and heroes like Alex and Steve. This workbook is designed to build math fact fluency and encourage math practice in even the most reluctant of students. The curriculum-based content covered here includes lessons in: Adding and subtracting practice pages with colorful art Word problems that bring math and Minecrafting to life Math Facts pages for timed or untimed practice Code-breaking fun Place value, base 10, regrouping, and fundamental math skills Skip to the pages that suit your child’s needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by page — it’s up to you! As the workbook progresses, the problems become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building math adventure. Perfect for Minecrafters who learn at all paces, Math for Minecrafters is as fun as it is educational — and is more of what your little learner needs to get ahead academically!

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Are your LEGO creations missing something? Do you wish there was some way to add a little personality to your LEGO bricks? Then this sticker collection is for you! Decorate and design your LEGO bricks with stickers of all shapes and sizes, including animals, signs, flags, and more! This sticker book has everything you need to turn your LEGO creations into masterpieces!Inside you’ll find everything you need to have hours of LEGO fun, including:Reusable stickers in a variety of shapes and styles20 original photos with examples of how to maximize sticker useWritten instructions on how to use the stickers to make LEGO works of artNo LEGO enthusiast should be without this collection of reusable stickers! Sticker Your Bricks is sure to bring your LEGO designs to the next level.

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Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore’s cherished poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore’s original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters.See the colorful stockings hung by the chimney in the fanciful brick house, and look on at the visions of dancing brick sugarplums. Turn the pages to reveal Saint Nicholas with his bundle of toys and his eight trusty reindeer, and watch as he magically slides down the chimney to bring presents to the good little girls and boys before shouting, “Now dash away, dash away, dash away all!” This treasured Christmas poem in brick will quickly become the highlight of your holiday storybooks and a great new tradition for the whole family!

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Learn to Spell on a Minecrafting Adventure!This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to encourage third grade spelling practice. With Steve, Alex, zombies, creepers, and skeletons to guide them, young Minecrafters will be eager to practice spelling skills to reinforce classroom learning and help them meet the National Common Core language arts standards. Decoding, using prefixes and suffixes, and learning common and irregular spelling patterns is no longer a chore. Standards-aligned spelling activities to supplement school learning High-interest pages with colorful illustrations and familiar video game characters Teaches kids that learning can be fun Allows parents to reinforce skills at home or on the go Whether you’re preparing them for the upcoming school year or providing extra skill practice, Spelling for Minecrafters: Grade 3 is as fun as it is educational—and is just what your child needs to meet and exceed academic standards! This educational series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.

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Now boys and girls can learn to read with help from Minecraft, the game they love best!This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to encourage second grade spelling practice. With Steve, Alex, zombies, creepers, and villagers to guide them, young Minecrafters will be eager to practice spelling skills to reinforce classroom learning and help them meet the National Common Core language arts standards.Kids will practice key skills including: Getting to know common spelling patterns Targeted, grade-level sight word practice Vowel sounds and consonant blends for spelling and reading success Counting syllables and identifying prefixes, suffixes, and plural endings Colorfully illustrated pages and familiar gaming objects and characters invite kids will win over even the most reluctant students. With Spelling for Minecrafters, word practice isn’t a chore; it’s an adventure.

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Age range 5 to 9Fifty activities to help kids build self-confidence and courage!Boost their everyday bravery and social skills with this activity book for kids who love Minecraft and gaming. Fun challenges, mini games, and fill-in-the-blank adventures—all centered in Minecrafting themes—help kids step out their comfort zone, try new things, and feel happy and confident. With skill-building puzzles and games and colorful illustrations, kids will find the encouragement they need through the Minecraft characters and world they love. Gamers take brave steps through activities that feel like play Social skill-building games help kids feel stronger and more empowered in the real world Every page gives kids a bravery boost and teaches them how to overcome real-life doubts and fears For kids who feel more comfortable gaming, Bravery Activities for Minecrafters offers kids the building blocks they need to feel strong enough to step out and speak up in real life.

