Books with author Andrea Pinnington

"It's the sort of book which children have to plead with the adults to let them have a look at. Everything about it is superb. Highly recommended." -- The Bookbag.co.uk Being able to identify a bird's song is a skill that brings joy and fosters an appreciation of nature. Learning how to differentiate between the songs of a house finch and a goldfinch, however, is not easy. That is where this enchanting book comes into its own. It features recordings of twelve bird songs from some of the best-known garden bird species seen and heard across North America. This is an interactive board book designed for any age with features for young readers. The board pages are easy to turn. The twelve song buttons are easy to activate and each bears a portrait of the singing bird. The high-quality sound module is encased in durable plastic, and the one-inch (3 cm) speaker makes it easy to hear and differentiate the elements of a bird's song, like pitch, tempo, whistles, trills and buzzes. All twelve birds have winter or summer ranges in the United States and Canada. This means that readers are sure to see most if not all the birds. The song birds are: House Wren Red-winged Blackbird House Finch Great Horned Owl Blue Jay Northern Cardinal American Crow Song Sparrow American Goldfinch Killdeer American Robin Mourning Dove. This charming book is a fun (and potentially addictive) way for all ages to delight in nature's winged singers. It's a winning gift for any occasion, from a child's birthday to a hostess gift.

Take the worry out of potty training with this fun and informative guide that encourages your child to use the potty like a big girl. Now your child can be potty perfect with this step-by-step guide to using the potty with pride! With lots of friendly advice, and special reward stickers to encourage success, soon your toddler will be able to say, "Bye-bye, diapers!" With rhyming text, this board book is fully illustrated and complete with a pull-out chart and star stickers. The emphasis is on motivating children to use the potty correctly by giving them praise and rewarding their success as they take their first steps towards becoming diaper-free. This book is a great introduction to a challenging family subject. Motivating and fun! Includes 80 reward stickers for your brave little trouper. Board books are durable and ideal for tiny hands. Practice makes perfect!

Hear the songs and learn about 12 of North America's woodland birds. Being able to identify a bird's song is a skill that brings joy and fosters an appreciation of nature. Some bird songs are distinctive and easily recognized, like the common loon and wild turkey. Hawks as a group are distinctive but the individual species vary, as do the owls. Picking up the songs of a Black-capped Chickadee and a White-breasted Nuthatch, however, is not easy. That is where this enchanting book comes into its own. The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs features recordings of twelve bird songs from some of the best-known woodland species seen and heard in North America. It is an interactive board book that is ideal for curious young readers. The sturdy pages are easy to turn and the twelve song buttons, each with a portrait of the bird, are easy to activate. The high-quality sound module is encased in durable plastic and the one-inch (3-cm) speaker makes it easy to hear and differentiate the elements of the bird's song, such as pitch, tempo and trills. Beautiful lifelike illustrations aid in identifying the birds and a descriptive paragraph and facts panel provide information such as the time of day the bird is likely to sing, what it eats, behavior traits and how it constructs its nest. All twelve birds have winter or summer ranges in the United States or Canada. This means that readers are sure to see most if not all the birds in at least one season over the year. Red Crossbill Sharp-shinned Hawk Hermit Thrush Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-capped Chickadee Purple Finch Common Loon Barred Owl Red-eyed Vireo Wild Turkey White-breasted Nuthatch Downy Woodpecker. Birds can be hard to spot at the best of times and never more so than in the woods. Once you learn to recognize these bird sounds, a walk through the forest will never be the same. This partner to The Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs is sure to become another family favorite.

Kids learn how to draw horses, construct the pony rosettes that are given as prizes at horse shows, play a horse racing game, use stickers to create a pony camp picture, and more. This title in B.E.S. growing list of Creativity Books is filled with fun projects to keep kids cheerfully occupied on rainy days, on lengthy car trips, or during quiet time at home. Its features include-- Games, puzzles, stencils, sticker sheets, and an illustrated gatefold page for sticker decorating Special pull-out art paper and art projects to complete Pages for coloring Fun-to-answer quizzes Each Creativity Book has a distinctive theme to capture specific interests of boys and girls. Illustrations on virtually every page include 40 pages in color.

