Thirty-three songs teach names and locations of continents, oceans, planets and 225 countries. Illustrated workbook contains maps, lyrics, and famous landmarks. Read more
"I want my mommy!" is this hesitant little girl's response to her first day at nursery school. But after she gets involved with glue-y projects, singing and dancing, painting, game playing and meeting new friends, she gradually changes her mind about nursery school. Children (and parents!) who are anxious about the transition to daycare or preschool will find this book both spirited and comforting. The clever front and back jacket illustrations hint at the happy ending and the interior art is playful and bursting with color.
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Animals of all kinds flash cards have a full color picture of an animal on the front and interesting facts about the animal on the back. Read more
This easy-to-read picture book contains actual photographs of children playing music, moving to a beat and enjoying music alone or with parents or peers. The rhyming text, using the simplest vocabulary, says how everyone can play music. It emphasizes that no special training is needed to shake a rattle, dance to a beat, or even to form your own "band." The book is meant to inspire little ones (and their parents) to make music alone or together. Research proves that parents and teachers can enrich their toddlers' lives in many ways by encouraging and playing music with them. Human communication skills are helped by exposure to music at an early age even before birth! Neurologically and anthropologically, infants and young children need music as a way to rhythmically organize sounds, and further as a means to express emotions and messages. Music educators and researchers also assert that every human being is born with a degree of musical potential. However, unless this potential is addressed early, through formal or informal environmental stimulation, a child's musical potential will decrease and finally disappear. Music is the gift of a lifetime and offers an avenue of creative expression for children, individually and together. This book advocates and enhances a love of music. Read more
Many of North America’s most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these board books designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for the continent’s natural and cultural wonders. Each book stars a multicultural group of people visiting the featured area’s attractions and rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the iconic aspects of each place.
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When James drops magic crystals by the peach tree, the toy peach starts growing, and before long, it’s as big as a house, with a secret entranceway.When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the saddest and loneliest boy you could find." Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever. When James accidentally spills the crystals on his aunts' withered peach tree, he sets the adventure in motion. From the old tree a single peach grows, and grows, and grows some more, until finally James climbs inside the giant fruit and rolls away from his despicable aunts to a whole new life. James befriends an assortment of hilarious characters, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider, and Centipede--each with his or her own song to sing. Roald Dahl's rich imagery and amusing characters ensure that parents will not tire of reading this classic aloud, which they will no doubt be called to do over and over again! With the addition of witty black and white pencil drawings by Lane Smith (of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs fame), upon which the animation for the Disney movie was based, this classic, now in paperback, is bursting with renewed vigor. We'll just come right out and say it: James and the Giant Peach is one of the finest children's books ever written. (Ages 9 to 12) Read more
Bathing suit? Check! Shovel? Check. Sunscreen? Check! Olivia spends a day at the beach and has fun in the sun as only she can! Read more
Classic Ghost Stories is a creepy collection of tales from beyond the grave, ideal for readers of all ages. Notes on the authors and ghoulish illustrations provide a powerful introduction to some of the most fiendish characters in literature. Included are the works of renowned authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and Bram Stoker. Read more
Patti is quite persistent, especially when it comes to polka dots. But the one thing Patti needs is the perfect pair of shoes to match her purple, polka dot clothes and purple bows. When she finds them, she's told they're not for sale. What will Patti do, she must have those purple polka dot shoes! Read more
A fun adventure with colorful illustrations based on the true story of a kindergarten boy experiencing success while determining "what works and doesn't work." This is the first book of three in the "Niles" series. Each is specifically designed to provide the reader with an important life lesson learned through the conduct of simple daily activities. Read more
Colorful illustrations and a lively story bring Okinawa to life in this one of a kind children's book set in Okinawa, Japan. The story unfolds around a mischievous shisa (lion-dog) named Takako and follows her on a day of gateball, Eisa dancing, banyan tree climbing and Okinawan adventure! When a great typhoon suddenly approaches, she races through their village on a mission to save her brother and their home. Read more
P is for Palmetto is a collection of evocative pages of watercolor that covers this beautiful southeastern state from A to Z. Carol Crane captures the diverse features of South Carolina with her flowing verse and solid expository text, while, within the images of Mary Whyte, you can almost envision yourself standing in the vast cotton fields and walking along the sandy shores of its stunning coastline. South Carolinians, young and old, will treasure P is for Palmetto and educators will find its two-tiered teaching format extremely useful in their classrooms. Read more
Meet Harry. He is the best friend a little rabbit could have. But no one else can see Harry, so Little Rabbit is extra careful to look out for him. He makes sure Harry gets plenty of cookies, no brussels sprouts, and absolutely no baths. Then Little Rabbit starts school, and he discovers that friendships change. Luckily, the best sorts of friends always know just when they're needed. Sisters Kate and Sarah Klise have created a profoundly sweet, emotionally true story about growing up, starting school, and the beauty of having a best friend (imaginary or not). Read more
The Story Box is a collection of six short stories that will take any child on adventures with animals, magic,mysteries and much more. Read more
Many of North America’s most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these boardbooks designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for the continent’s natural and cultural wonders. Each book stars a multicultural group of people visiting the featured area’s attractions and rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the iconic aspects of each place. Read more
Stanley's thrown his party -- and braved his wild ride. Now Stanley and his pals embark on an adventure that makes sea-dogs of them all!
