The Giant Goes to School: Early Reading Activities is a unique resource for young readers, combining a humorous, full-length story about the Giant and his friends with skill-building practice activities. Topics include reading comprehension, sight words, letters and sounds, and more. In this original story, Alex is sick at home on the day the Giant plans to visit his classroom. Though the Giant is nervous to be there alone, Alex’s classmates show him how much fun school can be while teaching him the value of friendship. After the story, 25 fun activities based on Common Core State Standards help children understand the story and develop essential skills. With tips for parents and suggested extensions, The Giant Goes to School: Early Reading Activities is entertaining and educational for young readers and their families.

The Giant Makes the Team: Early Reading Activities is a unique resource for young readers, combining a humorous, full-length story about the Giant and his friends with skill-building practice activities. Topics include reading comprehension, sight words, letters and sounds, and more. In this original story, the Giant tries baseball, gymnastics, and many other sports. But a baseball glove is too small for a giant, and a somersault is too hard to do. Can he find a sport just right for him? After the story, 25 fun activities based on Common Core Standards help children understand the story and develop essential skills. With tips for parents and suggested extensions, The Giant Makes the Team: Early Reading Activities is entertaining and educational for young readers and their families.

David's teacher has her hands full. From running in the halls to chewing gum in class, David's high-energy antics fill each schoolday with trouble-and are sure to bring a smile to even the best-behaved reader.

A giant love of reading starts here. In turn, that excitement propels kids to success in every subject area. Once first and second graders learn the building blocks, they will make huge gains in their reading skills. As they walk through a Quiet Garden, a Noisy Parade, and many other scenes and settings, little learners navigate the world of words. From phonics to parts of speech to reading comprehension, Giant Beginning Reading covers a variety of skills and will entertain kids for many happy hours. Penguin Pals, The Alien, and Monkey Poem mix big imagination with even bigger learning. Loaded with whimsical, full-color illustrations that grab attention and bring smiles, this workbook is packed with fun-filled activities and simple directions for hours of learning. Make your little one's reading journey a bold adventure.

A rambunctious and irresistible collection of poems that looks at our world through a child's wide eyes. Hilarious illustrations by Tedd Arnold

Bringing together an international team of scholars, this book provides the first truly systematic, multidisciplinary and multi-language view of factors that affect global variation in literacy development. It is essential reading for researchers and advanced students in child literacy development and literacy teaching and learning.