Books in Early Bird Bks. series

Foster a love of reading and help your child get ready for kindergarten. Your child will enjoy the illustrated stories and activities, which are related to plants and how we use them. You will appreciate the engaging language, math, and alphabet card activities that teach basic readiness skills.Early Bird: Plants includes:-Three colorful storybooks: Plants Are Living Things, Plants Have Parts, and How We Use Plants. Your child can read the story aloud or listen to you read the story to him or her. The interesting topics and illustrations motivate children to read!-Fun activities that provide age-appropriate practice of language, math, and fine motor skills. After each story, the activity pages help your child show what he or she learned and practice fundamental skills. Sample skills include:-Following directions; story comprehension; rhyming; vocabulary-Counting to 20; geometric shapes; measurement-Rhymes and chants to help your child learn new vocabulary-Theme-based alphabet cards with games. The flashcards can be cut and sorted to play fun matching games with your child. Hands-on activities further help your child learn letters and their sounds.-Answer key

The story of a herd of wild ponies, harried from their tranquil grazing ground on the flanks of the Dragon Mountain, on one side b man blasting rocks to make a new road along the lochside, and on the other by a forest fire. Petrified, panic stricken and forced to find a fresh place of safety, they begin their long trek over the steep peak to reach the green meadows in the far valley.

Introduce children to opposites in this tabbed, brightly illustrated board book!In this first concept book, little ones can turn the tabbed pages to learn about opposites! The spreads feature the concepts of up and down (a rocket and car), long and short (two snakes), slow and fast (tortoise and bunny), loud and quiet (two lions), and big and small (two dinosaurs).