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AMERICAN AUTHORS CARD GAME

The American Authors Card Game includes portraits of 13 selected American authors and their books. You can also play regular card games with these cards.Authors include:Herman MelvilleWalt WhitmanHenry JamesTheodore DreiserRobert FrostEugene O'NeillF. Scott FitzgeraldWilliam FaulknerJames BaldwinThomas WolfeJohn SteinbeckWilla CatherErnest Hemingway		AMERICAN WOMEN AUTHORS CARD GAME

The vital contributions of women to American literature are celebrated in this informative deck of 13 selected authors. The deck can also be used to play other card games.Authors include:Harriet Beecher StowePhillis WheatleyMarianne MooreDorothy ParkerAnne BradstreetSarah Orne JewettZora Neale HurstonLillian HellmanPearl BuckEdith WhartonCarson McCullersEdna St. Vincent MillayEmily Dickinson		AUTHORS CARD GAME

Authors is a popular card game that has been around for well over 130 years and is still a favorite for players both young and old! The game is very similar to Go Fish in where the players must request a specific card from the other player. If that player has the card he/she must give it to the caller. The caller continues until he/she does not gain the called card. When a player has all four cards in the Book (or set), he/she sets them aside and continues play. The card game continues until all complete Books are gathered. The player with the most sets of Authors wins the game. Authors cards may also be used as standard playing cards. Cards measure 3 1/2" x 2 5/16" (a hair over 2 1/4"). Authors include:Mark TwainCharles DickensWilliam Makepeace ThackerayRobert Lewis StevensonWilliam ShakespeareJames Fenimore CooperWashington IrvingNathaniel HawthorneHenry Wordsworth LongfellowSir Walter ScottAlfred, Lord TennysonLouisa May AlcottEdgar Allen Poe
CHILDRENS AUTHORS CARD GAME

The Children's Authors Card Game features 13 writers who have touched children's imaginations through their delightful books. Rule card included.Authors include:Dr. SuessA. A. MilneMeindert DejongRudyard KiplingHans Christian AndersenLewis CarrollCharles PerraultLaura Ingalls WilderBrothers GrimmJoel Chandler HarrisIssac Bashevis SingerBeatrix PotterJ. M. Barrie		COMPOSERS CARD GAME

The Composers Card Game includes a deck of cards with information on 13 different classical composers, including Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, and Liszt. Learn about their lives and works while playing your favorite card game.Composers Include:Johann Sebastian BachGeorge Frederick HandelFranz Joseph HaydnWolfgang Amadeus MozartLudwig Van BeethovenFranz SchubertFelix MendelssohnFrederic ChopinRobert SchumannFranz LisztJohannes BrahmsPeter Ilytch TchaikovskyEdvard Grieg		EMEMO - BERLIN

Get a glimpse into one of the greatest cities in the world with eMemo - Berlin! eMemo - Berlin is a challenging memory game that features some of the beautiful architecture of the city. Players can play a basic memory game where they get to keep matching cards or, can play an advanced version where they only get to keep cards if the cards match and the players know the location of the building shown, it's completion date, and the designing architect. Talk about knowing your stuff! An educational instruction book is included with information about each photograph and multiple game play instructions from basic memory to intermediate to advanced challenges. Contents of eMemo - Berlin: 72 Photographic Playing Tiles Educational Instruction Book
EMEMO - NEW YORK

Get a glimpse into one of the greatest cities in the world with eMemo - New York! eMemo - New York is a challenging memory game that features some of the beautiful architecture of the city. Players can play a basic memory game where they get to keep matching cards or, can play an advanced version where they only get to keep cards if the cards match and the players know the location of the building shown, it's completion date, and the designing architect. Talk about knowing your stuff! An educational instruction book is included with information about each photograph and multiple game play instructions from basic memory to intermediate to advanced challenges. Contents of eMemo - New York: 72 Photographic Playing Tiles Educational Instruction Book 		EXPLORERS CARD GAME

