Saturday, January 26, 2013

Tanks

This book takes you inside the world's best tanks, from the metal monsters of the First World War to today's high-tech robots. Read true adventures of tank combat and find out how weapons and crew protection have evolved to make the tank a deadly fighting machine. Since this book is internet-referenced you will find links to web sites where you can:
  • Watch video clips of tanks in training
  • Find out where you can go to explore inside a tank
  • See a list of tanks used in the Second World War
  • Read about the exploits of famous tank commanders
This book is also available as part of the Discovery Adventures Collection

Books in this collection:  Fighter Planes, Helicopters, Motorcycles, Race Cars, Submarines, Warships

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Volcanoes

This fascinating book will spark your child's interest in volcanoes around the world, both above ground and under the sea. You will read about amazing eruptions from Pompeii to the United States, learn about lava rivers, ash clouds, steaming springs, and much more. This book contains simple text designed for a new reader to master. It is also internet-referenced, meaning your child can go online via safe and approved websites to build their own volcano, explore a hot spring at the bottom of the sea, see a slide show of volcanic eruptions, and watch a movie about how volcanoes form.
This book is also available in a Kid Kit, as part of the Beginner's Adventure Collection, or as part of the Beginner's Library Collection

Books in this collection: Bats, Cowboys, Dinosaurs, Elephants, Living In Space, Penguins, Pirates, Planet Earth, Reptiles, Solar System, Sun Moon and Stars, Weather, Your Body

A Squirrel's Tale...

This book is a favorite of many toddlers and preschoolers! This lively and engaging story takes the reader through Mr. Squirrel's search for the nuts he hid for the winter. It comes with a little cardboard squirrel that your child can slip through slots in the pages. This is great for pre-reading skills in the following ways:
  • Holding the squirrel develops the same fine motor skills necessary for a child to learn to hold a pencil
  • Following the dotted line teaches pre-writing skills
  • The squirrel's track always goes from left to right, teaching a child that we read from left to right
  • The child learns to turn one page at a time. If he turns multiple pages at once the squirrel gets lost!
This fun story will have your child begging you to sit and read with him over and over again!