Children’s Books
- Looking Closely Through the Forest
- Who Lives Here?
- Looking Closely Along the Shore
- Mother Goose Unplucked
- Lickety-Split
- It’s Moving Day
- Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach
- Chester by Melanie Watt
- The Painted Circus
- Hand Washing Books
Looking Closely Through the Forest
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
Looking Closely Through the Forest is an educational children's picture book that gets kids looking closer at the things around them.
You can go through life without ever looking closely at the things that surround you. However, you'll be missing the beauty and wonder that surrounds you at every step. Looking Closely Through the Forest by Frank Serafini (Kids Can Press, ISBN: 1-55453-212-4) gets young children, ages 4 to 7, looking closely at the beauty of the forest.
At each step and turn, you might find colorful leaves, unusual mushrooms, or strange looking bugs. In Looking Closely Through the Forest, kids will first see each wonder as a closeup photo. They then take a guess at what the photo is showing. Turn the page, and the object of the closeup photograph is revealed along with facts about the item.
Children will get to learn about the sugar maple leaf, the sego lily, spotted toadstools, Aspen trees, the yellow-spotted millipede, turkey tail fungus, frost, pinecones, and green frogs.
The photographs by Frank Serafini are absolutely stunning and beckon the reader to venture out into the forest. The text that accompanies the photographs is equally interesting, with facts about the forest that even adults can enjoy.
Looking Closely Through the Forest makes a great book to read before or after a nature walk and it makes a good science book for young readers.
At each step and turn, you might find colorful leaves, unusual mushrooms, or strange looking bugs. In Looking Closely Through the Forest, kids will first see each wonder as a closeup photo. They then take a guess at what the photo is showing. Turn the page, and the object of the closeup photograph is revealed along with facts about the item.
Children will get to learn about the sugar maple leaf, the sego lily, spotted toadstools, Aspen trees, the yellow-spotted millipede, turkey tail fungus, frost, pinecones, and green frogs.
The photographs by Frank Serafini are absolutely stunning and beckon the reader to venture out into the forest. The text that accompanies the photographs is equally interesting, with facts about the forest that even adults can enjoy.
Looking Closely Through the Forest makes a great book to read before or after a nature walk and it makes a good science book for young readers.
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
Get kids learning about polar animals in this fun and educational children’s book.
When it comes to polar animals, such as polar bears and penguins, kids want to learn everything there is to know about them. There is just something so fascinating about these animals that rough it out in the cold that kids will actively seek to learn more about them and their environment.
Polar Animals
Who Lives Here? Polar Animals by Deborah Hodge (Kids Can Press, ISBN 978-1-55453-043-4) is an incredible learning experience for young children ages 4 to 7. Kids will learn about different kinds animals and how they live in their cold environment.
There’s the majestic emperor penguin with its waterproof feathers, the artic fox and its fur covered paw, and the lovable seal with its unique flippers. There’re also snowy owls, musk ox, beluga whales, polar bears, the walrus, and caribou.
Educational and Entertaining
For it’s targeted age group, Polar Animals has just the right amount of information about each animal. Kids get to see how each animals lives in its uniquely cold environment, whether it’s using its tail as a scarf or huddling for warmth. It’s easy to identify with each animal as it struggles to stay warm, care for its young, and hunts for green food under the snow, which is why this book is great for both teaching about animal habitats and reading for enjoyment.
Polar Animals
Who Lives Here? Polar Animals by Deborah Hodge (Kids Can Press, ISBN 978-1-55453-043-4) is an incredible learning experience for young children ages 4 to 7. Kids will learn about different kinds animals and how they live in their cold environment.
There’s the majestic emperor penguin with its waterproof feathers, the artic fox and its fur covered paw, and the lovable seal with its unique flippers. There’re also snowy owls, musk ox, beluga whales, polar bears, the walrus, and caribou.
