Books with title Miss Polly Had a Dolly: BSL

Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching simple sign language to children from as young as eight months, we can help them to convey their emotions and their needs. When children begin to talk, having sign language to fall back on provides a comforting safety net. Favourite nursery rhymes and songs, with babies and toddlers, signing and miming along. Developed with the support of Lancashire C.C. Early Years and Childcare Service, and SureStart Resources Ltd. as part of their 'Sing, Sign & Rhyme' series, these books encourage actions through mime and BSL signs.

One of a series of familiar stories intended to encourage children to learn to read. Based on the rhyme "Miss Polly had a Dolly" this book displays the main rhyme on each left-hand page as the text for the adult to read and on the right hand page there are key words for the child to read. It is designed for parental support and gives strong motivation to the child because of the use of familiar rhyme. It is tied in with National Curriculum reading targets, which highlight the value of nursery rhymes and traditional stories in helping children to learn to read.

Miss Polly has a dolly who is sick, sick, sick She calls for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick Children have been chanting "Miss Polly Had a Dolly" for centuries. But the original rhyme only had eight lines. Now for the first time, Pamela Duncan Edwards expands on the original to answer the question of what happens next (they all go out for ice cream when Dolly is feeling better) . Newcomer Elicia Castaldi gives Miss Polly an amazing new look that perfectly matches the spunky rhythm of the text. Musical arrangement (for piano and guitar) with finger play instructions are included on the endpapers, so kids can sing along and act out the words.