Read by Jim Dale
8 hours 17 minutes, 6 cassettes

Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That’s because he’s being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he’s really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards, and he begins to discover some clues about his illustrious birthright. From the surprising way he is greeted by a lovable giant, to the unique curriculum and colorful faculty at his unusual school, Harry finds himself drawn deep inside a mystical world he never knew existed and closer to his own noble destiny.

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, AND JACOB TREMBLAY!

Over 5 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. 

The book that inspired the Choose Kind movement.

I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.

“Wonder is the best kids’ book of the year,” said Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate.com and author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness” —indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.

Join the conversation: #thewonderofwonder

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A New York Times Bestseller

It’s the darkest year yet for Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling’s hero in the Harry Potter series. In Rowling’s fifth book Harry finds himself and Dumbdelore under scrutiny by the Ministry of Magic which refuses to alert the community and acknowledge the terrifying truth that Voldemort has returned.

Harry’s other challenges include:

• Hogwarts having a High Inquisitor
• Facing an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels examinations (O.W.L.s)
• Distressing changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team lineup
• Vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors
• Ever-increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar

Harry faces the difficult transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black-and-white suddenly come out in shades of gray. Readers, on the other hand, will be thrilled and eagerly waiting for the next title in the spectacular, magical series.

(AR) For ages 13-18

No Canadian Rights for the Harry Potter Series

HARRY POTTER and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter publishing rights © J. K. Rowling. (s05)

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Monster High fan-ghouls can read all about their favorite monsters in this fun guidebook to all the characters illustrated with ghoulgeous full color photos. Inside are all the scary-cool facts about the student disembody’s freaky flaws, pet peeves, favorites-colors, subjects, activities, and foods-GFFs, and more! From Frankie Stein to Jane Boolittle, meet all the ghouls!

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Packed with hundreds of illustrated definitions about astronomy and space, Space Dictionary for Kids is certain to spark any kid’s enthusiasm for the solar system and galaxy. Explore cosmology, stars and galaxies, the solar system, space exploration, and exoplanets and astrobiology. Hop on an astronomy timeline to learn the story of how primitive ancient beliefs evolved over centuries to become a high-technology science. Crack up over the humorous sidebars that expand on the topic of space with examples, explanations, diagrams, quizzes, and even short activities to enhance understanding. Use the references and further reading recommendations at the end to help find more information about astronomy, perfect for assignments or those just wanting to know more about the coolest topic in the galaxy! Divided into sections for quick access to the easy-to-understand definitions and amazing full-color illustrations, Space Dictionary for Kids is a must-have for any kid’s home library!

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Adorable illustrations, step-by-step instruction and solid information stir up a recipe for writing success! A child’s step-by-step guide to picking characters, developing plots and writing really great stories. Whimsically illustrated with a recipe motif, this is perfect for kids who love to write, or those who need a fun approach to encourage them. The playful design and lively, conversational content develops skills yet leaves room for a child’s creativity. Spiral binding makes this a great gift that is user-friendly!

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Formerly a SkyLight Publication

Learn how to tap into practical strategies and techniques for developing and nurturing the full spectrum of intelligences identified by researcher Howard Gardner.

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The fourth book in the Harry Potter series translated into German.

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(ages 8 – 12)  Every child has the potential to reach his or her personal goals, and will benefit from this collection of stories from tweens who have achieved success in different aspects of their lives. According to the twenty-two kids that were interviewed, keys to success include finding a good role model, being a loyal friend, and not being afraid to try new things – realistic advice and strategies that will motivate young readers in their own endeavors.

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This quick-reference guide is ideal for teachers, students, and parents. The definitions are written in simple language that students will readily understand and find useful. Diagrams and illustrations are used to help reinforce and support the definitions. Definitions of science and technology terms are accompanied by illustrative support-including charts, graphs, and diagrams that add clarity and meaning. Facts on topics from the planets in our solar system to the accomplishments of scientists and inventors are included in ur comprehensive appendices.

