Books with author Andrea Pinnington

This activity-packed set of early flashcards is ideal for learning the alphabet, and will help children foster a love of natureWhat better way to teach your child to read than through the natural world? These flashcards are packed with more than 25 activities, all based on essential preschool concepts such as colors, shapes, numbers, counting, matching, and letter recognition. Their fold-over format is perfect for parents and children to look at together, and for putting up around the home to reinforce letter learning. Each card features a lower case letter on the front, an activity inside, and an upper case letter on the back. Letter Z opens out to reveal a double gatefold featuring all the letters of the alphabet that you can spot outside.

With this book, no trip outside will ever be the same again. Each page marks a new adventure as you are guided through the incredible world of nature and invited to search, explore and gather things as diverse as skulls and shells, tadpoles and trilobites. When you have finished (though that may take a lifetime) you will have created your own unique nature masterpiece that is a wonderful record of trips spent outside. This large hardback book with elastic band closure and beautiful photos has pages for collecting summer grasses, weather observations and photos, feathers, leaves, and much more.

Get children outside with these fun activities which form the perfect introduction to the seashoreThe seashore is an exciting place to be at any time of year. This engaging activity book takes a look at the most common coastal creatures and plants, and is ideal for getting children outside and giving them something fun to do. It includes a general introduction to this habitat, plus an array of fascinating facts and a close-up look at the world of shells. At the heart of the book lies the easy and hard "what can you spot?" pages, with a colorful picture gallery of sea life to find and tick off. When children aren't out and about looking for things on the seashore, there are 30 stickers to use on the fold-out seashore play scene at the back of the book.

Get children outside with these fun activities which form the perfect introduction to treesGet children outside with this fun activity book that forms the perfect introduction to the majestic world of trees. Being able to recognize even a few trees is a skill that will stay with children for life. There are two spreads devoted to easy and hard trees to spot that shows the leaves, flowers, and fruits where appropriate, and where children can tick off the things they see. Two final pages focus on the life cycle of the oak tree and the seasons of the year in keeping with many science school curricula. When children have finished trying to find different trees, they can have fun playing with the stickers on the fold-out woodland play scene at the back.

Little boys love stories about dragons, and here's an activity book designed to keep them busy with dragon-related activities. They can create uniquely fearsome dragon heads, count dragons' eggs hidden in dragon illustrations, read dragon maps as they play dragon games, and generally enjoy hours of dragon-hunting fun. This big book features: Stickers for creating original dragon illustrations Stencil sheets for making dragons and knights kids can draw or cut out, and then color in imaginative hues A spectacular oversize pull-out dragon scene to be embellished with dragon stickers . . . and much more. Kids can make dragon models and solve dragon puzzles by following hidden clues or completing dot-to-dot pictures. They'll also find inspiration for drawing dragon paws, claws, and wings. The Dragon Creativity Book encourages little boys to exercise their minds and creative imaginations as they engage in all kinds of stimulating games and activities. Every page features great illustrations in color and black and white.

This fun activity book—with more than 150 stickers, a perforated stencil sheet, and art paper—is perfect for creative kids ON THE GO!Come join the pirates as they sail the seven seas! Follow a fearsome bunch of buccaneers on their exciting adventures and learn how to become top pirate. As you work your way through this amazing activity book, you’ll get to make up your own pirate story based on a series of pictures, draw your own treasure map, solve puzzles, and more!

Get children outside with these fun activities which form the perfect introduction to forestsWoods and forests are exciting and mysterious places, and this book forms the perfect first introduction to the topic. It takes a look at the most common woodland plants and animals, and is ideal for getting children outside and giving them something fun to do. It includes a general introduction to this habitat, an array of fascinating facts, a guide to the most common leaf shapes, and a look at the food that forests provide. At the heart of the book lies the easy and hard "what can you spot?" pages with a colorful picture gallery of woodland life to find and tick off. When children aren't out and about looking for things, there are 30 stickers to use on the fold-out woodland play scene at the back of the book.