Best Selling Books by Penelope Arlon

New to Scholastic for 2016 - Enter the World of LEGO� and see the REAL world on a LEGO� adventure LEGO Knights and Castles offers In-depth insights into a favourite topic. With bite-size, incredible facts and photos for newly confident readers all introduced by your favourite LEGO(R) Minifigure characters. Other books in the LEGO nonfiction programme include: LEGO: Planets LEGO: Dino Safari

Can a book be good for the Earth? This extraordinary book can! It includes dozens of eco-projects that will encourage young readers to think about protecting the environment. Projects include growing things, cooking organic food, and playing games in nature. Bold, colorful illustrations bring each activity to life, while step-by-step instructions make the activities achievable and exciting. This book is sure to inspire readers to change the way they think about the natural world and empower them to make a difference. STEAM skills and environmental activism come together in this one extraordinary book.

Take a giant leap into the animal kingdom, turn and learn with every page. Did you know . . . that a polar bear''s skin is black? That the Arctic tern flies around the world each year? Or that a silky anteater can eat 8,000 ants a day? (yum). Meet a bird that can fly backwards, a butterfly that feeds on an alligator''s tears and turtles that can live up to 100 years. There''s an amazing world of animals to discover and explore. Small enough to pop in your schoolbag, it''s perfect for projects or just for fun! An exciting and colourful introduction to the animal kingdom, ideally suited for younger children. Have all the facts at your fingertips with the new pocket-sized edition of this best-selling encyclopaedia.

I know about trees: they are all around me, and they are the biggest plants in the world. What else do I know about trees? Wood comes from trees, and my chair and my pencil are made of wood. The rubber at the end of my pencil comes from trees. Birds make nests in trees and insects live in them too. Trees have leaves that come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. A lot of food I eat, such as fruit and nuts, grows on trees. The activities included are: making bark and leaf rubbings, and learning to measure how tall a tree is.

Where on Earth did Tyrannosaurus Rex live? Where can we find dinosaur fossils? Dinosaurs haven''t lived on Earth in millions of years, but we still know a lot about them! This book provides fun facts about dinosaurs alongside informational maps. Readers will get their first peek into an age-appropriate atlas to discover Earth''s past. Following their maps, readers will travel to every continent to learn more about the dinosaurs that once called them home. This book will excite dinosaur lovers as they learn about the features and adaptations of these ferocious friends. Readers will enjoy this fascinating atlas of dinosaurs, written just for kids!

Flip the flaps, fold out the pages, and find out all about insects! Creepy crawlies may be little but they are amazing. They can fly, jump, and even hang upside down. But how do they do it? What are the biggest and smallest insects? How do some insects keep themselves hidden? Eye Knowbooks have a special surprise on every page. With so many fun and exciting things to find, see, and do, your child will love to discover and learn about the world around them.

A book to share and treasureSharing a baby day is like being embraced in a soft, warm blanket. Baby Days lovingly encourages stimulation, play and pleasure between baby and parent as baby sees the world for the first time. bull; bull;Babies will reach for the pages as they look, listen, and smile at the favourite moments in their day. bull;Perfect for teaching words to babies and young children.

Discovery starts with a single word - colour Why are flowers so brightly coloured? What is a rainbow? And why do some animals have different-coloured stripes or spots? Take an exciting look at red, blue, yellow, green and more; then follow ideas for crafty fun from mixing paint to making rainbows with water and light. Read it together with your child and discover a surprise on every page; they''ll love getting involved in the activities as they flip the flaps, peep though holes and fold out pages.

In this innovative new publishing program, LEGO models and minifigures are illustrated in fun and fantastic scenarios throughout as the first point of engagement for kids with real-world topics. This program represents a marriage of core values between LEGO and Scholastic: imagination, creativity, fun, and learning, as well as providing the most engaging, educational information for children.--Publisher.

Discover space by flipping the flaps and folding the pages.

LEGO minfigures introduce readers to sharks, sharing facts about hammerheads, tiger sharks, whale sharks, and great white sharks.

An innovative reference series that follows in the footsteps of Eyewitness and Eye Wonder gives younger children a head start in learning about the wonders of the world around us.

Join the LEGO minifigures on an epic Jurassic journey. See awesome dinosaurs and find out the latest facts about these mega monsters. You''ll find great LEGO building ideas too!

Les figurines LEGO® partent à la découverte de la préhistoire. Attention aux dinosaures aux dents pointues ! Pour apprendre en t''amusant avec LEGO ! Avec plein d''idées de constructions au fil de la lecture.

A lift-the-flap exploration of color.

Presents over 200 handicraft projects for children with full-color illustrated instructions for such items as cards, presents, banners, games, and sun clocks.

Describes the inner workings of various parts of the human body.

Join the LEGO® minifigures on a journey to the bottom of the sea. See cool sea creatures and find out the latest big ocean facts. You''ll find great LEGO building ideas, too!--