Roller Skates
ISBN 9780140303582
Regular price $11.99by Ruth Sawyer; illustrated by Valenti Angelo
Recommended for young readers ages 8-12 years (Grades 3-7).
Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.
Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1937. A classic novel that combines charm, shocking tragedy, and coming of age.
Softcover, 192 pages.
Published by Puffin Books.
Reviews:
“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”—The New York Times
The Crossover (graphic novel adaptation)
ISBN 9781328575494
Regular price $19.99Kwame Alexander’s New York Times bestseller and Newbery Medal–winning The Crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile.
New York Times Bestseller · Newbery Medal Winner · Coretta Scott King Honor Award · 2015 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults · 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers · Publishers Weekly Best Book · School Library Journal Best Book · Kirkus Best Book
“A beautifully measured novel of life and line.” —New York Times Book Review
The Crossover is now a graphic novel!
“With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. ’Cuz tonight I’m delivering,” raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood—he’s got mad beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when it’s all on the line.
See the Bell family in a whole new light through Dawud Anyabwile’s dynamic illustrations as the brothers’ winning season unfolds, and the world as they know it begins to change.
Recommended by the publisher for ages 8-12 years. Recommended by Nest for ages 10 and up through to adult. This is an incredible read that stays with you long after.
Softcover, 224 pages.
Clarion Books.
Just Between Us - The Original Bestselling No-Stress, No-Rules Journal, Father & Daughter
ISBN 9781797216119
Regular price $25.95By Meredith & Sofie Jacobs
The Just Between Us journal you know and love-now for dads and daughters! Co-written by a real-life father-daughter team! In this journal co-author of the original Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter, Sofie Jacobs, partners with her father, Jonathan Jacobs, to offer advice and prompts for fathers and daughters to express anything and everything. With sensitivity and thoughtfulness, this interactive keepsake journal provides the space and encouragement for father-daughter conversations, packed with all the essentials to cultivate shared respect and deep understanding in one of life's most important relationships. Perfect for dads and daughters who are already close, it is also a shared resource for any father-daughter pair looking to deepen their relationship!
Includes:
• Advice and guidance from a real father and daughter duo
• Writing and drawing prompts to get the conversation started-and keep it going
• Pages for drawing funny pictures and making ambitious lists
• Plenty of free space for writing about whatever is on both of your minds
BESTSELLING JOURNAL SERIES: First published more than ten years ago, Just Between Us: Mother & Daughter is the original bestselling mother-daughter journal. This latest addition to the series-written by a real dad and daughter duo!-contains all-new prompts and art, perfect for longtime fans and new journalers alike.
DELUXE KEEPSAKE: Complete with two ribbon-markers so that both father and daughter can mark their place, this colorful, highly-illustrated hardcover journal makes for the perfect gift to fill now and treasure for years to come.
DAD & DAUGHTER CONNECTION: There are so many benefits to kids-girls especially-when they have an active and engaged father, from health and IQ to stable jobs and relationships. Just Between Us encourages regular, active communication, ensuring that when you need each other most, you're there for one another.
A POWERFUL TOOL: This journal helps facilitate necessary conversations in fun, funny, and heartwarming ways by offering a safe space to be honest. Writing removes a layer of awkwardness by providing some distance, and encourages vulnerability and truthfulness in those more reluctant to share.
Perfect for:
• Daughters and mothers looking for the perfect birthday or Father's Day gift for dad
• Resource for mothers, fathers, or stepparents looking for bonding activities for their families
• Families familiar with the original journal who are eager for new content
• Fans of Wreck This Journal and Why a Daughter Needs a Dad or anyone looking for a high-value interactive journal for dads or stepdads
Recommended for ages 10 and up. Fathers can begin making entries when their daughters are younger, in preparation for handing it over...
Hardcover. 6-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches. 144 pages.
Chronicle Books, 2023.
Walk Two Moons
ISBN 9780330397834
Regular price $17.99by Sharon Creech
Winner of the Newbery Medal and the Children's Book Award, this is a breathtaking book, a modern classic in the making.
Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.
What is the meaning of this strange message left on the doorstep? Only Sal knows, and on a roadtrip with her grandparents she tells the bizarre tale of Phoebe Winterbottom, Phoebe’s disappearing mother and the lunatic. But who can help Sal make sense of the mystery that surrounds her own story . . . and her own missing mother?
In her own singularly beautiful style, Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion.
Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the "Indian-ness in her blood," travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a "potential lunatic," and whose mother disappeared.
As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold—the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.
Recommended for young readers ages 9-13 years.
Softcover, 256 pages.
MacMillan Publishing.
Printed in the United Kingdom.
Holes
ISBN 9780440414803
Regular price $12.50by Louis Sachar
Winner of the Newberry Medal and the National Book Award
This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves!
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment — and redemption.
Special anniversary edition bonus content includes: A New Note From the Author!; “Ten Things You May Not Know About HOLES” by Louis Sachar; an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from Louis Sachar’s new middle-grade novel, Fuzzy Mud.and more!
Recommended for readers ages 10 years and up.
Softcover, 288 pages.
Published by Yearling in the United States.
"A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel." - The New York Times
A New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books 100 Years Selection
"A dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism."-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"There is no question, kids will love Holes."-SLJ, Starred Review
"[A] rugged, engrossing adventure."-Kirkus Reviews
"This delightfully clever story is well-crafted and thought-provoking."-VOYA
"[Sachar] comes fully, brilliantly into his own voice. This is a can't-put-it-down read."-The Bulletin
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
ISBN 9780140157376
Regular price $23.00by Salman Rushdie
A captivating fantasy novel for readers of all ages, by the author of Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses
“This is, simply put, a book for anyone who loves a good story. It’s also a work of literary genius.” —Stephen King
Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie’s classic children’s novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver’s Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz. Haroun, a 12-year-old boy sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers.
Softcover, 224 pages.
Puffin Books.
Recommended for ~11 years old (Grade 6) and up.
