Updated for 2020, this enchanting book will capture the imagination of very young children and emergent readers as they discover how young animals play.

Updated for 2020, brimming with bright colors and playful illustrations, photographs, and text, this book is the perfect first book for young children to learn about words.

Build foundational math skills (and have fun, too!) by counting and comparing a variety of wild animal friends. Fully decodable text features high-frequency words, and words with the consonant digraphs ch and th. Also features tips for teachers and caregivers along with additional information at the end to build the reader's background knowledge of the topic. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

Learn all about German shepherd puppies! Discover fascinating facts: what color are most German shepherds, at what age do their ears fully stand up, and why are they used as working dogs.

Babies, whether in snowy dens, warm lagoons, cozy nests, or living rooms, are carried and cuddled, nurtured and nuzzled. This bilingual book is a celebration of the bond between parent and child across the animal kingdom. Stunning images and elegant verse will capture the curiosity of even the youngest readers, while the bilingual text makes this sweet storybook accessible to speakers of both English and Spanish. This lyrical, bilingual book explores...

Where are polar bears born? How do baby polar bears find water and food? How long do they stay with their mothers? Can baby polar bears swim? Kids will learn the answers to all these questions and more when they read Baby Polar Bears. This book uses photographs and text to help develop and reinforce language and reading skills. A comprehensive quiz will make learning fun and effective. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle...

Learn all about Labrador retriever puppies! Discover fascinating facts: what three colors are most labs, do they like being in the water, and why are they called retrievers.

This informative title offers basic facts about puppies. Beautiful full-page photos and easy-to-read sentences will engage young readers. Help early learners gain reading practice and develop and reinforce language and reading skills with this fun series. Did You Know facts and a comprehensive Puppy Quiz are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO....

From their big eyes to their long necks, baby giraffes are so cute! Discover more about these adorable animals with your own adorable little one. Filled with fun sound words and sweet photos, (human) babies will reach for “Hello Baby Giraffe!” again and again. From their big eyes to their long necks, baby giraffes are so cute! Discover more about these adorable animals with your own adorable little one. Filled with fun sound words and sweet photos,...

Incredible tales of unlikely animal friendships make the perfect five-minute bedtime stories! Joker the dog loves to dive in and swim with his dolphin buddies. Gerald, a shy giraffe, learned to make friends with help from his goat pal, Eddie. And Miwa-chan the monkey always gets piggyback rides from his friend Uribo-a wild pig! These are 12 incredible tales of unlikely animal friendships. Perfect as an introduction to nonfiction, young readers will...