The Princess and the Pea, provides a classic element of magic, imagination, and inspiration for any child. This engaging story will capture children's interest and spark their imagination page after page, encouraging a life-long love of literature and reading. These boredom-busting Keepsake Stories entertain kids using fresh, captivating illustrations to enliven each tale and inspire them to read again and again.
This illustrated board book opens up to show the interior of the house where a happy family lives. As kids turn the pages, they discover household safety hazards and learn how to avoid them. They learn to protect themselves in extreme cases, for instance, if their home ever catches fire, or if there is a gas explosion. This book emphasizes the importance of establishing escape routines, but keeps instruction light-hearted, in the spirit of the "Little Fireman" depicted in the story. Kids also learn to avoid burns at the kitchen stove, and discover that playing with matches is dangerous and must be avoided. They discover poison labels on household cleaning agents and learn to keep away from them. These and many other safety tips are presented to kids in ways they can easily understand. Parents and older children will also find first-aid advice and special tips for dealing with emergencies. All of the sturdy color illustrated paper-over-board books in this series are die-cut in the shape of the child who appears on the front cover, decked out in an appropriate costume.
Titles in the popular and growing series of " Little People Shape Books " portray kids dressed up to fit many different grown-up roles, or in some titles, imaginative roles inspired by favorite children A a¬a s stories. Heavy board covers and pages are die-cut so that when the books are closed they take the shapes of the cheerful boy or girl shown on the cover. The color-illustrated stories inside are easy for beginning readers, or perfect for reading aloud to pre-schoolers. When the covers are closed, the books present an appealing, layered, three-dimensional effect.
They are books that take a childA a¬a s point of view, especially if the child suffers from some physical challenge or lack self-confidence in going about everyday activities. These attractively illustrated picture storybooks encourage kids never to be afraid of a challenge. Following each story are four pages of suggested activities that relate to the bookA a¬a s theme. A final two-page section offers advice to parents. The child in this story knows the alphabet, but she sometimes has trouble putting all the letters together to read words. No matter how hard she tries, she often mixes up the letters or writes them backwards. SheA a¬a s unhappy until her teacher explains that she has dyslexia, and that she can be helped to read and write correctly.
Advice in this book focuses on staying in parents' sight and avoiding getting lost when in large, busy places like stores and theaters. Kids are also instructed to observe safety rules in playgrounds, and to take extra care when encountering adults they don't know. Clearly written in brief passages that are easy for younger children to absorb and understand, the "Watch Out " series of color-illustrated books give kids safety advice that applies inside and outside the home, while they are traveling in a car, and when they are enjoying nature and having outdoor fun. The lessons illustrated in all "Watch Out " books help children identify safety issues and avoid potentially dangerous situations. Appealing cartoon-style illustrations on every page.
Make your phonics skills pinkaperfect with this phonics box set from #1 New York Times bestselling author and artist Victoria Kann! Reviewed by a phonics expert, these twelve short full-color books feature repeated examples of short and long vowel sounds and common sight words. Each of the simple stories in this box set is designed to teach kids how to master reading while having fun with Pinkalicious. Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell. According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, a child who has learned phonics has a method to recognize familiar words and "decode" unfamiliar ones. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts About the Author Victoria Kann is the award-winning illustrator and author of the picture book series featuring the whimsical and effervescent character Pinkalicious. Victoria coauthored and illustrated the first two books, Pinkalicious and Purplicious, and cowrote the play Pinkalicious: The Musical. She wrote and illustrated the New York Times number-one bestsellers Goldilicious, Silverlicious, and Emeraldalicious, as well as Aqualicious. Currently she is working on several more books about the adventures and antics of Pinkalicious.
Children learn to observe safety rules when riding their bikes, or while traveling as a passenger in their parents' car. They will also find important pedestrian advice on safe crossing at intersections and staying close to parents or the adult they are walking with. Clearly written in brief passages that are easy for younger children to absorb and understand, the "Watch Out " series of color-illustrated books give kids safety advice that applies inside and outside the home, while they are traveling in a car, and when they are enjoying nature and having outdoor fun. The lessons illustrated in all "Watch Out " books help children identify safety issues and avoid potentially dangerous situations. Appealing cartoon-style illustrations on every page.
Farmer Duck is no ordinary duck. He cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm — all because the farm owner is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses from exhaustion, sleepy and weepy and tired, his farmyard friends come to the rescue.
