Peel & Discover Sticker Books will take you on adventures

The sticker book series that provides young learners with a world of intriguing information to discover using—you guessed it!—stickers! Each sticker page features hidden facts underneath stickers. Once a sticker is peeled off, a relevant, fascinating fact is revealed. Activity pages with corresponding prompts are featured next to the to the sticker pages for readers to use as sticker landscapes, adding hours of fun to the whole experience. Kids will turn into trivia buffs right before your eyes. 

Welcome to a world of watery wonders!

Discover the world’s oceans using hundreds of stickers featuring puffins and penguins, horseshoe crabs and clown fish, and mysterious deep-sea creatures like the Dumbo Octopus, the Vampire Squid, and more. Plus build your own coral reef, wade into tide pools, and explore water so deep that sunlight can’t reach it as you learn about the amazing diversity of life under the sea.
 
How it works:

1. Peel a sticker to reveal a fascinating fun fact
2. Use stickers, markers, crayons, and more to decorate the activity pages—make them your own!
3. Once all the stickers are peeled, remove the overlay for a Peel + Discover surprise

                                               

Welcome to outer space!

Blast off with hundreds of stickers featuring colorful planets, swirling black holes, explosive supernovas, sleek spacecraft, and many brave astronauts—including Laika, the first dog in space! Plus go on a mission to Mars, create a constellation, orbit the sun in the asteroid belt, and float around the international Space Station as you explore the mysterious wonders of the universe.

                                                

Welcome to the world of things that go!

On your mark! Get set! Go! With hundreds of stickers featuring vehicles of all shapes and sizes, from the space shuttle to the horse and buggy, muscle cars to pirate ships, ice cream trucks, submarines, Zambonis, and more. Plus, put on an airshow, build a train, win a boat race, and invent a brand-new vehicle as you learn about the machines that take us over land, across the water, through the sky, and all around the world!

My Thoughts

These books are great. When I, as an adult, learn things, that is a huge bonus lol. My son likes all of these subjects, but he really got into the Cars! Trucks! Trains! one. The books are very similar in their format so I will discuss this one first. Number one, there are a lot of stickers! This book is definitely not wimpy on the stickers. There are all sorts of different activities your child can do. My child is only four so there was definitely a lot of vocabulary to explain to him, but he loves to ask, "What is that?" When you peel the stickers, there are facts underneath each of them. There are mazes, create your own flight formation pages, build your own train, all sorts of scenes to build for yourself. There are boat races, constructions zones, airport landing, etc. These books are very interactive, and customizable. My son can really make this book his own. I also like that unlike some activity books where they are done with them in a half an hour, this book is chock full of activities to keep your child busy for a few different sessions of play or for a very long time. They even have some more unusual vehicles as well like horse and buggy, zambonis, and ice cream trucks. All the different types of vehicles that kids love and are interested in, which is pretty much all of them.

The Oceans and Space books are similar formats with different activities and build a scenes for each of their topics. For the Space book there are scenes like Moon Walks. Mission to Mars, Stargazers, etc. In the Oceans book there is coral reefs, tide pools, shipwreck, etc. All of these books lead to hours of fun and you will not regret getting these books for your child for a long trip or any time really.    

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Tell me the Answer! Barron’s says “will do” with a fun new book.

Barron's has new additions to the best-selling series! These fun-filled Q&A book is packed with answers to questions that curious children want to know—and parents are only too happy to have them look up and discover on their own. Each book contains more than 200 answers to questions on different topics: the Universe, Space, the Earth, Humans, Everyday Phenomena, and more. The books are organized according to different topics and tabbed for easy reference—and the last tab includes fun stickers. A hidden spiral binding makes it easy to flip back and forth, while entertaining illustrations and activities make learning fun. (Ages 8 and up).

Earth & Sky includes intriguing questions such as:

• What is an exoplanet?
• Who was Copernicus?
• What is a light year?
• How does a star shine?
• What is the equator?
• How do sailors make use of the stars?
• And many more

Parents may find the answers as interesting as their kids do!

