*** BILL ODDIE READS GOOSE GOES TO THE ZOO*** When Sophie plans a surprise party for Goose's birthday, nothing quite goes to plan! An enchanting story about an unusual and heart-warming friendship. AGES: 3-4 + AUTHOR: Laura Wall has been exhibiting her art in galleries around the Southwest of England since she was a teenager and is well-known for her series of paintings called 'Love at the Seaside'. You can often find her in bookshops, or on the beach getting her next bit of inspiration. SELLING POINTS: * Loveable, humorous character * Bold, colourful illustrations * Heart-warming and humorous stories * Read alone or share at storytime * Fabulous, collectable series

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

When Sophie and Goose visit the zoo, there are lots of surprises in store. Enjoy an enchanting story about an unusual and heart-warming friendship.

This essay attempts to show how a second language is acquired by very young children in the process of socialization with other children. The study seeks to integrate the process of second language learning in the general framework of child development, concentrating in particular on the development of language and conversational skills.

This book includes a reference of the zoos in the world, plus explanations and photographs of animals and which zoo they can be found in. It is volume 2 and includes listings from G to P.

Get books moving off the library shelves and into the hands of children with this integrated package for thematic instruction. Sixteen chapters, based on such lively themes as Risky Reading (adventure stories), Horrendous Fun (monster stories), and Book, Line, and Sinker (ocean world) contain introductions to the themes, introductory activities, booktalks, annotated bibliographies, and reproducible activity pages that extend learning across the curriculum. Activities are coded by grade level. A valuable tool for cooperative planning between librarians and teachers, this book helps librarians choose, present, and promote book titles appropriate to specific themes. It also helps teachers plan corresponding activities. Grades K-3..