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A fantastic and age-appropriate journey around the world for our youngest explorers! With super-simple concepts about continents, animals, oceans, countries, the world's natural wonders, and man-made marvels, Little Genius World Atlas delights as it entertains. With Earth as your guide, little learners are introduced to the oceans, each continent, and even ecosystems with wonderful illustrations and gentle, rhyming text. Each continent features a fact or two along with fun illustrations of the animals and attractions that make the continents distinctive.

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Everyone loves and remembers nursery rhymes from their childhood. Each book in this series begins with a classic nursery rhyme, and then expands on it with lots of silly fun. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star is one of the most recognizable and beloved nursery rhymes of all time. And while there are countless versions available in book form, this magical edition turns the rhyme into an unforgettable story young children will come back to again and again. When four kittens wish to be closer to Twinkle, they devise different contraptions to launch them up, up, up in the sky! When their ideas don't work, the kittens and Twinkle learn a valuable lesson about what it means to be a friend. At once hilarious and endearing, this book will give children the giggles as they read and re-read this new classic.

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A reddish brown horse with black mane and tail is a bay. Other colors for horses include chestnut, black, and gray. Children love horses, and with super-simple concepts about breeds, colors, features, and more, this book is the perfect introduction for our little learners. Each spread features a simple fact about what horses eat, where they live, how to take care of them, and what different horses do, accompanied by delightful illustrations of beautiful horses in action. The rhyming text makes this book so awesome to read and re-read, and the Fun Facts include extra information for when kids want to know more!

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With bright, energetic illustrations, and simple, rhyming text, Visiting the Orchestra follows Emma and John as they visit an orchestra during practice. They hold their ears as the musicians tune their instruments, watch in awe as the conductor takes her place at the head of the orchestra, and listen as each instrument gets a chance to play . . . culminating in a tap of the baton . . . What’s that sound everyone hears? The most lovely melody fills the hall. And it’s music to our ears!

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Architects are artists and scientists as well. They design the spaces where we shop, learn, visit, and dwell. From drawing houses with crayons to building with Legos and blocks, children are born architects! And Little Genius: Architecture is a child's first look at the incredible work that architects do. Each spread features one or more amazing buildings or architectural feats, such as the Taj Mahal, the Chrysler Building, the Great Wall of China, the Parthenon, the Sydney Opera House, the Great Mosque of Djenne, and more!!! Also, a few terms such as Gothic and Art Deco are introduced without weighing down the lilting, rhyming text. With dynamic artwork by illustrator and architect Jomike Tejido, children will enjoy reading and re-reading this educational and fun book!

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We wonder if there will be too many apples to count. Will there be hundreds? Thousands? We can't count that amount! With bright, energetic illustrations, and simple, rhyming text, Math Adventure at the Apple Orchard follows Maya and John as they visit an apple orchard. There, they find shapes in the orchards, count apples, add and subtract, weigh their baskets, pay for their apples, and more. Written with preschool curriculum vocabulary words in mind (sorting, numbers, geometry, measuring, money, calendar, and more, each page features one or more math term, all of which are defined on the last spread.

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Celebrate our libraries with this adorable first words storybook! Libraries are vibrant and vital centers of community where people go to connect to the world, technology, information, stories, and each other. They're also often the most fun place to be when at school! This book encourages an early love for "going to the library" with delightful illustrations and a fun, rhyming story about one child's first trip. When Peter wants to know more about dinosaurs, his best friend, Lara, knows just where to go. With card in hand, they head for the library where they find just the right book. Then, it's story time!!! Each spread features one or more library vocabulary words such as alphabetical, author, barcode, catalog, database, scanner, nonfiction, and more--with their definitions on the last spread. Get kids excited about reading, researching, self-directed exploration, and more with Let's Go to the Library!

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This rhyming picture book with illustrations from the award-winning Patrick Corrigan, follows a young girl on her first trip to Dizzytown. Her friend shows her around, pointing out all the hard workers. Unfortunately for the residents of Dizzytown, it's the teachers who put out fires, while sanitation workers take sick people to landfills, musicians fly airplanes, and more! Each time, the young girl exclaims, "Wait! What??" and explains who are the right people for the jobs. Children will love pointing out the discrepancies in Dizzytown, where children go to work, trucks are driven by punk rock bands, and houses are built by pumpkin-pie bakers, and delight in the young girl's frustration that everything in Dizzytown is just very wrong!

