A collection of traditional tales and proverbs from over twenty countries or ethnic groups, touching upon both human and ecological themes such as environmental protection, the care of other creatures, and the connection of all things in nature. In these forty-one tales, poems, stories, and in numerous proverbs, Margaret Read MacDonald uses ideas held by all peoples to show children how what we do affects our life on Earth. Organized by concept, these...

A collection of more than 450 games including complete instructions for playing the game and a thumbnail overview with details on number of players, appropriate age level, best playing location, and necessary equipment.

Starting with his first collection, Anxiety, in 1947, published in the wake of the Holocaust, R=zewicz's poetry is haunted by the failure of our civilization to save humanity. His poetry after Auschwitz is an anti-poetry: simple, minimalist, powerful, and raw. The denial of history, our ruthless exploitation of nature, excessive consumerism, and the commodification of everythingùincluding dissentùare the targets of his more recent kaleidoscopic...

"Perhaps world's only animated sketch-comedy educational series, Histeria delivers lessons that stick - to your funny bone. Hosted by Father Time (voice of Frank Welker), the cartoon cast careens through time to deliver historical facts from Siberia to Sumeria, despite the efforts of Miss Information (voice of Laraine Newman), the claims of The World's Oldest Woman (voice of Tress MacNeille) and the perpetually poopy diapers of the egg shaped Big...

An irresistible gathering of shorts by some of the world's most imaginative word artists. Short spans genres, languages, and centuries, to offer the tradition - and glorious present - of this popular form.