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Best viewed on tablet or desktop. Printable at home. You can also order a beautiful heirloom printed copy. These are printed on demand, when your order is received, so they may take up to 10 days to arrive. You will receive the PDF to view in the meantime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eRooted in respect. Guided by wonder. Crafted for learners of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wonderpath Curriculum","offers":[{"title":"PDF","offer_id":48809657499904,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Print + PDF","offer_id":48809657532672,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/4515\/7376\/files\/Cover_d456e6bb-85d4-40dc-a29f-8645d9c2049a.jpg?v=1780863954"},{"product_id":"july-2026-wander-the-wheel","title":"July 2026 | Wander the Wheel","description":"\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"21:1-21:58;733-790\" class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome months you survive. This one, you learn to love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"23:1-23:414;792-1205\" class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eJuly is the feral heart of summer. The corn sweats in the fields, the air hangs thick and golden, the cicadas scream from the trees, and the heat presses down until the only thing to do is sit in the shade and wait for the evening to cool. When the Corn Sweats is a full immersion in that season, the blaze and the relief and the gathering dark, built for curious families who want their summer to mean something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"25:1-25:451;1207-1657\" class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis is not a worksheet. It is an experience. Wander the Wheel is a secular, nonpartisan, deeply researched seasonal magazine that teaches art history, world folklore, natural science, hands-on making, real cooking, and quiet reflection, all woven together around the turning of the year. Every fact is sourced. Every culture is treated with care. Every page is written in warm, human prose meant to be read aloud on the porch as the light goes long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"27:1-27:40;1659-1698\" class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you'll find inside this issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sourcepos=\"29:1-29:273;1700-1972\" class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo original stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Dog Star Sirius finally tells her side, after three thousand years of being blamed for the summer heat, and a dog-day cicada explains, from years underground, why its screaming was joy all along. 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