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Books in My Very First series

  • My First Shapes

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, June 13, 2017)
    Part of DK's successful My First series, this board book features images with clear labels and was created with a preschooler's stage of educational development in mind.Preschoolers can learn about all different shapes in My First Shapes, an informational board book featuring images of triangles, rectangles, stars, hearts, and more, and including a toy train scene with all the My First Shapes called out.The bold, beautiful images are labeled clearly, promoting early learning and language skills, and the pages are filled with the distinctive, iconic design of DK's My First series. Made with toddlers ages 0–2 in mind, the book's sturdy format is ideal for small hands to hold and carry.Whether read alone or with an adult, My First Shapes encourages independent learning as preschoolers get to know all the basic shapes.Series Overview: This refresh of DK's most successful board-book series includes updated photography, contemporary design, and an insightful approach to engaging preschoolers. With charming, bold design, clear labels, and a wide variety of topics, these first learning books encourage children to build the vocabulary and language skills that form the foundation of early education. DK's iconic My First board book series not only provides a collection of educational information books that children can refer back to again and again, but also offers a first taste of independent learning.
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  • Noisy First Words

    Libby Walden, Tiger Tales

    Board book (Tiger Tales., March 6, 2018)
    Touch, feel, and hear first words on every page of this interactive, sturdy board book, packed with photographs, tactile textures, and spoken words to help young readers develop simple vocabulary.
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  • My First Colors

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Jan. 19, 2015)
    Teach your preschool child numbers and encourage learning while reading and having fun together with your My First: Colors board book, designed to be a toddler favorite and withstand wear and tear from a preschooler. My First: Colors uses pictures of objects to illustrate a comprehensive rainbow of colors. Clear word labels are included with the pictures to encourage further learning. In addition to colors (including red, green, blue, orange, yellow, brown, purple, pink, black, white, gold and silver), My First: Colors includes sections on rainbows, mixing colors, and matching up colors. Develop your child's early learning with My First books, specially designed to captivate a preschooler's attention while laying a foundation for learning. My First books feature bold, bright photographs on white backgrounds — ideal for catching a young child's eye and acting as an introduction to early-learning topics. The collectible My First board books make a great early-learning library and include a wide variety of topics including trucks, animals, colors, letters, numbers, and first words. My First board books feature a simple point-and-say layout that builds confidence in children through repeatability and encourages preschool vocabulary and language skills. The board book format is durable and easy for young children to hold and carry on their own, and they're designed to hold up to the rough handling that comes with being a toddler's favorite book to "read" alone or with a parent.
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  • My First Animals

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Jan. 19, 2015)
    The ideal first book to introduce animals to toddlers - packed with colorful images and clear word-labels to encourage early learning Help your toddler learn all about animals in My First Animals. From tiny insects and sea creatures to big biters and stripy animals, My First Animals helps your toddler explore the wild world of creatures big and small. Each page introduces a new animal group such as farm animals or baby animals to keep early learning simple and fun. With colorful, bright photographs alongside clear word-labels your little one will know their beasties from their butterflies in no time. Perfect for encouraging children to build vocabulary and language skills My First Animals helps toddlers grasp early concepts. Your little one will love discovering the animal kingdom while holding the chunky pages of this tactile board book. Read it together and help them turn the pages to learn about the animal world.
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  • My First Tractor

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Feb. 2, 2016)
    In My First Tractor, kids learn about the different types of their favorite tractors, and their colors and uses. The book also includes counting and color-matching activities. This informational book features high-quality and engaging pictures of tractors. Each spread has exciting facts and different labels for each part of the tractor. The images are labeled clearly and promote early learning and language skills. The books are a sturdy format that is ideal for small hands to hold and carry, and the pages are filled with a distinctive, iconic design. The books can be read either alone or with an adult, and encourage learning on your own. Learn about tractors all through the year with My First Tractor!This revamp of DK's most successful board books series includes updated photography, contemporary design, and an insightful approach to engaging preschoolers. With charming, bold design, clear labels, and a wide variety of topics, these first learning books encourage children to build the vocabulary and language skills that form the foundation of early education. DK's iconic My First board book series not only provides a collection of educational information books that children can refer back to again and again, but also offers a first taste of independent learning.
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  • Learn to Read with Tug the Pup and Friends! Box Set 1: Levels Included: A-C

