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Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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Common Sense says
A small Harry Potter presence, but a lot to buy.
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for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Scholastic.com/kids
Parents need to know that this site aims to be something of an online book center, but gets caught up in the consumerism side of things with a shopping section, many links to products, and a lot of information (that kids will probably ignore) about just how much money Scholastic rakes in every year. That said, the kids' publishing monolith has spared no expense in creating a rich repository of fun things to read, games to play, and even a helpful section on how to write a research paper.
Read our full review by Amy Weaver
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Nice for the first few times but gets boring very quickly.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Good site...
On Scholastic.com/kids, I like the Goosebumps web site.
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