Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game. Reading Rainbow (Television series) collection--look for green spine label. Caldecott Medal winner, 1982. Caldecott Medal collection--look for Caldecott spine label.

From New York Times bestselling creators Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home , and Adam Rex, author-illustrator of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich , comes a laugh-out-loud hilarious picture book about the epic tale of the classic game Rock, Paper, Scissors. You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began . . . Long ago, in an ancient and distant realm called the Kingdom of Backyard, there...

"It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows...

Edinburgh detective John Rebus must find a way to link the past to the present when a young woman disappears leaving behind only two clues--a carved wooden doll stuffed into a tiny casket near her home, and the fact that she was involved in an Internet-based role-playing game.

The pressure?s really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his ?creative side.? As if that?s not scary enough, Halloween?s just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie . . . and will he become rich and...

Snakes, ghosts, spiders, monsters: there are lots of things to be scared of. How many spooky things are hiding in these mysterious mazes? Only the boldest readers will find out what's waiting at the end.

"Pass the sushi! In this fast-playing card game, the goal is to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by."--Container.

"Azul was designed by the world famous, award winning game author Michael Riesling. Azul captures the beautiful aesthetics of Moorish art in a contemporary board game. Players compete as artisans decorating the walls of the royal Palace of Dvora. By carefully drafting the correct Quantity and style of tiles, the most clever of artisans plan ahead to maximize the beauty of their work (not to mention their scores!) while ensuring they wasted no supplies...

Players of this game choose to play as mutant monsters, rampaging robots, or abominable aliens who battle each other. Players roll the dice and choose how to play the game--attack your enemies, heal your wounds, improve your monster, stomp to victory, or?

"Learn what it takes to get started in the world of Minecraft, from gathering resources to building your first structures."--