Educational and Entertaining
For it’s targeted age group, Polar Animals has just the right amount of information about each animal. Kids get to see how each animals lives in its uniquely cold environment, whether it’s using its tail as a scarf or huddling for warmth. It’s easy to identify with each animal as it struggles to stay warm, care for its young, and hunts for green food under the snow, which is why this book is great for both teaching about animal habitats and reading for enjoyment.
Looking Closely Along the Shore
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
A stunning book that features educational photographs of the shore.
Looking Closely Along the Shore by Frank Serafini (Kids Can Press, ISBN 978-1-55453-141-7) is a beautiful picture book that teaches young children to take a closer look at their surroundings.
Look and Learn
Author and photographer Frank Serafini invites young children, ages 4 to 7, to take a closer look at nature along the shore. The book features close-up pictures of things one might find along the shore and asks children to guess what it might be. Turn the page and the child discovers the answer. For each picture, children get to learn about what is in the photograph, how it lives, what it does, and how it got that way.
Children will learn about barnacles, crabs, palm trees, shells, and more.
Lots of Fun
Children love to play games and will love taking a guess at what each close-up photo looks like and discovering what it really is. The great part about this guessing game is that young kids are learning about nature and are encouraged to take a closer look at their surroundings.
Look and Learn
Author and photographer Frank Serafini invites young children, ages 4 to 7, to take a closer look at nature along the shore. The book features close-up pictures of things one might find along the shore and asks children to guess what it might be. Turn the page and the child discovers the answer. For each picture, children get to learn about what is in the photograph, how it lives, what it does, and how it got that way.
Children will learn about barnacles, crabs, palm trees, shells, and more.
Lots of Fun
Children love to play games and will love taking a guess at what each close-up photo looks like and discovering what it really is. The great part about this guessing game is that young kids are learning about nature and are encouraged to take a closer look at their surroundings.
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
Mother Goose Unplucked provides kids with oodles of fun games, puzzles, and comic strips that will keep them busy for hours.
Filled with jokes, activities, and group games, Mother Goose Unplucked by Melanie Becker (Maple Tree Press, ISBN 1-897066-84-8) is perfect for home and school. Created for kids, ages 8 to 12, this book is a great way to beat those unbearable “I’m bored” days.
Games
Did you ever kiss a toad? Want to? While Mother Goose Unplucked is literally packed with indoor and outdoor games for groups of kids, my favorite game is "Kiss the Frog." There are two variations to the game, but my kids and I prefer to play it like Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Instead of pinning a tail, however, we plant a kiss on the frog. Each limb equals points. If you plant a kiss on the frog’s lips, you get a whopping 100 points.
Activities
Learn how to catch a dragon by making a thaumotrope, find your way through the Fairy Tale Forest by following the compass directions, and write a goofy fairy tale. The activities are fun and educational and are great for summer camps, outings, and school.
Perfect Activities Book
What I love most about Mother Goose Unplucked is that it’s perfect for when I have a large group of kids over at my house. The games are hilarious fun that both younger and older children can enjoy. It keeps everyone busy and laughing, as they chase the dragon’s tale or play "Down, Down, Down Under." You can’t get this much fun off a television screen!
Games
Did you ever kiss a toad? Want to? While Mother Goose Unplucked is literally packed with indoor and outdoor games for groups of kids, my favorite game is "Kiss the Frog." There are two variations to the game, but my kids and I prefer to play it like Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Instead of pinning a tail, however, we plant a kiss on the frog. Each limb equals points. If you plant a kiss on the frog’s lips, you get a whopping 100 points.
Activities
Learn how to catch a dragon by making a thaumotrope, find your way through the Fairy Tale Forest by following the compass directions, and write a goofy fairy tale. The activities are fun and educational and are great for summer camps, outings, and school.
Perfect Activities Book
What I love most about Mother Goose Unplucked is that it’s perfect for when I have a large group of kids over at my house. The games are hilarious fun that both younger and older children can enjoy. It keeps everyone busy and laughing, as they chase the dragon’s tale or play "Down, Down, Down Under." You can’t get this much fun off a television screen!
