For the sports-lover: Sports Illustrated Kids All Access: Your Behind-The-Scenes Pass to Sports Stars, Locker Rooms, and More!
This interactive book has information on all your favorite sports stars! Measure your hand against Shaquille O’Neal’s, explore the inner-workings of Fenway Park, and examine the gear needed to stay safe in football with this expansive informational guide! Get the inside scoop on all things sports with this engaging book!
Sports Illustrated Kids All Access: Your Behind-The-Scenes Pass to Sports Stars, Locker Rooms, and More!; Time Inc.; $19.95; Ages 6 and up
For the History Buff: Tales of Famous Heroes by Peter and Connie Roop
Go on a journey through history and meet some of the most important and influential people around! Peter and Connie Roop supply readers with the enthralling true stories of seventeen important figures. Learn how Sacagawea guided Lewis and Clark along the Missouri River. Discover how Florence Nightingale and Jonas Salk made medical history! With clear, comprehensive text and wonderful, unique illustrations, this book is sure to be a holiday hit!
Tales of Famous Heroes by Peter and Connie Roop; Scholastic ,$17.99; Ages 8-10.
For the Animal Lover: National Geographic Kids’ Wild Animal Atlas: Earth’s Astonishing Animals and Where They Live
Travel around the world and back again in this amazing animal atlas! Enjoy the large colorful pictures of some of the most bizarre, ferocious, adorable and interesting creatures on our planet! Learn about different animal habitats, from the tundra to the grassland. Explore the small animals in the Alps, or read about some marsupials in Australia. With maps, pictures and facts galore, this book is bursting with information!
National Geographic Kids’ Wild Animal Atlas: Earth’s Astonishing Animals and Where They Live; National Geographic; $18.95 ; Ages 6 and up.
One World, One Day, by Barbara Kerley
