This Little Grasshopper collection includes 12 board books that introduce first words to early learners. The small thick pages make these books easy to hold. Books in the set include: Animals, Food, Me, Nature, Toys, Colors, Shapes, Numbers, Bedtime, On the Go, Music, and Clothes. Bright clear photography isolates specific animals, foods, shapes, colors, and instruments, to help toddlers identify and name basic objects. Each picture is labeled to help beginning readers associate printed and spoken words. For an extra layer of interactive learning and fun, the set of books is paired with digital content. Parents can download the Little Grasshopper Library app to smartphone or tablet, iPhone or Android. In the app, the child sees a flashcard for each object, sees and hears the name of the object, and can play a fun sound effect such as a fire truck's siren. A keepsake box houses all 12 books until it's time to bring them out again. 12 board books - 10 pages each *Contains the same books as First Words (12 Book Set) - ISBN-13: 9781640309487

Introducing first concepts, this wonderful board book collection makes a perfect first library. Each book is filled with Eric Carle's much-loved collage art and large, simple text. Ideal for little hands to hold the sturdy board pages are durable enough to withstand the rough and tumble of toddlers. Preschoolers will love learning with The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

Each chunky board book is designed for little hands and features topics that preschoolers and early schoolers love—and need to know for learning success. Features: •Twelve books with twelve colorful pages •Thick, durable board pages •Attractive and durable carrying case with handle •Bold, colorful illustrations and photographs •Gift-giving qualityMy Little Library of Nursery Rhymes features the traditional nursery rhymes parents have been sharing with their children for decades! br>Humpty Dumpty, Old Mother Hubbard, Pussy Cat, Jack and Jill, Twinkle Twinkle, Bramble Bush, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Little Miss Muffet, Lady Bird, Lady Bird, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Little Jack Horner, and Hey Diddle Diddle.

The landscape of early childhood education and care is changing. Governments world-wide are assuming increasing authority in relation to child-rearing in the years before school entry, beyond the traditional role in assisting parents to do the best they can by their children. As part of a social agenda aimed at forming citizens well prepared to play an active part in a globalised knowledge economy, the idea of ‘early learning’ expresses the necessity of engaging caregivers right from the start of children’s lives. Nichols, Rowsell, Rainbird, and Nixon investigate this trend over three years, in two countries, and three contrasting regions, by setting themselves the task of tracing every service and agent offering resources under the banner of early learning. Far from a dry catalogue, the study involves in-depth ethnographic research in fascinating spaces such as a church-run centre for African refugee women and children, a state-of-the-art community library and an Australian country town. Included is an unprecedented inventory of an entire suburban mall. Richly visually documented, the study employs emerging methods such as Google-mapping to trace the travels of actual parents as they search for particular resources. Each chapter features a context investigated in this large, international study: the library, the mall, the clinic, and the church. The author team unravels new spaces and new networks at work in early childhood literacy and development.

This creative guidebook teaches librarians in diverse communities how to develop and implement early learning programming beyond traditional storytimes. While traditional library storytimes are excellent tools for families, equally important is play. Children learn through play in many ways; it stimulates exploration and curiosity and builds gross and fine motor skills that are critical to reading and writing success. Perhaps most importantly, play has the power to cross barriers of culture and language, allowing families from differing backgrounds to learn together. In this book, Kristin Grabarek and Mary R. Lanni—the pioneers of Little University, an early learning program that focuses on play-based learning—share their experiences and provide guidance for implementing similar programs at libraries of various sizes and budgets. They teach readers how to create programs for a diverse group of families, work with outside providers, choose supplies, estimate costs, market your programming, and overcome the challenges of both big and small budgets and many or few patrons. These practical plans will enhance storytimes and even help build a brand-new early learning program.