The Stage 3 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B build on the reading skills from Stage 2 and are slightly longer.
Four different voices tell their own versions of the same walk in the park. The radically different perspectives give a fascinating depth to this simple story which explores many of the author’s key themes, such as alienation, friendship and the bizarre amid the mundane.
Mommy is home. Hooray! Hooray! This is the best time of the day!
Think and discuss: What is this plant?
This bilingual children’s book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and libraries. Margaret speaks English but not Spanish. Margarita speaks Spanish but not English. Can they still play? Of course they can! Join two girls who aren't about to let anything spoil their fun. Lynn Re…
Will he be able to hit the apple with his arrow? Willie isn't sure. He's not very good with bows and arrows, but his sister's life depends on it...
"Monster play. Monster 'YAY!' Monster Park—come on, this way!" Monster's having a fun time at the park—swinging and sliding, swirling and twirling, and riding the whirly-whirl. When it's time to go, though, Monster says "NO!" But all's okay because Monster can return another day. A monstrous-ly enjoyable follow-up to Annie Bach's delightful Monster Party!
Once upon a time there was a big pleasant park that people enjoyed walking, resting, or playing in. But some people left rubbish around and then it wasn't a good place any more. Until the kids stepped in. This topic book in the 'Insights' series provides an example of how cooperative community action can change things for the better.