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Beginning readers take a trip to the farm with exciting companions-dinosaurs! Important vocabulary skills are developed through accessible text and colorful illustrations about farm life, including farm animals, farm machines, and even farmers themselves. Early learners are guided through this text by charming cartoon dinosaurs, making this a reading experience that is both informative and entertaining. Young readers will be eager to learn more about...
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Pizzas, cookies, Frisbees, some of the best things in life are circles. In the bright pages of this volume, readers will recognize circles in their everyday life. Achievable text is accompanied by carefully chosen photographs, which aid in acquisition of new vocabulary and practice in fluency. Readers are also asked to identify a circle in a concluding activity, a fun assessment of what they ve learned.
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Diamonds are similar to squares, but they look a bit squashed." Readers will recognize this special shape in the many bright photographs of this accessible text, which also encourages them to build new vocabulary. They ll see diamond-shaped kites, cookies, and signs, and learn to spot diamonds in patterns as well. As they develop their knowledge of this elementary geometry concept, they ll understand how this aspect of math applies to real life.
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Square crackers are a tasty snack. A square pillow is a perfect place to rest a head. It might not always occur to us, but our world is full of shapes. This book will hone young readers into recognizing the square, an essential standard of Common Core mathematics. Colorful photographs accompany comprehensible text, supporting readers' budding vocabulary and making this text achievable as well as entertaining.
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What happens when dinosaurs take a field trip to the zoo? Matching accessible text with bright cartoon dinosaurs, readers can explore primary concepts while checking out the lions, tigers, and even snakes that call the zoo home! With the help of some dinosaur friends, budding learners will go on a fun zoo adventure that introduces them to many members of the animal kingdom while building their vocabulary.
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Ovals aren t the easiest shape for young learners to spot, but this fun book will give them plenty of practice. They ll see ovals in mirrors, eggs, and bathtubs, among other recognizable shapes. Vibrant images are coupled with text that features vocabulary accessible to the beginning reader. A final activity asks readers to identify an oval among other shapes, providing a final assessment opportunity.
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Rectangles are everywhere. Exciting packages arrive at the door in rectangular boxes. Favorite photographs are placed in rectangular frames. In summer, everyone loves to take a dip at the local pool, which is usually a rectangle shape, too. Beginning readers and budding mathematicians need to know this useful shape as a foundation to geometric concepts. They'll love the objects and carefully selected, colorful photographs in this inviting volume.
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There are all sorts of triangles hidden in our world. This book will guide readers into seeing this shape in commonplace objects as well as help them distinguish triangles from other geometric figures. These simple exercises will encourage young mathematicians to practice identifying shapes in their own lives, reinforcing an important standard of elementary mathematics curricula.
11) Big and small
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Beginning readers will find a fun-filled learning experience through easy-to-follow text and colorful illustrations. Charming illustrations, featuring dinosaurs interacting with a variety of objects and animals, show the difference between, things that are big and those that are small, introducing students to the concept of comparing things by size. A concluding graphic organizer reinforces the concept, separating big and small objects through pictures...
13) I spy numbers
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"Numbers are everywhere, and adults recognize them and count objects without even thinking about it. The youngest mathematicians, however, need practice to achieve this level of proficiency. This clever volume helps readers "spy" numbers among several colorful images that they'll recognize from their everyday lives. As they complete these activities, they will learn which numbers they may need to review more and which they have mastered. They will...
14) I spy colors
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""I spy the color . . . red!" There is no more effective learning strategy than to make the review of colors into a game. This vibrant volume helps beginning readers assess their understanding of all the colors of the rainbow as well as practice their emerging reading skills. They are asked to locate a familiar object of a certain color among other brightly colored objects. The entertaining images were specially selected to encourage vocabulary acquisition,...
15) I spy shapes
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"Shape recognition is a fundamental part of pre-K and kindergarten classrooms. This fun book, with its appealing photographs, provides an entertaining way for young learners to practice their reading skills as well as hone their understanding of an important math standard. Throughout the accessible text, readers are asked to identify various shapes-such as triangles, rectangles, circles, square, and ovals-among multiple images, allowing many opportunities...
16) I spy money
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"The overall concept of money usually comes easily to young learners who curiously watch the exchange of money for goods from an early age. However, noticing the distinguishing characteristics of different kinds of money, such as coins and paper notes, is a bit trickier. This helpful and engaging book is an excellent companion for those who are learning to discern the different types of coins. It also touches on the valuable skills of sorting and...
17) I spy sizes
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"Identifying attributes of objects is a staple of early elementary education, and one of these attributes is size. This valuable volume provides an excellent opportunity for review and assessment of the appropriate use of size words, such as big, small, large, and little, as well as other vocabulary that young readers should become familiar with. The at-level text is specially crafted to be achievable for beginning readers, who will find plenty of...
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"Understanding maps are an early elementary skill that captures the imaginations of young learners and encourages them to use their knowledge in their community. One of the primary map skills is one that learners can practice in their daily lives: the application of the concepts of the cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west. This brightly designed book is a perfect way to introduce these essential terms to budding readers. Accessible...