Saddle up for an adventure with two sisters as they revitalize their school's horseback riding club while also helping out at their family's bakery in DK Adventures: Horse Club. Emma adores horses as much as she idolizes her older sister, Amanda. She dreams about riding a cinnamon-colored horse in a show alongside her one day. Emma's wish looks like it's about to come true — but it's not such a smooth ride. Join Emma and Amanda at Paddock Promises' camp and learn how to handle, groom, tack up and ride a horse, meet horses from myths and legends, plus get a recipe to bake sweet pony cupcakes in DK Adventures: Horse Club. DK Adventures are an innovative mix of narrative and nonfiction for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries, recipes, poetry, instructions, graphics, or songs, the genre spreads in each DK Adventures title enhance the story and reinforce curriculum learning, while the expansive range of entertaining nonfiction subjects will appeal to boys and girls everywhere. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Product Description: The bestselling DK Readers series has a fresh new look featuring redesigned jackets and interiors, and up-to-date vocabulary throughout. In DK Readers, stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories, creating a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge...read more

Product Description: Mnemonics are a great way to remember difficult facts. Learn fun mnemonic devices for remembering the order of the planets (My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles), the names of the oceans (I Am A Super Person), the order of math operations (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally), and more...read more

Product Description: Following the well-known and much-loved Rookie Books format, these fun and informative books introduce early elementary-school children to the basic facts about major holidays. Each book explains the development of the holiday and how it is celebrated today, and includes holiday games, traditions, crafts, and foods...read more

Product Description: Mirando a Las Plantas Con Un Cient-Fico/Looking at Plants with a Scientist (I Like Science! Bilingual) [Aug 01, 2008] Murphy, Patricia J. ... 0766029816

This series looks at the harmful effects of both legal and illegal substances and considers the traumatic situations where young people are separated from loved ones. School counsellors and specialists have been consulted in the preparation of these books to include realistic information with regards to emotions, likely reactions and useful advice.

Product Description: With lively illustrations and an engaging text, this DK Reader follows the adventures of a young girl as her family travels west in covered wagons along the famous Oregon Trail. Full color.

Helps a child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading. This book contains long sentences, increased vocabulary, information boxes and a simple index. It is useful to read with children who are beginning to read alone and with early or reluctant readers.