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
Author and poet Robert Heidbreder brings children into a word of fun and exciting action words.
With words leaping off the page, Lickety-Split by Robert Heidbreder (Kids Can Press, ISBN 1-55337-710-9) is one book that will keep small children zooming with a newfound love for words. Kids, ages 3 to 7, will see the book’s character clinkity-clank a robot, go thumpity-thump with an elephant, and bouncity-boom in outer space.
All Action, All Words
The action and excitement of words leap off every page, making this a great book to read right before playtime or a trip to the playground. The book’s character is always up to something, whether it’s battling a Viking, wrestling a tornado, or walking a tightrope. The action is so intense that the reader wants to get up and zippity-zoom around the room.
Not a Bedtime Story
Lickety-Split is a must-have addition to any active child’s library. The fun with words will have a young child coming up with his own zany exclamations as he skips, zooms, and zips from one end of the yard to the next.
All Action, All Words
The action and excitement of words leap off every page, making this a great book to read right before playtime or a trip to the playground. The book’s character is always up to something, whether it’s battling a Viking, wrestling a tornado, or walking a tightrope. The action is so intense that the reader wants to get up and zippity-zoom around the room.
Not a Bedtime Story
Lickety-Split is a must-have addition to any active child’s library. The fun with words will have a young child coming up with his own zany exclamations as he skips, zooms, and zips from one end of the yard to the next.
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
It’s Moving Day introduces young children to woodland animals and their habitat.
Children, ages 4 to 7, will have their eyes glued to It’s Moving Day by Pamela Hickman (Kids Can Press, ISBN 978-1-55453-074-8). Illustrated with all sorts of energetic woodland animals, It’s Moving Day clearly gets kids excited about life inside, and outside, a little dirt burrow.
The Story
It’s springtime. A woodchuck climbs out of a burrow hidden beneath a tree. After a winter’s hibernation, the woodchuck leaves the burrow to find a new home closer to food.
A rabbit comes along and spots the empty burrow. It’s just the place she is looking for to raise her family. She makes a soft nest inside the burrow and raises five kits.
After the rabbits have grown and left home, the mother rabbit leaves the burrow to make a new home for the winter.
Along comes a salamander and crawls into the burrow. He is safe for the cold winter.
Spring comes again and the salamander moves on. A raccoon finds the burrow and makes a nest inside.
Over and over again, It’s Moving Day introduces new animals to the little burrow. Some animals use the burrow for hibernation and other animals use it for raising a family.
Charming and Energetic
It’s Moving Day is always on the go with one animal after another, moving into and out of the little burrow. Young children get to see how woodland animals live in their natural habitat as well as raise their young. This is the perfect book for reading to children before taking a walk in the woods to look for nests, burrows, and wildlife.
The Story
It’s springtime. A woodchuck climbs out of a burrow hidden beneath a tree. After a winter’s hibernation, the woodchuck leaves the burrow to find a new home closer to food.
A rabbit comes along and spots the empty burrow. It’s just the place she is looking for to raise her family. She makes a soft nest inside the burrow and raises five kits.
After the rabbits have grown and left home, the mother rabbit leaves the burrow to make a new home for the winter.
Along comes a salamander and crawls into the burrow. He is safe for the cold winter.
Spring comes again and the salamander moves on. A raccoon finds the burrow and makes a nest inside.
Over and over again, It’s Moving Day introduces new animals to the little burrow. Some animals use the burrow for hibernation and other animals use it for raising a family.
Charming and Energetic
It’s Moving Day is always on the go with one animal after another, moving into and out of the little burrow. Young children get to see how woodland animals live in their natural habitat as well as raise their young. This is the perfect book for reading to children before taking a walk in the woods to look for nests, burrows, and wildlife.
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach is the latest children's picture book written and illustrated by Melanie Watt.
Melanie Watt, author of Chester, has written and illustrated a new fun picture book. Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach (Kids Can Press, ISBN 978-1-55453-225-4) is written for small children, ages 4 to 8, and is perfect for group readings.