Certain to please every little princess who enjoys crafts and activities, this big, fun-packed book has pictures to color, sticker sheets for decorating a gatefold sticker scene, stencils for drawing, decorated paper for fashioning crafts items, mazes and puzzles to solve, directions for making a princess crown, princess games to play with friends, and much more. Every little girl wants to be a princess, and this book encourages her with-- An Are You a Real Princess? quiz presenting questions for her to answer Instructions for making a Royal Proclamation Poster she can attach to her bedroom door An insert-and-press-out sheet she can use to construct models of a Princess and Prince A Fortune Teller cut-out to predict her own magic future . . . and much more No story about a princess is complete without a Wicked Queen, and girls will find directions for completing a Wicked Queen picture, plus more drawing activities that include designing new hairdos, solving dot-to-dot puzzles, and sketching in the missing items in Cinderella's photo album. Little girls will discover fun-to-do activities on every page of this fascinating book, along with illustrations to inspire their imaginations and stimulate their creative dreams.

These colorful books use friendly images and rhyming text to encourage kids to develop good behavior patterns. As an added incentive, each title comes with a sheet of star stickers and a special reward chart. Each time kids meet one of the goals, a star goes on the chart! These two engaging books take the worry out of toilet training by motivating boys and girls to get excited about using the potty.

Pirate Polly's Potty: Hilariously useful potty training from LadybirdPirate Polly's Potty is an entertaining picture book from Ladybird that helps parents struggling with potty training for toddlers aged 18+ months. Clear, informative and fun pictures are aimed at tackling the common anxieties that children may have about using the potty. Each page encourages parents and children to interact with the story by pressing the 'cheer' sound effect when the child has interacted correctly in order to eventually motivate their child into using the potty.Even pirates use the potty!Follow Pirate Polly on her potty-training adventure and press the sound button to cheer her along! This book is perfect for helping little ones feel confident and motivated about using the potty. For further advice on potty training, please visit www.ladybird.com/potty.

Scholastic Discover More is a revolutionary new nonfiction line pairing stunning print books with corresponding interactive digital books that extend the learning online.MY BODY unlocks a free 16-page digital companion book offering even more information, photos, and videos!MY BODY answers children’s questions about their own bodies in an incredibly simple and appropriate way. Each spread is focused on a particular part of the body or movement a child understands. Body actions such as breathing, the food journey, and blood are touched on, as well as fun subjects such as hiccups, earwax, and goosebumps. The simple text is perfect for beginning readers. The photographs provide impact for children less interested in reading with big, bright pictures of the inside and outside of the body.

Fierce fashionistas—let your imagination run riot with this ultimate activity book! Are you a style queen? Then this activity book will get your creative juices flowing! Go wild as you design an outfit for every season, develop your own perfume, hold a fashion show, follow a maze to find a lovely handbag, and dress up paper dolls. More than 150 stickers, pretty pullout pages, a gatefold, and puzzles will inspire you to snip, color, and create.

Scholastic Discover More is a revolutionary new nonfiction line pairing stunning print books with corresponding interactive digital books that extend the learning online.ANIMAL BABIES unlocks a free 16-page digital companion book offering even more information, photos, and videos!ANIMAL BABIES is packed with facts and adorable photographs of the little creatures kids love. From baby birds, to baby bears, and baby elephants, find out how these newborn animals survive in the wild. See the animal babies change as they grow up. Unique photographs show babies and their parents up close. Easy-to-read text for beginning readers is perfect to share and talk about.

About other titles in the series, which to date have sold 65,000 copies: The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs "An excellent home purchase, but it should certainly also be considered by libraries and classrooms that are willing to accept some wildlife sounds. Highly Recommended." --Canadian Review of Materials The Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs "A 'trilling' way to bring natural history into the nursery." --Kirkus "One of the very few items with a battery that I like for young children." --LivingMontessoriNow.com "The sounds and selected facts may spark an interest in venturing out into the backyard 'wild' to glimpse some of its avian residents." --Kirkus Reviews "The naturalist in me adores this book!" --Rainbow Resource Children (and adults) will marvel over the haunting sounds of the African savannah featured in this companion to The Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs. The roaring lions, laughing hyenas and trumpeting elephants will transport readers on a sensory adventure surpassed only by a real safari. The interactive board book is designed for any age with features safe for young readers. The pages are easy to turn and feature fascinating facts and "Did You Know" sidebars alongside a beautifully rendered portrait of the animal. The twelve sound buttons and high-quality sound module are encased in durable plastic with a one-inch (3 cm) speaker for clarity. The 12 safari animals featured are: Lion African Fish Eagle African Elephant Spotted Hyena Black-backed Jackal Hippopotamus Grey Go-away Bird Pearl-spotted Owlet Plains Zebra Bubbling Kassina Frog Chacma Baboon Cheetah. The Little Book of Safari Sounds is the perfect gift for anyone who loves nature and exotic animals.