Search results for ""Author Joe Rhatigan""

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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The Ultimate Brain Bender Activity Bookdares kids to draw more, think faster, and play harder!Can you draw 100 cats on the page, make a maze, or give clues to a finished crossword puzzle? How about drawing with your eyes closed, doodling in class, or solving wacky word-search puzzles? Every page of The Ultimate Brain Bender Activity Book?challenges you to do something weird, funny, and silly. This is not a crossword puzzle book. No sudoku here. Look elsewhere for dot-to-dots!It's time to put the tablet down and leave the smartphone in the other room. The Ultimate Brain Bender Activity Book is a low-tech alternative which dares kids to draw more, think faster, and play harder! With activities such as 'How Many Cats Can You Fit on the Couch?' 'Magic Number Squares,' 'ABC Sentences,' 'Upside-Down Drawing,' 'Cliche Completion,' and doz

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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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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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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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With Little Genius books, curious kids can learn and laugh while being captivated by the world around them. With super-simple concepts about the sun, planets, comets, and more, each spread features the wonderful illustrations of Mattia Cerato along with rhyming text that delights while it instructs. With the sun as your guide, meet Mercury, Venus, Earth, and the rest of the planet gang, as you travel further and further to the outer reaches of the solar system. Each planet has one funny identifying feature that will help kids remember a fascinating fact about it. For instance, Earth is wearing goggles. Why? Because it has lots and lots of water! Little Genius Solar System reads like a fun story, making it the perfect introduction to our night sky.

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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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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 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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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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