Books in Literacy, Language and Learning series

Every animal has a home, and each home is unique. This brightly illustrated book introduces young learners to some of the places that are home to animals. New readers will build foundational reading skills with this book that has images that work together with the text to support early childhood literacy. This large lap book measures 9.5" x 12" and is ideal for read-alouds.

This sweetly illustrated book introduces young learners to a traditional Mother Goose nursery rhyme. Delightful images work together with simple text to help beginning readers understand the story. Beginning readers will be engaged in the story while building their foundational reading and comprehension skills. This large lap book measures 9.5" x 12" and is ideal for read-alouds.

Karen Gallas provides us with a window into children’s thinking about the world, enabling us to see how students build complex theories, identify important questions, and begin to enter the world of science, all within the naturalistic setting of the classroom.As the title suggests, this book treats classroom science as a particular type of discourse, with its own set of language and thinking practices. Gallas describes the content, structure, and practice of her child-centered approach, explains how the teacher’s role in Science Talks develops and changes over time, and discusses how the use of Science Talks could transform science instruction as a whole. The full transcripts of two such talks included in the appendix, in addition to many smaller quoted interchanges throughout the text, will fascinate readers.

This story of Little Boy Blue and his golden horn features images that work together with the clear, simple text to support early childhood literacy. Beginning readers will be engaged from cover to cover of this beautifully illustrated version of the traditional Mother Goose rhyme. Provide a shared reading experience for parents and children with this book that builds foundational reading skills. This large lap book measures 9.5" x 12" and is ideal for read-alouds.

This story follows a robot throughout the day as he recognizes the shapes in the world around him. The bright illustrations and simple text work together to engage beginning readers, help them recognize different shapes, and build their foundational reading skills. This large lap book measures 9.5" x 12" and is ideal for a shared reading experience between parents and children.

This wordless book uses vivid images to introduce early learners to the concept of colors. Children will learn to recognize colors in objects in nature as they are encouraged to share what they read or create a story of their own. This book supports early childhood literacy and will encourage beginning readers to learn to read. This large lap book measures 9.5" x 12" and is ideal for a shared reading experience between parents and children.

This beautifully illustrated book features a simple rhyme and vivid images that work together to help beginning readers build their foundational reading skills. In the classroom or at home, this book will help children learn to recognize colors in the world around them as they share an enjoyable reading experience with parents or teachers. This large lap book measures 9.5" x 12" and is ideal for read-alouds.

This traditional song is accompanied by beautiful illustrations that support the text to help beginning readers build their foundational reading skills. Encourage early readers to describe the various shapes in the book and what is happening in the story using their own words, or follow along with the familiar rhyme. This charming book encourages parents and children to venture into the world of reading as they enjoy a shared reading experience together. This large lap book measures 9.5" x 12" and is ideal for read-alouds.