Phineas, a very neat pig, visits his Cousin Humble in order to learn how to be sloppy and become popular in school.

Pigs, hogs and swine are about the least understood of animals. These intelligent, misunderstood creatures are fascinating. Ham it up with your class and explore the truth about hogs, their lives and their crazy, interesting ways. Go ahead, make a hog of yourself! This unit includes: 1. Pig information sheets (tame and wild); 2. Activities focussing on research, creative writing, word study and language skills.

Another creative book in the Daily Discoveries series filled with special days to celebrate in the classroom throughout the month of March. Celebrations include: Dr. Seuss' Birthday, Kite Day, U.S. Postal Day, Bubblicious Day, Give Me Liberty Day and many more. Also included are familiar special days such as St. Patrick's Day and the first day of spring. Use the activities in your regular curriculum: language arts, social studies, writing, math, science and health, music and drama, physical fitness, art, etc. to make every subject fun and meaningful. Also included are reproducible patterns for writing assignments and art projects, lists of correlated books and bulletin board ideas.

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Presents a guide to nearly 27,000 children's oicture book titles grouped in over 1,200 subjects and indexed by author, title, and illustrator.

The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2019, including television icon Doris Day, iconic novelist Toni Morrison, groundbreaking director John Singleton, Broadway starlet Carol Channing and lovable Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2019 are included in this edition. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.