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  • Skills for Starting School Sharing is Caring

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Feb. 28, 2017)
    Learning to get along with others is a key skill needed for starting school, and Sharing is Caring is the perfect way to talk about friendship with your preschooler.Funny, friendly characters Bip, Bop, and Boo star in this simple story about sharing and caring for others as they learn to play together politely. Open questions and speech bubbles encourage toddlers to take an active role in the story, giving them a chance to empathize with the characters and consider their feelings, and entertaining pictures make kids laugh along the way.Developed in collaboration with educational experts, Sharing is Caring will help toddlers settle into their new classroom environment, make friends, and feel more confident and comfortable at school.Series Overview: DK's Skills for Starting School series boosts children's confidence, curiosity, and independence with bright and colorful photography, fun flaps to pull and lift, learning games, and engaging characters that keep learning friendly and fun. Help children develop the skills needed for starting school with DK's new school readiness program featuring interactive board books and games to bring the brightest and best start to learning for every child.
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  • Skills for Starting School Please and Thank You

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Feb. 28, 2017)
    Learning to get along with others is a key skill needed for starting school, and Please and Thank You is the perfect way to remind preschoolers how to use their manners.Funny, friendly characters Bip, Bop, and Boo star in this simple story about using the very important magic words "please" and "thank you." Discussion questions and speech bubbles encourage toddlers to take an active role in the story, giving them a chance to practice being polite so they'll be more likely to remember, and entertaining pictures make them laugh along the way.Developed in collaboration with educational experts, Please and Thank You will help toddlers make a habit of using "please" and "thank you" and help them settle into their new classroom environment, make friends, and feel more confident and comfortable at school.Series Overview: DK's Skills for Starting School series boosts children's confidence, curiosity, and independence with bright and colorful photography, fun flaps to pull and lift, learning games, and engaging characters that keep learning friendly and fun. Help children develop the skills needed for starting school with DK's new school readiness program featuring interactive board books and games to bring the brightest and best start to learning for every child.
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  • Skills for Starting School I Can Count

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, July 18, 2017)
    With 55 fun flaps to help preschoolers learn to recognize numbers and practice counting to 10, this book uses an interactive approach to promote learning through play and exploration, and has been developed in collaboration with educational experts.Funny and friendly characters Bip, Bop, and Boo introduce a new number on each page and invite young readers to count objects in the colorful pictures and under the flaps. Each page has the same number of flaps as the number featured to make learning fun and interactive, and large, clear numbers help with recognition. Kids can help Bip, Bop, and Boo find two super boots for their superhero costumes, four crabs by the seashore, eight eggs at the farm, and much more.Little ones will love learning to count to 10 along with Bip, Bop, and Boo in I Can Count, part of DK's Skills for Starting School series.Series Overview: DK's Skills for Starting School series boosts children's confidence, curiosity, and independence with bright and colorful photography, fun flaps to pull and lift, learning games, and engaging characters that keep learning friendly and fun. Help children develop the skills needed for starting school with DK's new school readiness program featuring interactive board books and games to bring the brightest and best start to learning for every child.
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  • Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready for School: Number Skills

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Jan. 19, 2016)
    Get Ready to Play, Get Ready to Learn, Get Ready for School!Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready for School: Number Skills is a third-level number activity playbook designed to support a child's learning through the early stages of math development. Join the Get Ready for School gang — Bip, Bop, and Boo — and practice adding and subtracting up to 10, counting in 10s, estimating, and sharing with real-life problem-solving activities such as going shopping and playing sports in this fun new format for children 3 to 5 years old.PBS KIDS and the PBS KIDS logo are registered trademarks of PBS. Used with permission. ©2015 PBS. All rights reserved.Supporting the PBS KIDS mission to help all children be ready for school, Get Ready for School boosts children's confidence, curiosity, and independence with bright and colorful photography, fun flaps to pull and lift, learning games, and engaging characters that keep learning friendly and fun. Help children develop the skills needed for starting school with DK's new school readiness program featuring interactive board books and games to bring the brightest and best start to learning for every child.
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  • Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready for School: 1, 2, 3

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Jan. 19, 2016)
    Get Ready to Play, Get Ready to Learn, Get Ready for School!Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready for School: 1, 2, 3 is a first-level number activity playbook designed to support a child's learning through the first steps of math development. Join the Get Ready for School gang — Bip, Bop, and Boo — as they count from 1 to 10 through fun, themed activities and games featuring pirate treasure, spaceships, toys, sea creatures, and more in this fun new format for children 3 to 5 years old.PBS KIDS and the PBS KIDS logo are registered trademarks of PBS. Used with permission. ©2015 PBS. All rights reserved.Supporting the PBS KIDS mission to help all children be ready for school, Get Ready for School boosts children's confidence, curiosity, and independence with bright and colorful photography, fun flaps to pull and lift, learning games, and engaging characters that keep learning friendly and fun. Help children develop the skills needed for starting school with DK's new school readiness program featuring interactive board books and games to bring the brightest and best start to learning for every child.
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  • Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready For School Games: Number Memory