The Explorers Card Game is a fun way to learn about those who have helped map out the world we know today! From Marco Polo to Lewis and Clark, learn about their acheivements and trials, and you can do so while playing your favorite card game! Explorers Include:Alexander the GreatSamuel de ChamplainChristopher ColumbusJames CookVasco da GamaSir Francis DrakeLeif EricsonSieur de la SalleLewis and ClarkFerdinan MagellanRobert PearyMarco PoloStanley and Livingstone		FAMOUS CIVIL WAR BATTLES CARDS

Learn about famous civil war battles while you play this game. You can also play standard card games with this deck.Famous Battles Include:First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas July 21, 1861Battle of Hampton Roads/Monitor vs. Merrimack March 8-9, 1862Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing April 6-7, 1862Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg September 17, 1862Battle of Fredericksburg December 13, 1862Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-4, 1863The Vicksburg Campaign October 16, 1862 - July 4, 1863Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863Battle of Chickamauga Sept 19-20, 1863Spotsylvania Court House Campaign May 7-19, 1864The Atlanta Campaign May 1 - September 2, 1864Battle of Mobil Bay August 5, 1864The Petersburg Campaign June 15, 1864 - April 3, 1865
FAMOUS WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY CARD GAME

Learn about famous women in America's past when playing your favorite card game! This is a standard deck, but has bits of knowledge about each woman on the card face.Famous Women Include:Susan B. AnthonyJane AddamsLucretia MottSojourner TruthAmelia EarhartFrances PerkinsSacajaweaHelen KellerHarriet TubmanClara BartonEleanor RooseveltMary McLeod BethuneElizabeth Cady Stanton		INDIAN CHIEFS OF THE OLD WEST CARD GAME

This deck features Indian Chiefs from the Old West. This deck can also be used as a standard deck to play any of your favorite card games.Indian Chiefs Include:Sitting BullBlack HawkTecumsehRed CloudManuelitoGallQuanah ParkerRoman NoseVictorioChief Joseph, The YoungerCrazy HorseCochiseGeronimo		INVENTORS CARD GAME

The Inventors Card Game is an educational card game that includes a rule card and cards that are suitable for other card games.Inventors Include:ArchimedesAlexander Graham BellThomas Alva EdisonMichael FaradayBenjamin FranklinJohannes GutenbergCyrus H. McCormickGugielmo MarconiSamuel F. B. MorseGeorge StephensonJames WattEli WhitneyWright Brothers
LEWIS AND CLARK CARD GAME

The Lewis and Clark Card Game is an exciting rummy-like game of exploration! Follow the footsteps of Lewis and Clark using this 56 card deck of oversized exploration cards. Join the historical expedition and learn all about the discoveries they made on their journey west! Includes instructions for two simple card games each with their own unique challenges. Contents of Lewis and Clark Card Game: 56 exploration cards Trail map poster (18" x 24") Stickers Instructions		MEDIEVAL CASTLE BRICK MAKING AND CASTLE BUILDING KIT

You've never built a model anything like this one! The Medieval Castle Brick Making and Castle Building Kit provides all the tools and materials you need to complete your own solid stone castle diorama. Mix the plaster to mould hundreds of bricks in varied shapes, then glue them into convenient sections for final assembly. The easy-to-understand booklet includes start-to-finish instructions and illustrations for building your castle, along with interesting history and trivia about medieval castle life. Special tools and accessories give your project solid construction and realistic detail. Gather your knights, fly your flag, and imagine yourself lord of the castle! Contents of Medieval Castle Brick Making and Castle Building Kit: 3 Bags of Plaster Powder 3 Bags of Glue Mixing Bowl Measuring Cup Brick Mould Carving Tool Trowel Brush Castle Door Door Rope 10 Knights Flag Sticker Landscape Play Mat w/Flooring Templates and Levels Chart Detailed 1:1 Building Plan and Detailed Instructions 		OUTLAWS OF THE OLD WEST CARD GAME

