Activities category: 1938 books

Construct an arsenal of mini-models of large launchers, based on siege weapons used throughout history. All you need are everyday items and some adult help. Wheel them out as you conduct a siege and load your catapults with raisins or marshmallows. Bite-sized facts explain how these siege weapons were used in history too!

Make models of castle buildings and little knights, and plan a medieval battle scene that uses the mini-launchers from other books in this series. All you need are everyday items and some adult help. Deploy your launchers on both sides of the castle, jump to your stations, and attack. Bite-sized facts explain how these parts of a castle worked in history too!

Math is a critical part of our everyday lives. The second title in the award-winning101 Things Everyone Should Know series helps you understand how you use math dozens of times—every day. With entertaining connections to sports, hobbies, science, food, and travel, mathematical concepts are simplified...

This laugh-out-loud book is bursting with lists, facts, jokes and funny true stories all about silly people, silly animals, silly inventions, silly names and much more. Discover The Great Stink, the man who ate a bike, a girl really called Lorna Mower and a sofa that can do 101mph. Find out...

The all-out, full-throttle, vein-popping thrill of deep-sea fishing is described for readers. The water is rougher, the elements more extreme, the fish bigger, and the fight longer and far more intense. This is extreme fishing, and readers will learn everything they need to know to join in the adventure...

In the world of hunting, nothing generates awe and excitement like seeing a photograph or trophy of record-breaking harvest—a 10-point deer, a massive moose or caribou, a pronghorn antelope, a towering black or brown bear, a big horn sheep, and even walruses and wild cats. This book draws readers...

Move the Tower of Hanoi The idea of this game is to move the 6 piece Pyramid from A to C. You may only move 1 piece at any one time. You may not put a larger piece on top of a smaller piece, it must always be a smaller piece on top of a larger. Like anything else in life, there is a trick to...

This is a quiz book for people with a memory like a sieve who can't remember a fact for five minutes. It's the opposite of the straight general knowledge quiz where you have to remember the date of the Armada or the capital of Peru -one of the problems with those quizzes is they are not much good...

It is a really good way to count down to Christmas as you celebrate and glorify Jesus Christ. Throughout the Advent book, each day includes an illustrative points of reflection. With its small size and meaningful message, Countdown to Christmas—is a simple way to build a richer relationship with...

Pourrions-nous devenir Einstein ou Socrate ? Si oui Qui est le plus fort entre  POUTINE et OBAMA ? Combien y a-t-il de nombres palindromes inferieurs à 50 ?                                             Participer donc aux plus grandes...

« Jouer, un merveilleux catalyseur pour apprendre et développer ses performances » Oui d’accord,me direz-vous, mais quel jeu concret puis-je utiliser pour développer la capacité de mon enfant, à se concentrer ou son aisance à l’oral ?...

Your kids are buzzing bundles of energy, ever eager for new experiences and new challenges. And one of your toughest jobs as a parent is finding ways to channel kids' energies that promote healthy development while keeping them entertained. Good news, your job just got a little easier. Fair weather...

In this boys-will-be-boys summer story about friendship and revenge, eleven-year-old Wyatt and his friend Augie aren't looking for a fight. They're having the best summer of their lives hanging out in the fort they built in the woods, fishing and hunting, cooking over a campfire, and sleeping out....

Lulu is a princess. She has everything--well, almost everything. Princess Lulu doesn't have any friends. Will she finally find a friend at Camp Ruff 'n' Tuff? Find out in this Level 3 reader!