Books published by publisher Reader's Digest, 2011

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.

I before e (except after c) teaches kids smart ways to remember all the things they learn about in school. The book is full of techniques and presents cool ways to remember a variety of facts on a variety of subjects.Just like adults, kids need easy ways to recall stuff-especially now, when they don't even have to remember a phone number because their cell phones remember it for them. And just like the bestselling i before e (except after c) for adults, this book is jammed with easy-to-use tricks for remembering lots of stuff-especially stuff they need to know for school. Through entertaining (and often silly) examples, kids will learn to remember everything they need to know about: The Earth-including fun facts about geography, geology, and the weather- and the sky -revolving around planets, stars, atmosphere, and so on Reading and writing-covering everything from the smallest punctuation mark to the prickliest words to spell to the trickiest grammar to the grandest figure of speech The mysteries of history-from Way Before You Were Born (ancient history) to the most recent American history facts every kid needs to memorize Math and music-a surprising, but logical combination that examines cool ways to remember numbers, times tables, calculations, and musical notationsKids will like learning fun ways to remember stuff and will love getting the good grades that follow.

Young readers will get a kick out of snapping open the mouth of the plastic animal head attached to each book, then letting it close with a SNAP! In Toby Toucan and his Noisy Beak, Toby Toucan SNIP-SNAPS his very fine -- but very noisy -- beak morning and night. When his neighbors complain, he's very sad. Then everyone learns that his SNIP-SNAP is useful after all! Children will love to SNIP-SNAP Toby's beak along with the story. Dimensions (inches): 3 7/8 x 6 3/8

The Best of James Herriot is one of the most extraordinary volumes ever devoted to the work and world of a contemporary writer. Within its covers are unforgettable episodes from the remarkable series of memoirs that began with All Creatures Great and Small-"the ones my family and I have laughed at over the years and the ones my readers have said they most enjoyed," as Herriot, himself, put it. Yet the book is far more than a simple anthology: Its gorgeous pages also include hundreds of line drawings and color photographs, capturing Herriot's Yorkshire in a worthy complement to the writer's words.The 1991 publication of Every Living Thing, rendered the original edition of this book incomplete. This fall will mark the publication of the complete, definitive edition with the addition of five of his best, more recent stories, as well as new art. Once again The Best of James Herriot becomes the quintessential Herriot volume-one of those invaluable books that will be loved as much in decades to come as it is today.

Young readers will get a kick out of snapping open the mouth of the plastic animal head attached to each book, then letting it close with a SNAP! In Polly Pelican and her Big Beak, Polly Pelican doesn't like her big beak until she realizes it can accomplish feats that help her friends. Children can SNIP-SNAP along with the story and discover how Polly becomes a heroine of the lakeside! Dimensions (inches): 3 7/8 x 6 3/8