Tell Me Earth & Sky
Sophie de Mullenheim
122 pp., 5 ½" x 8"
$14.99, Can$17.99
ISBN 978-1-4380-5060-7

                                           My Thoughts:

I am a huge fan of space! When I heard about this latest release from Barron's I knew it was going to have to go into my collection. Not only is is an easy read, it's interesting and fun! All ages will get a kick out of the creative design and organization of this information packed book! Everything from the history of space so far, to scientific facts is included. Plus, who doesn't love when a book adds stickers as well?

I'm looking forward to bringing this into my classroom to inspire my students to work on space related projects. They are the perfect age to enjoy each page and learn some valuable facts that they can carry with them. Barron's always produces the best content, and this book is a wonderful addition for any space lover, library, or family!

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Celebrate Astronaut Scott Kelly’s Return to Earth with PLAYMOBIL - #Giveaway

With astronaut Scott Kelly 's highly anticipated return to Earth on the horizon, children will be more excited than ever to explore the wonders of the universe. Kids can now discover the realm of imaginative play outside earth and into space, with PLAYMOBIL's Space Mission theme set. PLAYMOBIL, one of the top toy manufacturers in the world, remains at the forefront of creative play with a continued mission to inspire children to explore the depths of their imaginations. The highly detailed Space Mission toy set provides kids with the essential tools to explore their imaginations; they can choose to travel to another planet, fight off aliens, or fulfill a space mission from within the shuttle. The Space Mission theme set comes fully equipped with space rocket with launch site, detachable space shuttle, and satellite with asteroid laser; all you need to feel like you’re in space exploring another universe!

Whether a child has been a fan of space for a while or is just starting to explore the wonders of the universe, PLAYMOBIL's Space Mission set is the perfect way to get kids excited about space and help them learn while having fun. 

Space Rocket with Launch Site-- Countdown to liftoff aboard the Space Rocket with Launch Site.  Outfitted with working lights and sounds, this rocket is mission-ready.  Use the movable maintenance platform to help the space technicians inspect the rocket prior to launch.  With the help of the repair robot, they can make sure that everything is in tip-top shape for the next space mission.  Set includes two figures, rocket, launch structure, satellite, repair robot, mechanical tools, computer, and tons of other accessories.  Dimensions including antenna: 8.7 x 11 x 28.3 in (LxWxH).  .  Recommended for ages six and up. Price: $49.99

 Space Shuttle -- Rocket to the moon and explore the skies with the Space Shuttle.  This super-cool space explorer includes functioning lights and a space harness so that astronauts can safely explore outside the shuttle.  Don’t let space debris hinder your mission.  Simply use the shuttle’s laser cannon to break up anything blocking your path.  Set includes two astronauts, space shuttle, laser cannon with lasers, and space harness.  Price: $29.99

Satellite with Asteroid Laser-- Quick – a huge asteroid is heading for earth! Save the day with the Satellite with Asteroid Laser.  The satellite can detect surrounding space debris while the laser can destroy this break-apart asteroid.  Set includes astronaut, satellite with lasers, break-apart asteroid, and other fun accessories. Price: $19.99

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My Thoughts 

My son just loved this play set. It comes with everything you need to shuttle off into space.  There is one large shuttle and even a rocket blaster. You can keep your astronauts in the shuttle or allow them to float free. It's so much fun and really encourages imaginative play.  My son especially enjoyed the fact that it lights up. There are two buttons. One lights up the back rocket and one the interior of the shuttle. This requires three AAA batteries (not included). 

It comes with two action figures that come with full space attire. Assembly was pretty simple. There aren't a whole lot of pieces,  but some of them can be tricky for small kids. My 12 year-old son helped his younger siblings put it together. The main part of the shuttle is already assembled, so you just have to add on the smaller pieces, like the tires and the rocket launcher. In addition to assembling the blocks, you also have to add the stickers.  The whole set up took maybe ten minutes, and allowed for hours of play. Once assembled, the pieces stay together well. My son was very happy with it.

The Giveaway

One lucky winner is going to receive the PLAYMOBIL space set ( style selected at random). This giveaway will end on 3/28/16 at 11:59 EST. Open to the US only. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Thanks again to Playmobil for offering this fantastic prize.

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