Books published by publisher Dramatic Publishing Company

Bring a bit of the sea home! In Super Simple Seashell Projects kids will decorate a paperweight, a flowerpot, a pencil cup, and more. All of the projects are super simple and super fun! Each project includes how-to-photos and easy instructions. Nurture a young readers' natural side by checking out the rest of the Nature Crafts series too! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

S.E.X…Sex, Sex, Sex! It’s everywhere! On television. On social media. In magazines. At school. The mall. The beauty salon. The barbershop. It’s everywhere! And guess what? Everyone has an opinion about it too! Your friends. Your friends’ friends. Your parents. Your coach(es). Your pastor. Even your grandparents. You see, our society is built around the idea that “sex sells” and not surprisingly, it does. That’s why it’s everywhere you look and also, why so many people have such strong opinions about it. But, you know what? When it comes to sex, to have or not to have, the thoughts and opinions of others won’t matter as much as those that you develop on your own. Ultimately, you will need to be able to answer, for yourself, important questions like: •What is the purpose of sex? •When is it okay to have sex? •How many sexual partners is it okay to have? Is there a limit? •How can sex affect me? Physically? Emotionally? Spiritually? •What’s the point of waiting until I’m married to have sex? •What does it mean to be abstinent?The 5 Things Every Teen Should Know About Sex is intended to help you in your journey to answer the above questions for yourself. You see, to get a proper understanding of sex, you must first see what its inventor, God, has to say about it. After all, He created it, so who better to learn from? With this new knowledge, you will be able to make the right choices about sex; choices that will protect you and ultimately, please God.

Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black leaders, including Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. In rags-to-riches fashion, Washington recounts his ascendance from early life as a mulatto slave in Virginia to a 34-year term as president of the influential, agriculturally based Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. From that position, Washington reigned as the most important leader of his people, with slogans like "cast down your buckets," which emphasized vocational merit rather than the academic and political excellence championed by his contemporary rival W.E.B. Du Bois. Though many considered him too accommodating to segregationists, Washington, as he said in his historic "Atlanta Compromise" speech of 1895, believed that "political agitation alone would not save [the Negro]," and that "property, industry, skill, intelligence, and character" would prove necessary to black Americans' success.

‘What do you get when you mix Tintin, James Bond, and the Famous Five together? You get Richard Newsome’s Billionaire series.’—Christchurch Kids Blog‘A rollicking good yarn.’—Weekend HeraldThe final in Newsome’s acclaimed Billionaire series—ideal reading for 10-13 year olds.With the strange plans for an even stranger machine in his possession, along with a coded message from a long-dead castaway that could be the key to unlocking its secrets, Gerald finds himself at the center of a web of mystery and danger.Masked gunmen have taken over his luxury yacht. His parents have been kidnapped. And one of his closest friends has betrayed him.His old enemy Sir Mason Green seems to be pulling all the strings.Or is he?Gerald, Ruby, Sam and Felicity take off on their final exciting adventure, from glaciers to jungles and the depths of the Pacific Ocean to an island teeming with the most bizarre creatures on earth.Richard Newsome was born in New Zealand and now lives in Brisbane, Australia with his family. He won the inaugural Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing for The Billionaire’s Curse, the first book in The Billionaire series—a novel that grew out of stories he told his children at bedtime.

The United States president preserves, protects, and defends the U.S. Constitution. Each president's term influences events in America and around the world for years to come. This biography introduces young readers to the life of Thomas Jefferson, beginning with his childhood in Shadwell, Virginia. Information about Jefferson's education at the College of William and Mary and his early career as a lawyer is discussed. In addition, his family and personal life, as well as his retirement years at Monticello spent founding the University of Virginia are highlighted. Easy-to-read text details Jefferson's political career as a Virginia legislator, a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, the chief author of the Declaration of Independence, governor of Virginia, minister to France, the first U.S. secretary of state, and vice president. Finally, students will explore key events from Democratic-Republican president Jefferson's administration, including the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Beautiful graphics showcase the primary source documents and photographs. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars help put essential information at students' fingertips. In addition, a quick-reference chart provides easy access to facts about every U.S. president. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Get cooking with an up-and-coming chef today! Check out the recipes of Cool Game Day Parties. It gives young readers fun new recipes and ideas to explore. This book has kid-tested recipes and includes lots of tips and tricks that make it easy to become an experienced kid cook. With photos of basic techniques, tools, and ingredients, this book will appeal to new cooks too. By cooking these best-ever dishes for family and friends, young chefs will learn to get snacking with some buffalo chicken dip, chow down on classic chili dogs, serve up sweet victory ice cream sandwiches and more. Then check out the other recipes in the Cool Young Chefs series. Check out the other recipes in the Cool Young Chefs series. Go beyond the basics! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.