Synopsis: Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching simple sign language to children from as young as eight months, we can help them to convey their emotions and their needs. When children begin to talk, having sign language to fall back on provides a comforting safety net. Add to the fun of signing by singing well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Even proficient speakers will long enjoy…

Synopsis: These titles introduce students to the fascinating countries and cultures of Africa. Beginning readers use the support of the simple, predictable sentence pattern and the photograph to figure out the one new word on each page

Synopsis: 8" x 11"

Synopsis: Come sit by the fire and listen as the storyteller brings to life a favorite character from West African folktale---the mischievious and clever spider. Through tales of how he got a thin waist to why he lives on ceilings, spider is sure to delight readers with his outrageous wit and boldness.

Synopsis: With the help of his instrument-playing friends, Farmer Joe has his hens clucking, his pigs dancing, and his cows mooing to a country music show.

Synopsis: Students will learn key vocabulary words to describe the locations of objects. Repetition and color photographs reinforce vocabulary terms.

Synopsis: Young readers are invited along on an African safari where they can see elephants spraying, lions playing, and hippos soaking.

Synopsis: Key Features Description Because of an acorn, a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower. Enchanting die-cuts illustrate the vital connections between the layers of an ecosystem in this magical book. Wander down the forest path to learn how every tree, flower, plant, and animal connect to one another in spiraling circles of life. An acorn is just the beginning. Because of an acorn, a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower.…

Synopsis: Paperback

Synopsis: Children will delight in this fantastic tale of a young girl's vacation in the Smoky Mountains. Wandering from her tent late one summer's night, Sara finds an invitation she just can't resist! She watches the grand ball from safely behind a tree until suddenly she is discovered. Author Lisa Horstman is the winner of the Dr.Seuss Picture Book Award for her first children's book Fast Friends. The Great Smoky Mountains Salamander Ball won the…

Synopsis: Tornadoes are spinning storms that have very strong winds. Author Brian Cassie

Synopsis: In this sixth volume of the bestselling audio series, Jack and Annie are whisked back in time to the Civil War where they meet a famous nurse named Clara Barton, join General George Washington during the Revolutionary War as his army leads a sneak attack against their enemy, attend school in a one-room school house in the 1870s, and experience the famous San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

Synopsis: The classic children’s book and inspiration behind a hit animated film, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is a whimsical and imaginative picture book that has delighted generations of readers.The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town—except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like…