LOOK INSIDE YOUR BODY Usborne Your child’s first introduction to the workings of the human body in fourteen incredible pages. This book is all about revealing and uses a multitude of lift up flaps to explore deeper into the body’s functions. We can even see the air sacs in the lungs. Why do the pupils of the eye get larger in the dark? Feel your nerve endings send a message to your brain in a tactile experiment. We learn […]
Archives for April 2014
MAX AND RUBY’S TREASURE HUNT – Book by Rosemary Wells –
– Book by Rosemary Wells –
MAX AND RUBY’S TREASURE HUNT Author and Illustrator: Rosemary Wells More fun with Max and Ruby! A beautifully written story leads children through a series of English nursery rhymes, to solve the clues on a treasure hunt. As the thunderstorm rages outside, clever Grandma makes a treasure hunt for the little bunnies. Ruby, Max, Louise, her little sister Lily and her doll Dagmar follow the clues hidden around the house. Hickory Dickory Dock, The mouse ran up the _ […]
BEST BEDTIME STORIES EVER – Book by Richard Scarry –
– Book by Richard Scarry –
BEST BEDTIME STORIES EVER Author and Illustrator: Richard Scarry Five short stories for children to investigate, with a counting section at the end of the book. Filled with vehicles and mad cap fun, boys in particular have commented on how much they adore this book. There are tons of things to name and pages full of funny situations. Huckle and Lowly sing a song in the television studio while fire fighters put out a blaze on a river barge. […]
USBORNE BIG MAZE BOOK – By Kirsteen Robson, Ruth Russell, Nayera Everall and Candice Whatmore. –
– By Kirsteen Robson, Ruth Russell, Nayera Everall and Candice Whatmore. –
USBORNE BIG MAZE BOOK Author: Kirsteen Robson Illustrators: Ruth Russell, Nayera Everall and Candice Whatmore. This stunning maze book with high quality heavy paper, pretty inks and lovely designs from several artists would make a very special gift. Boys may especially enjoy some of the themes. And a big maze book it is, with 50 large scale pages, progressing from the easier mazes to more complex ones. Full of excitement and delicious detail. Plumbing Puzzle is one of the […]
ALPHABET AND HANDWRITING – Scholastic Learning Express –
– Scholastic Learning Express –
ALPHABET AND HANDWRITING Scholastic Learning Express Developing self confidence in the learner through motivating activities, this book is part of an English language and mathematics series of activity books for 4-7 year olds. Lots of fun lessons to discover: • Identifying and writing letters, both without and with directional guidelines to follow. • Uppercase and lowercase letters are demonstrated. • Word and picture cards encourage word sounding and object identification. • Finding the odd letter in a group. • […]
CAPTAIN CAT – Book By Inga Moore –
– Book By Inga Moore –
CAPTAIN CAT Author and Illustrator: Inga Moore Inspired by an old Italian tale, Inga Moore creates a beautifully illustrated adventure where cats are worth treasures, a child queen rids her island city of pests and a salty old cat lovers dreams come true! Eccentric Captain Cat is a trader with additional crew! The cats he loves to collect love captain cat too. Though people laugh and rub their heads at his choice of companions, the Captain follows his heart […]
MAZES – FLASH KIDS PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES –
– FLASH KIDS PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES –
MAZES Flash Kids Preschool Activities Whilst building fine motor skills and developing pencil control, children can progress from the simpler mazes at the beginning of the book to more complex ones. Bold, fun pictures show happy children playing games together and including the reader. Mazes encourage preschoolers to use visual spatial skills. Simple sentences instruct the child what to do and how to go about it. Great for strengthening comprehension and introducing problem solving skills. Mazes are important for brain […]
ANIMAL MAZES USBORNE MAZE PUZZLE SERIES
– Book by Blundell and Tyler –
USBORNE MAZE PUZZLE SERIES
– Book by Blundell and Tyler –
ANIMAL MAZES Usborne Maze Puzzles Author: Blundell and Tyler Excellent fun for the enquiring mind. Help cat and mouse travel through the book in an adventure story which engages the reader in solving the mazes. Each page of beautifully drawn scenes is like a busy wallpaper, where tons of fun details and characters can be discovered. Vera the Viper does not speak Penguinese so no one is quite sure which is the way to Pinkie Penguin’s home. Will the […]
SCARFACE CLAW – Book by Lynley Dodd –
– Book by Lynley Dodd –
Scarface Claw Author and Illustrator: Lynley Dodd Meet the most fearless tom cat in town. Scarface Claw who is not scared of anything..or is he? Another of the lovely Hairy Maclary books, which rhymes its way through this fun introduction to one of the characters in this series. Many of these stories are also available as board books for toddlers. Surely he would be afraid of fire engines sirens, but NO… he’s mean and he’s brave and doesn’t […]
MOG ON FOX NIGHT – Book by Judith Kerr –
– Book by Judith Kerr –
Mog On Fox Night Author and Illustrator: Judith Kerr A lovely story about being a bit fussy, but getting let off the hook by kind friends and some hungry foxes. Mog is unimpressed with the fish she is given for dinner. She is not happy with the second option of kitty food either. “She wants an egg” says Debbie. Mr Thomas had just put the bin bags out in the snow and was not in a good mood. He said […]
