Books published by publisher AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

Learn all about things that go in a book that’s indestructible. Baby’s driving down the road. Look, a truck! Baby’s flying in the air. Wow, there’s a plane! Baby’s sailing on the sea—along with a ship, a sailboat, and a submarine! Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are:Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven materialWaterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed!Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic readingPortable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travelSafe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards

It’s the perfect beach read for baby—and it’s indestructible! Where are we going today? The beach! What’s inside our beach bag? A bucket and shovel! What will we play with? Sand! Water! Seashells! We love going to the beach! Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are:Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven materialWaterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed!Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic readingPortable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travelSafe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards

A spill. A smear. A smudge. A tear. When you think you have made a mistake, think of it as an opportunity to make something beautiful! A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing—not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator. An award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.

It’s the revolutionary English language arts study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest. Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts . . .takes students from grammar to reading comprehension to writing with ease, including parts of speech, active and passive verbs, Greek and Latin roots and affixes; nuances in word meanings; textual analysis, authorship, structure, and other skills for reading fiction and nonfiction; and writing arguments, informative texts, and narratives. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit—borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. There are five books in all, and each is the only book you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math, Science, American History, English Language Arts, and World History. Inside the reader will find every subject’s key concepts, easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in neon colors. Definitions explained. Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts in marker. Mnemonics for memorable shortcuts. And quizzes to recap it all. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award–winning teachers. They make learning fun, and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest.

Announcing the completely revised and updated edition of The Wine Bible, the perennial bestselling wine book praised as “The most informative and entertaining book I’ve ever seen on the subject” (Danny Meyer), “A guide that has all the answers” (Bobby Flay), “Astounding” (Thomas Keller), and “A magnificent masterpiece of wine writing” (Kevin Zraly). Like a lively course from an expert teacher, The Wine Bible grounds the reader deeply in the fundamentals while layering on informative asides, tips, amusing anecdotes, definitions, glossaries, photos (all new for this edition), maps, labels, and recommended bottles. Karen MacNeil’s information comes directly through primary research; for this second edition she has tasted more than 10,000 wines and visited dozens of wine regions around the world. New to the book are wines of China, Japan, Mexico, and Slovenia. And through it all the reader becomes ever more informed—and, because of the author’s unique voice, always entertained: “In great years Pétrus is ravishing, elegant, and rich—Ingrid Bergman in red satin.” Or, describing a Riesling: “A laser beam. A sheet of ice. A great crackling bolt of lightning.”

Jam-packed with hundreds of curriculum-based activities, exercises and games in every subject, Brain Quest Workbook: Grade 1 reinforces what kids are learning in the classroom. The workbook's lively layout and easy-to-follow explanations make learning fun, interactive, and concrete. Plus it's written to help parents follow and explain key concepts. Includes phonics, spelling, vocabulary, find the rhyme, addition, subtraction, skip counting, time, money, maps, science, brain boxes, and much, much more.

Life lessons from the soccer field, from the bestselling author of Strong is the New Pretty. A bruised shin, a bloody nose. Racing across the field into the arms of your teammates. Leaping high to save a goal. Getting up at dawn to kick ball after ball into the net. Making friends for life. Teaching your younger sister how to dribble. Sharing cupcakes at practice on your birthday. Going to sleep in your jersey. That’s what it means to be fearless, dedicated, confident, resilient, proud, persistent. It doesn’t matter whether you’re 3 or 63––that’s what it means to play like a girl. “Kate T. Parker is my hero. She moves me. The whole world she has created moves me.”––Drew Barrymore

Visit Europe every day of the year with Rick Steves as your guide. Rick Steves—host of public television's most popular travel series, a national public radio show, and a travel program for thousands of tourists each year—is your personal guide to Europe every day of the year in this full-color boxed calendar. Experience hundreds of captivating, diverse attractions across the entire continent, from Slovenia to Greece, from Portugal to Norway, in full-color photographs. There are suggestions on what to eat in each individual country—try Cold Cucumber Soup in Bulgaria, and Apfelstrudel in Germany—and where to enjoy the best cultural experiences, like Spain’s Park Güell for Gaudí fans, or Wales’ centuries-old castles for history buffs. Plus, you'll get Rick's tips on getting around, sightseeing, and saving money wherever you go. It’s a perfect deskside getaway for Rick Steves’ fans and enthusiastic travelers, armchair and otherwise.

It’s fun to be smart with Brain Quest card decks, packed with curriculum-based questions. Loved by kids and teacher approved, and featuring hundreds of curriculum-based exercises and games, Brain Quest card decks reinforce classroom learning with a fun, fast-paced game.Brain Quest Kindergarten introduces kids aged 5–6 to learning in a smart, entertaining, and engaging way, covering counting, spelling, vocabulary building, and more. In a set of two fan-decks, Brain Quest Kindergarten features hundreds of questions and answers to help kids know exactly what they need to know, when they need to know it.Featuring:Two full-color Q&A decks in a reusable flip-top storage box300 questions and answers covering counting, spelling, vocab, and moreAlso available: Brain Quest Workbooks (Pre-school through 6th Grade) and Summer Workbooks (Pre-K through 4th-5th Grades).Brain Quest decks are:Aligned with common core state standardsVetted by award-winning teachersGreat to play with a friend or on your own––and great for travelNamed a Dr. Toy Best Classic Toy

Hallelujah! The nuns are back! Laughing, jaunting, and having a rollicking good time, the joy of these nuns is contagious! Twelve months of vintage-style images—of nuns hiking, biking, fishing, sledding, harmonizing on guitar, sampling wine, dancing on St. Patrick’s Day—call to mind the pleasures of pure, innocent fun. From the coauthors of the New York Times bestselling Growing Up Catholic, with clever, punny captions throughout by the authors of the bestselling Growing Up Catholic, it’s a celebration of the sunny sides of life in and out of convent living.

Learn well, you will.Help Dooku count to 120Find the shapes in Anakin's workshopAdd and subtract battle droids, lightsabers, and starfighters!Make learning an intergalactic adventure! From the creators of BRAIN QUEST, America's #1 educational bestseller, and from the iconic world of Star Wars, 1st Grade Math is 96 fun-filled pages of curriculum-based exercises and activities. It reinforces key math concepts, including addition and subtraction, counting by 1s and skip counting, two-dimensional shapes, and more.All content aligns with national Common Core State StandardsVetted by award-winning teachers on the BRAIN QUEST Advisory BoardIllustrated throughout with hundreds of Star Wars characters, species, creatures, planets, starships, and more