Books in Fun First Steps series

Told from the perspective of a child on safari, "Hidden Hippo" takes the reader on a journey through the grasslands of Africa to meet elephants, giraffes, zebras and many other creatures. But the animal to look out for is the hippo and finally with a loud splash, you find him! Education Market: the story presents an opportunity for children to learn about wildlife habitats and become aware of the importance of protecting endangered species. Environmental Awareness: this title is highly relevant to Environment and Conservation in the National Curriculum KS1. Accessible and interactive - this title includes a simple hide-and-seek theme to engage young children. It is a companion to "Elusive Moose" (HB: 9781905236749) which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award, 2008 and "Secret Seahorse" (PB: 9781841488769; BB: 9781905236145). Illustrator Clare Beaton runs very popular craft-based workshops.

Make your first steps in watercolor fun and rewarding!Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "Learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here, she makes learning to paint in watercolor fun—even easy!With Painting Watercolors, you'll learn to paint by picking up a brush and painting—not by reading about a bunch of confusing theories.Cathy tells you everything you need to begin—including: • Which tools and materials you should buy to get off to a good, affordable start • When, what, even where to paint • Explanations of watercolor terms (such as "washes" and "puddles") • Easy and useful painting tricks—such as glazing and drybrush.Exercises help you loosen up and learn the ins and outs of putting paint on paper. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions show you how to paint water, believable skies, a variety of trees in different seasons and other popular elements. Plus, a dozen demonstrations show you how paintings come together, from initial sketch to final brushstrokes.With Cathy's help, you can start painting right away!

“Heaven is exciting! Heaven is big! Heaven is safe! Heaven is forever!” Heaven: What’s It Like? How Do We Get There? is the first in a brand new children’s series titled First Steps. This series explains the foundations of the Christian faith in sensitive and simple child-friendly terms. In this first book kids will understand, through 60 rhyming stories and colorful illustrations, what heaven is all about. Children will be inspired and uplifted by the hope and promise of Heaven and their heavenly Father. This is a comforting book for children who have lost grandparents or other loved ones. In addition to learning about heaven, children will be inspired to live their earthly lives in a way that is glorifying and honoring to God.

Whether it's raining, sunny, hot or cold, Bear always knows how to have fun. This early learning book teaches young readers about the weather and the seasons of the year, while Bear skates, paints, sings and plays. This bilingual edition includes vocabulary words in French and English, and an easy pronunciation guide. It is perfect for classroom or home learning. Education Market: this title supports the new QCA schemes of work for the teaching of a foreign language. It encourages appreciation and understanding of the weather and the seasons.

Bear is looking for squares, circles, zigzags and more in this fun rhyming text. Young readers learn both shapes and counting as they play hide-and-seek with lovable Bear. This bilingual edition includes vocabulary words in French and English, and an easy pronunciation guide. It is perfect for classroom or home learning. Education Market: this title supports the new QCA schemes of work for the teaching of a foreign language. It aids learning of colours and shapes in young children.

Inquisitive children will love this informative book about the names of baby animals. The rhyming text encourages repetition and recollection and inspires interest in the natural world. This book is illustrated with vivid colours and detailed patterns to capture the attention. Education Market: this book introduces young children to animals and the names of their offspring and contains fact-filled notes on the lifestyle and breeding patterns of each animal. Gift Market: this title features large card-page format that is perfect for merchandising.

In this multicultural version of the traditional song, children from cultures all over the world clap their hands, stomp their feet, pat their heads, and much more. The accompanying singalong CD continues the interactive fun! It includes two full spreads at the end that teach hello - in thirty-six languages, and the names of the children and their countries of origin. It is illustrated by Sophie Fatus, artist of the best-selling "Barefoot Books" yoga range, including "My Daddy is a Pretzel", "Yoga Pretzels" and "Yoga Planet". It joins Barefoot's popular "Singalong Songs" series which also includes "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush", "The Animal Boogie" and "Driving My Tractor".