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The newest book in our joke book series for kids, The Jokiest Joking Riddles Book Ever Written...No Joke! has 1,001 brand-new riddles guaranteed to keep kids entertained and laughing. With cute illustrations throughout, this book will delight joke book fans!

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Uproarious Riddles for Minecrafters is the fifth book in the Jokes for Minecrafters series, which is complete with more than eight hundred riddles! "Dig in" to these funny brainteasers about Minecraft mobs, tools, and biomes that will really make you think! You'll have such a BLAST reading all of these crafty riddles and jokes. All of your favorite parts of the Minecraft game are included in the book, and the riddles will have you continuing the Minecraft fun! Inside you will find funny riddles such as: Q: I am very hard to find, and if a friend has me you’ll be green with envy—but not as green as me. What am I? A: An Emerald Block. Q: We're very good at spelling, but you won't find us in any school or spelling bee. What are we? A: Witches. For kids ages five and up, this is the perfect book for at home, at school, or really anywhere! You’ll enjoy telling these silly jokes to your friends and family. As a bonus there are silly illustrations throughout for extra laughs!

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For anyone who loves Minecraft, it can’t get punnier than this! Laugh out loud!Do you want to build up a supply of jokes about Minecraft? Ready for a book about the best came in the world? Want some jokes about Hostiles and Passsives and tools and Steve that are so funny you’ll “axe” for more. Well then it’s time to stop “tooling around. The Table of Contents includes: A Mob of Hostile Mob Jokes Rocks and Blocks Did you Hear…? That’s Entertainment! You know You’re a Minecrafter If… Swiftly, Alex Rhyme Time Tongue Twisters And much More! We don’t “Mine” telling you that this is the most fantastic, book yet of jokes for gamers!

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Get spooked by the kookiest and creepiest bunch of jokes there is! The Jokiest Joking Spooky Joke Book Ever . . . No Joke! is a haunted library full of ghoulish guffaws and giggles that will have you and all your favorite goblins laughing like jack-o'-lanterns! No nightlights necessary, this kid-friendly joke book is a puntastically playful tomb of fun. Take this cauldron companion anywhere, and you can bring even the most dead-boring situations howling back to life! - 1,001 of the silliest, kid-friendliest jokes for spooktacular fun - Funny stuff for all your best vampires, werewolves, witches, and Franken-friends - Lots of funnily frightening illustrations throughout Perfect for scaredy-cats and ghost-lovers alike, these funny one-liners, knock-knock jokes, graveyard puns, and creepy-crawly chucklers will keep you screeching like it's Halloween all year long. Keep your wits about you with this cackling crypt of must-LOL jokes!

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This hilarious collection of puns will delight kids of all ages. Featuring all-new jokes and accompanied by clever illustrations, The Jokiest Joking Puns Book Ever Written will keep kids amused for hours! Inside are gems like: What does a house wear? A dress. What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator. The birthday party was a disaster. Even the cake was in tiers. What kind of shorts do clouds wear? Thunderwear.

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Here are hundreds of hilarious jokes, especially for those who believe that they belong in the esteemed Hogwarts House of Hufflepuff (not Gryffindor, not Ravenclaw, and certainly not Slytherin) Here are hundreds of hilarious jokes from the Harry Potter world for every muggle, wizard, and squib. The Pottermore website allows Harry Potter fans everywhere to be sorted into the house that’s right for them, and now loyal Hufflepuffs everywhere can find themselves in The Unofficial Harry Potter Jokes Book: Howling Hilarity for Hufflepuff. This fourth book will continue the silly jokes, funny art, and hilarious one-liners specific to the most underrated house of all, and to the wider wizard world.Jokes include clever lines such as:At least at first, did Cedric like being in the Triwizard Tournament?Yeah, he could really Diggory it!What does a Hufflepuff do after a wand duel?He huffs and puffs!What kind of cereal do they serve at Hogwarts?Hufflepuffs.Why did Professor Sprout take the Herbology job?She wanted to get back to her roots.Knock-knock…Who’s there?Tonks. Tonks who?Tonks a lot!Featuring hundreds of jokes and fifty fantastic illustrations, this joke book provides endless amounts of fun for readers and fans of the bestselling series