The Outlaws of the Old West cards have historical information about famous outlaws of the old west! Play any card game with these cards and learn while having fun! Please note that while Butch Cassidy is featured on the box, he is not represented in the cards. Outlaws of the Old West include: The Wild Bunch "Black Jack" Ketchum Ned Christie Tom Horn Bill Doolin Sam Bass Cherokee Bill John Wesley Hardin The Dalton Brothers The Younger Brothers Billy the Kid Belle Star The James Boys
PRESIDENTS CARD GAME I

The Presidents Card Game I is just the first in a series of educational card games for the entire family! Rule card included; suitable for all card games.Presidents include:George WashingtonJohn AdamsThomas JeffersonJames MadisonJames MonroeJohn Quincy AdamsAndrew JacksonMartin Van BurenWilliam Henry HarrisonJohn TylerJames K PolkZachary TaylorMillard FillmoreFranklin Pierce		PRESIDENTS CARD GAME II

The Presidents Card Game II is the second in a series of educational card games for the entire family! This deck is suitable for all card games.Presidents include:James BuchananAbraham LincolnAndrew JohnsonUlysses S GrantRutherford B HayesJames GarfieldChester A ArthurGrover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonWilliam McKinleyTheodore RooseveltWilliam Howard TaftWoodrow WilsonWarren G Harding		PRESIDENTS CARD GAME III

This new version of the popular Presidents Card game features the accomplishments of the 15 most recent Presidents (from Coolidge to Obama). Brief biographical histories appear on each card. You can also play regular card games with this deck.Presidents include:Calvin CoolidgeHerbert HooverFranklin D. RooseveltHarry S TrumanDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. Kennedy Lyndon JohnsonRichard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge BushBill ClintonGeorge W. BushBarack Obama
PROFESSOR NOGGIN'S ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS CARD GAME

The Ancient Civilizations Card game, from Professor Noggin's series of educational games, encourages kids to learn interesting facts about civilizations from long ago! Each of the thirty game cards combines trivia, true or false, and multiple choice questions. A special three-numbered die is included which creates interaction and promotes communication between players. Easy and hard levels keep kids interested and challenged while having fun! Contents of Ancient Civilizations Card Game: 30 large illustrated cards 1 three-numbered die Instructions		PROFESSOR NOGGIN'S CREATURES OF MYTH and LEGEND CARD GAME

The Creatures of Myth and Legend Card game, from Professor Noggin's series of educational games, encourages kids to learn interesting facts about their favorite subjects! Each of the thirty game cards combines trivia, true or false, and multiple choice questions. A special three-numbered die is included which creates interaction and promotes communication between players. Easy and hard levels keep kids interested and challenged while having fun! Contents of the Creatures of Myth and Legend Card Game: 30 large illustrated cards 1 three-numbered die Instructions		PROFESSOR NOGGIN'S MEDIEVAL TIME CARD GAME

The Medieval Times Card game, from Professor Noggin's series of educational games, encourages kids to learn interesting facts about their favorite subjects! Each of the thirty game cards combines trivia, true or false, and multiple choice questions. A special three-numbered die is included which creates interaction and promotes communication between players. Easy and hard levels keep kids interested and challenged while having fun! Contents of Medieval Times Card Game: 30 large illustrated cards 1 three-numbered die Instructions
SCIENTISTS CARD GAME

The Scientists Card Game is fun and educational! Learn about scientists whose discoveries have changed the way we look at the world. Includes people from ancient figures like Aristotle to contemporaries like Einstein. A rule card is included.Scientists include:AristotleCopernicusMarie CurieJohn DaltonCharles DarwinAlbert EinsteinEnrico FermiGalileoJohannes KeplerLeonardo Da VinciGregor MendelSir Isaac NewtonLouis Pasteur
  
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