About the Author:
SALMAN RUSHDIE is the author of fourteen previous novels, including Midnight’s Children (for which he won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker), Shame, The Satanic Verses, The Moor’s Last Sigh, and Quichotte, all of which have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize; a collection of stories, East, West; a memoir, Joseph Anton; a work of reportage, The Jaguar Smile; and three collections of essays, most recently Languages of Truth. His books have been translated into over forty languages. His many awards include the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel, which he won twice; the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award; the National Arts Award; the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger; the European Union’s Aristeion Prize for Literature; the Budapest Grand Prize for Literature; and the Italian Premio Grinzane Cavour. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. A former president of PEN America, Rushdie was knighted by the Queen in 2007 for services to literature, and in June 2022 named to the exclusive Companion of Honour award in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours.
About this edition:
It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series debuted with an 'A' for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a 'B' for Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre, and a 'C' for Willa Cather's My Ántonia. It continues with more perennial classics, perfect to give as elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves.
Praise:
“A performance that dazzles the eye as it erupts triumphantly out of the dark in a display of fireworks.”
—Anita Desai, The Washington Post Book World
“Fantastical, funny, whooping through drama and comedy, good and evil, introducing creatures delightful or frightening, this joyous and tender book is a whole Arabian Nights entertainment.”
—Nadine Gordimer, The Times Literary Supplement
“A lively, wonderfully inventive comic tale . . . His own Sea of Stories from which he drew this entertaining and moving book continues to flow as clear and brilliant as ever.”
—Alison Lurie, The New York Times Book Review
“Wonderful . . . A novel of tremendous charm . . . A tribute to the pleasures, and terrible powers of storytelling . . . As lively and impassioned as any of his previous novels, but this time full of love.” —Newsweek
“Fantasy, adventure, and allegory in a beautiful mix . . . Salman Rushdie reappears enriched as a human being and as a writer.”
—Mario Vargas Llosa
“Eloquent and rejuvenative . . . A testament to the magic and power of a child’s belief, and to Rushdie’s undaunted optimism for the future.”
—Newsday
“Rushdie’s gifts include wit and wildness in a sharp engagement with the world’s complexities.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Rushdie is a master of brilliant, seductive language. . . . He transforms his story into the lush, arcane fabric of myth. It is a tale of high adventure, deep sadness, and miraculous recovery—a landmark work from one of today’s most important writers.”
—Self
“Like all good fables and fairy tales, Haroun and the Sea of Stories yields its riches on many levels. Readers will relish the wordplay and multilingual punning.”
—Boston Sunday Herald
“A defiantly high-spirited and chivalrous novel.”
—Vanity Fair
“Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a wonderful novel, timeless in the way fine literature is always timeless.”
—Stephen King
“I enjoyed this adventure story. . . . It involves you at once and keeps you reading, and so it should, for it’s from the same magic land as Sinbad, The Thousand and One Nights, The Golden Fleece.”
—Doris Lessing
“Full of light and magic . . . A testimony to creativity, and to the gentle strength of hope.”
—The Boston Sunday Globe
Bajo balancing athlete
BAJO 97510
Regular price $34.951 natural wooden 'athelete' base. 60 colourful wooden sticks. A classical balancing game in a whimsical form. Stacking games like this can serve to expand our capacities for patience and perseverance.
Game of physical and mental skills for 1-4 players, in which the goal is to carefully place the colourful sticks one by one, building upwards, atop the athelete. It trains manual dexterity, precision of hand and patience.
This comes in a cardboard box measuring 20.8 x 9.7 x 2.8 cm.
This toy and packaging is made form natural resources and can be readily recycled.
Made in Poland.
For children 3 years and up, due to small parts.
Kári, viking sailing boat kit
WK1005
Regular price $90.00The Vikings worshipped Kári as God of Wind. This little boat with its sail proudly driven by the wind reminds of pictures and models of old Viking ships. Even when there’s only little wind the boat will glide over the water quickly!
In case the shore on the other side is very far away, tie a long piece of string (not included) through the hole in the mast. This way you can get your boat back at any time.
The kit includes all the pieces to construct the boat, with a little sanding and glue (included), and then to set sail!
Assembly 10 years +, with assistance 8 years +, play 8 years +
Made in Germany.
**Playing with running water is one of the most enjoyable experiences that children can have in nature. But water is not always safe; do not let children play near water unsupervised. Avoid rapid flowing water ways, ravines, sluices, or locks. Packing a spare set of clothes is recommended.
Hemp Heritage art journal
GF BHDL
Regular price $35.00This is the ultimate in artists' books.
This large book measures 8.5" x 11" and features 40 blank pages of 70# (180 gsm) Hemp Heritage® paper. Suitable for a wide range of media including pastel, charcoal, watercolour, gouache, pen and ink.
Bound with an extra heavy debossed chipboard cover and black wire.
Acid Free, Chlorine Free, Archival Quality.
The Truth About Hawks
ISBN 9781250198457
Regular price $22.99 Sale price $20.99 Save 9%Seriously Funny Facts About Your Favorite Animals
by Maxwell Eaton III
Maxwell Eaton III's The Truth About Hawks is the sixth installment of the hilarious and lighthearted Truth About Your Favorite Animals illustrated nonfiction series continuing to enlighten and delight readers--this time with useful facts about hawks that will make you laugh so hard you won't even realize you're learning something!
Did you know that hawks can see four to eight times better than a human?
Did you know that some hawks even eat other types of birds?
Did you know that hawks use ultra-violet light to find their prey?
Discover these facts and more in this new addition to the popular series that combines raucous amounts of humor with a surprising amount of information on beloved animal friends.
Recommended by the publisher for readers ages 4-8 years. Recommended by Nest for 6 years (grade 1) and up. There is a lot of detail and rich information in these books.
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Roaring Book Press.
