Lets Celebrate With Origami Set 2

Making homemade decorations can be a great way to celebrate special holidays and occasions. With this series, readers learn how to get creative through the ancient art of Japanese paper folding, origami. Each book focuses on a specific holiday, such as Halloween, Valentine's Day, or Hannukah. Easy-to-follow instructions guide readers through the steps of creating their own holiday-themed projects. Full-color photographs help readers visualize the finished product, while simple text guides readers of all abilities and levels through each project.

Making homemade gifts and decorations is one of the best ways to celebrate holidays. Readers of these engaging volumes follow step-by-step instructions to learn a fun and creative skill--origami, or the ancient art of Japanese paper folding. Each book focuses on a specific holiday and takes readers through the steps of creating their own projects based on that holiday. Full-color photographs help readers see what their final product might look like. These easy-to-follow guides help readers of all skill levels learn the ancient art of origami.

Making homemade gifts and decorations is one of the best ways to celebrate holidays. Readers of these engaging volumes follow step-by-step instructions to learn a fun and creative skill--origami, or the ancient art of Japanese paper folding. Each book focuses on a specific holiday and takes readers through the steps of creating their own projects based on that holiday. Full-color photographs help readers see what their final product might look like. These easy-to-follow guides help readers of all skill levels learn the ancient art of origami.

A collection of crafts and activities featuring Dwight and the other kids at Ralph McQuarrie Middle School and characters from the "Star Wars" motion picture series.

With baby boomers swelling the ranks of grandparents, there is a large and growing audience for Let’s Grandparent. There are no other books on the market with the variety of content or perspective presented in this book. With its emphasis upon the crucial early years, it has special appeal for new grandparents and those with young grandchildren. During this honeymoon period grandparents are typically enthusiastic about their new role and eager to learn all they can to make the most of time spent with their grandchildren. They want it to be fun, have an educational value, and strengthen close intimate bonds. Let's Grandparent shows them how to achieve these goals through an in-depth understanding of child development, over four hundred kid-tested activities and tips for simple but satisfying experiences together. The author brings together her personal experience as an enthusiastic grandparent with her professional career in early childhood education to create this insightful and enjoyable guide. The intended audience for this book is grandparents with young grandchildren, especially targeted for a well-educated, middle-class audience and grandparents of both men and women in their late middle-age and early retirement years • Parents of young children, who often are looking for ways to encourage closer connections between their children and their grandparents • Anyone wishing to form a close relationship with a young child, such as other relatives or mentors to young children • Participants of workshops and classes for grandparents • Early childhood education (National Association for the Education of Young Children and Association of Childhood Education International)

Act out cute stories while you fold origami projects with this unique and easy origami kit. The joy in folding origami is often found in the deceptively simple magic of transforming a single piece of paper into a recognizable object. All too often, the steps it takes to transform paper into origami designs can be frustrating. Story-gami Kit is an innovative new paper craft kit from world-renowned origami artists, Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander who have created entire storylines around characters Righty and Lefty and their adventures climbing mountains, going on boat rides, and hanging out with bunnies. Each story's end results in a finished piece of origami, like an elegant butterfly, a jumping frog or a flapping bird and allowing anyone to discover the magic in creating something beautiful out of a simple piece of paper. Through the mnemonic of storytelling, LaFosse and Alexander make origami paper folding easy for those with any level of skill and a whole lot of fun. The unique method of storytelling makes this a great origami-for-kids kit and an excellent way to learn origami. This origami kit includes: Full color, 80-page origami book Clear step-by-step instruction and diagrams 18 fun origami projects 90 minutes of downloadable instructional video Story-gami Kit is unlike any other origami kit. Children will love acting out the stories in the book as the fold their new origami creations! Origami projects include: Penguin Tulip Plant With Blossom Tabletop Racing Duck Fortune Cookie Box Kanji The Dog And many more…

REVOLUTION IS NOT A DINNER PARTY: This nonfiction companion to Ying Chang Compestine's novel explores life in China during Mao’s Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. A CLOSER LOOK: Find out more about 1970’s China––from foods and traditions, to medicine and marketing, as well as Mao’s rise to power, the Red Guard, Barefoot Doctors, Chinese New Year, and origami. NONFICTION COMPANIONS: This series of 48-page books takes popular, grade-appropriate fiction titles and provides a more in-depth understanding of them. Also includes a glossary and before- and after-reading activities for home or the classroom! BENEFITS: Students will love to take a closer look at books that are already familiar to them, reading about the histories, author backgrounds, and real-life facts surrounding books they know and love! WHY ROURKE: Since 1980, we’ve been committed to bringing out the best non-fiction books to help you bring out the best in your young learners. Our carefully crafted topics encourage all students who are "learning to read" and "reading to learn"!

A guide to programs currently available on video in the areas of movies/entertainment, general interest/education, sports/recreation, fine arts, health/science, business/industry, children/juvenile, how-to/instruction.

Looks at the features and functions of the iPad2, covering such topics as accessing the Internet, setting up an email account, using built-in apps, playing games, using iTunes, watching videos, and syncing with MobileMe.