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  • Witches & Wizards

    Paul Dowsell

    Hardcover (Anness, Feb. 1, 2001)
    Children will love discovering the spellbinding world of witches and wizards contained in this volume, from soothsayers and alchemists to shamans and witch doctors, a whole host of world cultures feature in this new addition to a fun and inspirational series.
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  • The Secret Language: Pheromones in the Animal World

    Rebecca L. Johnson

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 1989)
    Examines how some animals communicate through the chemicals known as pheromones
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  • Animal Tracks

    Jeunesse Gallimard

    Hardcover (Scholastic Reference, Oct. 1, 1996)
    Teaches children how to observe and learn from animal tracks, explaining what can be understood by marks on trees, food scraps, and foot tracks and including six accompanying molds that contain the pawprints of six animals.
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  • Pyramids

    Scholastic Books, Kate Waters

    Hardcover (Scholastic, March 1, 1999)
    A kit for building a model of the Great Pyramid of Giza includes a mini book containing full-color photos and illustrations which introduce young readers to the mysteries of Ancient Egypt.
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  • Research Balloons: Exploring Hidden Worlds

    Carole S. Briggs

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, July 1, 1988)
    Describes different kinds of research balloons and the remarkable work that they do in expanding our knowledge of the world.
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  • Discovery: Lost Civilizations

    Anthony Jones

    Hardcover (Running Press, May 12, 1994)
    This Discovery Kit will bring out the explorer in every child. First they'll read all about lost cities and civilizations, mysterious places, and unexplained ruins. Then they can become archaeologists; they'll excavate and reconstruct a model of the Temple of the Giant Jaguar at Tikal. Complete with step-by-step instructions, an excavation tool, and decorative moss.
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  • Whales and Dolphins

    Mark Oakley

    Hardcover (Ladybird Books Ltd, March 1, 1995)
    Book by Oakley, Mark

  • Movies

    Jeunesse Gallimard

    Hardcover (Scholastic Reference, Oct. 1, 1996)
    Complete with a spinning wheel and ten bands of film, an introduction to movies and cartoons demonstrates how figures are made to move and introduces such concepts as magic lanterns, photography, special effects, and animation.
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  • Compass

    Jeunesse Gallimard

    Hardcover (Scholastic Reference, Oct. 1, 1996)
    Includes interchangable compass disks that demonstrate how people from different cultures at different times used compasses, in an introduction to the earth's magnetic forces that explains how a compass works.
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  • Dinosaurs

    Scholastic Books, Gallimard Jeunesse

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Oct. 1, 1998)
    A book and activity kit teaches children about the behavior, habitat, and extinction of the dinosaurs and the fossils they left behind, with the help of a wooden model of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton they can assemble themselves.
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  • Greenhouse

    Scholastic Books, Gallimard Jeunesse, Kate Waters

    Hardcover (Scholastic, March 1, 1999)
    A kit provides all the pieces and simple directions needed to build a real, child-sized greenhouse and includes a book which explains how a greenhouse works and the basics of plant growth.
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  • My Discovery Book About Numbers

    Brighter Vision

    Paperback (Brighter Vision, Aug. 1, 1997)
    Simple text, illustrations, games, activities, and songs introduce numbers.