KIDS GT CHICAGO


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Before you plan your family’s next excursion, get some help from a travel professional…and your kids! The Kid’s Guide series lets the kids help plan your trip and guides you as you explore your destination. Inside you’ll find kid-tested tips on where to go, where to eat, what to see, and where to get the best souvenirs. Along the way, your kids will be engaged by reading and sharing fun acts and cool travel tips. Awesome games and quizzes keep the family entertained! Fun for both visiting and local kids!




Kid's Guide to Chicago


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Before you plan your family’s next excursion to Chicago, get some help from a travel professional… and your kids! The Kid’s Guide to Chicago lets the kids help plan the trip and guides you as you explore the city. Inside you’ll find kid-tested tips on where to go, where to eat, what to see, and where to get the best souvenirs. Along the way, your kids will be engaged by reading and sharing fun Chicago facts and cool travel tips. Awesome games and quizzes will keep the family entertained.




Chicago History for Kids


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From the Native Americans who lived in the Chicago area for thousands of years, to the first European explorers Marquette and Jolliet, to the 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series win, parents, teachers, and kids will love this comprehensive and exciting history of how Chicago became the third largest city in the U.S. Chicago's spectacular and impressive history comes alive through activities such as building a model of the original Ferris Wheel, taking architectural walking tours of the first skyscrapers and Chicago's oldest landmarks, and making a Chicago-style hotdog. Serving as both a guide to kids and their parents and an engaging tool for teachers, this book details the first Chicagoan Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the Fort Dearborn Massacre, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the building of the world's first skyscraper, and the hosting of two World's Fairs. In addition to uncovering Windy City treasures such as the birth of the vibrant jazz era of Louis Armstrong and the work of Chicago poets, novelists, and songwriters, kids will also learn about Chicago's triumphant and tortured sports history.




A Kid's Guide to Chicago


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A Kid's Guide to Asian American History


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Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Topics include the history of immigration from Asian countries, important events in U.S. history, sidebars on famous Asian Americans, language lessons, and activities that highlight arts, games, food, clothing, unique celebrations, and folklore. Kids can paint a calligraphy banner, practice Tai Chi, fold an origami dog or cat, build a Japanese rock garden, construct a Korean kite, cook bibingka, and create a chalk rangoli. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for Web sites, books, movies, and museums round out this multicultural guide.




A Smart Kids Guide to Captivating Chicago and Amusing Arizona


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A Smart Kids Guide presents: CAPTIVATING CHICAGO AND AMUSING ARIZONA Are your children curious about Captivating Chicago and Amusing Arizona? Would they like to know how Chicago got its name? Have they learnt why people visit Navy Pier or where Arizona is? Inside this book, your children will begin a journey that will satisfy their curiosity by answering questions like these and many more! CAPTIVATING CHICAGO AND AMUSING ARIZONA will allow your child to learn more about the wonderful world in which we live, with a fun and engaging approach that will light a fire in their imagination. We're raising our children in an era where attention spans are continuously decreasing. A Smart Kids Guide provides a fun, and interactive way of keep your children engaged and looking forward to learn, with beautiful pictures, coupled with the amazing, fun facts. Get your kids learning today! Pick up your copy of A Smart Kids Guide To CAPTIVATING CHICAGO AND AMUSING ARIZONA book now! Table of Contents Chapter 1- Where is Chicago? Chapter 2- What was the Great Chicago Fire? Chapter 3- What Food Do People Eat in Chicago? Chapter 4- Why Do People Visit Navy Pier? Chapter 5- When was the Museum of Science and Industry Founded? Chapter 6- How Tall is the Willis Tower? Chapter 7- What is the Rookery Building? Chapter 8- Where is Graceland Cemetery? Chapter 9- How Did Chicago Get its Name? Chapter 10- What Famous People Come From Chicago? Chapter 11- What Sport Do People Enjoy in Chicago? Chapter 12- How Old is the Art Institute? Chapter 13- What is the Magnificent Mile? Chapter 14- Where is Millennium Park? Chapter 15- Who is the Field Museum of Natural History's Most Famous Resident? Chapter 16- What is the Garfield Park Conservatory? Chapter 17- How Big is Lincoln Park? Chapter 18- How Old is Union Station? Chapter 19- What is the Heald Square Monument? Chapter 20- Why is Buckingham Fountian So Well-Known? Chapter 21- Where is Arizona? Chapter 22- What is the Population of Phoenix? Chapter 23- Who was Sedona Named After? Chapter 24- What Type of Plant and Wildlife is there in Arizona? Chapter 25- What Type of Food Do People Eat in Arizona? Chapter 26- How Big is Canyon De Chelly National Monument? Chapter 27- What is the Petrified Forest? Chapter 28- Who Did the Spanish Missions Hope to Convert? Chapter 29- How Old is Arizona? Chapter 30- How Deep is the Grand Canyon? Chapter 31- How Long Did the Hoover Dam Take to Build? Chapter 32- What is Monument Valley? Chapter 33- When was the Jerome Grand Hotel Built? Chapter 34- Where are the Havasu Falls? Chapter 35- Where is Bisbee? Chapter 36- Why is the Town of Tombstone so Famous? Chapter 37- How Big is Lake Mead? Chapter 38- When was the Lowell Observatory Founded? Chapter 39- What is the State Bird of Arizona? Chapter 40- When was Dine College Founded?




