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  • Stuck on the Presidents: Revised and Updated

    Lara Rice Bergen, Lisa Hopp, Angela Tung, Jonathan Milne, Kathie Kelleher

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Feb. 12, 2001)
    What presidential family loved animals so much they kept a raccoon -that was given to them as a main dish for Thanksgiving-as a pet? Who was president in 1839 when the first baseball diamond was built in Cooperstown, New York? Kids learn the answers to these questions while also learning more serious presidential facts. Tons of information contained in a kid-friendly text bring American history to life. More than 280 stickers portray the wives of the presidents, symbols of each presidency, and changes in the American flag as states joined the union. This entertaining bestseller has been revised and updated to include our 43rd president.
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  • Drawing Cats

    Katy Bratun

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, July 8, 2002)
    Enhanced with a 32-page sketchpad and detailed illustrations, an easy-to-follow art book provides step-by-step instructions for drawing different types of realistic cats, including tabby and calico. Original.
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  • Stuck on the U.S.A.

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    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 11, 2000)
    The reissue of this fun trivia book on the states now includes a bright sturdy folder to collect and exhibit all of the new fifty commemorative Statehood Quarters as they are issued. Each year, there will be five new quarter designs. The folder provides space to place the quarters as kids collect them. And, as with the original edition, the book features a page for every state, lots of interesting information, and over 450 full-color stickers!
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  • Presenting the nutcracker: a 3-d playstage

    Laura Ferraro

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Oct. 5, 1995)
    Brings to life the famous ballet with a two-sided stage, depicting Clara's Christmas party and the magical Land of Sweets, that children can construct, 125 decorative stickers, and thirty free-standing dancers. Original.
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  • I Can Draw That!

    Robert Pierce

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, April 14, 1997)
    Here is everything the aspiring artist needs to get started in drawing. From rabbits to robots, this foolproof "how-to" book serves up 40 super-easy "recipes" for creating kids' all-time favorite drawing subjects.
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  • Wing It!

    Steve Tomecek

    Mass Market Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, May 19, 1997)
    Recounts the history of the boomerang, explains some of the scientific principles that make one work, and provides instructions for various games and amusements that use the flexible indoor boomerang that is included.
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  • There's a Fungus among Us

    Carol Benati

    Mass Market Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Oct. 15, 1996)
    What's green and growing and guaranteed to capture the imagination of budding young scientists? There's a Fungus Among Us comes with everything needed--petri dishes, specimen sticks, magnifying glass, and dry yeast--to grow banana mold, bread mold, orange mold, and other kinds of fungi.
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  • Jump! Jump!

    Cindy Chang

    Mass Market Paperback (Price Stern Sloan, April 2, 1996)
    A complete jump rope kit is filled with jump rope rhymes, songs, chants, and instructions for many steps and games that can be played individually or with friends, in a kit that is completed by a standard rope and a Chinese jump rope.
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  • Bead It!

    Lara Rice Bergen

    Mass Market Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, March 23, 1994)
    Devised for novice and experienced young artisans, this inventive kit provides everything needed to create ten exciting bead designs for beautiful jewelry, including detailed directions, beading needles, thread, clasps, and four bags of glittering beads. Original.
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  • Snoop! your complete detective kit

    Debra Mostow

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Oct. 17, 1995)
    Contains everything that aspiring detectives need to get started: fingerprint powder, dusting feather, fingerprint ID cards, a magnifying glass, an invisible ink pen, and secret code-making machines. Original.
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  • One-minute Toys

    Steven W. Moje

    Mass Market Paperback (Price Stern Sloan, Oct. 15, 1996)
    Decorations & puppets -- Hats & masks -- Flying toys -- Spinners & floaters -- Games.
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  • I Can Draw That, Too!

    Robert Pierce

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Nov. 8, 1999)
    Six steps or less is all it takes to draw all sorts of people, places, and things! With I Can Draw That, Too!--the foolproof guide to illustration--aspiring (and unsure) artists can learn to draw a world of favorite subjects using basic shapes that come together in picture-perfect harmony. Complete with six markers in assorted colors and a 32-page sketchpad with pastel-colored pages, this sequel to the popular I Can Draw That! guarantees satisfaction for artists of all ages, no matter what their skill!
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