Child Learning

From celebrated duo Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle comes Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, the second installment to the Brown Bear and friends series, and a must-have for every child's library. What will you hear when you read this book to a room full of preschoolers? Lots of noise!...

What happens when two friends get together? They have fun, of course! Hear Haha and Hehe learn all about fun in this wonderful jungle story.

If you think your child is at risk for language difficulties, the last thing you want to do is wait around. But, it’s scary not to know how to approach such a delicate situation. And the truth is, your fear of the unknown can sometimes be worse than the situation itself. Luckily, the missing piece that will help you and your child overcome the challenges that a speech delay or disorder brings is closer than you think. Yasmin Akhtar, an SLT, is on a mission to help parents understand language development through the power of games.

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn division facts.

In The Book Whisperer, Miller takes us inside her sixth grade classroom to reveal the secrets of her powerful but unusual instructional approach. Rejecting book reports, comprehension worksheets, and other aspects of conventional instruction, Miller embraces giving students an individual choice in what they read, combined with a program for independent reading. She also focuses on building a classroom library of high-interest books, and above all on modeling appropriate and authentic reading behaviors.

This self-teaching instruction workbook helps with pronouncing consonants (including letter blends), vowels (long, short, and vowel groups), and words with multiple syllables; describes the relationship between phonics and spelling; gives examples of tricky proper nouns; and more. This book avoids technical jargon (like diphthongs and phonemes) so that people of all ages and backgrounds can understand the ideas.

Lumphy the stuffed buffalo, Stingray the stuffed stingray, and Plastic the plastic thing have many wondrous adventures and learn all about the world. But will they ever discover what kind of toy Plastic truly is?

Bilingual Kids takes your child through the 250 essential words and phrases that one must first master when learning a new language. As the words and phrases introduced here are the foundations of conversational communication, the series can also be used as your go-to for travel learning. Learning a second language not only has the practical benefit of being able to communicate in another language.

Protein is tasty, hearty, and healthy. Learn about how MyPlate helps kids make great food choices every day, including protein!

Come along on a visit to the library, and learn about some of things a patron can do in the library such as performing research and using the computer, along with checking out books.

The two things that Wilson Williams likes best about third grade are drawing and taking care of the class pet, Squiggles the hamster. What he likes the least are timed multiplication tests. Why think about all those numbers when he could be drawing pictures of Squiggles? With gentle humor, Claudia Mills works through a common childhood problem to a surprising resolution.

If you didn’t know Shy Ninja, you would have never thought she was once so shy, it would prevent her from doing things she loved to do. For example, she would experience fear, shaking, and anxiety. Things change when a friend introduces her to the "FUN" method to help her conquer extreme shyness. Find out what happens in this book about overcoming social anxiety. The new children's book series, Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun, pint-size characters in comedic books easy enough for young listeners, yet witty enough for adults.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing different types of cats, using circles, squares, triangles, and other simple shapes.

This audiobook provides instructions for using simple shapes and lines to draw faces.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing different types of dogs, using circles, squares, triangles, and other simple shapes.

This audiobook provides step-by-step instructions for drawing different types of monsters, using circles, squares, triangles, and other simple shapes.

Adults easily recognize children's imagination at work as they play. Yet most of us know little about what really goes on inside their heads as they encounter the problems and complexities of the world around them. In The Intellectual Lives of Children, Susan Engel brings together an extraordinary body of research to explain how toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-aged children think.

Love curling up with a good book? If so, a book club might be the right fit for you. Find out what it takes to join a book club or start your own, including information on membership, meetings, and activities. Together, you and your fellow members can participate, create, and most importantly, have fun.

Mientras llega la noche, la mamá y su bebé comparten momentos preciosos, desde la hora del baño hasta la hora de dormir. Los niños estarán encontados con este cuento tierno con ilustraciones dulces. (As night falls, mother and baby share precious moments from bathtime to bedtime. Children will find sweet illustrations with this cute story.) Each dual language learning set features an accompanying PDF set so children can follow along as each word is read and pronounced in both Spanish and English. BONUS: 4 tracks with lullaby music to lull your little one to sleep!

¡Camisas, pantalones, calcetines y zapatos, hay tantos tipos de ropa! En ¿Cómo me visto? aprenderá sobre los tipos de ropa que la gente viste en ocasiones diferentes. (Shirts, pants, socks and shoes - there are so many kinds of clothes to wear! In ¿Cómo me visto?, you will learn about the different kinds of clothes people wear for different occassions.) Each dual language learning set features an accompanying PDF set so children can follow along as each word is read and pronounced in both Spanish and English.