Gary Paulsen (Who Wrote That?)

A biography of an author whose varied experiences provided background for many of his adventure stories, historical novels, sports books, and nature stories.

Gary Paulsen has used his adventurous life to enrich his writing for young children. Experiences such as living in the Philippines after World War II, joining a traveling carnival, and racing in the Iditarod have found their way into his novels. Paulsen is a passionate writer, and his book Hatchet won the Newbery Award.

Mighty Math Carnival Countdown

This is a math carnival like no other. At this carnival kids in Kindergarten through 2nd grade learn problem solving, addition and subtraction, early logic, sorting and classifying, pattern recognition, equivalencies, multiplication and division and early 2D geometry. Five exciting and innovative activities use whimsical graphics to make math sense. Students can play at the snap clown circus and sort carnival cards into sets with Allison Elephant. At the Bubble Band's Show crazy band members teach kids about place value, addition and subtraction using bubbles.

Goya: The Last Carnival

Goya: The Last Carnival provides a new and insightful reading of Goya, concentrating on the closing years of the eighteenth century as a neglected milestone in his life. Goya waited until 1799 to publish his celebrated series of drawings, the Caprichos, which offered a personal vision of the 'world turned upside down'.

Carnival (Holidays and Celebrations)

Throughout the world, there is no holiday celebrated quite like Carnival. During this loud, boisterous, colorful holiday, mayhem seems to dominate societies in the last grand celebration of life before Christians begin the sober season of Lent. Before this 40-day period of sacrifice and denial, people of various cultures indulge in rich food, choreograph elaborate dances, parades, and performances, and don fanciful masks and costumes.

1934, America. The Dustbowl. A fugitive named Ben Hawkins finds refuge within a traveling carnival comprised of a tarot card reader and her catatonic/telekinetic mother, a blind mentalist, a bearded lady, and conjoined twins, amongst others. The carnival is owned by the mysterious and unseen Management, who has designs on the young Hawkins, for the boy is concealing an untapped gift: he can heal the lame and raise the dead--at a price.
(imdb rating 9.1/10) Parental guidance: Age 18+