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DISCOVER THE MAGIC!- A comprehensive compendium of spells from every Potter book, movie, video game and card game- Keepsake quality, with a silky, embossed cover and sturdy interior pages- The perfect gift for wizards, witches and muggles everywhere!The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook is a beautiful, elegantly designed reference that details all of the known spells cast in the Harry Potter films, books, video games and card games, as well as official Harry Potter spinoffs, such as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. There are more than 240 spells, charms, curses, hexes and jinxes in all, plus a catalog of enchanted objects. Each spell is given its own entry including spell name, pronunciation and etymology, a description of the spell effect, wand movements and vocalizations where applicable, explanatory notes, and fun facts related to each spell, such as who it was used against, what the outcome was, or what a spell’s unusual history might be. Sharp-eyed readers will also find handwritten comments throughout.With an introduction on spell-casting and a guide to wand woods and cores, The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook is a must-have magical treasure for any Harry Potter fan's library.

Let's find out why! Do you ever wonder why the sky is blue? Or why boats float? Or why dogs like to lick your face? The pups of PAW Patrol are here to help you find out! Discover the answers to all kinds of "why?" questions in this fun, fact-filled book.Inside you'll find lot of colorful photos, awesome jokes and more fun with your favorite cartoon canines.For more PAW Patrol fun, look for these other Show & Tell Me titles!PAW Patrol: Why Do Dogs Drool?PAW Patrol: Mega MachinesPAW Patrol: Real Rescue DogsPAW Patrol: P Is for Pups!PAW Patrol: Onward and Pupward!

This fun, adventurous guide will show kids how to explore, play and create in new and exciting ways. Inside they’ll find guidelines for writing secret codes, building a spyglass, walking silently, identifying animal tracks, tying knots, detecting secret doors and passages, reading maps, building explorer kits for various environments, learning foreign language basics, and much more, all with thehelp of Uncle Scrooge and his adventurous nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, as well as Webby Vanderquack and Launchpad McQuack. Readers will also find dozens of fun activities and challenges to play with friends, from capture the flag and wilderness scavenger hunts to obstacle courses. Full color illustrations throughout make this a quack-tastic book for kids and DuckTales fans of all ages.

GIVE YOUR CHILD THE GIFT OF LEARNING AND LAUGHING· Featuring more than 365 activities originally developed for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood· Nearly 300 big, full-color pages of lessons, crafts, games, songs and more· Enough fun to keep little ones playing and learning all year long· Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is the 2019 Emmy Award-winner for Outstanding Preschool Children's Animated SeriesDaniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Let's Play Together! provides parents, grandparents and childcare professionals with hundreds of fun, imaginative activities for entertaining young children at a moment’s notice, while educating them about basic life lessons at the same time. What's more, each activity was originally developed for the original Mister Rogers' Neighborhood television program and presented by Fred Rogers during the show.Each of this book’s 288 pages feature bright, beautiful colors that are populated by Daniel Tiger and his friends, ensuring the attention of children throughout. Readers will find everything from making vegetable prints and popsicles to learning new concepts like empty vs. full, the differences between shapes, and how to manage one's feelings. Each activity includes materials, directions and special “Things to Talk About” suggestions to help your children learn while they play. Inside you'll discover: · 365 activities for children ages 2 – 5 · Special notes for parents and caretakers on how to play effectively with children and help encourage their creativity· Recipes for making modeling dough, paste and finger paint· Directions for making play props, like milk carton blocks, lacing cards, game spinners, costume hats and more

"A train, apple train. B train, banana train. C train, cookie train. Choo choo choo!" Mother Goose Club’s hit educational preschool video “Alphabet Train Food Train” comes to life in this wonderful board book for toddlers! This children’s book will help your little one learn the alphabet and teach them SUPERB words to assist in their early-language development.Parents can’t stop talking about how much they love this classic board book! Filled with bright pages and colorful images, your baby will be wanting to read this book all day long! Come join the club by getting your child started on their ABCs!

In this fun, fascinating and full-color guide, the fan-favorite heroes of Big Hero 6 introduce young readers to the most fascinating, unusual and downright mind-boggling concepts from science, technology, engineering and math – and of the critical thinking skills they’ll need to become super-brain superheroes in their own right!Jam-packed with answers to hundreds of fascinating “why?” and "how?" and "what?" questions inspired by the Big Hero 6 TV-series, this book is sure to keep kids turning pages for hours.

Your kids will love “Old MacDonald Had a Farm," “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider,” the “Ice Cream Song” and so much more! Nursery rhyme videos from Mother Goose Club are brought to the page in this board book collection of original and classic baby songs! Boost your preschooler’s education with this fantastic literacy book for kids and babies!Your little one will absolutely love reading along in this interactive children’s book while watching videos from Mother Goose Club! Filled to the brim with both classic and original nursery rhymes, your child will be rhyming in no time, including:“Old MacDonald Had a Farm” “Pat-a-Cake”“Ice Cream Song”“The Itsy-Bitsy Spider”“Jack Be Nimble”“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”“Hickory Dickory Dock”“Dinosaur Stomp”“If You’re Happy and You Know It”“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

The Wild Kratts Boxy Book Set is perfectly designed for the tiny hands of young animal lovers. Children will love turning the thick pages of these three miniature board books to discover their favorite animals from the wildly popular PBS show Wild Kratts and parents will love the introduction to flying, running, climbing, and swimming animals. A great gift for infants, toddlers and early readers!

AN INCREDIBLE ANIMAL ADVENTURE AWAITS!• A hefty book packed with more than 1500 facts and 300 eye-popping full-color photos• Includes dozens of animal-themed quizzes, riddles, records and more• Maps show where each creature can be found on the globeSmithsonian Wild Animal Explorer provides young readers with hours of entertainment and insights into the worlds of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds and more. Organized by environment, this hefty guidebook features the well-known, yet fascinating (tigers, elephants, ants) as well as the unusual and rarely seen (molerats, borrowing owls). Each entry focuses on a specific animal and details where it can be found, how big it is, and a variety of fascinating, little known facts that help explain how and why it acts the way it does. For example, honey bees need to land on about two million flowers to make a single pound of honey. Earthworms can burrow more than six feet deep in a single day!From deserts and rainforests to the poles and oceans below, there's no place on Earth the Smithsonian won't explore!

Young readers know that the PAW Patrol is ready for action. But in this book, Ryder and his friends will teach them about real dogs trained to rescue people whenever and wherever needed. From fire and police dogs to service and therapy dogs, this book highlights dozens of courageous canines, including some who have saved their owners!For more PAW Patrol fun, look for these other Show & Tell Me titles!PAW Patrol: Why Do Dogs Drool?PAW Patrol: Mega MachinesPAW Patrol: Real Rescue DogsPAW Patrol: P Is for Pups!PAW Patrol: Onward and Pupward!