Books published by publisher DKBooks

'Oscar's Got an Octopus' is a book that encourages the reader to notice compassion and to develop the habit of helping others. It also reflects the idea of kindness to all living things and enhances the reader's exploration of the fun in rhyming words. There are a number of opportunities in 'Oscar s Got an Octopus' for readers to explore and build awareness of primary emotions that we all hold in common. The DVD including a song, dance and exercises, readings of the story and a 'listen and repeat' section offers strong learning support to the book, music score and worksheets.

'How the Sunset Was Made' is a book that presents creative thinking, problem solving, and the power of working together. The reader is encouraged to help shape her/his view of the world by focusing on the positive more than the negative while still acknowledging that both exist. All of this is done with the charm of ingenious Gnomes, mischievous monsters, and the endearing story-telling ability of Warren Timms. Using the fun of rhyming words, there are a number of opportunities in 'How the Sunset Was Made' for readers to explore and build awareness of some of the primary emotions that we all hold in common. The DVD including a song, dance and exercises, readings of the story and a 'listen and repeat' section offer strong learning support to the book, worksheets and music score. There is also a short guidebook to help the teacher, parent, or caretaker take advantage of the creative applications of 'How the Sunset Was Made'.

General Theme A Seed Falls From a Flower is a story demonstrating the cycle of life and death. It also introduces the importance of older people passing on information to younger people, and taking notice of the small things in life. These lessons can easily be explored with students and offer interesting and pertinent topics for class and home discussion. Sights and Sounds There are a number of sights and sounds represented in A Seed Falls From a Flower , and the expressive illustrations bring those sights and sounds to life for the readers. This offers a great opportunity for teachers, parents and caregivers to explore with students everyday sounds like bird songs, and the colorful sights of a garden. Have fun exploring with children and see how quickly they can learn the different growth phases and parts of plants. Physical activity A Seed Falls From a Flower offers the opportunity to practice slow and graceful movement! This movement can easily be translated into fun, healthy and stimulating exercise for students. From the first page, teachers and parents can devise games and activities to encourage students to stretch both high and low, figure out how to use movement to reflect growing and dying, and even show how gravity makes things like petals and rain fall to the ground! This is a sound base on which to build a springboard into activities that can delight young people! . The A Seed Falls From a Flower DVD includes a song, dance, a reading of the story, and offers strong learning support to the book. Rhyme review A Seed Falls From a Flower helps introduce or enhance a student's exploration of the fun in rhyming words. With the entire story told in rhythmic and rhyming phrases, there are plenty of opportunities to practice rhyming sounds and to practice reading with rhythmic flow and cadence. A Seed Falls From a Flower provides an open invitation to students to read, listen to, and view reading in a different light. Rhyming stories can help expand a student's experience of reading and listening by blending the poetic and prosaic quality of words into storytelling that is easy on the ear. Some academic studies have shown that learning rhyming skills can enhance a student's reading skills. All of this is done with imaginative and colorful illustrations as well as the endearing, rhythmic, and educational storytelling ability of Warren Timms. May you enjoy the adventures of reading!

General Theme Shirts and Skirts is a story that introduces over a dozen clothing items in different settings. It also depicts familiar family scenes like waking up, meal time, and playing outdoors. Family life and getting dressed can easily be explored with students, and offer interesting and pertinent topics for class and home discussion. Sights and Sounds There are a number of sights and sounds represented in Shirts and Skirts , and the expressive illustrations bring those sights and sounds to life for the readers. This offers a great opportunity for teachers, parents and caregivers to explore with students both indoor and outdoor sounds. Illustrations can be used to generate discussions about ways to dress for different activities and various types of weather. Have fun exploring with children and see what other clothing items they can name! Physical activity Shirts and Skirts is full of opportunities for the application of movement! This movement can easily be translated into fun, healthy and stimulating exercise for students. From the first page, teachers and parents can devise games, activities and dance moves to encourage students to act out experiences and parts of the story, like jumping jacks for making a snow angel or running in place to simulate splashing in puddles. These movements all add to a sound base on which to build a springboard into activities that can delight young people! The Shirts and Skirts DVD includes a song, dance, a reading of the story, and offers strong learning support to the book. Rhyme review Shirts and Skirts helps introduce or enhance a student's exploration of the fun in rhyming words. With the entire story told in rhythmic and rhyming phrases, there are plenty of opportunities to practice rhyming sounds and to practice reading with rhythmic flow and cadence. Shirts and Skirts provides an open invitation to students to read, listen to, and view reading in a different light. Rhyming stories can help expand a student's experience of reading and listening by blending the poetic and prosaic quality of words into storytelling that is easy on the ear. Some academic studies have shown that learning rhyming skills can enhance a student's reading skills. All of this is done with imaginative and colorful illustrations as well as the endearing, rhythmic, and educational storytelling ability of Warren Timms. May you enjoy the adventures of reading!

What a Day! is a book that offers the opportunity to explore what it is like to get hurt, be sick, or experience embarrassment. The readers are exposed to representative situations so that they can talk about their own experiences as well as begin to understand that we all find ourselves in these uncomfortable moments at one time or another. Using the fun of rhyming words, there are a number of opportunities in What a Day! for readers to explore and build awareness of some of our not so pleasant every-day experiences. All of this is done with the magical quality of delightfully illustrated animal characters and the endearing story-telling ability of Warren Timms. The What a Day! DVD includes a song, dance, a reading of the story, and offers strong learning support to the book. May you enjoy the adventures of reading!

General Theme Here I Go! Here I Go! is a story exploring different forms of transportation. Being satisfied with and liking our body can easily be explored with students, and both of these offer interesting and pertinent topics for class and home discussion. Sights and Sounds There are a number of sights and sounds represented in Here I Go!, and the expressive illustrations bring those sights and sounds to life for the readers. This offers a great opportunity for teachers, parents and caregivers to explore with students everyday sights and sounds like an airplane, a bus, a scooter, and the noises they make. Have fun exploring with children and see how quickly they can learn the rhymes and make the sounds! Physical activity Here I Go! is full of opportunities for the application of movement! This movement can easily be translated into fun, healthy and stimulating exercise for students. From the first page, teachers and parents can devise games, activities and dance moves to encourage students to steer the steering wheel of the bus, lie on their backs and bike pedal with their legs, wave their arms bye-bye and hello, and prance proudly! These movements all add to a sound base on which to build a springboard into activities that can delight young people! The Here I Go! DVD includes a song, dance, a reading of the story, and offers strong learning support to the book. Rhyme review Here I Go! helps introduce or enhance a student's exploration of the fun in rhyming words. With the entire story told in rhythmic and rhyming phrases, there are plenty of opportunities to practice rhyming sounds and to practice reading with rhythmic flow and cadence. Here I Go! provides an open invitation to students to read, listen to, and view reading in a different light. Rhyming stories can help expand a student's experience of reading and listening by blending the poetic and prosaic quality of words into storytelling that is easy on the ear. Some academic studies have shown that learning rhyming skills can enhance a student's reading skills. All of this is done with imaginative and colorful illustrations as well as the endearing, rhythmic, and educational storytelling ability of Warren Timms. May you enjoy the adventures of reading!