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Publisher
Cider Mill Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations (color) ; 20 cm
Description
" Tips and advice for establishing weekly family time, as well as hundreds of specific ideas for spending quality time together, with an emphasis on "unplugged" activities. This fun and comprehensive book features ways to interest teens (let each one invite a friend or allow them to play their music in the background on game night), to contend with a large age range (form teams or play games of chance rather than skill), and to manage competitiveness...
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"In our always-on, productivity-addicted lifestyles, we tend to think of the pursuit of fun as being indulgent, even immature and childish. When we do find the time to relax or care for ourselves, we tend to turn to activities that are not actually restorative: binging Netflix, scrolling through Twitter, or indulging our FOMO on Instagram. Through years of research, journalist Catherine Price has learned the truth: far from being frivolous or a distraction,...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
258 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm.
Description
"Charlie Whistler's omnium gatherum is a spirited compendium of letters, poems, drawings, photographs, and ephemera gathered by generations of the fictional Whistler family during their summers in the Adirondacks. This unique scrapbook is a treasure trove of wisdom and practical knowledge. It is a celebration of family, adventure, and the great outdoors, and an inspiring gift for all ages"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xi, 270 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Description
For every boy from eight to eighty, covers essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age-old question of what the big deal with girls is. In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal...
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Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
256 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.
Description
They always say time flies when you're having fun, maybe that's why your prime kid years seem to sail by in a heartbeat. Are you living it to the fullest? Well, heres an awesome way to find out. In this book you'll find ideas, hints, and tips for things that you can (and should!) do before you're too old to get away with it.
12) Haunted house
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"Haunted House guides students as they conceive and set up their own haunted house for their friends and community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents, glossary...
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
322 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes along-zoom approach, contending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. Steven Johnson argues that, throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation...
Author
Publisher
McSweeney's
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
New York Times best-selling picture-book author Amy Krouse Rosenthal teams with award-winning artist Gracia Lam to tell the sweet, simple story of a young child's typical day--from morning to bedtime. Like the title, each scene is described in three-word "ABC" phrases, such as "All Begins Cheerily" and "Always Be Curious" Secret "ABC" scenes hidden throughout the artwork--as a secondary "seek and find" game of sorts--encourage multiple readings and...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
128 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Features one hundred projects and games for children to complete that inspire creativity and learning, including step-by-step instructions for creating an urban periscope, a secret book safe, a pinhole camera, and flipbook animations.
19) Frendo lives
Author
Series
Clown in a cornfield volume 2
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
A year after the Kettle Springs massacre, Quinn and her friends Rust and Cole become the focus of online conspiracy theories that recast them as villains rather than victims.
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"Discover a different way to find happiness every day of the year with this pocket-size book that celebrates the little things that bring great joy. Be inspired by famous people on their birthdays; learn how to spot and find flowers throughout each season; create your own gratitude jar; learn how to make pastries; make a gift for someone you love; discover the pleasure of letter writing; and find joy in a rainy day. Packed with art activities, famous...
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