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Go, Dog. Go! (Beginner Books(R)) |
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P.D. Eastman |
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Life lessons? Romance? Literary instruction? Go, Dog. Go! offers all this and more, wrapped up in one simply worded, warmly hued package. Using single-syllable words in rhythmic repetition, and introducing colors and prepositions, this Seuss-styled classic has been an early favorite of children since 1961. For those looking for deeper meaning in a beginning reader book, here you'll find nothing less than a microcosm of life. Green dogs, yellow dogs, big dogs, little dogs. Dogs who prefer cars, dogs who favor skis. All represent the diversity a child will find in the world. And the slow-to-bud romance between the cheerfully oblivious yellow dog and the mincing pink poodle explains more succinctly than most self-help books what goes on in many grown-up relationships. Nonetheless, Eastman takes the concept of... |
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My First Truck Board Book |
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Manufactured by DK Publishing Staff |
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The original board book in DK Publishing's My First Word series was My First Word Board Book. My First Truck Board Book was designed with the same principles in mind... displaying crisp, colorful photographs of objects that kids respond to, with the name of each object clearly identified. First you'll find "Busy trucks," including a snowplow, street sweeper, cement mixer, and garbage truck. Other spreads are "Road builders," "Loaders and lifters," and "Diggers." The book closes with a few simple games--matching close-ups of tires to the machine they go with, and matching the vehicle with the right "young professional," for example. Kids obsessed with trucks won't even know they're on the road to reading! (Baby to preschool)
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All Aboard Trucks |
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Richard Courtney |
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044819094X |
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Young truck lovers will delight in this stunning collection of twenty-five familiar and not-so-familiar trucks shown in big, bright realistic pictures.
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Things That Go Board Books: Diggers & Dumpers |
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Snapshot Books |
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Shaped Board Books. Stunning and sturdy, these Shaped Board Books are perfect for little and wide eyes.
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Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book) |
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Richard Scarry |
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0307157857 |
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Although this book was around when many of today's parents were youngsters, it has remained a steadfast must-have in every toddler's library. For starters, it's a great vocabulary guide that names the many things that go (and some that haven't a prayer of going, but are great fun to imagine anyway). It's also teeming with detail-rich scenes and characters on every page, teaching children the rewards of looking long and closely (such as finding the hidden "Goldbug" in each spread). Along the way it entertains with the silly and slapstick--everything from toothpaste and toothbrush cars to six fire department vehicles that show up to extinguish a ladybug-size fire in a miniature pink convertible. What's most amazing about this book, however, is its longevity. When you purchase it for your fledgling talker, you should consider... |
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Airport Sticker Picture |
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Steven James Petruccio |
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0486405877 |
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Take off to new heights of fun with this exciting airport activity book. Children will be able to create lots of busy airport scenes with 39 accurately rendered, full-color stickers depicting passenger jets, helicopters, cargo planes, hangars, emergency vehicles, baggage handlers, ground crew, a fuel truck, and more. Young aviators simply place the reusable stickers on the big 18 1/2" x 12 1/4" laminated backdrop (printed on the inside front and back covers) showing runways and various terminal buildings. 2 plates.
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A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart |
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David A. Adler |
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0823415171 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-5?Herbert Hoover called Amelia Earhart a "pioneering woman." Adler emphasizes this characteristic as he recounts the life of the famous pilot, describing her days as a schoolgirl when she engaged in activities typically enjoyed by boys and wore bloomers that were a departure from the dress expected of ladies. She was well educated as well as compassionate, and her career endeavors were many before concentrating on flying. The author details his subject's renown flights across the Atlantic and her fatal trip around the world. Readers glean a sense of Earhart's courage and determination. Realistic, double-page watercolor illustrations complement the text. A good addition to biography or women's collections for beginning or reluctant readers.?Cheryl Cufari, Glencliff Elementary School, Niskayuna,... |
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Thomas the Tank Engine's Big Lift-and-Look Book |
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Rev. W. Awdry |
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0679880720 |
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Let's get one thing straight right off the bat. Children love books with flaps. They can't get enough of them. And this book has many, many flaps--over 60, in fact. Something else: children are crazy about Thomas the tank engine. Translation? Very young readers will happily spend a lot of time lifting and learning with this big, bright, colorful board book. Early learning concepts are reinforced on each page, as readers are encouraged to explore their knowledge of colors, numbers, sizes, everyday objects, and the alphabet. Thomas the tank engine travels through the pages, starting out early in the morning in the train shed and moving through the stations, dropping off parcels and passengers, and finally ending up in the freight yard with car after car full of important objects to be delivered, such as milk, doors, a piano,... |
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The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! |
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Mo Willems |
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0786836512 |
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A Smidgeon of Pigeon by Mo Willems In Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, the pigeon dreamed of driving the bus. In this board book, readers will see him emoting at the thought of driving a plane, a train, a car, and more, all in his deliriously over-the-top style.
