The Magic Shop

A little Bag Lady "magic" makes math learning fun! Integrate math language into your elementary classroom with these hands-on activities. Students learn national math standard skills as part of literature-based make-and-take projects. Projects, ideas, literature links, and blackline masters make this a must-have, complete resource that enriches the language-arts block and helps you teach the language of math to all your students. Sprinkle some Bag Lady magic in your classroom and watch how well students master the language of math.

Becky is fed up with her little brother trailing after her. With a swish of her newly discovered magic wand, her brother disappears—and a mysterious black cat appears! Where did he go? And how is Becky going to explain this to her mother? Nibbles, Bites, and Chomps offer just enough reading at just the right level. Kids will devour the stories and feel the excitement that comes with their mastery of each course in the series. Nibbles are perfect, appetizer-sized portions for those just beginning to read by themselves. With the confidence they’ll gain, they’ll soon move on to Bites, serving up larger helpings for hungrier readers. By the time they dig into Chomps, full-scale middle grade novels, they’ll have become voracious readers for life. Each book has a bite taken out of it, indicating its reading level to parents while tipping off kids that they’re in for a real treat. Written by a host of top-notch, award-winning children’s authors!

Since 1993, Supreme Court precedent has asked judges to serve as gatekeepers to their expert witnesses, admitting only reliable scientific testimony. Lacking a strong background in science, however, some judges admit dubious scientific testimony packages by articulate practitioners, while others reject reliable evidence that is unreasonably portrayed as full of holes. Seeking a balance between undue deference and undeserved skepticism, Caudill and LaRue draw on the philosophy of science to help judges, juries, and advocates better understand its goals and limitations.

Dora's back in an exciting new format with lenticulars! Dora finds a magic wand! Join her on this interactive adventure as she goes through the Fairy Garden and over Dragon Mountain so she can return the wand to the Castle. When she gets there, a fun surprise awaits her! On each page, Dora uses the magic wand to perform magical transformations. Look for the hidden picture in the lenticular!

Winnie has a new spell to perform, and she can't wait. She has a beautiful dress to wear too, but she suddenly sees that she has spilt red jelly on it. In a tearing hurry she pops it into her washing machine - along with her magic wand! The dress is lovely and clean, but the wand - well, the wand is just not the same. And Winnie's spells don't seem to work either. Winnie is in despair. How will she be able to perform her special spell? All the other witches are relying on her. It's up to Wilbur, her cat, to save the day.