A schoonerful of activities that will fool kids into learning when they think they're having fun. Guaranteed to turn a rowdy, misbehaved bunch of kids into a rowdy, misbehaved bunch of Pirates!

Includes activities in art, cartography, geography, creative writing and more.

Take an imaginary trip, create a museum, build a car. Engaging and educational activities inspired by Tom Lichtenheld's book, Everything I Know About Cars. It's the perfect jump-start for lessons in history, cartography, journaling, and more.

Whether you're rooting for Shark or Train, you'll have a ball with these puzzles, drawing pages and mazes about Shark and Train. Includes cuatom bookplates for your personal library. An oceanful — er, make that trainload — of fun.

"Grumpy" gets high marks for helping kids explore their emotions while giving them a good laugh at themselves. These activities go on to teach the valuable lesson of not taking yourself too seriously. There are also art projects, language activities, tongue-twisters and instructions for ending every day with a smile.

There's a lot to be learned from a messy room besides how mold grows on dirty socks. Everything from map-making to "messy math" to creative writing is covered in this guide. With 13 activities and lessons, it can turn a fun book into a full day of learning.