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles |
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Neil Harris |
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0943056233 |
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My Big Truck Book |
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Roger Priddy |
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0312490852 |
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-Ideal for babies and toddlers.
-Stunning large format brings images to life.
-Helps to build a child's vocabulary.
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Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection (Railway Series) |
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W. Rev Awdry |
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0375834095 |
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Sinve the first Thomas stories written by a father for his son over 60 years ago, Thomas the Tank Engine continues to delight children everywhere. This collection contains 14 of the best-loved titles of the Reverend W Awdry’s classic Railway Series and includes the most famous adventures of Thomas and his Really Useful Engine friends. These exciting and funny tales, over 55 of them, are enhanced by the original artwork in this stunning new gift edition.
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Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (Railway Series) |
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Wilbert Awdry, C. Reginald Dalby |
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0517187868 |
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Since the publication of the original Thomas the Tank Engine in 1946, millions of children and their parents all over the world have loved this series of bedtime stories about Thomas and his friends. All 26 of the Reverend W. Awdry's classic stories are here in one beautiful gift volume, with an introduction by the author himself. Illustrated in full color.
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Since the publication of the original Thomas the Tank Engine in 1946, millions of children and their parents all over the world have loved this series of bedtime stories about Thomas and his friends. All 26 of the Reverend W. Awdry's classic stories are here in one beautiful gift volume, with an introduction by the author himself. Illustrated in full color.
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The Little Gearhead Series Box Set |
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Molly Pearce |
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1570980985 |
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For youngsters who can't seem to get enough of trucks, tractors, and other heavy duty vehicles. Each of the three stories is told from the perspective of the vehicles, who manage to impart important lessons while they entertain.
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Toad on the Road: (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 1 Book) |
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Susan Schade |
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This entry in the Step into Reading series is so appropriately simple--and suitably silly--that youngsters will be reading right along before they even realize it. The book's whimsical cover sets just the right tone: a bug-eyed, polka-dot-clad toad proud as punch behind the wheel of a vivid red "bug"--license plate T1. Continuing the fun, the frisky, rhymed text makes the reader's task that much easier--what's not to like about "Seat belt on? / Here we go! / Not too fast, not too slow"? Lively and colorful, the illustrations of Toad's madcap outing offer unexpected delights, as the car zips by a monster truck here, a Victorian manse there. Whether whizzing through a car wash, fixing a flat tire or stopping for lunch ("Sip and slurp. / Chew and munch"), this vivacious animal cast will help to make one of... |
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Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L. Hunley (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) |
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Sally M. Walker |
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1575058308 |
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Starred Review. Grade 6-10–Walker brings a little-known story of the Civil War to life in this fascinating book. When the Union blockade of all ports in the South stopped supplies from reaching the Confederate Army, Horace L. Hunley decided to create a submarine that would be able to sneak up on enemy ships and blow them up. After many years of trial and error, the H. L. Hunley actually succeeded in sinking the USS Housatonic in February of 1864. But the submarine never returned to port, and her crew perished in the Charleston Harbor. This is a finely crafted account of the Hunley from its inception to the modern archaeological quest to exhume her from the water. It is divided into chronological chapters complete with pictures, maps, and primary sources. Half of the book discusses the construction... |
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Planes Board Book |
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Byron Barton |
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ea. vol: illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Crowell. May 1986. PSm $3.50; PLB $7.89. PreS-Gr 1Simple books describing four distinct modes of transportation. In each volume, different types of each vehicle are presented (rowboats, tug boats, fireboats, etc.) as well as some of the usual scenes surrounding each (e.g., workers checking a passenger plane). Brightly colored illustrations outlined in heavy black convey a bold and simple first impression, yet they portray a good number of accurate de tails that preschoolers find so fascinat ing. The people shown are Barton's charming generic representations, dif ferentiated largely by clothing, skin and hair color. The repetitive nature of the minimal text (``here is the ship. . . ; here are the people. . . ; here comes a sailboat''), is choppy and results in some... |
