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THIS IS PART OF THE DINOSAURS CURRICULUM KIT

Curious George visits a museum with a class of schoolchildren and causes much excitement by climbing up onto a dinosaur skeleton.

Since its publication in 2000, hundreds of thousands of children all over the world have read and loved The Breadwinner. By reading the story of eleven-year-old Parvana and her struggles living under the terror of the Taliban, young readers came to know the plight of children in Afghanistan.

When the old Tooth Mouse announces that it is time to name her successor, Sophie, the small mouse who would NOT go to bed, desperately hopes to be chosen. The three tasks she is assigned are difficult and dangerous, and some of the other mice believe that she is just too little to succeed. At times, Sophie even doubts herself. But sometimes, the wisest answer really is the simplest one -- and sometimes the best mouse for the job just might be the very smallest one.

When the king's priests declared Miri's village the home of the future princess, Miri, Britta, and the village's other girls attended the Princess Academy to learn how to be princesses. In the end, the prince chose Britta to be his bride.

Now Miri and five of her fellow graduates are leaving their mountain town to spend several months at the palace helping Britta prepare for the royal wedding. Miri's excited to help her friend, and to get a chance to study at the grandest school in the kingdom!