"There was an old mermaid who swallowed a shark. I don't know why she swallowed a shark, but it left no mark! Scholastic's bestselling Old Lady is starring in a brand new adventure series that will make you laugh AND learn! In this new spin–off, the Old Lady turns into an Old Mermaid, travels down into the ocean, and swallows a shark (and a squid, and a fish, and an eel, and a crab, and a sea star, and a clam). Why? Well, it was fun to cram her mouth with a clam!
Two new characters lead the reader through this hilarious adventure while exchanging some awesome facts about the creatures down under for a light take on nonfiction that's perfect for this age. With expanded sea creature back matter and a search-and-find game at the end, this Old Mermaid is making quite a splash!"
Beats the I-have-nothing-to-do blues
Hidden messages, secret codes, games and jokes, with a UV invisible ink pen and built-in revealer light.
Squeaky clean, with glitter
Melt and mold up to ten soaps with coconut papaya fragrance, bright colors, soap stickers and skin-safe glitter.
While it hardens, the book has experiments to keep hands busy. Clean hands, eventually.
Mini plushies, full-size bragging rights
Stitch and stuff up to 14 fuzzy felt animals, then give them hats, bows and glasses.
These rate very high on the look-what-I-made scale. The 48-page book starts with threading a needle and ends with a sloth wearing spectacles.
Precut eyes and cheeks mean the faces come out right the first time, which keeps a new sewer going long enough to get good.
When paper airplanes meet fantasy
Twelve dragons on sturdy card stock, ready to fold and fly, with expert tips and dragon facts.
Send the Mountain Dragon soaring or glide the Sea Dragon low. Each has its own flight style.
Card stock survives a lot of crash landings.
Turn the crank. The yeti waves.
Eight crank-powered automata from LEGO Technic bricks and papercraft, including DJ Bubbles, an octopus who spins records.
An automaton moves because a hidden axle pushes a cam that lifts a rod. The same idea runs the pistons in an engine. Here it makes a pterodactyl flap.
The papercraft shells go over the mechanism, so you see the machine first and the character second. That order matters.
Shop for sweet Asbury Park souvenirs for locals. Classics like Tillie and local icons available as tees, towels, stickers and gifts!
Shop for original, limited-edition t-shirts, towels, totes, stickers/pins and gifts from Wooden Wall mural artists.