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Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors

Rachelle Doorley · Roost Books

55 playful experiments that encourage tinkering, curiosity, and creative thinking from the creator of Tinkerlab.com—hands-on activities that explore art, science, and more.  For children two and up.Kids are natural tinkerers. They experiment, explore, test, and play, and they...
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Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence

Laurence Steinberg · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

A leading authority draws on new research to explain why the adolescent years are so developmentally crucial, and what we must do to raise happier, more successful kids.Adolescence now lasts longer than ever before. And as world-renowned expert on adolescent psychology Dr. Laurence Steinberg...
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101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever!: The Entertainment Solution for Parents, Relatives & Babysitters!

Holly Homer · Page Street Publishing

Easy, Creative and Fun Things to Keep Your Children Entertained and Happy Never again will you hear the all-too-common call of, "I'm bored!" with this kid-pleaser for many ages. Whether your kid is 3, 5 or 12 years old, there are hundreds of fun, educational and engaging...
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Why Football Matters: My Education in the Game

Mark Edmundson · Penguin Press HC, The

Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase...
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Idiot's Guides: Surviving Divorce, Fourth Edition

Pamela Weintraub , · ALPHA; 4 edition

Divorce is a complicated, if not messy, process that requires expert information. Beginning with cautionary advice and enabling the reader to be sure divorce is the right answer, the founders of Divorce Central, an online service for the divorced and divorcing, provide all of the answers....
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