"A characteristically charming and browsable addition to the series. Consider for readers looking for a bit of information and humor."—School Library Journal
"Readers will effortlessly access all this new knowledge to impress family members and friends. As with Eaton's previous forays, this is sure to be an oft-requested crowd-pleaser."—Booklist
Making Maths Meaningful: 8th Grade Teacher's Edition
ISBN 9781938210082
Regular price $35.50by Jamie York
This Teacher’s Edition of the workbook contains a year’s worth of practice problems, exercises, and mathematical adventures for 8th grade, including:
The 8th Grade Student’s Workbook
Answer Key
Selected Worked-Out Solutions
“To The Teacher” – a section offering advice for teaching 8th grade math
View sample pages from this book in PDF Format.
You should also purchase A Source Book for Teaching Middle School Math
(by Jamie York). This is an essential resource for teachers using our workbooks.
Softcover, 103 pages.
8.5 x 11 inches.
Printed in the United States.
About the Author
Jamie York is a Steiner-Waldorf maths teacher and consultant, and creator of the Making Maths Meaningful programme. Born in Maine, he has taught maths at Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulder, Colorado for over twenty years. He consults for a variety of schools in the USA and internationally, and serves on the faculty at the Centre for Anthroposophy in Wilton, New Hampshire, training Waldorf high school maths teachers.
Making Maths Meaningful: 8th Grade Student Workbook
ISBN 9781938210075
Regular price $29.00by Jamie York
This student workbook contains a year’s worth of practice problems, exercises, and mathematical adventures for 8th grade.
View sample pages from this book in PDF Format.
Do you need an Answer Key or worked-out Solutions to Selected Problems?
Then you should purchase the Teacher’s Edition of the 8th Grade Workbook.
Is this for a teacher or parent? Then you should also purchase A Source Book for Teaching Middle School Math (by Jamie York). This is an essential resource for use with our workbooks.
Softcover, 68 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Printed in the United States.
About the Author
Jamie York is a Steiner-Waldorf maths teacher and consultant, and creator of the Making Maths Meaningful programme. Born in Maine, he has taught maths at Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulder, Colorado for over twenty years. He consults for a variety of schools in the USA and internationally, and serves on the faculty at the Centre for Anthroposophy in Wilton, New Hampshire, training Waldorf high school maths teachers.
Making Maths Meaningful: 7th Grade Teacher's Edition
ISBN 9781938210068
Regular price $35.50by Jamie York
This Teacher’s Edition of the workbook contains a year’s worth of practice problems, exercises, and mathematical adventures for 7th grade, including:
The 7th Grade Student’s Workbook
Answer Key
Selected Worked-Out Solutions
“To The Teacher” – a section offering advice for teaching 7th grade math
View sample pages from this book in PDF Format.
You should also purchase A Source Book for Teaching Middle School Math
(by Jamie York). This is an essential resource for teachers using our workbooks.
Softcover, 142 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Printed in the United States.
About the Author
Jamie York is a Steiner-Waldorf maths teacher and consultant, and creator of the Making Maths Meaningful programme. Born in Maine, he has taught maths at Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulder, Colorado for over twenty years. He consults for a variety of schools in the USA and internationally, and serves on the faculty at the Centre for Anthroposophy in Wilton, New Hampshire, training Waldorf high school maths teachers.
Making Maths Meaningful: 6th Grade Teacher's Edition
ISBN 9781938210044
Regular price $25.00by Jamie York
This Teacher’s Edition of the workbook contains a year’s worth of practice problems, exercises, and mathematical adventures for 6th grade, including:
THIS TEACHER’S EDITION CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING:
- The 6th Grade Student’s Workbook
- Answer Key
- Selected Worked-Out Solutions
- “To The Teacher” – a section offering advice for teaching 6th grade math
View sample pages from this book in PDF Format.
You should also purchase A Source Book for Teaching Middle School Math
(by Jamie York). This is an essential resource for teachers using our workbooks.
Softcover, 81 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Printed in the United States.
About the Author
Jamie York is a Steiner-Waldorf maths teacher and consultant, and creator of the Making Maths Meaningful programme. Born in Maine, he has taught maths at Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulder, Colorado for over twenty years. He consults for a variety of schools in the USA and internationally, and serves on the faculty at the Centre for Anthroposophy in Wilton, New Hampshire, training Waldorf high school maths teachers.
Making Maths Meaningful: 6th Grade Student Workbook
ISBN 9781938210037
Regular price $20.00by Jamie York
This student workbook contains a year’s worth of practice problems, exercises, and mathematical adventures for 6th grade.
View sample pages from this book in PDF Format.
Do you need an Answer Key or worked-out Solutions to Selected Problems?
Then you should purchase the Teacher’s Edition of the 6th Grade Workbook.
Is this for a teacher or parent? Then you should also purchase A Source Book for Teaching Middle School Math (by Jamie York). This is an essential resource for use with our workbooks.
Softcover, 59 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Printed in the United States.
About the Author
Jamie York is a Steiner-Waldorf maths teacher and consultant, and creator of the Making Maths Meaningful programme. Born in Maine, he has taught maths at Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulder, Colorado for over twenty years. He consults for a variety of schools in the USA and internationally, and serves on the faculty at the Centre for Anthroposophy in Wilton, New Hampshire, training Waldorf high school maths teachers.
Making Maths Meaningful: A Source Book for Teaching Middle School Math (Gr 6-8)
ISBN 9781938210006
Regular price $47.00by Jamie York
This book is both a curriculum guide for middle school math and a source book for great ideas that enrich any teacher’s math lessons.
Included in this Source Book for Middle School Math:
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- A math curriculum guideline for grades 6-8.
- An essential resource for use with our grades 6-8 workbooks.
- Contains explanations of all concepts found in the workbooks.
- Ideas for all of the Waldorf math “main lessons” in grades 6-8.
- Includes an 11-page Introduction for the Teacher.
Who can use this book? Most of the author’s teaching experience is within the Waldorf school system. Yet this source book can be effectively used by any teacher or homeschooling parent who wishes to teach meaningful, age-appropriate math. The explanations in this book are also useful for parents (or tutors) who are helping their children in a math class that uses the curriculum laid out in this book.
