This tale of Ms. Bogus's attempts to potty train her entire class at the same time is destined to be a children's classic. The book's title alone is sufficient to bring smiles to the faces of adult and child readers alike, a promise of mirth-to-come that is amply fulfilled as the pages are turned. The highly amusing storyline (perfectly accompanied by jubilant illustrations) unfolds with students returning to class each d...Read more

For kids, this collection of connect the dot activities is a highly entertaining educational adventure, wrapped up in one colorful, reusable Wipe-Off Book. Because the dots are labeled with letters (either lower case or upper case, or in some cases, both), kids get a substantial alphabet workout with respect to letter recognition and order. The activities start off simple and become more challenging, with youngsters compl...Read more

Parents and students will be grateful for this academic planner, a time management tool whose layout is so practical and intuitive that planning, scheduling, and tracking activities and assignments quickly becomes second nature. It's a skill many students find challenging but that, with the help of Academic Planner, becomes a straightforward process comprised of bite-sized, easily manageable steps. The planner's calendar/...Read more

Tools for reviewing and remembering mathematical concepts are as varied and diverse as the students who employ them. Algebra Summary Sheets is a carefully crafted collection of 9 X 11 inch posters designed to help learners memorize and retain some of the most common algebraic concepts and procedures. Each poster displays a fair amount of interrelated information on a given topic such as order of operations, linear equatio...Read more

This lovingly illustrated board book depicts a wide range of animals (44 to be exact), creatures of the farm, forest, jungle and elsewhere from around the world. The book functions brilliantly either as a point-and-learn picture book or as something to be read aloud. With each turn of the page, kids delight in identifying animals they know and learning the names of ones they don't. When the time is right for reading, the ...Read more

Parents and educators will find Buckleitner's Guide to Using Tablets With Young Children to be an invaluable asset. Its pages concisely (yet fairly exhaustively) illuminate key areas to consider when choosing a tablet and putting it at your child's fingertips. The book's author is a parent, teacher, and founding editor of Children's Technology Review whose writing style is as enjoyable as it is informative, making for a s...Read more

Dr. Bonyfide Presents Bones of the Rib Cage and Spine engages and holds kids' attention while conveying a wealth of information in ways young minds find easy to absorb. Through richly defined characters, colorful illustrations, and playful, compelling storylines, it entertains even as it teaches - a powerful combination that facilitates deep learning in young readers. A host of learning strategies (memory cues, puzzles, f...Read more

Factivity On-The-Go Science Exploration packs a whole lot of fun and learning into one highly portable educational activity set. Its compact, colorful packaging provides a sturdy, highly appealing carrying case for the 3 factivity books, 4 colored pencils, and 35 stickers contained within. The 3 books (Natural Science, Awesome Energy, and Cool Chemistry) contain dozens of entertaining and enlightening activities. Topics r...Read more

Kids love searching for, and finding, hidden objects among the joyful illustrations in this reusable activity book. They'll find birds, bugs, musical notes, geometric shapes, and a myriad of other objects hidden there. The dry-erase feature gives kids the freedom to explore without fear and comes in particularly handy in those activities in which they get to draw their own hidden pictures - invaluable exercises in creativ...Read more

The first thing one notices about this publication is the high quality of its writing, which is crisp, clear, engaging, and informative (not to mention entertaining). The second is the diverse range of Computer Science topics covered in a single issue - highly absorbing and entertaining pieces such as those covering artificial intelligence, classic video game consoles, and automobile computers, among others. Along with th...Read more

Leap is the charming adventure tale of a boy who passionately dreams of going to the moon. Readers accompany this would-be rocketeer as he lays out plans before less-than supportive classmates, builds a rocket ship out of a dump truck, pilots it to the moon, and returns to a hero's welcome. Each page is a delight, humorously conveying the boy's exuberance through buoyant illustrations and clever words. Ingeniously child-l...Read more

A distinctive and amusing quality permeates this hardbound children's book, an appealing quirkiness that pops and crackles on every page. In it, 6-year old Leopold enthusiastically agrees to help his mom bake a cake for his sister Jesse's birthday. His unbridled energy and kooky expressiveness have readers laughing from the start. On an excursion to the grocery store for ingredients, Leopold learns how to conjure the 5 Se...Read more

Let's Take the Car! is a wonderfully integrated play and learning experience for children, one that encompasses reading, storytelling, puzzle making, and imaginative play. Packaged in what at first appears to be an oversized hard cover book, the contents include a storybook, 16 2-sided puzzle pieces, 4 crayons, and a wind-up toy car. The book tells the story of a happy family running errands and engaging in pleasantries a...Read more

Loose Parts 2: Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers is as beautifully conceived and executed as its popular predecessor. This entry in what we hope will be an ongoing series introduces a variety of new ideas, abundantly accompanied by gorgeous photographs, to inspire safe loose parts play at the infant and toddler level. The loose parts featured on its pages were chosen specifically for children under the age of three...Read more