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Age range 6 to 10More than 300 pages of engaging maths questions and lessons for fans of Minecraft!This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to reinforce the development of first through fourth grade maths skills laid out in the national Common Core State Standards. Colourfully illustrated puzzles and high-interest, engaging practice problems and activities are perfect for fans of Minecraft and gaming. The curriculum-based content covered here includes lessons in: Adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division practice pages with colourful art Word problems that bring maths and Minecrafting to life Maths Facts pages for timed or untimed practice Code-breaking fun Place value, base 10, regrouping, skip counting, grouping, and more fundamental maths skills! Skip to the pages that suit your child’s needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by page—it’s up to you! As the workbook progresses, the problems become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building maths adventure.The Mammoth Book of Math Activities for Minecrafters is as fun as it is educational. It's just what your little learner needs to get ahead academically!

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Age range 9 to 12For boys and girls planning to play Minecraft all summer, now there is a fun, full-color guide to learning language, math, science and more that teaches using their favorite game!Summer Learning Crash Course for Minecrafters: Grades 3–4 will keep your rising third grader’s skills fresh all summer long and help them start the school year with a clear academic advantage.Thanks to colorfully illustrated pages and high-interest lessons based around familiar video game characters, young Minecrafters can practice and retain key grade-level skills with zero pressure and maximum fun.Inside you’ll find engaging content that aligns with national Common Core State Standards including lessons in: Language arts Math Science Social studies No more fighting the summer slide. With the kid-centered approach of the Summer Learning Crash Course for Minecrafters series, kids will be equipped and willing to bridge the gap between one grade and the next and start school feeling like a winner.

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Age range 6 to 9What could make studying during summer vacation fun for boys and girls? Using Minecraft help you learn math, science, social studies, and more!Summer Crash Course Learning for Minecrafters, From Grades 2 to 3 will keep your first grader’s skills fresh all summer long and help them start the school year with a clear academic advantage.Thanks to colourfully illustrated pages and high-interest lessons based around familiar video game characters, young Minecrafters can practice and retain key grade-level skills with zero pressure and maximum fun.Inside you’ll find engaging content that aligns with national Common Core State Standards including lessons in:Language arts Math Science Social studies No more fighting the summer slide. With the kid-centered approach of the Summer Crash Course Learning for Minecrafters series, kids will be equipped and willing to bridge the gap between one grade and the next and start school feeling like a winner.

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Age range 6 to 960 exciting and challenging Dungeon-themed puzzles, games, and activities for young gamers!Explore all the best features of Minecraft Dungeon while solving offline challenges that reinforce problem-solving skills and keep kids busy at home and on the go. The colourful activity pages inside feature ferocious dungeon mobs, amazing treasures, and the evil arch-Illager himself, so kids can enjoy hours of fun.Word searches Secret codes to solve Spot-the-differences games Crossword puzzles Mazes And more! With more than fifty unique puzzles to try, kids of all ages and abilities can beat boredom and dive into a world of adventure straight from their favourite game!

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Now, for every child who loves Minecraft, math and learning can feel more like a game than schoolwork!This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to reinforce the development of first and second grade math skills laid out in the national Common Core State Standards. Colorfully-illustrated puzzles and high-interest word problems use beloved items from the Overworld like diamond swords, suits of armor, zombies, and magical potions to encourage math practice in even the most reluctant of students. The curriculum-based content covered here includes lessons in:Geometric shapesTelling timeCounting moneyReading charts and graphsAdding and subtracting numbers up to 20And so much more!Skip to the pages that suit your child’s needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by page—it’s up to you! As the workbook progresses, the problems become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building math adventure. Perfect for Minecrafters who learn at all paces, Math for Minecrafters is as fun as it is educational—and is just what your little learner needs to get ahead academically!

