When the children of a poor woodcutter get lost in the woods, they stumble upon a house inhabited by a witch, who has plans to eat them, in a book with pictures hidden beneath the flaps.
A young black girl living in the city compares her life with that of the East African people called the Masai in this whimsical and energetic picture book. In school one day, a little girl named Linda learns about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai. She feels a kinship with them and imagines how her life would be if she lived there. She would live in a circle of huts in a tin…
Learn about the library, checking out books, and story time with Lola. Every Tuesday Lola and her mommy go to the library. Lola meets her friends there. They share books and don't have to be quiet all the time. The nice librarian tells stories. There is a big machine that buzzes Lola's books in and out, and she can take any books she wants home with her. Lola and her mommy always stop for a tre…
Using colourful collage illustrations and a simple text, this book takes young readers on a trip with the rooster. As he travels, the rooster is joined by two cats, three frogs, four turtles and five fish, offering the reader a graphic introduction to the meaning of numbers.
It's Save an Animal Week at school, and Lola and Lotta are going to raise money to save a panda. To do this, Lola gets sponsored to hop for as long as she can, and Lotta will skip. But then Lola gets the chicken pox. Now how will she save a panda?
As a young black man in the segregated South of the 1920s, Wright was hungry to explore new worlds through books, but was forbidden from borrowing them from the library. This touching account tells of his love of reading, and how his unwavering perseverance, along with the help of a co-worker, came together to make Richard's dream a reality An inspirational story for children of all backgrou…
Five illustrated spirituals dealing with the birth of Christ on the first Christmas morning. Includes printed music for voice and piano.
Fred has five frogs. Finn has five frogs. And when ten frogs get together, it's party time! Hopping Mad! is from Level 2 of Ready Steady Read! a fantastic graded reading scheme with four reading levels from Little Tiger Press. Ready Steady Read! makes learning to read fun. Each book contains games and activities to reinforce learning and test comprehension in a way developing readers will enjoy…
As the sounds of a storm approach, all the insects tremble in fear. But Cricket just knows everything will be alright. For ages 3 and over. "Never!" said cricket, spinning around. "Never let the weather get you down." All the creatures in the garden fear the coming storm but cricket stays cheerful and not afraid to get a little wet.
Full of easy words to rhyme and repeat, plus the colour-drenched artwork of favourite illustrator Stephen Cartwright, this first phonics story will delight newcomers to reading. Developed in consultation with educational psychology expert Dr. Marylynne Grant, it introduces children to the everyday sounds which make up written language. This entertaining story full of comical characters is guara…