Pigs don't swim, or so it's said. But on one of the hottest days of the summer, the pig on Neligan's farm sits by the pond feeling envious of the ducks and the geese floating in the cool water. Finally, when she can endure the heat no longer—splash!—this sweltering pig takes a dive, throwing the entire farm into an uproar. It isn't long, however, before the refreshing idea catches on, and t…
During Reading: Have children read the book softly to themselves as you listen in. Although children are reading independently, you are there to provide support and scaffolding. Help children use word-solving strategies when they get stuck and comment on how the strategy worked for them. You can provide prompts and encouragement without interrupting the flow of children’s reading!
During Reading: Have children read the book softly to themselves as you listen in. Although children are reading independently, you are there to provide support and scaffolding. Help children use word-solving strategies when they get stuck and comment on how the strategy worked for them. You can provide prompts and encouragement without interrupting the flow of children’s reading!
During Reading: Have children read the book softly to themselves as you listen in. Although children are reading independently, you are there to provide support and scaffolding. Help children use word-solving strategies when they get stuck and comment on how the strategy worked for them. You can provide prompts and encouragement without interrupting the flow of children’s reading!
Finally, early learning concept books with pages that little ones can turn all by themselves! Created with the help of child development experts, this unique format is designed to keep the pages from sticking together and eluding little fingers. Every iBaby book provides babies with an opportunity to play and learn-at their own natural pace. Toddlers discover a beautiful garden of colors as …
What simpler way could there be to express to children the beauty and the harmony in the world around them than through the lyrics of this song by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, made famous by the great Louis Armstrong? And what better visual accompaniment than the bright colorful artwork by award-winning Ashley Bryan depicting children of many backgrounds (and Louis Armstrong himself) perf…
Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours.'
Here Are My Hands invites very young children to respond spontaneously and creatively as they learn the parts of the body. The rhyming text and bold illustrations do more than name the eyes, ears, nose, and toes. By featuring children of many different backgrounds, the book quietly celebrates the commonality of people around the world.
Pearl’s older sister, Lexie, is in eighth grade and has a boyfriend. Pearl’s only boyfriend is the family’s crabby cat, Bitey. Lexie is popular. Pearl is not, mostly because of the embarrassing Three Bad Things that happened in school and which no one has forgotten. Everything Pearl does seems to drive Lexie crazy. On top of that, their grandfather is moving into their family’s apartmen…