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Even Christmas can be weird -- it's true! Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with wacky facts, stats, tidbits, and traditions about the most wonderful time of the year. Did you know that Santa's reindeer are probably all female? Or that artificial snow can be made from seaweed? Or that "Jingle Bells" was the first Christmas carol sung in space? Every kid will ho ho ho when they unwrap this fun and festive little gift book, perfect for stocking stuffers or under the tree.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND KIRKUS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF 2023 "This book is, in a word, immaculate." Kirkus (Starred Review) A beautifully illustrated, interactive guide to ancient, nature-based holidays and customs. Through themed meditations, crafts, and rituals, young readers can learn about old and new ways of honoring the seasons—and create their own! Each “spoke” in The Wheel of the Year marks an important turning point: the winter and summer solstices, the spring and fall equin...

The world's best-selling almanac for kids is back and in demand! This year's includes the latest information about what's new and newsy in our world, special dates to anticipate, fresh features, and much more. It's packed with incredible photos; tons of fun facts, crafts, and activities; and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, technology, and more. New features include an updated "Fun and Games" chapter filled with all-new games, jokes, and comics; all new weird-but-tr...

Bright illustrations, wacky lists, nerd words, and colorful layouts enhance this fun-filled reference guide to facts and figures on an assortment of interesting animals, people, places, and things, including what makes pink flamingos pink and the most expensive movie flops ever made.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac (TM) comes a full-color, full-of-fun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about America-everything about the 50 states and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about about the United...

Biographies of major civil rights figures, including sidebars covering related events and issues.

Now middle school and high school students have an encyclopedia from U-X-L that gives them all the facts and details on every state in the U.S., including the District of Columbia and U.S. dependencies. Entries cover the geography, history, politics, economy and other facts about each state. Alphabetically arranged entries feature consistent subheadings for each state so students can quickly find comparative information. An index of people, places and subjects makes searches easy, and sources fo...

Who has had the longest career in baseball and who has had the shortest? Whose blockbuster movie made the most money and whose was a major flop? Which car is the fastest and which is the slowest? Discover the epic fails of science and technology, money, pop culture, nature, sports and more in the new and improved Scholastic Book of World Records!

The World Almanac's brand-new, full-color survival handbook, offering tips and tricks for getting through life in one piece! This is not your parents' scouting survival manual! From extreme weather to just leaving the house every day, who doesn't have a lot to be worried about? The World Almanac Guide to Getting Out Alive prepares readers to face any obstacle head-on, with the best possible action. Whether you're worried about surviving something uncommon (like a volcanic eruption, shark atta...

Ingenuity and self-reliance are valuable qualities in a boy or man," writes famed outdoorsman Daniel Carter Beard. And what better way to foster them than by working—or playing—with your hands? For fathers who want to build the model ships (or real boats!) they never knew how to build, and sons who want to build the ultimate snow fort, The Outdoor Handy Book is a perfect compendium of wisdom and mischief. In its pages are directions for flying paper dragons, stilt-walking, playing dozens of ball...

A hilarious collection of 350 unique gross jokes, complete with hysterical illustrations and a laugh noise button! Belly Laugh Funniest, Grossest Jokes for Kids is full of hilarious and disgusting fun! From snappy one-liners to hilarious puns, this collection is complete with 350 jokes for kids and is complemented by sidesplitting line drawings. Perfect for long car rides, rainy days, and hanging out with friends, this book is sure to bring laughter and fun into your home. How do you make a ti...

Why does Santa take presents to children at Christmas? The presents won't take themselves!   Why is it so cold at Christmas? Because it's in Decembrrrr!   What comes at the end of Christmas day? The letter "Y!" What looks like half a Christmas tree? The other half!   Belly Laugh Sidesplitting Santa Claus and Christmas Jokes for Kids is full of hilarious holiday fun! From snappy one-liners to hilarious puns, this collection is complete with 350 jokes for kids and is complemented by sid...