Books published by publisher Reader's Digest

Everyone’s favorite honey-loving bear is the star of this new magnetic buddy book. The enclosed Winnie the Pooh magnetic doll “sticks” to the storybook’s pages for interactive, playful adventures. Everyone’s favorite honey-loving bear comes to life in this storybook. Tucked into the cover is a magnetic Winnie the Pooh doll. The book includes a metal gatefold that tucks behind each page to enable kids to attach the Pooh doll to each scene and play out the story action. Kids can also carry Pooh with them everywhere they go. Unique and entertaining, this book will provide hours of creative play!

"English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar." -James D. Nicoll Organized alphabetically for easy reference, A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi" is an accessible lexicon of foreign words and phrases used in English, containing everything from aficionado (Spanish) to zeitgeist (German). Inside you'll find translations, definitions, origins, and a descriptive timeline of each item's evolution. Entries include: À la carte: from the card or of the menu (French) Fiasco: complete failure (Italian) Dungarees: thick cotton cloth/overalls (Hindi) Diaspora: dispersion (Greek) Smorgasbord: bread and butter (Swedish) Cognoscenti: those who know (Italian) Compos mentis: having mastery of one's mind; with it (Latin) Attractively packaged with black and white illustrations, this whimsical yet authoritative book is a great gift for any etymologically fascinated individual. Use this book to reacquaint yourself with the English language, and you'll be compos mentis in no time.

Hannah is hot! And this popular format based on the smash-hit Disney Channel original series will be a hit! Kids will love singing into the included microphone enabling them to put themselves right into the story and sing along with one melody or make up their own with two included riff beats for hours of endless fun. This book contains four episode-based stories featuring everyone?s favorite rock star and her friends. After reading the stories, kids can use the removable microphone to amplify their voices. The microphone is pre-programmed with one favorite Hannah Montana song, ?Just Like You?, for sing-along fun as well as 2 rhythms to play while you sing. Popular format includes removable microphone which contains one melody and two riff beats for sing-alongs and can be used to amplify voices as well, plus a 36-page storybook which retells favorite episodes. Microphone includes 2 buttons ? 1 to amplify voice and the other to play melodies and riff beats.

An Apple a Day Keeps the Low Marks Away!Have you ever been excited to find out you knew something the other kids in your class didn't? Then just think about how you would feel if you knew hundreds of fascinating tidbits-on everything from art, literature, and history to geography, science, and math-from just one quick-and-easy read crammed with fun and cool stuff you shouldn't have to wait to find out about. With I Wish I Knew That you will speed through science, whiz through history, and take a dip into the classic Greek and Roman myths in no time at all. Inside, learn all about... Classic Reads: A guide to classic children's literature such as Call of The Wild, Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in The Willows, Little Women and Shakespeare. How Land is Shaped and Changed: Erosion, Glaciers, Volcanoes and the world's tallest mountain, largest sea, and longest river. Math Stuff: Jump Into Geometry by learning that the three points of a triangle, whose angles always add up to 180º make measuring more precise. Science at a Glance: The Periodic table which was invented by Dmitri Mendeleyev and beginners' Biology History Stuff: Early explorers, important wars, all the Presidents and British Kings and Queens as well as the names of the countries and their capital cities. Bonus sections include Poet's Corner, Brief History of Music, The World Of Art and Geological Time, In BriefWith I Wish I Knew That you'll boost your general knowledge and jump to the head of the class!

Winnie the Pooh and his friends come alive when you read and record this special story. Your voice and the narrator’s voices are merged to read back this sweet tale to your child—creating a treasured keepsake. Winnie the Pooh and his friends come alive when you read and record this special story. Every spread begins with a pre-recorded narration by movie narrator, John Cleese, along with sound effects, and sweet music. You then complete the story with your own recording. Your voice and the narrator’s voices are merged to read back this sweet tale to your child—creating a treasured keepsake. Great for everyday play and gift-giving, this book is sure to become a beloved favorite.Winnie the Pooh’s adventure—a search for honey that turns into a hunt for Eeyore’s tail—comes alive with an easy-to-use recording device and speaker that sits in the storybook. An adult can record the story, and when a child plays back the recording she can hear the story and follow along in the book. As the child grows, she can learn to record the book herself. Great for everyday play, Winnie the Pooh Record-A-Book will also make a great gift!How to record the story on your Record-A-Book:Please read all instructions prior to starting your recording. · Move the switch on the side of the recording device to record mode.· Press and hold the button until you hear “Record One.” Release button immediately.· Press, but do not hold, the button again. When you hear a beep, begin reading the text indicated with a 1, located on the inside front cover.· Press, but do not hold, the button again when you are done reading the first section. You will hear a beep. This indicates the recording has stopped.· Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all sections are recorded.· Move the switch to play mode.If you make a mistake, please refer to the full instructions located on the inside back cover of your book.