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In the remote foothills of southern Sudan thousands of boys live together in a place called Natinga. They are displaced people. The bitter civil war raging in Sudan has claimed the lives of an estimated 1.5 million people and driven more than 4 million others from their homes. Among them are countless children, many of whom have no home left to return to when and if the conflict is resolved. Natinga is the temporary refuge for about 2,000 boys, ranging in age from 8 to 18, from many different tribes. The camp is protected by the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army, a group who is engaged in a fierce battle with the Islamic Arab regime that took control of the Sudanese government in 1983. The rebels claim to want to educate the boys for peace and self-government. School supplies are scarce, however, as are basic necessities such as food and medicine. In addition to the war, disease and famine are constant threats. It is unclear whether these boys will ever return to what remains of their

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Bats and big cats. Armies of ants. Squawking parrots. Strangling figs. From the ground up to the tree tops, the tropical rainforest teems with life. Stunning drawings, step-by-step experiments, fun-to-do activities, and fascinating facts abound in this magical exploration of an essential ecosystem, in danger of disappearing forever. Tropical Rain Forest is a new edition to the One Samll Square Series not previously published in hardcover.

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Since the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers have been scrambling to find quality teaching materials and legitimate resources that are straightforward and effective in providing help and guidance. Curriculum maps and mediocre district-created handouts offer minimal support for teachers who are struggling to decode and understand multi-layered standards in order to teach the precise skills their students need to master. Laminated checklists that regurgitate standards, found in a simple Internet search, are no more helpful to teachers than ambiguous I can… posters are at reflecting what students actually know and can accomplish. Students urgently need greater exposure to instruction aligned with Common Core requirements, as well as practice in deciphering, interpreting, discussing, and responding to suitable and relevant lessons, activities, and practice assessments attuned to the rigor and demands they will encounter in standardized Common Core assessments. Teachers continue to face mounting pressures to provide these opportunities for their students, yet they are given minimal support and few resources to address these concerns – until now!

Each Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide for English Language Arts was created with these challenges in mind. These grade-leveled SmartFlip Guides provide teachers with every Common Core ELA standard in its basic format, as well as specific, plain-language, measureable objectives. Annotated standards offer teachers an understanding of the various complexities and levels of entire standards rather than merely single aspects of any given standard. Additionally, hundreds of standard-specific question stems and customizable prompts are provided for each grade level and are ready for immediate integration into lessons, activities, and assessments in order to accommodate diverse teaching and learning styles. Every teacher, school, and district can use SmartFlip Guides to effectively craft and incorporate standards-aligned terminology, content, and rigor into any lesson plan or assessment with genuine confidence. SmartFlip Guides are spiral bound, color-coded, and tabbed to help teachers instantly access any ELA standard. SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guides are the ideal resource for teachers and administrators who are serious about integrating the Common Core into daily lesson plans and assessments, regardless of grade level. No more guessing, no more countless hours researching what the standards actually mean, no more time trying to find specific wording for effective questions. The innovative Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide is an essential key to the Common Core ELA Standards and the answer for any teacher who is serious about eliminating the confusion and alleviating the pressure of Common Core instruction in any classroom.

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Since the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers have been scrambling to find quality teaching materials and legitimate resources that are straightforward and effective in providing help and guidance. Curriculum maps and mediocre district-created handouts offer minimal support for teachers who are struggling to decode and understand multi-layered standards in order to teach the precise skills their students need to master. Laminated checklists that regurgitate standards, found in a simple Internet search, are no more helpful to teachers than ambiguous I can… posters are at reflecting what students actually know and can accomplish. Students urgently need greater exposure to instruction aligned with Common Core requirements, as well as practice in deciphering, interpreting, discussing, and responding to suitable and relevant lessons, activities, and practice assessments attuned to the rigor and demands they will encounter in standardized Common Core assessments. Teachers continue to face mounting pressures to provide these opportunities for their students, yet they are given minimal support and few resources to address these concerns – until now!

Each Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide for English Language Arts was created with these challenges in mind. These grade-leveled SmartFlip Guides provide teachers with every Common Core ELA standard in its basic format, as well as specific, plain-language, measureable objectives. Annotated standards offer teachers an understanding of the various complexities and levels of entire standards rather than merely single aspects of any given standard. Additionally, hundreds of standard-specific question stems and customizable prompts are provided for each grade level and are ready for immediate integration into lessons, activities, and assessments in order to accommodate diverse teaching and learning styles. Every teacher, school, and district can use SmartFlip Guides to effectively craft and incorporate standards-aligned terminology, content, and rigor into any lesson plan or assessment with genuine confidence. SmartFlip Guides are spiral bound, color-coded, and tabbed to help teachers instantly access any ELA standard. SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guides are the ideal resource for teachers and administrators who are serious about integrating the Common Core into daily lesson plans and assessments, regardless of grade level. No more guessing, no more countless hours researching what the standards actually mean, no more time trying to find specific wording for effective questions. The innovative Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide is an essential key to the Common Core ELA Standards and the answer for any teacher who is serious about eliminating the confusion and alleviating the pressure of Common Core instruction in any classroom.

