New Releases by Ruth Thomson

With the younger child in mind this illustrated book shows how to use grammar to improve writing skills. All aspects of grammar are introduced and explained, using games and tasks to reinforce what has been learned.

Over 1,100 words, grouped under keywords, provide a wide variety of words to make writing more exciting.

This A First Look at Art series has activity-filled books which teach children how to look at paintings and sculpture while helping them to develop their own creative skills. It contains projects, art tips and examples from well-known works of art. This title looks at places in art.

Intended for the literacy hour, this book aims to teach budding writers how to shape stories, using descriptive words, action and a good ending. Using well known tales as examples, this book then encourages children to write their own stories using elements found in the stories.

Describes the traditional way of life of the Yanomami. Includes activities in which common items represent what the Yanomami use, such as making a dugout canoe out of clay.

This fully illustrated series aims to bring to life the way people lived in different countries long ago.. Each title concentrates on one particular country and tells of how people lived hundreds and even thousands of years ago, what they wore, what they did for entertainment, how they fought theire battles and much, much more.. Each topic in the book is reinforced with a lively activity for the reader to make crafts and historical objects they can really use . The easy-to-follow steps enable the reader to use already-learned skills to recreate artifacts that were once part of everyday life of bygone times in far-off lands.

Ready Set Go is an innovative activity series that explores a variety of popular themes, combining information with ideas for fun activities. Ages 7+.

Labeled illustrations depict various objects to be used in play, including dolls, toys, gardening equipment, and party items.

Rosy Rabbit and her friend Bella learn about opposites while bringing home a package sent by Rosy''s grandma.

Pocket Activity Fun and Games books are miniature versions of the titles in Barron's larger-format Creativity Books. The smaller size is perfect for keeping kids busy on trips when space is at a premium. Parents can simply stow a bunch of these little books in a bag and go! Features include:

Pages to color

Puzzles and mazes to solve

Stickers for decorating fold-out illustrations

Projects to construct

Games to play

Like their larger counterparts, each title in Barron's Pocket Activity Fun and Games series has a distinctive theme to capture the imaginations of boys and girls and illustrations on virtually every page. In Art Pocket Activity Fun and Games, kids can learn to draw a human face, change the expression on the Mona Lisa, color Van Gogh's Sunflowers, and more!