Now, the youngest, beginning readers can play a little "hide-and-seek" on the page with word searches designed just for them. Everything's simple and basic, so children will have lots of fun while they're learning. Even very young children can go on a word hunt! In Fun First Words, all the entries are grouped by subject, so youngsters can do their searches in such kid-appealing categories as "Bugs," "Birthdays," and "Camping." They'll have a happy time hunting. Working on these word searches encourages kids to develop an early love of reading that will only grow as the years go by.

Find it, circle it, say it. This cute little book contains 48 word search puzzles on a pad small enough to fit in any bag, perfect for keeping your little ones occupied anytime, anywhere. Your child is sure to enjoy finding the themed list of words on each page. Hunting for them reinforces concentration, spelling and vocabulary skills. Themes help with classifying. The individual words and patterns enhance children's knowledge of long and short vowel sounds, opposites, rhyming words, and more. Help your child find fun in words and build a foundation for lifetime learning.

These nearly 50 child-friendly word searches will build kids’ vocabulary effortlessly. Each puzzle features an appealing theme, like "Baseball” which includes ball, bat, cap, glove, and helmet. "At the Grocery Store” has boxes, cans, cart, drinks, and food. And "Ages” teaches numbers from one to ten.

Suitable for the youngest readers, this book covers such letter patterns as ai (braid, stain, trait); bl (blab, bleak, blizzard); the long ea (eager, peanut) and many others.

Here’s another portion of puzzle fun for four-to-six-year-olds! Specially designed to meet the needs and interests of the youngest readers, First Word Search series turns learning into a game. This phonics-based collection builds children’s language skills by helping kids master new syllables, sounds, and words--including the long A in wave, the sk in skeleton, and the short U in puppy--and then bring that knowledge to their reading.

Since our First Word Search puzzle books debuted two years ago, this wildly successful series has sold over 60,000 copies.

As kids solve these simple puzzles, they ll learn to recognize the basic sound and letter combinations that make up our language--setting the stage for speaking and reading success - what a great way to make phonics (and learning) fun! Each brightly illustrated and inviting word search contains 10 words, enhanced with illustrations by Ed Shems.