A Kid's Guide to African American History


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What do all these people have in common: the first man to die in the American Revolution, a onetime chief of the Crow Nation, the inventors of peanut butter and the portable X-ray machine, and the first person to make a wooden clock in this country? They were all great African Americans. For parents and teachers interested in fostering cultural awareness among children of all races, this book includes more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and games that teach kids about the people, experiences, and events that shaped African American history. This expanded edition contains new material throughout, including additional information and biographies. Children will have fun designing an African mask, making a medallion like those worn by early abolitionists, playing the rhyming game "Juba," inventing Brer Rabbit riddles, and creating a unity cup for Kwanzaa. Along the way they will learn about inspiring African American artists, inventors, and heroes like Harriet Tubman, Benjamin Banneker, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, and Louis Armstrong, to name a few.




Kids' Guide to Chicago


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A guide to activities in Chicago and nearby suburbs. Includes 60 coupons worth more than $200 in discounts for theaters, restaurants, and other family attractions.




The Kid's Guide to Service Projects


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This new edition of Free Spirit’s best-selling youth service guide includes a refreshed “Ten Steps to Successful Service Projects” plus hundreds of up-to-date ideas for projects—from simple to large-scale. At a time when U.S. President Barack Obama has called for increased participation in community service, this revitalized book is sure to find a whole new audience of eager young change-makers.




The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career


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Is a career as a professor the right choice for you? If you are a graduate student, how can you clear the hurdles successfully and position yourself for academic employment? What's the best way to prepare for a job interview, and how can you maximize your chances of landing a job that suits you? What happens if you don't receive an offer? How does the tenure process work, and how do faculty members cope with the multiple and conflicting day-to-day demands? With a perpetually tight job market in the traditional academic fields, the road to an academic career for many aspiring scholars will often be a rocky and frustrating one. Where can they turn for good, frank answers to their questions? Here, three distinguished scholars—with more than 75 years of combined experience—talk openly about what's good and what's not so good about academia, as a place to work and a way of life. Written as an informal conversation among colleagues, the book is packed with inside information—about finding a mentor, avoiding pitfalls when writing a dissertation, negotiating the job listings, and much more. The three authors' distinctive opinions and strategies offer the reader multiple perspectives on typical problems. With rare candor and insight, they talk about such tough issues as departmental politics, dual-career marriages, and sexual harassment. Rounding out the discussion are short essays that offer the "inside track" on financing graduate education, publishing the first book, and leaving academia for the corporate world. This helpful guide is for anyone who has ever wondered what the fascinating and challenging world of academia might hold in store. Part I - Becoming a Scholar * Deciding on an Academic Career * Entering Graduate School * The Mentor * Writing a Dissertation * Landing an Academic Job Part II - The Academic Profession * The Life of the Assistant Professor * Teaching and Research * Tenure * Competition in the University System and Outside Offers * The Personal Side of Academic Life