The Maryland 4-H (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
4-H creates innovative programs that meet the evolving needs of our nation's diverse suburban and urban youth while continuing to fulfill the needs of young citizens in rural America. 4-H involves...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Development of Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Capacities in Early Infancy: From Sensation to Cognition -- by Francesca Simion, George Butterworth (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"This book reviews a number of issues in early human development. It includes a reconceptualization of the role of perception at the origins of development, a reconciliation of psychophysical and...
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Age groups: Infancy (<1)
Farm Alphabet Book -- by Jane Miller (Author) (Book - Child)
"The various letters of the alphabet are illustrated by descriptions of farm animals and discussions of life on a farm." From Synopsis
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Circles, Triangles, and Squares -- by Tana Hoban (Author) (Book - Child)
"The geometric concepts of circles, triangles, and squares are demonstrated in photographs of bubbles, windows, stacks of pipes, tires, boats, and other objects." From Synopsis
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Tommy Takes a Bath -- by Gunilla Wolde (Author) (Book - Child)
"After playing at the beach and in the garden, Tommy has to take a bath." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Lizze and Harold -- by Martha Weston, Elizabeth Winthrop (Authors) (Book)
"Lizzie wants a best friend more than anything else, but, as she explains to Harold who would like to be her best friend, it must be a girl." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Have You Seen Trees? -- by Joanne Oppenheim (Author) (Book - Child)
"Vibrant watercolors impart new luster to this poem first published nearly 30 years ago and still humming with life. "Have you seen summer trees?/ Shade-me-from-the-light trees./ Whisper-in-the-night...
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home -- by Susan Bauer, Jessie Wise (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Wise, a former teacher and current home education consultant, explains that she decided to home-school her three children because the local public school "was a terrible environment socially" and...
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room -- by Patricia Giff (Author) (Book - Child)
"Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to help getting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Blowfish Live in the Sea -- by Paula Fox (Author) (Book - Child)
"Carrie's half-brother Ben has long felt rejected by his father until, on a strange visit in Boston, he is able to see that hsi father really needs him." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)