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Color and Learn About Insects, Spiders, and Other Creepy Crawlies!Bugs are beautiful. They capture our attention, fascinate us, and spark our imaginations. This is especially true for children, who could watch, chase, and study them for hours. The Beautiful Bugs Activity Book by Jennifer M. Mitchell and Shane Nitzsche is an amazing educational tool! Your budding bug lover will learn important details about nearly 50 species, including ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, fireflies, mosquitoes, and more. Coloring pages present facts such as the bugs’ average size, where they live, and where you are most likely to see them. Activities like mazes, word finds, and dot-to-dots reinforce the information in unique and creative ways. Plus, the Beautiful Bugs Activity Book offers suggestions for family activities, from catching (and releasing) fireflies to building a bug-friendly yard.Book FeaturesBeautiful illustrations to colorFun activities for children of all agesFascinating educational toolMazes, word finds, dot-to-dots, and more!There’s plenty of buzz about this coloring and activity book. It’s packed with useful information in an engaging format!

With interactive activities like dot-to-dots, mazes, and word finds, this coloring book presents educational content about North American animals and their skeletons.Animals are amazing, and so are their skeletons. Underneath the fur and feathers, below the muscle and skin, a complex structure of bones helps to hold the bodies together and support movement. The Animals & Skeletons Activity Book by Jennifer M. Mitchell and Y. Shane Nitzsche is a wonderful educational tool!Your budding animal lover will learn important details about nearly 30 types of animals, including amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles. Coloring and activity pages—like mazes and word finds—present facts such as what the animals eat and where they live. Accompanying dot-to-dot pages for each featured critter allow children to connect the dots to reveal what the skeletons look like! Plus, at-a-glance icons show each animal’s range map and track pattern.Book FeaturesBeautiful illustrations to colorFun activities for children of all agesFascinating educational toolMazes, word finds, dot-to-dots, and more!Go wild for this coloring and activity book. It’s packed with useful information in an engaging format!

Step into classic literature’s most famous magical realm and make choices to survive L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in this interactive adventure for kids ages 9–13.You are Dorothy, the accidental adventurer. Swept away from your Kansas home by a deadly tornado, you land in the fantastical world of Oz—a place filled with witches, monsters, and talking animals. Every moment, your life is at risk. You must rely on courage, clever thinking, and the help of your unusual friends to survive dangers like angry trees, tiger-bears, and winged monkeys.Adapted by award-winning author Ryan Jacobson with illustrations by Y. Shane Nitzsche, Can You Survive the Wonderful Wizard of Oz? turns the classic novel into an interactive chapter book for middle-grade readers. At key points, you choose the path and decide what happens next. With more than a dozen possible outcomes, every read is a new adventure. Do you have what it takes to follow the road of yellow brick—or will the journey lead to your doom?Book FeaturesInteractive Adventure: Every choice affects the story, with 12+ possible endings.Timely Fun: Oz is back in the spotlight—kids can dive into the classic story.Kid Appeal: Short chapters, nonstop action, and rereads keep even reluctant readers hooked.Classroom Friendly: Built-in discussion opportunities and activities, ideal for grades 3–7.Perfect Gift: A paperback that fits in stockings, gift baskets, and classroom libraries.Interactive books for kids are more popular than ever. Create your own adventure with the Interactive Classic Literature series. You’re the main character. You make the choices. Can you survive?