Does It Really Take Seven Years to Digest Swallowed Gum?: And Other Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask (Is That a Fact?)
Age: 9 and up
It takes seven years to digest swallowed gum. A penny placed on a train track can cause a train to derail. The average human consumes four spiders per year while sleeping. You may have heard some of these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science?
It seems as if everyone is looking down on him. "Am I really so small - not very tall?" he asks, and discovers through an imaginative tale of possibilities that the answer really is, "Not at all!" Rhyming prose and 71 core sight words (a complete vocabulary list is included) give early readers confidence as they empathise with one small boy in a big world.
Kids will love stepping into the home of the first family of Bears and exploring the many rooms where they live, work, sleep, and play. Peek into Papa Bear's root cellar, discover all the fun "stuff" in Mama Bear's attic, and take a romp through Brother and Sister Bear's room. With over fifty fun flaps to lift, there's a lot to look for while learning what really lies beneath the dust ruffles and in the crannies of the most popular treehouse in America
We've got 42 essential travel expressions for you to learn, an article on three interesting travel books, and some new word's to describe unusual travel
experiences. Plus, we're also looking at some of the New Seven Wonders of the World. These were chosen by poll from a selection of 200 existing monuments and the winners were announced on 7th July 2007 in Lisbon. More than 100 million votes were cast online or by telephone.
If you're looking for some really extreme travel experiences, you should read about swimming with enormous crocodiles or bungee jumping into a live volcano!
Mega-fun Fractions: 50 Hands-on Activities and Games That Help Kids Really Get It!
Help your students develop a solid understanding of fractions! Here are 50 fun and engaging activities that invite kids to explore fractions in a variety of meaningful ways. They’ll apply fraction concepts to solve puzzles, play games, analyze data, create a class quilt, and so much more. Each activity is designed to meet the NCTM standards and boost kids’ interest in fractions! For use with Grades 3-5.