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Since the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers have been scrambling to find quality teaching materials and legitimate resources that are straightforward and effective in providing help and guidance. Curriculum maps and mediocre district-created handouts offer minimal support for teachers who are struggling to decode and understand multi-layered standards in order to teach the precise skills their students need to master. Laminated checklists that regurgitate standards, found in a simple Internet search, are no more helpful to teachers than ambiguous I can… posters are at reflecting what students actually know and can accomplish. Students urgently need greater exposure to instruction aligned with Common Core requirements, as well as practice in deciphering, interpreting, discussing, and responding to suitable and relevant lessons, activities, and practice assessments attuned to the rigor and demands they will encounter in standardized Common Core assessments. Teachers continue to face mounting pressures to provide these opportunities for their students, yet they are given minimal support and few resources to address these concerns – until now!

Each Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide for English Language Arts was created with these challenges in mind. These grade-leveled SmartFlip Guides provide teachers with every Common Core ELA standard in its basic format, as well as specific, plain-language, measureable objectives. Annotated standards offer teachers an understanding of the various complexities and levels of entire standards rather than merely single aspects of any given standard. Additionally, hundreds of standard-specific question stems and customizable prompts are provided for each grade level and are ready for immediate integration into lessons, activities, and assessments in order to accommodate diverse teaching and learning styles. Every teacher, school, and district can use SmartFlip Guides to effectively craft and incorporate standards-aligned terminology, content, and rigor into any lesson plan or assessment with genuine confidence. SmartFlip Guides are spiral bound, color-coded, and tabbed to help teachers instantly access any ELA standard. SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guides are the ideal resource for teachers and administrators who are serious about integrating the Common Core into daily lesson plans and assessments, regardless of grade level. No more guessing, no more countless hours researching what the standards actually mean, no more time trying to find specific wording for effective questions. The innovative Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide is an essential key to the Common Core ELA Standards and the answer for any teacher who is serious about eliminating the confusion and alleviating the pressure of Common Core instruction in any classroom.

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Since the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers have been scrambling to find quality teaching materials and legitimate resources that are straightforward and effective in providing help and guidance. Curriculum maps and mediocre district-created handouts offer minimal support for teachers who are struggling to decode and understand multi-layered standards in order to teach the precise skills their students need to master. Laminated checklists that regurgitate standards, found in a simple Internet search, are no more helpful to teachers than ambiguous I can… posters are at reflecting what students actually know and can accomplish. Students urgently need greater exposure to instruction aligned with Common Core requirements, as well as practice in deciphering, interpreting, discussing, and responding to suitable and relevant lessons, activities, and practice assessments attuned to the rigor and demands they will encounter in standardized Common Core assessments. Teachers continue to face mounting pressures to provide these opportunities for their students, yet they are given minimal support and few resources to address these concerns – until now!

Each Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide for English Language Arts was created with these challenges in mind. These grade-leveled SmartFlip Guides provide teachers with every Common Core ELA standard in its basic format, as well as specific, plain-language, measureable objectives. Annotated standards offer teachers an understanding of the various complexities and levels of entire standards rather than merely single aspects of any given standard. Additionally, hundreds of standard-specific question stems and customizable prompts are provided for each grade level and are ready for immediate integration into lessons, activities, and assessments in order to accommodate diverse teaching and learning styles. Every teacher, school, and district can use SmartFlip Guides to effectively craft and incorporate standards-aligned terminology, content, and rigor into any lesson plan or assessment with genuine confidence. SmartFlip Guides are spiral bound, color-coded, and tabbed to help teachers instantly access any ELA standard. SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guides are the ideal resource for teachers and administrators who are serious about integrating the Common Core into daily lesson plans and assessments, regardless of grade level. No more guessing, no more countless hours researching what the standards actually mean, no more time trying to find specific wording for effective questions. The innovative Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide is an essential key to the Common Core ELA Standards and the answer for any teacher who is serious about eliminating the confusion and alleviating the pressure of Common Core instruction in any classroom.

