Friday, April 3, 2020

Learning from Home with Usborne - 7th Grade

Usborne has added a Learning from Home category. This new category will be a huge help to families across the nations who are suddenly homeschooling due to the COVID19 health crisis. They aren't totally homeschooling as their children's public school teachers are still teaching them via online face-to-face meeting apps such as Zoom. However, the resources offered under the Learning from Home tab will prove helpful to parents who wish to supplement their children's curriculum or if they decide to independently homeschool their children in the future.

Learning from Home with Usborne - 7th Grade

The Adventures of Robin Hood

England 1194. The poor folk of Nottingham find themselves at the mercy of the heartless money-grabbing Sheriff. But deep in Sherwood Forest, rebellion is brewing. Join brave Robin Hood and his band of daring friends as they pit their wits against the Sheriff and his ruthless ally, Guy of Gisbourne. Swash-buckling thrills come thick and fast in this action-packed graphic adventure story. Graphic novels are more popular than ever thanks to popular culture and the amount of exposure they get. These new Graphic Stories from Usborne provide a great gateway to somewhat difficult stories for relunctant readers to learn to enjoy. Specifically designed to be easily readable, with familiar vocabulary and sentence structures, these stories are entertaining, and the fun, action-packed illustrations are a great way to initiate reluctant readers to the pleasure of sitting down and being swept into an imaginary universe and be taken away by a story.

Art Designs to Color

Explore beloved art styles from the late 1800s through the 1920s with the Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco patterns included in this gorgeous coloring book. Try your hand at completing tapestry designs, Nouveau lampshades, and an art deco building-scape, and many more while indulging in a little art therapy.

Series: Patterns to Color
Vibrant coloring books featuring fabulous patterns from around the world.

Coding for Beginners Using Python

An introduction to coding for complete beginners, this friendly and accessible book will teach children the basics of Python (a widely used programming language), allowing them to get inside the code of their computer and create simple games and animations on screen.

Series: Coding for Beginners
Learn what goes on inside a computer, how coding works, how computers talk to each other across the internet, and more!

Drones

Where can drones fly that no human would dare? Why do engineers turn to nature to design new flying machines? Could a drone space rover reveal the secrets of distant planets? How can a fire rescue drone save lives? Fast, agile and cheap to build, drones offer all the benefits of flight with no risk to any pilot. Already vital tools for the world’s armed forces, drones in our towns and cities could transform the way we live, work and play.

Series: Discovery Adventures
With easy-to-read text, colorful photographs, and picture strip illustrations, these books are ideal for reluctant readers who prefer fact to fiction. Includes internet links to websites with video clips and more information.

Engineering Scribble Book

This scribble-in activity book will help children develop their creativity as well as learn lots about engineering, science, technology, and math! It's full of problems to solve, concepts to explore, and things to invent, design, and create!

Series: Activity Journals
Behold the antidote to boredom at last! Whether it’s a rainy afternoon or a long summer’s day, whether you’re at home or with friends, you’ll never get bored with these books. Includes an elastic bookmark so you won’t lose your place!

Epic Expeditions

Join some of the world’s greatest explorers as they embark on the most unforgettable expeditions in history – including that of Stanley and Livingstone through central Africa, Amundsen and Scott’s race to reach the South Pole, and even Bear’s own epic trek through the dangerous waters of the Northwest Passage.

Series: Bear Grylls
Outdoor adventurer, Bear Grylls, shares fascinating facts about our remarkable planet, teaching you everything you need to know to venture through all of Earth’s many terrains and environments.

This is Not a Math Book

Math and art, as different as night and day, right? Wrong! This is Not a Math Book shows how math can be beautiful and art can be numerical. Amazing patterns with a mathematical basis will be revealed as you follow the simple activity instructions. And you’ll learn incredible math facts as you draw the beautiful designs. A real eye-opener for kids of all ages with an artistic bent who think that math is dry and boring, while math enthusiasts will discover new ways to be creative.

This is Not a Science Book

This innovative activity book develops science knowledge through drawing, sketching, making, and coloring. From mapping out bones in the body to building amazing spinning rotocopters, the stimulating activities will get brains ticking and pens scribbling. This is NOT a science book…or is it?

True Stories of Survival

True Stories of Survival by Paul Dowswell

From shark attacks and blazing airships to exploding spacecraft and sinking submarines, these are real stories of people who have stared death in the face and lived to tell the tale. Find out what separates the living from the dead when catastrophe strikes.

Series: True Adventure Stories
Collections of thrilling adventure stories, all based on actual life events. Ideal for reluctant readers.

Write Your Own Poems

A write-in book filled with a wide range of poetry writing activities, tips, and advice to inspire a new generation of young poets. This book aims to make poetry accessible and exciting for beginners.

Series: Write Your Own Books
The Write Your Own story books are full of inspiring ideas for all kinds of different stories, with writing tips to help you on your way.

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