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Minecraft: Virtual Reality

Josh Gregory (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534131613

With more than 100 million players around the world, Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time. Its unique design encourages players to use their creativity and problem solving skills to build entire worlds from scratch. In this book, readers will learn how they can use virtual reality technology to explore Minecraft in a whole new way. Includes table of contents, glossary, and index--as well as sources for further reading.

Toys Then and Now

Nadia Higgins (author)

Publisher: Jump Library ISBN: 9781641284790

In Toys Then and Now, leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take readers through the cultural and technological advances that affected toys through time. Readers will compare life in the past to life today. An infographic highlights popular toys of different eras and What Do You Think? sidebars and an activity encourage deeper inquiry. Toys Then and Now also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.

Game Design

Greg Austic (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624312083

From simple board games to the latest in video game technology makers are hard at work designing fun new ways to play. Readers will discover new processes, integrate visual information with text, and and learn technical word meanings as they find out how games are designed and what makes a good game. They will also learn how to plan and create games of their own.

Ask Arizona: Squashing Boredom

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374625

How boring! Arizona discovers that sometimes it's up to you to make your own fun! Arizona learns how to pass the time when things don't quite go according to plan, and learns about what happens when you daydream too much.

The Adventures of Spot: Puppy Games

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374557

Puppy games! Spot loves chasing and catching baseballs. Spot tries to play with a big branch but it is too heavy. Spot meets a beautiful butterfly. Spot explores the woods. Stories by Marileta Robinson and Highlights for Children.

Lulu's Adventures

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374366

Fun with Lulu! Lulu acts like different animals, rides an imaginary train, plays dress-up, and saves the day with her flashlight. Stories by Eileen Spinelli and Highlights for Children.

Bert, Beth, and Grandpa: Playtime!

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374342

Playtime! Grandpa gets creative to make Bert and Beth play together. Grandpa reads a bedtime story. Bert and Beth make bath time fun with their imaginations. Bert and Beth play basketball with their friends. Stories by Valeri Gorbachev.

The Timbertoes: Silly Fun

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374519

Silly Fun! Tommy and Mabel play a game of "keep it in the air." The Timbertoes try riding a unicycle. Tommy and Mabel go snow shoeing. Mabel digs a whole, try to guess what she plans to do with it. Stories by Rich Wallace and Marileta Robinson.

Tex and Indi: Outdoor Adventures

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374441

Play outside! Tex and Indi plant tomato seeds, play catch in the park, and go for a picnic. At the beach they make a new friend. After swim class, Tex and Indi pretend to be frogs. Stories by Lissa Rovetch.

The Adventures of Spot: Wacky Weather

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374229

Make the best of a cold day with Spot! Spot plays outside on a windy day. In autumn Spot collects different color leaves. When it snows, Spot plays outside, watches snowflakes, and makes a snowball. Stories by Marileta Robinson and Highlights for Children.

The Adventures of Spot: Exploring with Splinter

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374212

Explore with Spot and Splinter! Spot searches for Splinter in a game of Hide and Seek. Spot and Splinter go for a walk and discover that crossing the stream on a log is not easy. Splinter discovers a ball of yarn is fun to play with. Spot and Splinter surprise their friends. Splinter helps Spot remove burrs from his coat after a day of exploring in the woods. Stories by Marileta Robinson and Highlights for Children.

The Box House and Other Crafty Stories

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374120

Finding solutions! See what Elijah can do with only a cardboard box and a little creativity. Learn about the difference between building a Lincoln Log cabin and a log home. Watch as Tex and Indi rescue their cat Cow from a tree. Find out how the three little worms make a beautiful bookcase. Discover all that you can build with toothpicks, glue, and your imagination. Stories by David L. Roper, Linda Haas Manley, Lissa Rovetch, and Highlights for Children.

Anita's Playhouse and Other Imagination Stories

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374083

Imagination! Anita builds a creative fort. A bucket can be anything you desire. Zoey plays dress-up at school. She decides to be a cowgirl and then creatively builds a horse. The read a fun story about misunderstanding idioms and imagination taking over. Stories by Highlights for Children, Alexander Mercer McCarren, and Tiffany Alenefelt.

What Will You Do Today? and Other Playtime Stories

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374052

Activities are better together! There are so many fun things to do. How will you spend your day? Enjoy a poem about a visit from Grandma. Then read about animals all having fun on a teeter-totter. Then Tex and Indi go to an art museum and find inspiration. Stories by Lissa Rovetch, Vijaya Bodach, Sherry Shahan, and Eileen Spinelli.

Tops (And Other Spinning Toys)

Beth Dvergsten Stevens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848142

Tops have been spinning for thousands of years. Learn about tops, yo-yos, and other fascinating spinning toys as well as how to make them.

Toy Fads

Beth Dvergsten Stevens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848166

Toy fads have come and gone throughout the years. Discover the history behind some of the more popular fads.

Wheels!

Beth Dvergsten Stevens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613848234

The invention of the wheel changed the way we moved and made exciting toys possible for children. This book discusses the history, creativity, and fascination of toys made with wheels.

Marvelous Marbles

Beth Dvergsten Stevens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847633

Readers learn the history of marbles as well as how to play popular marble games.

Magic Tricks and More

Anita Higman (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847626

Offers step-by-step instructions for performing various magic tricks and includes tips for putting on a magic show.

Games Galore!

Beth Dvergsten Stevens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847350

Find out how board games and card games have changed over the years. Then learn how to play some of the more popular games as well as make several of your own.

On the Road

Lori Barker (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433399329

Readers are introduced to mathematical concepts like ratios, proportions, and percentages in this adventurous title that centralizes around an exciting road trip! Through stunning photos, engaging sidebars, STEM topics, helpful mathematical diagrams, and challenging practice problems, readers will be excited to put their developing mathematical skills to good use!

How Toys Work

Lisa Greathouse (author)

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 9781433392924

Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.

Parker Brothers

Sara Green (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681033846

The brotherly trio of George, Charles, and Edward Parker built the Parker Brothers game brand. George, the youngest, was the inventor of the bunch. His board game Banking set the company in motion in 1883. In this business biography, young readers will learn what can happen when someone rolls the dice with an idea.

Pokemon

Sara Green (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681033853

Pikachu could be called the mascots of the Pokémon brand, as the short, yellow furballs are the most recognizable of hundreds of characters. This book for growing readers tracks the birth of the Japanese pocket monsters chased all around cities by Pokémon Go players.

Netflix

Sara Green (author)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781681033839

Netflix has played a role in making binge-watching a thing. Seventy percent of its users watch television series episode after episode after episode in one sitting! This children’s book rewinds Netflix back to its beginning, when the focus was mailing DVDs, and then expands upon the company’s growth over a decade.