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Since the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers have been scrambling to find quality teaching materials and legitimate resources that are straightforward and effective in providing help and guidance. Curriculum maps and mediocre district-created handouts offer minimal support for teachers who are struggling to decode and understand multi-layered standards in order to teach the precise skills their students need to master. Laminated checklists that regurgitate standards, found in a simple Internet search, are no more helpful to teachers than ambiguous I can… posters are at reflecting what students actually know and can accomplish. Students urgently need greater exposure to instruction aligned with Common Core requirements, as well as practice in deciphering, interpreting, discussing, and responding to suitable and relevant lessons, activities, and practice assessments attuned to the rigor and demands they will encounter in standardized Common Core assessments. Teachers continue to face mounting pressures to provide these opportunities for their students, yet they are given minimal support and few resources to address these concerns – until now!

Each Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide for English Language Arts was created with these challenges in mind. These grade-leveled SmartFlip Guides provide teachers with every Common Core ELA standard in its basic format, as well as specific, plain-language, measureable objectives. Annotated standards offer teachers an understanding of the various complexities and levels of entire standards rather than merely single aspects of any given standard. Additionally, hundreds of standard-specific question stems and customizable prompts are provided for each grade level and are ready for immediate integration into lessons, activities, and assessments in order to accommodate diverse teaching and learning styles. Every teacher, school, and district can use SmartFlip Guides to effectively craft and incorporate standards-aligned terminology, content, and rigor into any lesson plan or assessment with genuine confidence. SmartFlip Guides are spiral bound, color-coded, and tabbed to help teachers instantly access any ELA standard. SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guides are the ideal resource for teachers and administrators who are serious about integrating the Common Core into daily lesson plans and assessments, regardless of grade level. No more guessing, no more countless hours researching what the standards actually mean, no more time trying to find specific wording for effective questions. The innovative Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide is an essential key to the Common Core ELA Standards and the answer for any teacher who is serious about eliminating the confusion and alleviating the pressure of Common Core instruction in any classroom.

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Since the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers have been scrambling to find quality teaching materials and legitimate resources that are straightforward and effective in providing help and guidance. Curriculum maps and mediocre district-created handouts offer minimal support for teachers who are struggling to decode and understand multi-layered standards in order to teach the precise skills their students need to master. Laminated checklists that regurgitate standards, found in a simple Internet search, are no more helpful to teachers than ambiguous I can… posters are at reflecting what students actually know and can accomplish. Students urgently need greater exposure to instruction aligned with Common Core requirements, as well as practice in deciphering, interpreting, discussing, and responding to suitable and relevant lessons, activities, and practice assessments attuned to the rigor and demands they will encounter in standardized Common Core assessments. Teachers continue to face mounting pressures to provide these opportunities for their students, yet they are given minimal support and few resources to address these concerns – until now!

Each Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide for English Language Arts was created with these challenges in mind. These grade-leveled SmartFlip Guides provide teachers with every Common Core ELA standard in its basic format, as well as specific, plain-language, measureable objectives. Annotated standards offer teachers an understanding of the various complexities and levels of entire standards rather than merely single aspects of any given standard. Additionally, hundreds of standard-specific question stems and customizable prompts are provided for each grade level and are ready for immediate integration into lessons, activities, and assessments in order to accommodate diverse teaching and learning styles. Every teacher, school, and district can use SmartFlip Guides to effectively craft and incorporate standards-aligned terminology, content, and rigor into any lesson plan or assessment with genuine confidence. SmartFlip Guides are spiral bound, color-coded, and tabbed to help teachers instantly access any ELA standard. SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guides are the ideal resource for teachers and administrators who are serious about integrating the Common Core into daily lesson plans and assessments, regardless of grade level. No more guessing, no more countless hours researching what the standards actually mean, no more time trying to find specific wording for effective questions. The innovative Secondary Solutions/Simply Novel SmartFlip Common Core Reference Guide is an essential key to the Common Core ELA Standards and the answer for any teacher who is serious about eliminating the confusion and alleviating the pressure of Common Core instruction in any classroom.

