Dear Zoo

Dear Zoo is twenty-five years old -- and still as popular as ever! And with an updated look, this children's classic is sure to delight a new generation of readers!

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.

Each animal arriving from the zoo as a possible pet fails to suit its prospective owner, until just the right one is found. Movable flaps reveal the contents of each package.

Uses well-known children's stories as starting points for activities introducing language and literacy, mathematics, sandplay, nature study and creative work.

Treasured Time with Your Toddler is a handbook of activities for parents of two- and three-year-olds. For four weeks of each month, Jan Brennan presents songs and nursery rhymes to sing, stories and books to read, simple foods to prepare, and games, crafts, or explorations to do together. Advertising in women's and parent's magazines.

A brilliant collection of activities for teaching children to care for animals and plants. The ideas in this book will enable children to experience the delights of watching animals and plants grow, sharing and caring for pets, observing a variety of life-cycles, surveying different minibeasts and finding out how to help vulnerable wild animals like hedgehogs. Linked to the Understanding the World section of the EYFS framework, this book includes ideas for games, creative activities, role play and hands-on experiences with animals and plants to build children's empathy and encourage respect for living things, both in their own environments and further afield. With over 40 books in the 50 Fantastic Ideas series there's something for everyone – whether you're a practitioner looking for new ideas or you want to try out a popular well-loved activity with a new twist. Each book offers a wide range of fun and creative activities to carry out with children aged 0–5 years, with lists of resources, step-by-step instructions and information about the benefits for children.

Little ones will love this pocket-sized collection of zoo animals from Rod Campbell, creator of the classic Dear Zoo.Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. With Dear Zoo's Pocket Zoo children can meet lots of different zoo animals, including some from the much-loved story.Dear Zoo's Pocket Zoo is a fold-out parade of nineteen favourite animals that stretches out to over a metre long - and then folds back down to fit snugly in its miniature gift slipcase, perfectly sized to fit into a child's pocket. Young children will love carrying around a whole zoo of animals, naming them all and shouting out their noises. Once unfolded, Dear Zoo's Pocket Zoo would also make a great decorative nursery frieze.With bright, bold artwork and fun animal characters, it's sure to keep toddlers entertained for hours!

This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of animals. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this book include: name the animals, hide and seek, where I live, farm animals, pets and animal babies.