Which fork do I use? What is the polite way to eat spaghetti? These and other important questions are answered in this handy guide to eating without grossing people out. Pretty much everything you need to know to get you through any meal is here--from table settings, to eating tricky foods, to holding up your end of a dinner conversation. Written by two codirectors of The Emily Post Institute, the most trusted name in etiquette, Emily Post's Table...

A modernized adaptation of more than one hundred maxims according to which the first president conducted his life shares insight into Washington's beliefs and the historical events of his time.

A collection of brief poems about all different kinds of foods--from cereal and oranges to pasta, potato chips, and peas.

The "Midwest" covers people who live in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

A collections of poems celebrates the magic and wonder of Christmas, from bells and angels to trees and Santa Claus, and features selections from British and American poets old and new.

A book for young readers about the history and culture of the country of Yemen.

Seven families are helped out by Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's magic cures when they are faced with thought-you-saiders, tattletales, bad table manners, interrupters, heedless breakers, never-want-to-go-to-schoolers, and waddle-I-doers.

Help little monsters learn to mind their manners! Can Rosita control her emotions and keep her hands to herself? Will Prairie help Cookie Monster master polite table manners and can Cookie stop himself and not gobble all the cookies when a Cookie Connoisseur visits Sesame Street?

"Freddie has had many, many babysitters over the years. And he's never liked a single one. So when a new one shows up, he's sure he'sin for a boring night. Yet the babysitter seems nervous. Their table manners are appalling. And dinner is garbage--literally. But afterFreddie decides to team up with the babysitter to turn the evening around, what started out as boring becomes a night he won't forget.forget"-- Provided by publisher.

Come not to the table without having read this book! You Are Invited What: To share a meal. Where: The Abbotts' house. When: As soon as you open this book. But watch out - the Abbotts and their dogs have absolutely atrocious table manners. They speak with their mouths full, complain about the food they are serving, and argue in front of the company. The Abbotts also violate some more obscure table-manner taboos, such as smelling their meat and staring...