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This illustrated book for children and families explores the history, culture and religion of Buddhism. It includes information on the different branches of Buddhism and their spread around the world.

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Rhyming text describes the story of creation and offers kids ideas for things to do when they are bored.

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From the author of Coaching for Balance comes this invaluable resource of tools for literacy coaches. Based on her work as a literacy coach and an instructional coach, author Jan Miller Burkins found that her colleagues were inventing and reinventing the same tools. It is this overlap that led Burkins to compile this collection of resources. Because effective literacy coaching demands competence across many levels of interaction with people and expertise in areas from communication to technology to literacy research, the tools and resources in this collection are diverse. The tools are grouped as followsbut their applications are limitless: – Tools for defining and clarifying your role – Tools for stepping into the work of coaching – Tools for stretching yourself – Tools for developing and supporting learning communities – Tools for coaching individual teachers – Tools for documenting your work, managing your time

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This book is packed with 5000 amazing facts! Varied and exciting design presents information in appealing, bite-sized chunks. Great value format with eye-catching finishes. High quality photography and dynamic graphics on every page.

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Eight to twelve-year-olds discover the amazing truth about their life before birth, and gain respect and wonder for life and the Creator who made each person unique.

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Elementary school students who find science mystifying, daunting, and hard to understand will change their minds when they open this book. The authors have transformed fundamental scientific principles into an exciting adventure where they discover how plant and animal life interact within the Earth’s ecosystem, how energy is converted into heat and motion, how matter exists in solid, liquid, and gaseous states, how light is reflected and refracted, how magnetism and electricity are related, how the Earth revolves around the Sun, how the Moon revolves around the Earth, how different kinds of rock were formed, and how the Earth’s surface has been formed and shaped over a period of many billions of years. The student-friendly text is complemented with instructive line art.

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Katie can’t wait for the school science fair. But when she hears that a sixth-grader named Selena is using her pet mice as part of a science experiment, Katie does her best to put a stop to it. When she turns into Selena on the day of the fair, she gets her chance to set the mice free. What a disaster! How will Katie eek her way out of this one?

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Be the Boss of Your Pain speaks to kids ages 8 and up with this message: Your body, mind, and spirit—working together—have amazing abilities to help you control how your body feels, even when you have pain. When you have pain, you often start feeling bad in other ways, too. You might have low energy, get poor sleep, or have no appetite. You might get in a lousy mood or be bored and worried. You might even feel disconnected or hopeless. When you start to have these problems, being the boss of your body can help. You can practice these body boss skills to take control of your pain:

•    Belly breathing
•    Positive thinking
•    Replacing negative thoughts with positive self-talk
•    Aromatherapy
•    Acupressure

Kids will be happier and healthier when they are the boss of their bodies and can take care of some of their pain on their own. The self-care skills in this book do not replace health care professionals, but they do help kids learn what they can do to take care of themselves. They will learn to deal with headaches, stomachaches, and other pain to make themselves feel better—without always going to the doctor or taking medicine.

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In 19 poems, leading American poet X.J. Kennedy imagines what those creatures present at the Nativity might have said on that night–each animal speaking according to its nature. With compassion, irony, wit, and reverence, these insightful poems portray animals large and small, and each poem is accompanied with a full-color illustration.

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Recent surveys reveal that few adults have a proficient knowledge of the Bible. This curriculum helps familiarize children with the Bible, giving them a solid biblical foundation for a lifetime of faith.

• Offers up to nine months of material, ideal for using during a school year
• Each month features a different color belt that focuses on one main passage of Scripture:
  • how to use the Bible and the Torah
  • Explore more of the Old Testament and how to find Scripture
  • New Testament books
  • The Ten Commandments
  • The Lord’s Prayer
  • The 23rd Psalm
  • The Beatitudes
  • The Parables
• Includes “Words of Celebration” (Psalms), “Words of Comfort,” “Words of Wisdom” (Proverbs), and “Words of Jesus” throughout the curriculum
• Every passage of Scripture features its own unique activity including games, reflection, movement, and rhythm
• Ideal for use as part of a regular Sunday school class, Wednesday evening, choir, spring break, or summer program
• For ages 5-12

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