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Adventure Handbook: Explore, Create, Learn & Play Outside!

Gav & Shell Grayston - Skipstone
Format: Hardcover

From backyard to wilderness, activities for different settings, climates, and weather Features both practical and creative missions to engage learning and playing Aimed at outdoor adventurers ages six and up, the Adventure Handbook features more than 25 ways to creatively explore the outdoors....
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Busting Boredom in the Great Outdoors

Tyler Omoth - Capstone Pr Inc
Format: Print book

Feeling outdoorsy? Get ready to bust boredom with nature and the world outside! Learn how to whip up sidewalk chalk spray paint, go on a photo safari, build giant lawn games, and much more. With clear instructions and helpful photos, busting boredom in the great outdoors has never been...
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Busting Boredom with Art Projects

Mary Boone - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Feeling imaginative? Get ready to bust boredom with art projects! Learn how to make a survival bracelet, create a garden stepping stone, put together a tin can clock, and much more. With clear instructions and helpful photos, busting boredom with art projects has never been more fun.
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100 Screen Free Ways to Beat Boredom!

Kris Hirschmann - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

There's a whole great big world outside - so unplug and let's get out there! This book will help free you and your kids from the tyranny of the screen with 100 ways to beat the "I'm Bored" monster. You don't need lots of special materials, expensive toys, or planning...
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Life Hacks for Kids

SUNNY KELLER - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Life Hacks for Kids, a top-rated YouTube show starring Sunny Keller, comes alive in the pages of this completely original and unique book. Packed with 35 popular "hacks" from the show, plenty of original photographs, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the creation of the show,...
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Out of the Box

Jemma Westing - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Twenty-five interactive cardboard model projects that engage kids' creativity and "out of the box" thinking skills through hands-on learning and the application of science-based principles.Kids can bring old cardboard to life and build recycled creations they can play with, sit in, and wear.Supporting...
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Unlock Your Imagination

DK. - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

This incredible boredom-buster of an activity book has 250 ideas to keep kids engaged and entertained screen-free.This children's book is packed with fun facts and engaging rainy-day activities. It's the perfect boredom buster for screen-free, on-the-go entertainment. Your child...
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I Am Not an Egg Carton! (Ready-Made Recycling)

Emily Kington - Hungry Tomato ®
Format: Hardcover

Get ready to craft your own penguin island, monsters and mummies tic-tac-toe game, and more! Readers can reuse egg cartons to create five imaginative projects.
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I Am Not a Paper Plate!

Emily Kington - Hungry Tomato
Format: Library Binding

Make a stegosaurus, a lighthouse window, or a weather forecaster out of paper plates! Step-by-step instructions guide young craft-lovers in making original creations. Readers can construct imaginative projects while they recycle!
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Video Game Trivia: What You Never Knew About Popular Games, Design Secrets, and the Coolest Characters

Sean McCollum - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Do you think you know everything there is to know about video games? Think again! Find out all the lesser-known details that every gamer craves!
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Music Trivia: What You Never Knew About Rock Stars, Recording Studios, and Smash-Hit Songs

Alicia Klepeis - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Do you think you know everything there is to know about music? Think again! Get the inside scoop on some surprising music industry trivia.
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Make and Upload Your Own Videos

Karen Latchana Kenney - Lerner Pub Group
Format: Library Binding

Maybe you love baking or doing martial arts--or perhaps soccer is more your thing. You can make a video about all these interests and more! Share your passions with the world by recording them and posting them online. Learn the first steps involved in capturing what you love on film, and find...
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Incredible Duct Tape Projects You Can Create

Marne Ventura - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Grab some rolls of duct tape and get ready to make some awesome projects! Resourceful readers will love creating fun and useful duct tape projects such as laser swords, hats and wallets, board games, and much more. Easy step-by-step instructions will have readers making fantastic duct tape...
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Mad About: Art

Judith Heneghan - Wayland
Format: Hardcover

Let children aged 9+ discover what art means to them, how it can be made, and what it has meant for people throughout history. This book is packed with top tips to spark kids' creative imaginations. It shows them how to find inspiration and introduces the idea that art can be powerful way to communicate....
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Drawing Skills Lab

Sandee Ewasiuk - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Library Binding