Why this curriculum? When I started teaching at a Waldorf school, I was surprised to find that there were no textbooks. I was expected to create my own materials. This newfound freedom was both exciting and daunting. I proceeded to research what was happening at other Waldorf schools regarding math curriculum. I spent a great deal of time creating my own worksheets. My original question (“What should I teach?”) was soon transformed into, “What topics would best help in developing the thinking and imagination of my middle school students?”
This book is intended to share with others what I have discovered and developed during this journey.
While most of the material is not overly difficult, much of it is foreign, even for math majors. In writing this book, I have assumed that the reader may be weak in math. I hope that with some effort, even the most difficult topic is understandable.
A teacher’s guide for middle school math, including:
The challenge of teaching math today
Practical advice and thoughts on teaching math
How can we ensure that our students are prepared for high school and beyond?
6th Grade topics: Fractions • decimals • percents • mental math and math tricks
divisibility • casting out nines • exponents and roots • prime factorization
converting repeating decimals to fractions • and more.
7th Grade topics: The metric system • percents • rates • ratios • irrational numbers • the square root algorithm • basic geometry • and more.
8th Grade topics: Pythagorean Theorem, exponential growth, proportions, area and volume, dimensional analysis (unit conversions), basic algebra skills, and more.
Detailed explanations of main lessons and less well-known topics, including:
Business math • The golden ratio • Number bases
Exchange rates • The Fibonacci sequence • Binary and ASCII code
Mental math & math tricks • Gauss’s summation formula • Computer algorithms
Converting repeating decimals • Angle theorems & proofs • Archimedes’ ratio
Geometric drawing • The four ratios of π • Platonic solids
Euclidean constructions • The square root algorithm
…and much more!
You should also consider signing up for…
Our Grade-Specific Online Workshop: The Art of Teaching 6th Grade Math
Our Grade-Specific Online Workshop: The Art of Teaching 7th Grade Math
Our Grade-Specific Online Workshop: The Art of Teaching 8th Grade Math
Teachers’ Reviews of: A Source Book for Teaching Middle School Math:
I’ve been teaching many grade levels K-8 over the last ten years in mainstream education (five in Waldorf education) and have had my hands on many math curricula that were adequate in teaching the basic concepts in the different mathematical strands. But I always found that the programs were lacking in creating lasting understanding, enthusiasm and confidence with numbers. I began working with Making Math Meaningful in my fifth grade classroom at Madrone Trail Public Waldorf school in Oregon, and my students and I became so interested in what they might find out about how numbers worked! This carried into the junior high years, where many student who don’t have a natural affinity for numbers often become discouraged and uninterested in math. Through daily practice with the Making Math Meaningful’s workbooks, my students developed an amazing fluency and knack for the nature of numbers. !00% of the my students have met their math benchmarks for our state in 6th and 7th grade. This is only one measure of the efficacy of a math program. Through using this curriculum, my students are more creative in their problem solving and critical thinking, have cultivated good work habits and have come to find that each of them are able to learn the magic of mathematics. Most importantly perhaps, all of my students, regardless of ability, have come face to face with math problems that have challenged them to work and rework until a solution is found, and it is this skill that has helped prepare a group of 8th graders who will begin high school with a strong knowledge of self. They have developed a set of characteristics that will help them push forward when they’re in doubt and start working through an issue that seems to have no solution in sight. Jamie York has managed to prepare a math curriculum that supports the development of the whole child. It can be used by main stream public educators as well as in the Waldorf middle school math classroom, and it has become the must-have element of our school’s very successful math program.
— Alyssum Barber, Madrone Trail Waldorf Charter School, OR, USA
I am just completing my third Waldorf class teaching cycle and have used the Making Math Meaningful curriculum guides and workbooks for this cycle. My present eighth graders have mathematical thinking skills and basic arithmetic skills that surpass my former two classes. The grades six, seven, eight workbooks are challenging for me as a class teacher and definitely for my students, but it is a delight to experience the students’ enthusiasm when they “get it” with a new concept or remember a solution method from a previous year. I taught using more main stream math textbooks in my previous classes and, while my students went on to be solid high school and college math students, they did not show the level of creative and confident mathematical problem solving that my present class has. As an experienced Waldorf math teacher, Jamie York shows a deep understanding of when and how to introduce age-appropriate material and leads the teacher through the introduction of the pedagogical basis of each theme. He avoids the possible over-emphasis on teaching students math procedural skills and encourages teaching slowly and thoroughly so that students deeply absorb the material. And by helping a math or class teacher show how math is a fascinating, creative, yet quite achievable endeavor, Mr. York has helped me develop students who are on the path to becoming imaginative, analytical thinkers in high school.
— Nancy Pierce, Portland, OR, USA
I’m a 6th Grade Teacher and my students worked with your workbook this year, and I took many inspirations from your Middle School Curriculum Guide. I just wanted to let you know what a fabulous, positive experience it was. I think I found myself in that “difficult middle school spot” that teachers can get into. Parents wonder if what the class teacher offers is “enough” and how they will ever “learn” to use worksheets and such. My students have always been enthusiastic mathematicians. They loved working with the book, which we completed and are reviewing now during the past few weeks of school. I’m looking forward to using your workbooks for 7th grade as well.
— Claudia Thomas, Richmond, VA, USA
Softcover, 192 pages. 11 x 8.5".
Published by Jamie York Press.
Printed in the United States.
About the Author
Jamie York is a Steiner-Waldorf maths teacher and consultant, and creator of the Making Maths Meaningful programme. Born in Maine, he has taught maths at Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulder, Colorado for over twenty years. He consults for a variety of schools in the USA and internationally, and serves on the faculty at the Centre for Anthroposophy in Wilton, New Hampshire, training Waldorf high school maths teachers.