The story begins with Scaredy Squirrel who, as his name suggests, is scared of nearly everything. Since he is too scared to go to the real shore, he wants to make a safe beach to play in. He gathers together a blow up pool, a plastic pink flamingo, and a few other items to make his beach just the way he wants it.
Suddenly he realizes his homemade beach is missing something very important: the sound of the ocean. In a panic, Scaredy Squirrel makes a plan to sneak to the real ocean to capture the ocean’s sounds.
His plans for a quick sneak to the seashore are foiled when crowds of people show up at the beach. In a complete panic, Scaredy Squirrel plays dead, hoping that everyone will just go away. However, the people stay, and soon Scaredy Squirrel forgets all his fears and begins to play with the children.
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach is a great book for parents and educators to read to children. The story’s moral is clear and it helps kids realize that some fears are silly and that the easiest way to work through a fear is to face it.
The story begins with Scaredy Squirrel who, as his name suggests, is scared of nearly everything. Since he is too scared to go to the real shore, he wants to make a safe beach to play in. He gathers together a blow up pool, a plastic pink flamingo, and a few other items to make his beach just the way he wants it.
Suddenly he realizes his homemade beach is missing something very important: the sound of the ocean. In a panic, Scaredy Squirrel makes a plan to sneak to the real ocean to capture the ocean’s sounds.
His plans for a quick sneak to the seashore are foiled when crowds of people show up at the beach. In a complete panic, Scaredy Squirrel plays dead, hoping that everyone will just go away. However, the people stay, and soon Scaredy Squirrel forgets all his fears and begins to play with the children.
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach is a great book for parents and educators to read to children. The story’s moral is clear and it helps kids realize that some fears are silly and that the easiest way to work through a fear is to face it.
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
There’s something about smart-alecky cats that makes us all want to chuckle, and Chester is just the kind of kitty that all cat lovers can relate to.
Author Melanie Watt is trying to write a story about a mouse, but Chester, her cat, has other plans. Using a red marker, he changes Melanie’s story to tell another story about his own wonderful self.
Chester by Melanie Watt (Kids Can Press, ISBN: 1-55453-140-3) is hilarious fun for anyone who owns or knows a cat. In the story, Melanie battles it out with Chester. She begins by starting her story about a mouse that lives in a country home. Chester, with his red marker, quickly edits the story and sends the mouse packing. Then, he shows himself moving into his new country home in the story. Melanie, in a fit to show who’s running the show (or story, in this case), writes in a big snarling dog to chase Chester out of the story.
Melanie and Chester go back and forth throughout the story, with Chester naming himself as the most handsome and charming of all cats and Melanie counteracting the falsehoods with threats of drawing the line (which Chester draws for her) and a lovely pink tutu.
Chester, a picture book for children, can be easily enjoyed by anyone who loves cats. Kids will love the sense of humor and the battle over who gets to tell the story. Adults will instantly recognize the arrogance of Chester in their own walking, purring furballs.
Chester by Melanie Watt (Kids Can Press, ISBN: 1-55453-140-3) is hilarious fun for anyone who owns or knows a cat. In the story, Melanie battles it out with Chester. She begins by starting her story about a mouse that lives in a country home. Chester, with his red marker, quickly edits the story and sends the mouse packing. Then, he shows himself moving into his new country home in the story. Melanie, in a fit to show who’s running the show (or story, in this case), writes in a big snarling dog to chase Chester out of the story.
Melanie and Chester go back and forth throughout the story, with Chester naming himself as the most handsome and charming of all cats and Melanie counteracting the falsehoods with threats of drawing the line (which Chester draws for her) and a lovely pink tutu.
Chester, a picture book for children, can be easily enjoyed by anyone who loves cats. Kids will love the sense of humor and the battle over who gets to tell the story. Adults will instantly recognize the arrogance of Chester in their own walking, purring furballs.
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
Enter a world of visual trickery and geometric illusions with Wallace Edwards’ latest book.