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An edu-taining new series that introduces simple science, technology, engineering, art, and math words in an engaging, rhyming story. With bright, energetic illustrations, and simple, rhyming text, It's Computer Time follows along as two classmates actively learn with a computer--turning it on, using the mouse, dragging and dropping, and even dancing. Written with preschool curriculum vocabulary in mind, each page features one or more technology term, such as Internet, icon, keyboard, app, delete, spacebar, and more, all of which are then simply defined on the last spread. The story is relatable and entertaining, all while showcasing responsible and engaging use of the technology involved.

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Neigh, baa, oink, cluckety cluck, and moo! Merry Barnyard Christmas from all of us to you. It's Christmas Eve at the farm, and all the barnyard animals are taking turns sneaking out of the barn. At the old pine tree, they make an animal ladder. But why?

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First Science STEAM words for Preschoolers! Children love hands on science experiments, and they love learning new words! And in Scientists for a Day, John and Emma get to spend the day with Emma’s mom, who is a real scientist! They visit the laboratory, where they don their safety goggles and lab coats. They watch Emma’s mom pour a liquid from a boiling flask into a beaker. The steam that rises is a chemical reaction! They also get to see tiny cells through a microscope, and after lunch, they even do a fun experiment of their own! Written with preschool curriculum vocabulary words in mind, each page features one or more science term, all of which are defined on the last spread. Relatable and entertaining, the story ends with Emma and John wanting to grow up to be scientist!

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Why is mommy’s nose bigger than mine? Why are tongues so funny? Children are fascinated with their bodies and how they work. This fun and informative read-along is the perfect introduction to our five senses. Featuring illustrations and silly photographs of children and adults smelling, tasting, listening, seeing, and touching, With My Little Nose, provides hours of interactive fun as the child and adult can read, point out their body parts, and otherwise interact with each other and be silly.

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So begins a delightful game of cat and mouse between a mum and her little son. Each time mum tries to put the child to sleep, he turns into a different imaginary character: a race car driver, a pirate, a superhero, and more! These characters have important jobs to do and don’t have time for sleep! And this little boy definitely does not want to go to sleep, no matter how tired he gets by the end of the book!

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Follow along as woodland creatures take turns answering the question, "What makes me happy?", while providing a gentle message for people of all ages that lasting happiness depends a lot more on who you are and what you believe in than what you have. From sharing (squirrels sharing an acorn) and exercising (a rabbit leaping over a log) to trying new things (an owl learning to fly) and enjoying our differences (a mouse and bear play hide-and-seek), happiness is always within our grasp. And this lovingly illustrated book for young children introduces the basic concepts of true happiness simply, poetically, and with care. It's a book children and their families will treasure.

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This little piggy said, "His eyes how they twinkle!" This little piggy said, "His nose looks like a cherry." This little piggy said, "His cheeks are like roses!" This little piggy said, "His dimples how merry!" This fun read-aloud mash-up follows the rhyme and rhythm of the original toe-play nursery rhyme, while also paying irreverent tribute to Clement Clarke Moore's classic poem "The Night Before Christmas." It's Christmas Eve, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring . . . except for the Little Piggy, who runs out the door because she knows Santa is coming! Soon all the other piggies are awake, causing enough mischief and mayhem to make this one visit Santa won't soon forget. This Little Piggy's Night Before Chistmas captures all the anticipation and exuberant excitement of the holidays! Full of pure silliness and joy, children will relish in reading about five little piggies who are just as excited about Christmas as they are. And This Little Piggy Said, "Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night!"

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Get to Know the Everyday Heroes in Your Hometown! Hello! Hometown Heroes is a charming and fun read-along board book that introduces children to the people who make our neighborhoods and lives better. Follow along as a little boy, his mother, and his dog walk through town, meeting and greeting everyday heroes along the way. With gently rhyming text and engaging illustrations, Hello! Hometown Heroes introduces young readers to the people in our neighborhoods who make our lives safer, cleaner, and better. From the mail carrier and sanitation workers to firefighters, doctors, nurses, and more, the text succinctly describes what each hero does, and then provides children the opportunity to say "hello" to them. The final spread shows the whole town with each hero doing what they do . . . along with a simple act of heroism the child performs--proving that all you need to be an everyday hero is a little bit of kindness and thoughtfulness.

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With super-simple explanations about rain, wind, humidity, storms, the seasons, and more, Little Genius: Weather presents just the right amount of information for little learners. Children will love following along as a cute, smiling cloud guides them through simple weather events and explains what causes them using simple, rhyming text. Each spread also features a fun fact for kids who are ready to learn even more! It's the perfect gift for budding climatologists and meteorologists!

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