    Dr. Julie M. Wood, Sebastien Braun

    Paperback (HarperCollins, June 24, 2014)
    Enter into the world of reading with My Very First I Can Read! This comprehensive emergent reading program addresses all the components of reading mastery based on the latest early literacy research. Written by educator and reading specialist Dr. Julie M. Wood, with lively illustrations by Sebastien Braun, this Common Core–aligned program stars Tug the Pup and an endearing group of characters who will lead beginners through the proven steps for successful reading.The Learn to Read with Tug the Pup program features important Common Core State Standards connections, including sight word vocabulary, simple text, strong picture support, and character and plot development.The eleven short stories in box set one are Guided Reading Levels A–C, which means it's the perfect entry point for new readers, with simple and predictable stories. Each box set also comes with reward stickers and a Parents' Guide that provides hours of additional reading activities.
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  • My First Trucks

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Jan. 19, 2015)
    Teach your preschool child numbers and encourage learning while reading and having fun together with your My First: Trucks board book, designed to be a toddler favorite and withstand wear and tear from a preschooler. My First: Trucks uses pictures of trucks and vehicles accompanied by clear word levels to encourage thorough learning. Your preschool child will love learning about trucks and all sorts of other vehicles, including: trucks, diggers, a gas tanker, a car transporter, emergency vehicles, road trains, snow plows, a logging truck, monster truck, excavators, bulldozers, tractors, and road rollers. My First: Trucks focuses on colorful trucks and learning about truck shapes to teach toddlers about color and shape as well as trucks. Develop your child's early learning with My First books, specially designed to captivate a preschooler's attention while laying a foundation for learning. My First books feature bold, bright photographs on white backgrounds — ideal for catching a young child's eye and acting as an introduction to early-learning topics. The collectible My First board books make a great early-learning library and include a wide variety of topics including trucks, animals, colors, letters, numbers, and first words. My First board books feature a simple point-and-say layout that builds confidence in children through repeatability and encourages preschool vocabulary and language skills. The board book format is durable and easy for young children to hold and carry on their own, and they're designed to hold up to the rough handling that comes with being a toddler's favorite book to "read" alone or with a parent.
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  • ABC Alphabet Fun

    Jonathan Litton, Tiger Tales

    Board book (Tiger Tales., March 4, 2014)
    Children will love learning their letters with this tactile board book, packed with colorful photographs of familiar everyday objects! Young readers will improve hand-eye coordination by touching the appealing textures on each page.
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  • Noisy Things That Go

    Libby Walden, Tiger Tales

    Board book (Tiger Tales., Sept. 4, 2018)
    Children can touch, feel, and hear the noisy vehicles of the road, rails, sea, and sky in this engaging, sturdy board book. Filled with appealing photographs, fun facts, tactile textures, and exciting vehicle sounds!
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  • My First 123

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Jan. 19, 2015)
    Teach your preschool child numbers and encourage learning while reading and having fun together with your My First: 1 2 3 board book, designed to be a toddler favorite and withstand wear and tear from a preschooler. My First: 1 2 3 uses pictures of objects and clear word labels to illustrate numbers, and the book includes numbers 1-10, number 20, number 50, and number 100. It also covers the concepts of adding up, taking away, and lining up numbers. Develop your child's early learning with My First books, specially designed to captivate a preschooler's attention while laying a foundation for learning. My First books feature bold, bright photographs on white backgrounds — ideal for catching a young child's eye and introducing early-learning topics. The collectible My First board books make a great early-learning library and include a wide variety of topics including trucks, animals, colors, letters, numbers, and first words. My First board books feature a simple point-and-say layout that builds confidence in children through repeatability and encourages preschool vocabulary and language skills. The board book format is durable and easy for young children to hold and carry on their own, and they're designed to hold up to the rough handling that comes with being a toddler's favorite book to "read" alone or with a parent.
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  • Learn to Read with Tug the Pup and Friends! Box Set 3: Levels Included: E-G

    Dr. Julie M. Wood, Sebastien Braun

    Paperback (HarperCollins, June 24, 2014)
    Enter into the world of reading with My Very First I Can Read! This comprehensive emergent reading program addresses all the components of reading mastery based on the latest early literacy research. Written by educator and reading specialist Dr. Julie M. Wood, with lively illustrations by Sebastien Braun, this Common Core–aligned program stars Tug the Pup and an endearing group of characters who will lead beginners through the proven steps for successful reading.The Learn to Read with Tug the Pup program features important Common Core State Standards connections, including sight word vocabulary, simple text, strong picture support, and character and plot development.The eleven short stories in box set three are Guided Reading Levels E–G, which means the vocabulary, sentence structure, and plots are still simple, but richer than box sets one and two. Each box set also comes with reward stickers and a Parents' Guide that provides hours of additional reading activities.
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  • Halloween Sticker Activities

    Tiger Tales, Emi Ordas

    Paperback (Tiger Tales., Sept. 2, 2014)
    This sticker book is the perfect way to enjoy a creative Halloween. Packed with activities and colorful photographic stickers, it provides hours of holiday fun.
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