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For fans of our best-selling joke book series comes a new volume chock-full of amazing facts about everything from food to travel to science to history – all in a fun, easy-to-read format with hand-drawn original illustations! Kids will love to impress their friends with their cool knowledge, and parents will be happy their kids are learning something. For example: There are exactly 206 bones in your body. (We counted.) More than half of those are in your hands, toes, fingers, and feet. Think how cold you are when you forget your winter coat. Now consider how cold you’d be without your skin. Your skin weighs the same as four heavy winter coats.

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Here are hundreds of hilarious jokes, especially for those who believe that they belong in the esteemed Hogwarts House of Ravenclaw (not Gryffindor, not Hufflepuff, and certainly not Slytherin) The Pottermore website allows Harry Potter fans everywhere to be sorted into the house that’s right for them, and now the Ravenclaws the world over will find their place in The Unofficial Harry Potter Jokes Book: Raucous Jokes and Riddikulus Riddles for Ravenclaw. This third book in the series dives deeper into this magical universe, poking fun of every wizard and muggle from Hogsmead to the Ministry of Magic itself.Jokes include clever lines such as:What do you get when you cross a Ravenclaw with the infirmary?Ill-literacyWe value wit, humor…and brains! Or maybe we’re just “for the birds.”Who are we? RavenclawWhy did everybody want to take Professor Flitwick's class?Because he was so "charming."Why did Gilderoy Lockhart team up with Nearly Headless Nick?He needed a ghost-writer. Featuring hundreds of jokes and fifty fantastic illustrations, this joke book provides endless amounts of fun for readers and fans of the bestselling series.

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Now, for children who love Minecraft, math, multiplication, and division can seem more like a game that schoolwork!This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to reinforce the development of third and fourth grade math skills laid out in the national Common Core State Standards. Colorfully-illustrated puzzles and high-interest word problems use beloved items from the Overworld like diamond swords, suits of armor, zombies, and magical potions to encourage math practice in even the most reluctant of students. The curriculum-based content covered here includes lessons in:Analyzing and comparing geometric shapesUnderstanding fractions and place valueMultiplication and division up to 100And so much more!Skip to the pages that suit your child’s needs and learning style or start at the beginning and advance page by page—it’s up to you! As the workbook progresses, the problems become more challenging so that learners of all levels can enjoy an exciting, skill-building math adventure. Perfect for Minecrafters who learn at all paces, Math for Minecrafters is as fun as it is educational—and is just what your child needs to get ahead academically!

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All-Encompassing Workbooks for Minecrafters! This giant kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and settings to encourage kids to learn principles of important school subjects. Colorfully illustrated pages bring their most beloved video game to life and entice learners (even the most reluctant ones) to take part in an educational adventure. With practice pages and content spanning a variety of subjects, they’ll find everything they need to develop their education and their confidence in the classroom. Your child will improve their: Math skills Reading skills Writing skills Spelling skills Social studies skills And even STEM skills! Whether you’re preparing them for the upcoming school year or providing extra skill practice, The Best and Biggest Fun Workbook for Minecrafters: Grades 1 & 2 is as fun as it is educational-and is just what your child needs to meet and exceed academic standards!

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Learn to Spell on a Minecrafting Adventure! This kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and concepts to encourage third grade spelling practice. With Steve, Alex, zombies, creepers, and skeletons to guide them, young Minecrafters will be eager to practice spelling skills to reinforce classroom learning and help them meet the National Common Core language arts standards. Decoding, using prefixes and suffixes, and learning common and irregular spelling patterns is no longer a chore. Standards-aligned spelling activities that support school learning High-interest pages with colorful illustrations and familiar video game characters Teaches kids that learning can be fun Allows parents to reinforce skills at home or on the go Whether you’re preparing them for the upcoming school year or providing extra skill practice, Spelling for Minecrafters: Grade 4 is as fun as it is educational—and is just what your child needs to meet and exceed academic standards! This educational series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.