The Desperate Journey
ISBN 9780863158810
Regular price $14.95by Kathleen Fidler
Ten-year-old twins Kirsty and David Murray love their crofting life in the north of Scotland. They collect shellfish, milk the cows and help their father grow oats and vegetables. Then one day the Countess's men come and burn their house, saying they must leave.
The family travel across Scotland to Glasgow. City life is dirty and overcrowded, and work in the mills is hard and dangerous. The chance comes to join a ship sailing for Hudson Bay in Canada, and once again they start a long, perilous journey.
Will they survive the treacherous Atlantic crossing, and what will they find in the strange new land?
Kathleen Fidler had a gift for bringing characters from history to life for today's children. The Desperate Journey is her best-known story, a true Scottish classic whose thrilling plot will keep children gripped from start to end.
Recommended for ages 8-12 years.
Softcover, 169 pages.
198 x 130 mm.
Floris Books.
Reviews
'This is a Scottish children's classic... A real must-read.'
Wendy McCusker, Waterstone's Guide to Children's Books
'A stirring tale of adventure, hardship and new beginnings.'
-- Shelf Life, Summer 2002
'What an action-packed tale!'
-- Education Otherwise, June 2002
'Kathleen Fidler's well-paced narrative skilfully conveys the Murray's epic journey and the historical settings are convincingly portrayed. David and Kirsty Murray are spirited and resilient characters who engage the interest and sympathy of the reader.'
-- Treasure Islands: A guide to Scottish fiction for young readers aged 10-14, Summer 2003
Moominpappa at Sea (Vol 7)
ISBN 9780312608927
Regular price $12.50 Sale price $11.65 Save 7%Written and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Kingsley Hart
Leave Moominvalley? Is it possible? Yes, even the Moomin family need a change of scenery sometimes, so they're off to live in a lighthouse on a tiny island. Here they find space to grow, and to do things they couldn't in their comfortable, cluttered valley home. As they discover their new home, the family also discover surprising, and wonderfully funny, new things about themselves.
Recommended for Ages 9-12.
Softcover, 240 Pages.
Square Fish, an Imprint of MacMillan Publishing.
Read an excerpt from the book here.
REVIEWS
Praise for Moominpappa at Sea
“There is, in short, everything in the Moon books: giant comets and secret caves and tree houses and stilts and magic-carpet clouds and amusement parks run by despotic practical-joking kings and time machines and ski instructors.” —Harper's
“We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy—now more than ever.” —The Horn Book
“These charming fantasies are propelled by a childlike curiosity and filled with quiet wisdom, appealing geniality, and a satisfying sense of self-discovery.” —School Library Journal.com
“If you had no shame reading Harry Potter on the subway, there's no need to hide Tove Jansson's witty, whimsically illustrated Finnish series.” —Daily Candy
“The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring.” —Wall Street Journal
“It's more than forty years since Jansson's Moomintrolls first appeared. I found the writing and invention as appealing as ever. She has a thistledown touch.” —The Washington Post Book World
“The adventures of the easygoing Moomintrolls have all the crispness and tart surprise of a lingonberry, thanks to Jansson's ineffably light touch, her uncanny sensitivity to universal childhood emotions, and her gift for terse, naturalistic dialogue.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A gentle, offbeat fantasy.” —The Horn Book
“A lost treasure now rediscovered . . . A surrealist masterpiece.” —Neil Gaiman
“Jansson was a genius of a very subtle kind. These simple stories resonate with profound and complex emotions that are like nothing else in literature for children or adults: intensely Nordic, and completely universal.” —Philip Pullman
“Tove Jansson is undoubtedly one of the greatest children's writers there has ever been. She has the extraordinary gift of writing books that are very clearly for children, but can also be enjoyed when the child, like me, is over sixty and can still find new pleasures with the insights that come from adulthood.” —Sir Terry Pratchett
“Clever, gentle, witty, and completely engrossing.” —Jeff Smith, author of Bone
“It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design.” —Lauren Child
“[Tove Jansson] is a master.” —The Times Literary Supplement (London)
“The most original works for children to be published since the Pooh books, and possibly, since Alice.” —Saturday Review
“You will declare yourself a citizen of Moominvalley and call the stories your own--the Moomin world is that compelling.” —Riverbank Review
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Written and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Thomas Warburton
Tove Jansson (1914–2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic family—her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator—Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.
Moominpappa's Memoirs (Vol 3)
ISBN 9780312625436
Regular price $11.99 Sale price $11.50 Save 4%Written and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Thomas Warburton
Before he had a family, Moominpappa led a life of adventure and intrigue. But he's never told his story until now. He has a bad cold, and it's the perfect time to remember his youthful endeavors and to ponder the experiences which have made him the remarkable Moomin he is.
Recommended for Ages 9-12.
Softcover, 192 Pages.
Square Fish, an Imprint of MacMillan Publishing.
REVIEWS
Praise for Moominpappa's Memoirs
“There is, in short, everything in the Moon books: giant comets and secret caves and tree houses and stilts and magic-carpet clouds and amusement parks run by despotic practical-joking kings and time machines and ski instructors.” —Harper's
“We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy—now more than ever.” —The Horn Book
“These charming fantasies are propelled by a childlike curiosity and filled with quiet wisdom, appealing geniality, and a satisfying sense of self-discovery.” —School Library Journal.com
“If you had no shame reading Harry Potter on the subway, there's no need to hide Tove Jansson's witty, whimsically illustrated Finnish series.” —Daily Candy
“The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring.” —Wall Street Journal
“It's more than forty years since Jansson's Moomintrolls first appeared. I found the writing and invention as appealing as ever. She has a thistledown touch.” —The Washington Post Book World
“The adventures of the easygoing Moomintrolls have all the crispness and tart surprise of a lingonberry, thanks to Jansson's ineffably light touch, her uncanny sensitivity to universal childhood emotions, and her gift for terse, naturalistic dialogue.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A gentle, offbeat fantasy.” —The Horn Book
“A lost treasure now rediscovered . . . A surrealist masterpiece.” —Neil Gaiman
“Jansson was a genius of a very subtle kind. These simple stories resonate with profound and complex emotions that are like nothing else in literature for children or adults: intensely Nordic, and completely universal.” —Philip Pullman
“Tove Jansson is undoubtedly one of the greatest children's writers there has ever been. She has the extraordinary gift of writing books that are very clearly for children, but can also be enjoyed when the child, like me, is over sixty and can still find new pleasures with the insights that come from adulthood.” —Sir Terry Pratchett
“Clever, gentle, witty, and completely engrossing.” —Jeff Smith, author of Bone
“It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design.” —Lauren Child
“[Tove Jansson] is a master.” —The Times Literary Supplement (London)
“The most original works for children to be published since the Pooh books, and possibly, since Alice.” —Saturday Review
“You will declare yourself a citizen of Moominvalley and call the stories your own--the Moomin world is that compelling.” —Riverbank Review
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Written and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Thomas Warburton
Tove Jansson (1914–2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic family—her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator—Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.
