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Two interactive, imagination-stretching books. Children can fold page-size flaps up to find out about the process of construction in Who Builds? and down to take a look below ground in Who Digs? Each page asks a simple question; the facing illustration contains an animal or human. When the page is folded out, there is an explanation of why this character builds or digs. For example, "Who digs in the woods? The forest ranger digs to plant a tree." The simple, bright cartoons on sturdy paper create a child-friendly appearance. There is plenty of white space around the words and the sentences are easy enough for beginning readers. Each book ends with an unanswered question-"Who builds with boxes?" or "Who digs in the playground?"-encouraging readers to chime in. Budding architects and young construction fans will be thrilled with these books; preschool classes may find them useful for comparing animal and human activities.


[img align=left]http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0694012548.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg[/img][size=small]Who Digs?

by Michael Rex
with extended page to flap ! for Yr 2-5 kmk HK$35

Who Digs? (16 pp.; $6.95; Apr. 30; 0-694-01254.8): Readers explore the different people and animals that make a vocation of digging. Dog, ant, miner, gopher, construction worker, forest ranger, and scientistall purposefully burrow. A simple question on who digs appears opposite a page that folds down to reveal the answer in text and art. The sturdy pages are well-suited to preschoolers, while beginning readers may find this a good book to tackle, with its repetitive structure, large print, and simple responses.

Nicer than the other book of the same series "Who Build?". Can teach the kid for what and how animals/plps are digging.

tst KMK.


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[size=small]Who Builds?

by Michael Rex

Lots of busy workers are building lots of different things. Who are they? Lift up the flaps to find out.

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[size=small]Teachers Are for Reading Stories: Lift-The-Flap Book (Lift the Flap Book (Puffin Books).)by Harriet Ziefert, Emily Bolam (Illustrator)

Teachers are very special people. They help you learn to count and draw and print your name. Teachers give you juice and cookies when it's snack time, and they even take you on trips to the museum. Children will love lifting the flaps of this bright and cheerful book to see all of the wonderful things that teachers do.


A good book to introduce what teachers are to kids. And give kids a good impression about teachers (who are helpful and have a lot of 'functions')

Very good. kmk $35

[img align=left]http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0688087418.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg[/img][size=small]Good Morning, Chick! by Mirra Ginsburg, Byron Barton (Illustrator)

Booklist
"An ingenious barnyard story: brief...simple...colorful."

Book Description
"An ingenious barnyard story, brief but well-paced, simple but colorful."--Booklist. "The bright pictures and the wealth of animal sounds and actions make it a natural for the very youngest."--School Library Journal.

A five-starred book in amazon.com.

The very youngest child can understand the story line and appreciate the repetetive text (which you can edit easily for your own sanity, if necessary). We are introduced to the little chick, his mother, and his home. Danger enters the chick's world in the form of a black, hissing cat, but Mom shields the chick with her big brown wing, and clucks the cat out of the picture. The chick meets a big frog and even falls into the pond and gets wet -- which little children think is terrifically funny. The bright, colorful pictures appeal to the very young and are easy on the adult eye. It doesn't sound like much, but it ends up being a very rich, warm experience to share this book with a little one.

The most repeated phrase is "like this!" (showing how an action is like!! on the right page of the book)

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[size=small]The Twelve Dogs of Christmasby Emma Kragen

a hardcover book with a song CD!!

a 5-starred book at amazon.com

Book Description

Just for fun! The traditional song "The 12 Days of Christmas" is adapted featuring popular dogs to carry out the theme along with a surprise ending. Original photography of canines with fun and festive hand-painted art make this one of the season's most original and fun books.

An adaptation of the traditional English folk song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," featuring an increasing number of different kinds of dogs instead of the usual gifts.

Very good for introducing 12 types of dogs (e.g. St Bernards, Chihuahuas, boxer, sheepdog, Golden Retriever, Poodle, ...etc). Nice pictures and good for teaching 1st -12th concepts.


I wish I could find the cat book of the same series too.


<-- another one for cat lovers (I am!)