This instructive art book inspires children to unleash their creativity as they learn how to use a variety of tools, media, and processes to create original drawings. Mini-bio sections highlight the work of well-known artists and encourage readers to consider the artist's use of the elements...
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I Want to Draw Cats

Cyril Bates - Powerkids Pr
Format: Library Binding

Cats are one of the most popular pets in the United States. Artists of all skill levels will want to pick up their pencil and follow along with the instructions in this book. Before getting started, readers learn about the history of the cat they want to draw. Each illustration has an accompanying...
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Traditional Origami

Matthew Gardiner - Windmill Books, 2016.
Format: Print book

Origami is a Japanese art thats been practiced for hundreds of years. Origami figures, such as paper cranes, windmills, and butterflies, are known throughout the world. Readers learn to make these traditional origami projects and more as they follow sets of simple instructions accompanied...
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Everyday Origami: A Foldable Fashion Guide

Sok Song - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Transform a simple sheet of paper into a fashion-forward outfit with easy-to-follow instructions and illustrated diagrams. Create everyday outfit essentials such as jeans, sweaters, and jackets to amp up your wardrobe. With ten original, one-of-a-kind origami pieces, everyday outfits are sure...
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Go Birding!

Julia Garstecki-Derkovitz - Capstone Pr Inc
Format: Hardcover

What was that sound coming from the trees? Could it be a robin, a blue jay, or even a woodpecker? Readers will sharpen their observation skills and learn how to attract and tell the difference between many types of birds.
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Go Snowshoeing! (The Wild Outdoors)

Heather L Bode - Capstone Press
Format: Hardcover

What's the best way to enjoy a cold, snowy winter day? Try snowshoeing! Readers will learn all about the proper clothing, footwear, and supplies they need to go snowshoeing in the wild outdoors. They can discover how to have fun while safely exploring the winter world around them.
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Go Geocaching! (The Wild Outdoors)

Heather E. Schwartz - Capstone Press
Format: Hardcover

Have you always wanted to search for secret treasure? Try geocaching! You can get outside and search for hidden treasure in your very own neighborhood. Learn about geocaching around the world, the supplies you'll need, and the fun that awaits you in this exciting activity!
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Get Moving with Science! (Not-So-Ordinary Science)

ELSIE OLSON - Capstone Press
Format: Hardcover

Do you like to be on the move? These hands-on, not-so-ordinary science projects are for you! Build speedy motorboats and buzzing bots. Take off with zooming, high-flying rockets. Then, learn the science behind each amazingly mobile creation! Simple step-by-step instructions supported by clear...
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The Highlights Book of How: Discover the Science Behind How the World Works (Highlights Books of Doing)

Highlights. - Highlights Press
Format: Book

The Highlights Book of How is the essential book of curiosity and wonder, integrating STEM content, experiments, and activities. This companion to the bestselling Highlights Book of Things to Do provides dozens of ways for kids age seven and up to explore and create while deepening their...

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Making a Meal for a Dragon

Ruth Owen - Create
Format: Library Binding

What do you feed a fire-breathing friend that finds its way to your place for dinner? A marvelous meal fit for your dragon guest (that you'll love, too) ! Start with an appetizer of crunchy claw crackers and a sweet-and-spicy ginger drink. For the main course, serve up a pepperoni...
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The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs

America's Test Kitchen Kids - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

Want to bake the most-awesome-ever cupcakes? Or surprise your family with breakfast tacos on Sunday morning? Looking for a quick snack after school? Or maybe something special for a sleepover? It's all here. Learn to cook like a pro -- it's easier than you think.For the first time ever,...
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The Fact or Fiction Behind Urban Myths

Paul Mason - Gareth Stevens Pub
Format: Print book

There are urban myths about all kinds of different things, but how many of these myths are actually true? This book takes a look at many different myths, exploring their origins and assigning a fact or phony label to each after careful evaluation. Fun fact boxes and amusing cartoons and illustrations...
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The Fact or Fiction Behind Human Bodies

Paul Mason - Gareth Stevens Pub
Format: Print book

The human body is full of amazingly complex systems. Science has helped explain so much about the way our bodies work, but there are still plenty of myths some consider as fact. Are human bones really four times as strong as concrete? How close can someone sit to a TV before damaging his or her eyes?...
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