Moominsummer Madness (Vol 4)
ISBN 9780312608910
Regular price $8.99 Sale price $8.50 Save 5%Written and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Thomas Warburton
When a flood sweeps through the valley, the Moomins must find a new house. And with typical Moomin good luck, one just happens to be floating by. It looks normal enough, but there are curtains where one wall should be, strange rows of lights, and other odd amenities. Then Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden disappear, and the family realize that the house may hold the answers to more than they ever dreamed.
Recommended for Ages 9-12.
Softcover, 176 Pages.
Square Fish, an Imprint of MacMillan Publishing.
Read an excerpt from the book here.
REVIEWS
Praise for Moominsummer Madness
“There is, in short, everything in the Moon books: giant comets and secret caves and tree houses and stilts and magic-carpet clouds and amusement parks run by despotic practical-joking kings and time machines and ski instructors.” —Harper's
“We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy—now more than ever.” —The Horn Book
“These charming fantasies are propelled by a childlike curiosity and filled with quiet wisdom, appealing geniality, and a satisfying sense of self-discovery.” —School Library Journal.com
“If you had no shame reading Harry Potter on the subway, there's no need to hide Tove Jansson's witty, whimsically illustrated Finnish series.” —Daily Candy
“It's more than forty years since Jansson's Moomintrolls first appeared. I found the writing and invention as appealing as ever. She has a thistledown touch.” —The Washington Post Book World
“The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring.” —The Wall Street Journal
“The adventures of the easygoing Moomintrolls have all the crispness and tart surprise of a lingonberry, thanks to Jansson's ineffably light touch, her uncanny sensitivity to universal childhood emotions, and her gift for terse, naturalistic dialogue.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A gentle, offbeat fantasy.” —The Horn Book
“A lost treasure now rediscovered . . . A surrealist masterpiece.” —Neil Gaiman
“Jansson was a genius of a very subtle kind. These simple stories resonate with profound and complex emotions that are like nothing else in literature for children or adults: intensely Nordic, and completely universal.” —Philip Pullman
“Tove Jansson is undoubtedly one of the greatest children's writers there has ever been. She has the extraordinary gift of writing books that are very clearly for children, but can also be enjoyed when the child, like me, is over sixty and can still find new pleasures with the insights that come from adulthood.” —Sir Terry Pratchett
“Clever, gentle, witty, and completely engrossing.” —Jeff Smith, author of Bone
“It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design.” —Lauren Child
“[Tove Jansson] is a master.” —The Times Literary Supplement (London)
“The most original works for children to be published since the Pooh books, and possibly, since Alice.” —Saturday Review
“You will declare yourself a citizen of Moominvalley and call the stories your own--the Moomin world is that compelling.” —Riverbank Review
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Written and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Thomas Warburton
Tove Jansson (1914–2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic family—her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator—Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.
Moominvalley in November (Vol 8)
ISBN 9780312625443
Regular price $8.99 Sale price $8.50 Save 5%Written and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Kingsley Hart
Now that autumn is turning into winter, a group of unlikely friends—including the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, and Toft—are waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins, for winter doesn't seem right without them. But the Moomins are not at home. So all the visitors settle down to await their return, and oddly enough find themselves warming up to their new life together. For Moominvalley is Moominvalley still, even without the Moomins in it.
Recommended for readers 9-12 years old, and up.
Softcover, 208 Pages.
Square Fish, an Imprint of MacMillan Publishing.
Read an excerpt from the book here.
REVIEWS
Praise for Moominvalley in November
“There is, in short, everything in the Moon books: giant comets and secret caves and tree houses and stilts and magic-carpet clouds and amusement parks run by despotic practical-joking kings and time machines and ski instructors.” —Harper's
“We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy—now more than ever.” —The Horn Book
“These charming fantasies are propelled by a childlike curiosity and filled with quiet wisdom, appealing geniality, and a satisfying sense of self-discovery.” —School Library Journal.com
“If you had no shame reading Harry Potter on the subway, there's no need to hide Tove Jansson's witty, whimsically illustrated Finnish series.” —Daily Candy
“The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring.” —Wall Street Journal
“It's more than forty years since Jansson's Moomintrolls first appeared. I found the writing and invention as appealing as ever. She has a thistledown touch.” —The Washington Post Book World
“The adventures of the easygoing Moomintrolls have all the crispness and tart surprise of a lingonberry, thanks to Jansson's ineffably light touch, her uncanny sensitivity to universal childhood emotions, and her gift for terse, naturalistic dialogue.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A gentle, offbeat fantasy.” —The Horn Book
“A lost treasure now rediscovered . . . A surrealist masterpiece.” —Neil Gaiman
“Jansson was a genius of a very subtle kind. These simple stories resonate with profound and complex emotions that are like nothing else in literature for children or adults: intensely Nordic, and completely universal.” —Philip Pullman
“Tove Jansson is undoubtedly one of the greatest children's writers there has ever been. She has the extraordinary gift of writing books that are very clearly for children, but can also be enjoyed when the child, like me, is over sixty and can still find new pleasures with the insights that come from adulthood.” —Sir Terry Pratchett
“Clever, gentle, witty, and completely engrossing.” —Jeff Smith, author of Bone
“It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design.” —Lauren Child
“[Tove Jansson] is a master.” —The Times Literary Supplement (London)
“The most original works for children to be published since the Pooh books, and possibly, since Alice.” —Saturday Review
“You will declare yourself a citizen of Moominvalley and call the stories your own--the Moomin world is that compelling.” —Riverbank Review
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Written and illustrated by Tove Jansson; Translated by Thomas Warburton
Tove Jansson (1914–2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic family—her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator—Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
ISBN 9781368042413
Regular price $12.99 Sale price $10.75 Save 17%by Kwame Mbalia
Winner of a Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia's epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods.
Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm in Alabama, where he's being sent to heal from the tragedy.
But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it --is that a doll?-- and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree. In a last attempt to wrestle the journal out of the creature's hands, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world.
Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi, the Weaver, to come out of hiding and seal the hole in the sky. But bartering with the trickster Anansi always comes at a price.
Can Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves?
Recommended for young readers ages 9-12 years.
Softcover.
Reviews
Mbalia's African American and West African gods (with villains tied to U.S. chattel slavery and the Middle Passage specifically) touch on the tensions between the cultures, a cultural nuance oft overlooked. Readers who want more than just a taste of Alke will be eager for future books. ―Kirkus
Mbalia’s epic debut centers African American characters and tradition, featuring a pantheon of legends and a plot worthy of such tricksters as Brer Rabbit and Anansi the Weaver. Perfectly paced, this cinematic adventure never drags, anchored by Tristan’s conversational narration and balanced by his struggle to cope with a friend’s passing. It brims with heart, humor, and action, successfully crafting a beautifully unified secondary world that brings the power of stories to glorious life. ―Booklist
Overall a stellar mix of the playful and the serious, the traditional and the original, this novel marks the emergence of a strong new voice in myth-based children’s fantasy. ―BCCB
Part of the “Rick Riordan Presents” series, this debut novel offers a richly realized world, a conversational, breezy style, and a satisfying conclusion that leaves room for sequels. ―SLJ
This epic tale is worthy of the endorsement of Rick Riordan, who wrote the preface in this novel. A guaranteed edge-of-your-seat read aloud for upper elementary and middle school fans of tall tales, mythology, and folkloric literary adventures.―SLC
About the Author
Hip Hop speaks to Children (book + CD)
ISBN 9781402210488
Regular price $29.99 Sale price $17.99 Save 40%A New York Times Bestseller.
Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat.
Poetry can have both a rhyme and a rhythm. Sometimes it is obvious; sometimes it is hidden. But either way, make no mistake, poetry is as vibrant and exciting as it gets. And when you find yourself clapping your hands or tapping your feet, you know you've found poetry with a beat!
Like Poetry Speaks to Children, the New York Times Bestselling classic poetry book and CD that started it all, Hip Hop Speaks to Children is meant to be the beginning of a journey of discovery.
READ more than 50 remarkable poems and songs!
HEAR poetry's rhymes and rhythms from Queen Latifah to Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes to A Tribe Called Quest and more! * Also hear part of Martin Luther Kind's original "I Have a Dream" speech, followed by the remarkable live performance of the speech by Nikki Giovanni, Oni Lasana and Val Gray Ward. * The Hip Hop Speaks to Children CD contains more than 30 performances, either by the artists who created them, or as unique interpretations by admiring poets and artists.
DISCOVER Langston Hughes's elegant gospel "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," A Tribe Called Quest's playful "Ham 'N' Eggs," Sterling A. Brown's hard-luck "Long Track Blues," Gwendolyn Brooks's wake-up call "We Real Cool," Kanye West's lovely "Hey Mama," and Martin Luther King Jr.'s awe-inspiring "I Have a Dream."
Recommended for children ages 9-13 years old (Grades 4-8).
Hardcover, 80 pages. With CD included.
Published by Jabberwocky Kids.
About the author:
Finding Langston
ISBN 9780823445820
Regular price $10.99 Sale price $10.85 Save 1%by Lesa Cline-Ransome
When eleven-year-old Langston's father moves them from their home in Alabama to Chicago's Bronzeville district, it feels like he's giving up everything he loves.
It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and friends. He misses everything— Grandma's Sunday suppers, the red dirt roads, and the magnolia trees his mother loved.
In the city, they live in a small apartment surrounded by noise and chaos. It doesn't feel like a new start, or a better life. At home he's lonely, his father always busy at work; at school he's bullied for being a country boy.
But Langston's new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the Chicago Public Library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston — a poet whom he learns inspired his mother enough to name her only son after him.
Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book Before She Was Harriet, has crafted a lyrical debut novel about one boy's experiences during the Great Migration. Includes an author's note about the historical context and her research.
Recommended by the publisher for ages 8 - 12 years old; recommended by Nest for reader ages 9 years and up.
Also in the Series
Praise
- Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
- Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
- Junior Library Guild selection
- CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts
- Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, with 5 Starred Reviews
- School Library Journal Best Book of 2018
A Secret Diary of the First World War
ISBN 9781782505273
Regular price $10.50Fact-tastic Stories from Scotland's History
by Gill Arbuthnott; Illustrated by Darren Gate
What was World War One really like? Step into the boots of 14-year-old James Marchbank and experience the most important, incredible, peculiar, poignant, remarkable and revolting bits of the war.
Inspired by the real-life diary of a Scottish boy soldier, each easy-to-read chapter mixes James's story with timelines, letters, diagrams and illustrations to create a fact-tastic account of the First World War, which is both fun and emotionally engaging for younger readers.
Take a journey through time to find out...
- Why rat hunting became a popular hobby in the trenches
- How parachuting pigeons helped at war
- Why a really good friend would rub whale oil on your feet
- What it actually felt like to be a teenager at war
A Secret Diary of the First World War is the first in a new brilliant series, which blends together intriguing facts and fascinating fiction to bring the most exciting, gruesome and crucial moments of Scottish history alive for young readers.