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Fast Food |
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Joost Elffers, Saxton Freymann |
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PreSchool-Grade 3-Once again, the creative team that brought readers such delicious titles as How Are You Peeling? (1999) and Food for Thought (2005, both Scholastic), is at it again, this time sculpting fruits and vegetables to depict things that go. An engaging mushroom figure (think Pillsbury Dough boy) leads the way as he runs and skips, skis and skates, pedals and glides under his own power. From there, the pace picks up, highlighting mechanical, long-distance vehicles, such as cars, trucks, trains, ocean liners, and helicopters. Each ingenious construction maintains the integrity of its various elements (the train consists of zucchini passenger cars on a celery-stalk track) photographed against solid backgrounds. As any librarian knows, books on transportation always move, and this one, featuring an... |
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! |
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Mo Willems |
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PreSchool-Grade 2-A brilliantly simple book that is absolutely true to life, as anyone who interacts with an obdurate three-year-old can attest. The bus driver has to leave for a while, and he makes one request of readers: "Don't let the pigeon drive the bus." It's the height of common sense, but the driver clearly knows this determined pigeon and readers do not-yet. "Hey, can I drive the bus?" asks the bird, at first all sweet reason, and then, having clearly been told no by readers, he begins his ever-escalating, increasingly silly bargaining. "I tell you what: I'll just steer," and "I never get to do anything," then "No fair! I bet your mom would let me." In a wonderfully expressive spread, the pigeon finally loses it, and, feathers flying and eyeballs popping, screams "LET ME DRIVE THE BUS!!!" in huge,... |
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Hot Air : The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride (Caldecott Honor Book) |
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Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator) |
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PreSchool-Grade 3-Inventive illustrations depict the true story of the duck, sheep, and rooster that were "ballooning's first brave passengers" when the Montgolfiers tested their hot-air balloon in 1783. The first three spreads set the stage with lively conversational descriptions of the scene before the balloon takes off. A dramatic shift on the fourth page turn reveals the befuddled animal passengers as they ascend. Most of the remaining text is wordless, with occasional "quacks," "baas," and "cock-a-doodle-doos." With vibrant colors and varied use of panels, full-page illustrations, and spreads, Priceman paces the tale perfectly. An early four-panel scene showing the balloon at various heights while the animals try to figure out what's going on is priceless. So is the spread in which all three become... |
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Inside the Titanic : A Giant Cut-away Book (Giant Cutaway Book) |
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Ken Marschall |
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Text and cut-away illustrations feature the stories of real-life children who sailed aboard the Titanic on the night of its disaster in the North Atlantic.
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Chugga Chugga Choo-Choo Big Book |
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Kevin Lewis |
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Kids love trains, and Kevin Lewis and illustrator Daniel Kirk's Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo will do nothing but encourage the obsession. "Sun's up! / Morning's here. / Up and at 'em, / engineer," cheerfully begins this rhyming picture book. As the simple large-lettered text chugs along, Daniel Kirk brings a child's playroom and train set to life with bold, bright illustrations reminiscent of his work in Bigger. In the course of the book, the toys bustle about to make sure the steam engine is loaded up with freight and finds its way (through the country, 'round the mountains, into tunnels, and across the river) to its destination--the city. There the "sleepy-sleepy choo-choo" rests, right next to a tired little boy, until the next day's work begins: "To the roundhouse / you are bound. / Good night, engine, / safe and sound."... |
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Go, Dog, Go! |
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P. D. Eastman |
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"The canine cartoons make an elementary text funny and coherent and still one of the best around."--School Library Journal.
From the Hardcover edition.
Review
"The canine cartoons make an elementary text funny and coherent and still one of the best around."--School Library Journal.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection) |
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Donald Crews (Illustrator) |
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From Publishers Weekly
Presented in blocks of brilliant colors, the multihued train in this Caldecott Honor book undertakes a dazzling journey before disappearing from the final page. Ages 2-up. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-This simple but stylish Spanish translation of Crews's 1979 Caldecott Honor Book retains its freshness and child appeal. A multicolored freight train comes down the track. Each car is named from the back forward, with its appropriate color: red caboose, orange tank car, yellow hopper car, etc., until the black engine is reached. The train moves faster, through cities, tunnels, night and day, faster and faster until it is gone. The clear, graphic art... |
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