Get crafty and help save the planet too! With easy step-by-step instructions Cool Plastic Projects offers kids a chance to get creative by turning their trash into handmade treasures. All projects feature common everyday plastic items to reuse in a fun new way. From a button bouquet to a keyboard calendar, kids will love making useful crafts and helping the environment. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Step-by-step instructions for creating Thanksgiving crafts, including a turkey puppet, cornucopia, and cornhusk doll.

Provides tips and instructions for carving pumpkins.

Presents an introduction to building sandcastles at the beach and includes why sand sticks together, what tools to use and working with molds.

Provides tips and instructions for knitting.

Collects recipes from the Pacific Coast, including guacamole, avocado orange sandwiches, salmon burgers, and cherry pie.

Cook your way across the USA! This title teaches kids to cook local dishes from the East Coast of the United States. Each book is specially formatted to engage kids while reinforcing Common Core Standards in math, reading comprehension, and science. Kid-tested recipes, from Maine Pumpkin Bread to New Hampshire Creamy Clam Chowder, include easy step-by-step instructions and custom, how-to photos. Complete tool and ingredients lists are also provided....

Cook your way across the USA! This title teaches kids to cook local dishes from the Midwestern states. Each book is specially formatted to engage kids while reinforcing Common Core Standards in math, reading comprehension, and science. Kid-tested recipes, from Minnesota Wonderful Wild Rice Pilaf to Kansas Hearty Heartland Stew, include easy step-by-step instructions and custom, how-to photos. Complete tool and ingredients lists are also provided....