Lewis, young readers can learn with Grover and the rest of their Sesame Street friends how to help at home and in their community. MIDDLE GRADE For the budding creator in your family, check out This Book Will Make You an Artist by Ruth Millington and Ellen Surrey, a middle-grade book for children seeking inspiration for their next project. Jam-packed with imaginative ideas for all kinds of creative crafts, readers can explore 25 of the world’s best-known artists in this fact-filled book full of activities. For more science-driven kids, Home Activity Lab: Exciting Experiments for Budding Scientists is an excellent choice. The middle-grade guide presents over two dozen simple science activities using food, common household items, water, and the outdoors. And, for aspiring gardeners, The Young Green Witch’s Guide to Plant Magic: Rituals and Recipes from Nature by Robin Rose Bennett and Rachel Grant is sure to do the trick. With this essential guide for any kid who wants to connect with natural magic, readers learn more about herbalism and become more confident as they embrace their power with activities that support mindfulness and self-love. TEEN Having a room and wardrobe that you love is so important, and Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin’s The Home Edit for Teens: How to Edit Your Space, Express Your Style, and Get Things Done is a wonderful playbook for owning your style, your confidence, your life. The best part of Clea and Joanna’s signature approach to organizing is that it makes space for you to have fun and enjoy the process. The Science of Habits: How to Make Them or Break Them is a collection of articles exploring how habits are created or broken from a scientific perspective, offering psychological insight into the processes involved in self-improvement and why it can be so challenging to change habits.
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