Product Description: From dirt pit bathrooms to homes infested with critters, life could be pretty disgusting for people throughout History. This book takes you back to times when conditions were very different and waaaay more disgusting. Loaded with period photos, illustrations, and primary source, this book brings the real world of history to life...read more

Product Description: Explores wishing traditions from around the world, including rainbows, wishing wells, the moon, birthday candles, and wishbones.

Product Description: An introduction to folk beliefs found in North America, including those having to do with predicting the future, the weather, and good/bad luck.

The Oh, Behave! series introduces young readers to the concept of good manners through a combination of simple, leveled text and engaging photographs. This book looks at manners in the community, and explains how readers should behave in a number of different situations, why it matters, and the possible repercussions of having bad manners.

Product Description: Dreams Around the World takes you on a once-in-a-lifetime journey and introduces you to thirteen children between the ages of four and eight who share their dreams for the future, as well as their day-to-day lives. From Finland in the north to Argentina in the south, from Mexico in the west to China in the east, you will meet girls and boys who dream about becoming doctors, jockeys, and even kung-fu masters…just like you...read more

This clever picture book presents sixteen visual puzzles. On every page, readers must pick out the one item that is different from the rest--a different color, a different shape, reversed from left to right, or just asleep when others are awake!The phrase "Can you find me?" is shown in a different language on every page.Can you find me?Me puedes encontrar?Unaweza kupata mimi?

Product Description: What is it like growing up in the world today? 23 teens answer this question with their own personal, inspirational, and thought-provoking life stories. Featuring kids just like you from the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Israel, Ghana, South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, and New Zealand, their stories will show you just how different you are — and how much you have in common...read more

Product Description: Manners Magic is written for children between 6 and 11 years old, and is the perfect tool for parents, grandparents, indulgent aunts and godparents to teach their child how to behave properly. Light hearted in tone and accompanied by lively modern cartoons, children will immediately recognise the many situations presented here, for example, what do you when you are served food at a friend?s place that you just don?t like? What do you say when you are introduced to your friend?s parents? How do you manage tricky situations like when you wish someone would disappear, or how to duck an invitation without hurting anyone...read more

Product Description: Manners Magic is written for children between 6 and 11 years old, and is the perfect tool for parents, grandparents, indulgent aunts and godparents to teach their child how to behave properly. Light hearted in tone and accompanied by lively modern cartoons, children will immediately recognise the many situations presented here, for example, what do you when you are served food at a friend?s place that you just don?t like? What do you say when you are introduced to your friend?s parents? How do you manage tricky situations like when you wish someone would disappear, or how to duck an invitation without hurting anyone...read more