Synopsis: It's time to read and rhyme! This book introduces young readers to the 'am' word family through a simple rhyming story. Each book features up to 10 words such as 'ham, ' 'ram, ' and 'yam' to reinforce the sound and letter combination. The expertly crafted text uses this rhyming pattern along with strong picture cues to help early readers get the reading practice they nee

Synopsis: "Ducks are found in nearly every country around the world, which means most people can recognize these quacking creatures and their ducklings! While ducklings usually learn to swim only a few days after they've hatched, there's still a lot for them to learn from their mothers before they're ready to go out on their own. Through this book's easy-to-read low-ATOS text, young readers will learn how a duckling goes from downy soft to feathered…

Synopsis: Clever words and vivid illustrations point out the remarkable similarities between animals of today and dinosaurs of yesterday. "Not a scientifically grounded introduction to dinosaurs but instead an imaginative and interesting piece of whimsy."--Booklist

Synopsis: When his father brings him some new word puzzles, Word Bird makes up more words with his friend Hen, and each word that they make up leads them into a new activity.

Synopsis: A reassuring, cheery book about going to the doctor by the highly successful team that gave us I’m a Big Brother and I’m a Big Sister

Synopsis: Amelia's notebooks entertain readers with great stories about the ups and downs of growing up, told from the perspective of an inquisitive, insightful 10-year-old girl. What's more, her witty words and whimsical doodles encourage girls to express their creativity by drawing and writing about their own lives.Amelia escapes a classroom bully when she heads off to Space Camp with her friend Nadia. But she discovers that there are bullies in outer…

Synopsis: When she cannot find her favorite stuffed toy, a young girl asks her mother, father, and older sister for help.

Synopsis: A snowman comes alive as the child building it adds pieces during the first ten days of winter.

Synopsis: Without money for even a single latke, the Mendel children stand under the window of a wealthy merchant, Feivel, to savor the rich scent of his golden latkes. When Feivel discovers the children on the eighth night, he insists they face Rabbi Yonah's judgment--but Feivel discovers there is more to Hanukkah than he thought. Full-color woodcut illustrations throughout.

Synopsis: Celebrate Christmas with this Classic Board Book edition of Robert L. May’s famous Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.Every year at Christmastime, everyone—young and old alike—has one catchy, joy-inspiring song stuck in their heads: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!” Now fans of the most famous reindeer of all time will fall in love with the original story, written by Robert L. May in 1939. Rudolph, a youthful reindeer buck who possesses an unusual…

Synopsis: One by one, ten turtles splash! into the pond. It's a colorful countdown that you can be a part of.

Synopsis: Subtraction is an action that will make your total less

Synopsis: Presents the numbers from ten to twenty using illustrations of the activities of three bear families at the beach.

Synopsis: Photographs and simple text explore life on a coral reef, emphasizing the beautiful colors and patterns found there.

Synopsis: Describes some of the different kinds of tools that workers use.

Synopsis: Presents the handshape for each letter of the American manual alphabet accompanied by an object whose name begins with that letter.

Synopsis: Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction

Synopsis: A counting story in which a little girl relies on the help of some eager elephants.

Synopsis: Leap-frogging "over" a fire hydrant, ducking "under" "London Bridge," crawling "through" a pipe tunnel -- Tana Hoban's brilliant photographs of children transform these activities into a fascinating exploration of spatial concepts. There are twelve concepts in all -- and some surprising discoveries for the young child. As in "Look Again!" and "Count and See," Tana Hoban has created an imaginative and provocative adventure into the many ways of…

Synopsis: Walt Disney cartoon illustrations help relate the tale about three little pigs' encounters with a hungry wolf