It's picnic time in the park -- but not for Stanley. He knows he's not supposed to beg, but his people are always eating. And Stanley is always hungry! After he's told to "get," Stanley wanders down by the river where he runs into Alice, Nutsy and Gassy Jack.
Soon their keen noses lead them to a delicious treat on a small boat with no people in sight. When the boat's mooring comes loose, they float away with the current down the river, under a bridge, and then out to sea! It's a scary new world where the sky stretches in every direction and big waves crash. The dogs know that when you're Outside, sooner or later you always come to a fence. When suddenly through the mist they see what looks like a very tall fence, they know they've come to the End of Outside! But what kind of fence is this? Read more
Being a kid is supposed to be the funnest time in life, but when cancer is part of childhood, life may seem overwhelming. Over 600,000 children worldwide are diagnosed with cancer each year, leaving friends, classmates, family members as well as the patient confused and scared. Most often, parents are left with the overwhelming burden of explaining the diagnosis.
Illustrations fill the pages with warmth and joy, showing a young boy facing cancer with logic and determination. He explains how an out of control cell forms a tumor, how a blood test is done, what X-rays, CT Scans, and MRI's are for, how chemotherapy is administered through a Hickman Line, and how radiation works to destroy cancer cells.
I'm a Kid Living with Cancer takes the fear out of explaining cancer to a child. It offers a sense of comfort and optimism from knowing what to expect, giving the facts about cancer in an honest but gentle manner, at a child's level of understanding. Read more
It is said that the epic battle of Vysallimore took place in the Middle Ages, near the Polish city of Kozsalin, during a total eclipse of the sun. Many believe this to be true. The story of how a family of Knights and a brave Inn Keeper fought the evil Graf Vogor and Satan himself to save a silent Maiden has been passed down from one generation to another. When a total eclipse is due, pilgrims journey to Koszalin, to visit the Chapel on the Gora Chelmska and touch the Red Tower. Then they walk the few miles to a narrow strip of sand that divides a lake from the sea. This strip of sand is called Vysallimore. There, they sit by the burned out Lightning Tree and wait. When the eclipse is at its fullest, they witness one of the most awe inspiring sights in the world. The Legend of Vysallimore. Read more
New shoes? Weird shoes? Red shoes? Blue? Nora doesn't want these, what's a dad to do? Nora's Pink Boots is a story about a father who takes his young daughter shoe shopping for her birthday, only to find that she has no interest in replacing her dirty, worn out, old boots. As Nora explains the significance of her old boots, he begins to gain an insight into his daughter's mind that any parent will appreciate. Read more
What is a Snickeyfritz? Do you have one?
Based on a word invented by the authors Grampa, Snickeyfritz tells the tale of three little girls who sound like a broken record as they complain of boredom, but just in the nick of time their Papa Pumpernickel challenges them with a treasure hunt, in which they have to locate three kooky items. Although their main intent is to get the treasure, the girls end up entertaining themselves throughout the day as they rack their brains to figure out the clues. This children s book is a sure cure for the boredom blues, giving children a unique book to read while at the same time inspiring them to use their imaginations. The story helps connect the split generation of grandparent and grandchild by using nostalgic language and it's appeal is broad - reaching readers of all ages and all imaginations. Read more
When her brother goes off to school, Amanda finds new things to do, including ballet dancing, cleaning her room, and making a very sad, mad day go away, with the help of hugs from Mother Pig. Read more