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What do children love? Minecraft! What will make them love writing? Learning vocabulary, adjectives and adverbs, and sentence structure with Minecraft!Writing for Minecrafters: Grade 2 features video game characters and concepts to encourage second grade writing practice. With Steve, Alex, zombies, creepers, and villagers to inspire them, young Minecrafters will be eager to fill the pages with their own words.Colorful art and engaging prompts invite kids to expand their vocabulary, practice proper grammar and capitalization, and write for different purposes and audiences. Each game-themed writing activity is designed to reinforce classroom learning and help kids meet the National Common Core language arts standards. Kids will get to express their creativity and writing skills with lessons in: vocabulary development adding detail with adjectives and adverbs past, present, and future tense structure sentence and paragraph structure pre-writing strategies and idea building Informational, opinion, and narrative writing Reinforce classroom learning and help them meet the National Common Core language arts standards with this kid-friendly tool. Writing for Minecrafters is the best way to get all kids excited about writing.

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Kids ages six and up will love this exciting comic-book style collection depicting ten of the greatest superheroes of the Bible. Each short story tells the tale of one biblical hero fighting against the odds, battling foes, and/or enduring great tests of faith and strength to prevail in the name of the Lord. From Joshua who fought bravely against a great army in the siege of Jericho; to Elijah the prophet who stood up to a powerful king and wielded flaming fireballs from heaven; to David who battled and defeated the giant, Goliath, there are plenty of captivating tales to inspire kids of all ages. Families will love seeing their children dive into these colorful stories of faith and kids will enjoy the full-color illustrations that bring dramatic Biblical scenes to life. Each ten to twelve page story is just the right length for active or reluctant readers, bedtime reading sessions, and church groups. Entertaining and character-building, this story collection is the perfect addition to any home library. Discover the amazing feats of God as displayed through ten incredible Bible heroes! Reinforces Christian values/teachings and highlights how God can work through anyone. Engaging, comic book-style art helps kids of all reading levels and ages relate to the characters and dive into the story. An illustrated, full-color adventure that’s fun for the whole family!

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Age range 5 to 7Who says learning can’t be fun? Let everyone’s favourite game, Minecraft, keep your Kindergartener’s skills fresh all summer long and help them start the school year with a clear academic advantage.Thanks to colorfully illustrated pages and high-interest lessons based around familiar video game characters, young Minecrafters can practice and retain key grade-level skills with zero pressure and maximum fun.Inside you’ll find engaging content that aligns with national Common Core State Standards including lessons in: Language arts (phonics, grammar, and writing) Math (basic addition and subtraction, word problems, and shapes) Science (weather, animals, nutrition, and plant cycle) Social studies (community, map reading, and landforms) No more fighting the summer slide. With the kid-centered approach of the Summer Learning Crash Course for Minecrafters series, kids will be equipped and willing to bridge the gap between one grade and the next and start school feeling like a winner.

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Age range 5 to 9Who says learning can’t be fun? Summer Learning Crash Course for Minecrafters: Grades 1–2 will keep your first grader’s skills fresh all summer long and help them start the school year with a clear academic advantage. Thanks to colorfully illustrated pages and high-interest lessons based around familiar video game characters, young Minecrafters can practice and retain key grade-level skills with zero pressure and maximum fun. Inside you’ll find engaging content that aligns with national Common Core State Standards including lessons in: Language arts (phonics, grammar, and writing) Math (addition and subtraction, word problems, telling time) Science (Earth, objects in motion, ecosystems) Social studies (capitals, holidays) No more fighting the summer slide. With the kid-centered approach of Summer Learning Crash Course for Minecrafters, kids will be equipped and willing to bridge the gap between one grade and the next and start school feeling like a winner.

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All-Encompassing Workbooks for Minecrafters! This giant kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and settings to encourage kids to learn important school subjects. Colorfully illustrated pages bring their most beloved video game to life and entice learners (even the most reluctant ones) to take part in an educational adventure. With practice pages and content spanning a variety of subjects, they’ll find everything they need to develop their education and their confidence in the classroom. Your child will improve their: Math skills Reading skills Writing skills Spelling skills Social Studies skills And even their STEM skills! Whether you’re preparing them for the upcoming school year or providing extra skill practice, The Best and Biggest Fun Workbook for Minecrafters: Grades 3 & 4 is as fun as it is educational-and is just what your child needs to meet and exceed academic standards!