Recommended for children ages 7 - 10 years old. (Grades 2-5)
Softcover, 144 pages. 197 x 158 mm (6.2 x 7.8 inches).
Floris Books, 2018.
Real-Life Rules!
ISBN 9781611800531
Regular price $29.95 Sale price $27.50 Save 8%As our children journey into adolescence, their social worlds begin to expand. While we can’t protect them from what other people say or do, or paint them a picture of a perfect world, we can teach them how to handle themselves and difficult situations from the inside out.
Teens and tweens crave autonomy, but they need guidance more than ever. By equipping children with a variety of methods for dealing with different scenarios, we can give them the tools they need to navigate through life. This book offers insights, practical advice, and concrete activities that will serve children well as they begin to find their way independently in the world, while at the same time helping parents to provide them with scaffolding to be safe, happy, and successful.
Softcover, 272 pages. 7.25 x 9.25 inches.
Roost Books, 2018.
About the Author:
Mariah Bruehl has worked in the field of education for over a decade. She has an MS in Elementary Education from the Bank Street College of Education, was a classroom teacher for four years at the Dalton School, and worked in Early Childhood and Elementary Administration for six years at the Hampton Day School, the Ross School, and the Ross Institute Academy. She has taught in the classroom, trained teachers, implemented programs across many grade levels, and developed and implemented curriculum. Her educational influences include the Reggio Emilia Approach, Maria Montessori, and Howard Gardner.
river wheel kit
WK 1060
Regular price $95.00The river wheel is the largest of the DIY assembly kits in the water play series that we offer. It is shown here in one photo powering the hammer mill (sold separately), and in another photo, it is working to pull in the trout paddle boat (also, sold separately). A beautiful and involved way in which to learn about the forces which provide power for so many processes in nature, and the basic driving force behind hydro power stations that support our human energy needs and activity.
Assembly for 10 yrs+.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Made in Germany.
child's pink cubic zirconia eternity band sterling silver ring
JR164PCZ-C
Regular price $38.00 Sale price $29.00 Save 24%Solid 925 sterling silver with pink cubic zirconias delicately set in an eternty band. Comes in sizes C through M. (UK sizing).
Made in Thailand from SEDEX approved factories.
This link from the manufacturer may help with sizing:
child's ruby cubic zirconia sterling silver ring
JR62RCZ-D
Regular price $40.55 Sale price $29.00 Save 28%Solid 925 sterling silver with ruby cubic zirconia. Comes in sizes D through M. (UK Sizing)
Made in Thailand from SEDEX approved factories.
This link from the manufacturer may help with sizing:
Six Lives of Fankle the Cat
ISBN 9780863159824
Regular price $15.50 Sale price $14.95 Save 4%by George Mackay Brown.
When the shopkeeper gives Jenny a skinny, black kitten she has no idea who she has adopted. Fankle is no ordinary cat. The fiercely clever feline has lived six lives so far: lives of adventure, danger, fortune and poverty. He's stared down angry pirates, started a blood feud, won a war, advised an empress and leapt onto the moon.
Fankle tells Jenny tales of his former lives -- with the king of pirates, in ancient Egypt and even with the Empress of China. So what is he doing living in a crofter's cottage in Orkney?
This classic novel by George Mackay Brown is a rich and rewarding read for adults and children alike.
Recommended for ages 8 to 12 years.
Softcover, 128 pages.
Floris books
Reviews:
'Reading this book is pure joy.' -- The Scotsman
'A book to be read aloud and enjoyed by adults and children alike.' -- Shelf Life, Summer 2002
'The theme of the book is the power of narrative. Living as she does for story making, Jenny projects her skill on to Fankle. The village schoolchildren are asked to write about Fankle, and their efforts make up the central chapter of the novel. There is stimulus here for readers' own writing. Mackay Brown modulates the mood delicately -- amusing, roistering, and touching. Underlying there is a wistful reminder that all lives, not only Fankle's, are brief and that humans, unlike cats, have only one.' -- Treasure Island: A guide to Scottish fiction for young readers aged 10-14, Summer 2003
Moomin Begins a New Life comic book
ISBN 9781770462717
Regular price $12.50by Tove Jansson
A TRAVELING PROPHET MAY HOLD THE KEY TO HAPPINESS, BUT DO THE MOOMINS REALLY NEED IT?
When a charismatic prophet comes to town, the residents of Moominvalley are easily convinced to follow his doctrine for true happiness. Intrigued by their friends and neighbors’ lifestyle changes, the impressionable Moomins find themselves attempting to adopt the teachings of their new spiritual leader. But the freer they get, the more miserable they feel. Moominvalley’s state of divine chaos is further complicated by the prophet’s well-intentioned decree to free all of the jail’s inmates. Moomin Begins a New Life is an eccentric all-ages adventure from the acclaimed Finnish cartoonist Tove Jansson that explores the appeal of self-transformation and the pursuit of happiness.
Praise for Moomin Begins a New Life
To know the Moomins was to know Tove [Jansson]. She poured her wit, dreams and fears into the characters.
The Economist
[Tove Jansson's Moomins feature) scratchy, pen-and-ink sketches and [an] atmosphere of beneficence ... [a] mix of disaster and gentle naïveté.
New York Review of Books
Softcover. Full-colour. 40 pages. 8.7 x 6".
Published by Enfant, Drawn & Quarterly. Feb 2018.
Click here to read an excerpt.
Nest Notes: We might recommend for 6 or 7 years and up, but it varies largely. The interpersonal and social tensions in the themes are played out and resolved in a medium that we find approachable even for young children, and our children took a keen interest already at ~4 years old in the Moomin stories, although we wouldn't always recommend them so early. It can work though if you have children of varying ages, for the younger ones to listen in and take interest too. We would paraphrase a little some lines when reading aloud for younger children.