Books in new beginnings series

This is where the learning begins! Counting & Sequencing introduces numbers 0 to 20 one at a time through pictures, rhymes, and stories, so children can master counting each number before moving on. The fun activities help children recognize and count numbers 0 to 20 while also developing their sequencing and critical thinking skills, early reading comprehension, and their ability to follow directions. --The six titles in the Basic Beginnings series are an essential and fun resource designed to nurture engaged learning for every child. Each book features 64 pages of colorful activities, mazes, and pictures, as well as three mini books to color, cut out, and share!

Part of the Good Beginnings series of full-color board books will intrigue children and at the same time help them build vocabulary. The words have been selected for their age-appropriateness by the editors of the American Heritage(R) dictionaries. Pamela Cote's charming illustrations introduce toddlers and young children to a delightful family of animal characters and to the joy of the world of words. How Do I Feel? illustrates sleepy, happy, silly, thirsty, and four other feelings to help children see the meaning behind these concepts.

Understanding how things are the same and different is an important concept necessary to increase children’s visual perception skills. Same & Different introduces these concepts through simple directions and fine motor activities. The fun activities also help children develop stronger classifying skills, the ability to identify patterns and opposites, and strengthen their perception of missing objects, while also encouraging creative expression. --The six titles in the Basic Beginnings series are an essential and fun resource designed to nurture engaged learning for every child. Each book features 64 pages of colorful activities, mazes, and pictures, as well as three mini books to color, cut out, and share!

Babies, whether in snowy dens, warm lagoons, cozy nests, or living rooms, are nurtured and nuzzled, carried and cuddled. This lyrical book explores the many aspects of childcare in the animal kingdom. Stunning paintings celebrate tender moments between mother and child. In the back of the book, discussion guides, animal vocabulary, and information about a child's first food encourage children to learn more about these 18 animals. The book introduces early science concepts, such as habitats, by asking kids to compare their neighborhood to the jungle, ocean, or arctic. An extensive Teacher's Guide, available for free download in English and Spanish, enhances the book's content, increasing learning opportunities.

When perfection became flawed… Michaela Matthews--future wife of Connecticut’s most eligible bachelor--lived the perfect life. An upcoming socialite, all she had to do was embrace the good fortune handed to her. But nothing was ever that simple. When she envisioned what her life would entail, she freaked and fled to her brother’s apartment in the city. Straight into the arms of his best friend, Jason Marks. Jason--a hardworking, bar owner--scraped together a life anyone would be proud of. Anyone, but Michaela’s family. Theirs was a match made in desperation. Kindling, just waiting to be set aflame. When the reality of their separate worlds neared, would it be enough to light the blaze?The New Beginnings series:Choices - A Sweet RomancePromises - A Friends to Lovers RomanceDreams - A Sweet Hockey RomanceConfessions - A Second Chance Romance

Kira the Koala is very nervous about starting school. She sits near her house, chewing on a branch. She has never gone to school before, she doesn’t know what to expect. Is going to school be fun? Kira wonders. Will her teacher be nice to her? Will she make friends? Kira has so many questions. She can feel a swarm of butterflies whirling around in her tummy. This school stuff is rather frightening for Kira.

Houghton Mifflin’s popular Good Beginnings series of board books introduces two new titles for 2004, each of them published in English-only and bilingual English-Spanish editions. Continuing the engaging series format, these delightful books answer the question in their title with words that have been selected by the editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries for their familiarity and age-appropriateness. And as in the previous books, a whimsical menagerie of bears, pigs, dogs, and even a soccer-playing elephant brings the words to life in Pamela Zagarenski’s irresistible full-color drawings. In What Am I Playing? (zQué juego?), the answers include a range of sports and games, from outdoor ball games and playground activities to indoor pursuits such as puzzles and puppets. What Can I Do When It Rains? (zQué puedo hacer cuando llueve?) includes simple verb phrases, such as “play with friends” and “jump in puddles,” to answer its question, making this an excellent book to introduce even very young children to basic sentence structure.