    DK

    Cards (DK Children, May 5, 2015)
    Supports the PBS KIDS mission.Get ready to play, get ready to learn, get ready for school.In Number Memory Games, cards show numbers 1-10 arranged in set order with everyday objects and number words to help toddlers practice adding and taking away up to 10, sharing, and grouping. The easy-to-understand visual approach focuses on real-life problem-solving activities, such as going shopping and playing sports.These boxes of game cards are designed to support children's learning development through the early years. The guiding early learning developmental milestones of school readiness inform the content, supporting parents as they get a child ready for school. Each box includes 40 photographic cards and instructions to play a range of two-player games with ideas of games that a child can play to learn key skills. The colorful photographic cards will inspire and develop a confident, curious, and capable child. Parents will love using these games with their kids.This new series of interactive books and games brings the brightest and best start to learning for every child. In Get Ready for School, key skills are developed through play, exploration, and hands-on experience. Each element of the series supports active learning through creative thinking, boosting confidence, curiosity, and independence. The series provides a solid foundation in reading, arithmetic, and writing, and supports emotional, social, and motor skills development.
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  • Skills for Starting School Adding and Subtracting

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, July 5, 2016)
    Adding and Subtracting is a Level 2 activity playbook that supports early numbers skills and inspires confident early learning.Featuring the characters Bip, Bop, and Boo, this playbook uses familiar situations for children to work out adding and subtracting up to 10. Children use stickers to understand addition, subtraction, and counting at the zoo, at the beach, or in the kitchen.The interactive math games and hands-on activities help children move from basic number recognition to understanding number groups. By using easy-to-understand questions that encourage interaction and large, clear images, early learners can visualize number concepts.Complete with a certificate of achievement, Adding and Subtracting is a fun introduction to math that builds a solid foundation in number skills.
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  • Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready for School: Colors and Shapes

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Jan. 19, 2016)
    Get Ready to Play, Get Ready to Learn, Get Ready for School!Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready for School: Colors and Shapes is a first-level activity playbook designed to support a child's learning through the early steps of concept development. Join the Get Ready for School gang — Bip, Bop, and Boo — and help complete rectangle robots, trace triangle teepees, or spot the odd shapes in this fun new format for children 3 to 5 years old.PBS KIDS and the PBS KIDS logo are registered trademarks of PBS. Used with permission. ©2015 PBS. All rights reserved.Supporting the PBS KIDS mission to help all children be ready for school, Get Ready for School boosts children's confidence, curiosity, and independence with bright and colorful photography, fun flaps to pull and lift, learning games, and engaging characters that keep learning friendly and fun. Help children develop the skills needed for starting school with DK's new school readiness program featuring interactive board books and games to bring the brightest and best start to learning for every child.
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  • Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready for School: Matching and Sorting

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Jan. 19, 2016)
    Get Ready to Play, Get Ready to Learn, Get Ready for School!Bip, Bop, and Boo Get Ready for School: Matching and Sorting is a second-level number activity playbook designed to support a child's learning through the early stages of math development. Join the Get Ready for School gang — Bip, Bop, and Boo — as they match directional arrows, sort toys with and without wheels, and group animals into sets in this fun new format for children 3 to 5 years old.PBS KIDS and the PBS KIDS logo are registered trademarks of PBS. Used with permission. ©2015 PBS. All rights reserved.
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  • Get Ready For School Games: Color Match

    DK

    Cards (DK Children, May 5, 2015)
    Supports the PBS KIDS mission.Get ready to play, get ready to learn, get ready for school.Color Match Games features balloons, clothes, household objects, and more. The book includes instructions for games with the cards, practicing key skills of recognizing colors, matching colors, becoming familiar with color words, and matching color sequences. Also included are memory and timed challenges, and further color activities.These boxes of game cards are designed to support children's learning development through the early years. The guiding early learning developmental milestones of school readiness inform the content, supporting parents as they get a child ready for school. Each box includes 40 photographic cards and instructions to play a range of two-player games with ideas of games that a child can play to learn key skills. The colorful photographic cards will inspire and develop a confident, curious, and capable child. Parents will love using these games with their kids.This new series of interactive books and games brings the brightest and best start to learning for every child. In Get Ready for School, key skills are developed through play, exploration, and hands-on experience. Each element of the series supports active learning through creative thinking, boosting confidence, curiosity, and independence. The series provides a solid foundation in reading, arithmetic, and writing, and supports emotional, social, and motor skills development.
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  • My Busy Computer Book

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Sept. 6, 2016)
    Boost children's confidence, curiosity, and independence with bright, colorful photography, fun flaps to pull and lift, and engaging characters Bip, Bop, and Boo that keep learning friendly and fun.An interactive board book that mimics parents' laptops, including a unique carry handle and laptop shape to help children play their own "computer games," My Busy Computer Book supports learning-through-play in a fun new format without any buffering or lost Wi-Fi connections.The friendly characters Bip, Bop, and Boo help children learn about colors, numbers, shapes, and opposites while encouraging independent learning. My Busy Computer Book is filled with interactive lift-the-flaps, turn-the-wheels, slides, and textures that help develop language, reading, and fine motor skills.Helping all children be ready for school, this series of books boosts children's confidence, curiosity, and independence. With a range of formats to choose from including workbooks, games, and board books, and featuring the loveable characters Bip, Bop, and Boo, this series helps children develop and maintain the skills needed for school readiness.
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  • Skill for Starting School Nature Trail

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Sept. 6, 2016)
    Walk through the park with Bip the Cat and help him count the leaves, find the birds, and see the yellow flowers in Nature Trail.Perfect for little hands, this interactive book-and-toy set comes with an adorable Bip the Cat, just like the one in the book! Help Bip find matching leaves, search for ladybugs, and point out the tallest trees. Children explore alongside Bip and friends, building observational, listening, and early number skills as they play.Nature Trail opens the door to imaginative play.Helping all children be ready for school, this series of books boosts children's confidence, curiosity, and independence. With a range of formats to choose from including workbooks, games, and board books, and featuring the loveable characters Bip, Bop, and Boo, this series helps children develop and maintain the skills needed for school readiness.
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