There's a frog in my throat! : 440 animal sayings a little bird told me

Have you heard the buzz? Kids book experts Pat Street and Loreen Leedy worked like dogs (that is, they worked very hard) to pull a rabbit out of a hat (do something amazing) and create this hilarious, comprehensive introduction to similes, metaphors, and idioms. Pairing hilariously literal illustrations—like a duck in scrubs for a quack, or a hen's chicken scratch handwriting—with…

The water cycle

In this cluster, Sam comes up with some inventive ways to prevent flooding in Sam's Flood Plan. The children decide to build a raft and go for a ride, but when the raft crashes Max, Cat and Tiger have to think of a clever way to rescue Ant in the two part adventure A Wild Ride and Don't Look Down! We also sail across the Atlantic with Michael Perham on his record breaking adventure and find ou…

The Usborne very first dictionary

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ISBN/ISSN

9780794510022

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64 pages : illustration ; 26 cm

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423 BRO

I know sizes and opposites

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ISBN/ISSN

72357023X

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42 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

Series Title

Big books for little ones

Call Number

423 APS

On the town : a community adventure

Charlie's homework was to explore the people and places in his community. "What is my community?" he asked his mother. So they took a walk to find out. With the bounce and humor that have characterized all her popular books over the years, Judith Caseley once again proves that when it comes to the primary school world, there is very little that she doesn't know. Charlie and his mother take a wa…

1,2,3 go!

A colorful, playful counting book that introduces young children to Chinese characters and action words. One little girl catches a butterfly. Two small swimmers stomp in puddles. Three young musicians bang their drums. The children in this action-packed counting book jump, dance, and run through the numbers from one to ten. 1, 2, 3, Go! is an exciting introduction to the simplest and most lo…

Mind your manners! : a child's guide to modern etiquette

Correct etiquette can be confusing for young children, but this guide makes minding your manners a lot of fun. It shows children which fork to use and how to respond to an RSVP. The illustrations and text advise children on how to behave in a variety of situations, from good sportsmanship on the playing field to being a gracious host or a good guest. In addition to a section on writing letters …

Were they real?

An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend. • Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. • Text type - An info…

Opposites

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ISBN/ISSN

042799004845

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20 pages : illustration ; 21 cm

Series Title

Active minds

Call Number

423 OPP

Alphabatics

A is for ark. But did you know that if you turn an A upside down and round the point out a little, it becomes an ark? B is for balloon. But did you know that if you blow it up really big, the hole in the middle floats away like a balloon? In this wonderfully creative alphabet book, letters are pulled, twisted, reversed, and curled until they become part of what they represent. F becomes a fis…