Books in Barron's Educational series

Your adventure is about to begin right here!This fun book is a packed with mazes to explore, hidden characters to discover, and all sorts of things to color. It features a whole cast of characters that offer directions to guide you through weird and wonderful places, including:Magic GrottoJungle RunGorilla GangRodeo RanchPirate IsleDragon's Lair, and moreFind intriguing mazes, fun spot-the-difference tasks, complete the puzzle challenges, and more. Encounter everything from dragons and dinosaurs to wizards and werewolves as you explore the world's most dangerous mazes in this amazing Mazecraft Adventure!

This picture book's little boy visits the zoo, where he learns that "Giraffes doo-doo from way up high," and "monkeys doo-doo right in front of you!" But our cheerful little boy is different from the zoo animals, because he has learned how to sit on the toilet. Parents who share this humorous picture book with their child will discover that it's a pleasant and positive way to introduce them to toilet training. The color illustrations on every page will make boys and girls laugh as they begin to comprehend the story's point. The book concludes with confidence-boosting tips that parents and toddlers can read together. (Ages 2-4)

Most of the time, we take our hands for granted, but this unusual book gives younger children an opportunity to ponder their hands, understand how to use them, and learn to tell left from right. They learn how their thumbs make picking up objects an easy task. The book's unique design consists of eight board pages on its left-hand side and eight more on its right-hand side. Pages are die-cut to match the general shape of hands. They explain the many uses of hands in simple words and attractive color illustrations.

Updated and expanded to reflect the vocabulary and format of the most recent SATs' Critical Reading sections, Hot Words for the SAT presents and defines more than 365 words that appear most frequently on SAT exams. These are words that test takers need to know in order to achieve a high Critical Reading score. The book is divided into 37 lessons, each consisting of dozens of illustrative sentences and a thematic word cluster. Each cluster contains words having similar meanings or words that apply to similar circumstances. Also included are new pronunciation keys for each word, memory tips, expanded review exercises following every five lessons, and an alphabetical word index. College-bound students who successfully complete the book's exercises and master these words will expand their lifelong vocabulary, enrich their essay writing, and improve their chance for acceptance at the colleges of their choice.

Kids are as curious as grownups about dreams and their meanings, and this handsomely packaged assortment of dream-related items helps boys and girls keep track of the quests and adventures that they experience when they're fast asleep. The Little Box of Dreams features two books, What Do Dreams Mean? and The Little Book of Dreams, as well as a Dream catcher Kit that kids can put together and hang near their bed to inspire dreams during their sleeping hours. The package also includes a diary for keeping a dream journal. Instructions will prompt kids to recall, write down, and interpret the dreams they have each night. An ornate pencil is also provided. Because dreams are each kid's own private property, the diary features a lock and key to discourage unwelcome readers.

Two captivating mermaid tales feature artist Susanna Lockheart's beautifully atmospheric and highly detailed color illustrations on every page. Her wonderful art is enhanced by an ingenious paper engineering technique that makes the pictures change as if by magic each time young readers lift and turn a page. The "moving" illustrations dramatically complement and dramatize a modernized version of the timeless fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, and a story from Japanese folklore, The Magic Shell . The Little Mermaid: The Little Mermaid rescues a prince who is tossed overboard from his ship during a storm. Later, with help from the Sea Witch, the Little Mermaid gives up her voice, exchanging it for legs, in her effort to make the prince fall in love with her. Difficulties arise, but the story ends happily when she and the prince marry. The Magic Shell: Set on the coast of Japan, this is the story of a poor boy who does a good deed and is thanked by a mermaid who gives him a magic seashell. When he puts the seashell to his ear, it tells him that the emperor's daughter is dying--but it also tells him how to save her. The seashell's magic works and the boy is rewarded by the emperor.