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Children love Minecraft. And with Writing for Minecrafters: Grade 3, learning feels more like game time. They will learn from the characters and concepts they love!Writing for Minecrafters: Grade 3 features well-loved video game characters and concepts to encourage third grade writing practice. With Steve, Alex, zombies, creepers, and villagers to inspire them, young Minecrafters will be eager to fill the pages with their own words. Colorful art and engaging prompts invite kids to expand their vocabulary, practice proper grammar and capitalization, and write for different purposes and audiences. Each game-themed writing activity is designed to reinforce classroom learning and help kids meet the National Common Core language arts standards.Kids will get to express their creativity and writing skills with lessons in: Vocabulary development Adding detail with adjectives and adverbs Past, present, and future tense structure Sentence and paragraph structure Pre-writing strategies and idea building Informational, opinion, and narrative writing Reinforce classroom learning and help them meet the National Common Core language arts standards with this kid-friendly tool. Writing for Minecrafters is the best way to get all kids excited about writing.This educational series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.

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With Writing for Minecrafters: Grade 4, learning time feels more like game time!Writing for Minecrafters: Grade 4 features well-loved video game characters and concepts to encourage fourth grade writing practice. With Steve, Alex, zombies, creepers, and villagers to inspire them, young Minecrafters will be eager to fill the pages with their own words. Colorful art and engaging prompts invite kids to expand their vocabulary, practice proper grammar and capitalization, and write for different purposes and audiences. Each game-themed writing activity is designed to reinforce classroom learning and help kids meet the National Common Core language arts standards. Kids will get to express their creativity and writing skills with lessons in: Vocabulary development Adding detail with adjectives and adverbs Past, present, and future tense structure Sentence and paragraph structure Pre-writing strategies and idea building Informational, opinion, and narrative writing Reinforce classroom learning and help them meet the National Common Core language arts standards with this kid-friendly tool. Writing for Minecrafters is the best way to get all kids excited about writing. This educational series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.

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Get caught up in the two most famous scary stories of all time depicted in LEGO bricks! Creep your way through the shadowy sets of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula in this amazing brick adaptation. With one thousand color photographs, these stories and their monsters come alive in full plastic horror!Stare in awe as Dr. Frankenstein brings his brick monster to life in a risky science experiment, and brace yourself as the creature steps out into the world. Travel to Count Dracula’s giant brick castle in Transylvania, and beware as he taunts his prey in the night. Watch brick Van Helsing discover the cause of poor Lucy’s illness, and follow him as he prepares his plot to save her.These classic horror stories are retold with a classic construction toy, staying true to their original forms in this modestly abridged collection. For young readers, LEGO adorers, and devotees to gothic literature, Brick Frankenstein and Dracula is a mesmerizing new take to the founding tales of fright!Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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A hysterical collection of jokes, puns, and knock-knocks to crack up kids of all ages, this enormous book features all of the best jokes from the wildly hilarious Jokiest Joking Joke Book series. Accompanied by clever illustrations, these sidesplitting wisecracks will keep kids amused for hours!

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Meet the Greek gods and goddesses as you have never seen them—in LEGO form! Enjoy these fascinating myths, reimagined through elaborate scenes and colorful LEGO bricks in one thousand color photographs!This book shares a unique retelling of some of the most widely known and loved Greek myths, from the stories of Athena, Poseidon, and Pandora to the twelve labors of Hercules. Watch Athena spring from the head of Zeus See Poseidon as he rules the seas with his mighty trident Maintain hope with Pandora as her curiosity gets the best of her Beware the Nemean Lion as Hercules repents for his misdeeds. Be awestruck by the amazing Mount Olympus And much more—all created with LEGO bricks! These exciting retellings of ancient tales are consistent with the mythology behind them, while also capturing the creativity and whimsy of the stories with elaborate brick scenery. Brick Greek Myths will be a delight for LEGO tinkerers of all ages, a fun introduction to the tales for young readers, and an enchanting return to the stories for even the most devoted admirer of mythology.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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