This gift set features a hardcover copy of If My Mom Were a Platypus and a plush Platypus stuffed animal.

Plush Platypus Animal $16.95
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The animal kingdom offers a special fascination for children because so many of the cozy rituals they share at home are echoed in nature. This award-winning book teaches kids how 14 different animals eat, sleep and learn with the help of beautiful illustrations and inventive text! Available in paperback, hardback and in Hebrew.

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Mother and babies. Babies and mothers. The animal kingdom offers a special fascination for children because so many of the cozy rituals they share at home are echoed in nature. In this beguiling approach to biology, middle graders can learn how animals eat, sleep and learn, from birth to maturity. Fourteen different species including the Least Shrew, the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat and the Hooded Seal are presented in detailed illustrations and a scrupulously researched text.

Todas las mamas mamíferas alimentan, protegen, y crían a sus hijos, aunque este labor muchas veces impide la probabidad que tienen ellas mismas de sobrevivir. Pero el proceso de madurez de un bebe mamífero varía dramáticamente dependiendo si es un oso o un murciélago, una musaraña o una foca, un hipopótamo o un ser humano. Esta introducción fascinante al mundo de los mamíferos demuestra como catorce bebes mamíferos navegan el camino de infantes indefensos a adultos independientes.

Education and entertainment come together in this new fun, FREE app (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) that challenges middle school kids to test their math skills. 101 Math has just been released by the App Store. The math problems are excerpted from the award-winning book, 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Math, written by a brainiac team consisting of an engineer, an actuary and an educator. The app contains 24 math questions, is easy to navigate and has great graphics and sound. Answers are provided at the end of each section with detailed explanations for the correct answers. This app is geared towards kids ages 11 to 15, yet it is fun—and challenging—for the whole family.