I remember my first childhood book of geometric illusions. I would sit in my room and stare at the plain, black and white images until my head was near to exploding. Since then, other books have entered my visual illusions book collection, including the Magic Eye series.
The Painted Circus (Kids Can Press, ISBN-10: 1-55337-720-6), written and illustrated by Wallace Edwards, is the latest book to enter my collection. Written for children of all ages, this picture book is filled with 22 illusions, and features P.T. Vermin, the mouse ringleader. Children enter a world of magic and the wonders of a circus of optical illusions. Using only their eyes, they get to make things move on the page, find hidden images, and puzzle over geometric trickery.
Wallace Edwards, author of The Extinct Files, knows how to wow an audience. Both of my children and I have spent hours staring at the pictures in The Painted Circus, seeing new things each time we examine the pages. This is a great book to use for teaching children about the wonders of optical illusions and it’s perfect for those “Mommy, I’m bored” moments when nothing else seems to interest the kids.Enter a world of visual trickery and geometric illusions with Wallace Edwards’ latest book.
The Painted Circus (Kids Can Press, ISBN-10: 1-55337-720-6), written and illustrated by Wallace Edwards, is the latest book to enter my collection. Written for children of all ages, this picture book is filled with 22 illusions, and features P.T. Vermin, the mouse ringleader. Children enter a world of magic and the wonders of a circus of optical illusions. Using only their eyes, they get to make things move on the page, find hidden images, and puzzle over geometric trickery.
Wallace Edwards, author of The Extinct Files, knows how to wow an audience. Both of my children and I have spent hours staring at the pictures in The Painted Circus, seeing new things each time we examine the pages. This is a great book to use for teaching children about the wonders of optical illusions and it’s perfect for those “Mommy, I’m bored” moments when nothing else seems to interest the kids.Enter a world of visual trickery and geometric illusions with Wallace Edwards’ latest book.
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Elizabeth Yetter
Elizabeth Yetter
Teach your children the importance of washing their hands.
While working at my local hospital I am constantly washing my hands. I wash my hands as soon as I walk into a patient's room and I wash them again after coming in contact with a patient.
I've become so keenly aware of the importance of washing hands, that I've drilled the procedure and its importance into my kids. There are certain times when they know they must wash their hands, such as: before and after eating, after returning from the store, and after playing outside.
There are also books that help reinforce the importance of hand washing.
Wash Your Hands by Tony Ross. Kane/Miller Book Publishers. ISBN-10: 1933605030. Written for ages 4 to 8.
Germs Are Not for Sharing by Elizabeth Verdick. Free Spirit Publishing. ISBN-10: 1575421976. For ages 4 to 8.
Body Buddies Say "Wash Your Hands!" by Leeann Wenkman. Sunrise Publications. ISBN-10: 0967079004. Also for ages 4 to 8.
Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Tiny Germs. Hyperion. ISBN-10: 0786805439. For grades 3 to 7.
The easiest way to get children to start washing their hands is to give them a list of when they should wash their hands. Constant reminders are also sometimes necessary, but at least your children will be healthier for your efforts.
I've become so keenly aware of the importance of washing hands, that I've drilled the procedure and its importance into my kids. There are certain times when they know they must wash their hands, such as: before and after eating, after returning from the store, and after playing outside.
There are also books that help reinforce the importance of hand washing.
Wash Your Hands by Tony Ross. Kane/Miller Book Publishers. ISBN-10: 1933605030. Written for ages 4 to 8.
Germs Are Not for Sharing by Elizabeth Verdick. Free Spirit Publishing. ISBN-10: 1575421976. For ages 4 to 8.
Body Buddies Say "Wash Your Hands!" by Leeann Wenkman. Sunrise Publications. ISBN-10: 0967079004. Also for ages 4 to 8.
Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Tiny Germs. Hyperion. ISBN-10: 0786805439. For grades 3 to 7.
The easiest way to get children to start washing their hands is to give them a list of when they should wash their hands. Constant reminders are also sometimes necessary, but at least your children will be healthier for your efforts.
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