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Who Built the Pyramids? (Starting Point History)

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by: Jane Chisholm, Struan Reid

2003-11
In typical Usborne fashion this book covers the building of the Egyptian pyramids with a thourough body of facts and intricate illustrations for children. The reading level is around fourth grade and up but it would be a great read-aloud for second to third graders as well. I also like the fact that, as noted on the back of the book, the paper is made from trees grown in a "sustainable forest" setting a good example for our kids.

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The Word Family Activity Book (Grades K-2)

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by: Mary Rosenberg

January 01, 2001
I bought this book for use in my 2nd grade class. I found that the pages did not have much variety. I ended up using the book "Word Family Practice Pages (Write and Learn, Grades K-2)" instead. My students seemed to like it better, maybe it was the crossword puzzles. Overall, the book just didn't work for me.

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Usborne Sparkly Touchy-feely Mermaids (Usborne Sparkly Touchy Feely)

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by: Fiona Watt, Helen Wood

December 30, 2004
We love the "That's Not My -----" series board books from Usborne. Our daughter loved turning the pages and touching all the different textures since she was 6 months old. Eventually she got bored with them so we ordered the Touchy-Feely Mermaids book when she was about 11-12 months.

Its definitely very colorful and busy. So much that she seemed overwhelmed as compared to the simpler Usborne books and didn't like it much. She is a bit older so she has some interest in it now. In our experience it didn't seem to be a fun a book for older infant/early toddlers since there is too much to see/read and less to grab/feel. There are sparkly sections but they are smaller.

I'd recommend this for older children. The book ... Read More:

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Big Book of Things to Draw (Usborne Art Ideas)

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by: Fiona Watt, Anna Milbourne, Rosie Dickens

2007-01
We love the "That's Not My -----" series board books from Usborne. Our daughter loved turning the pages and touching all the different textures since she was 6 months old. Eventually she got bored with them so we ordered the Touchy-Feely Mermaids book when she was about 11-12 months.

Its definitely very colorful and busy. So much that she seemed overwhelmed as compared to the simpler Usborne books and didn't like it much. She is a bit older so she has some interest in it now. In our experience it didn't seem to be a fun a book for older infant/early toddlers since there is too much to see/read and less to grab/feel. There are sparkly sections but they are smaller.

I'd recommend this for older children. The book ... Read More:

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Totline Alphabet Theme-A-Saurus ~ The Great Big Book of Letter Recognition

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from: Warren Publishing House, Inc.

October 01, 1991
Many, great ideas to teach the alphabet to very young children. Activities allow children to involve their fine and gross motor skills keeping their attention focused on the activity.

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Diggers (Usborne Touchy Feely)

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by: Fiona Watt

2003-06
My 2yo son is enthralled with anything construction. He loves the textures and pictures. I like that you can flip to any page and be fine (no storyline to deal with). He can sit and flip back and forth as he pleases.

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Find the Puppy (Find-Its Board Books)

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by: Felicity Brooks

2007-06
Both my kids loved this book as toddlers we would read it every night and they would always smile as they searched for that puppy!

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In the Castle (Picture Books)

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by: Anna Milbourne

2006-06
Both my kids loved this book as toddlers we would read it every night and they would always smile as they searched for that puppy!

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Holidays & Seasons: 12 Skill-Building Activities That Motivate Kids to Collect, Display, and Use Data-and Connect to the NCTM Standards (Great Glyphs)

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by: Patricia Daly, Teresa Cornell

January 01, 2006
Both my kids loved this book as toddlers we would read it every night and they would always smile as they searched for that puppy!

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Spin Master Aquadoodle See N' Color Mini Mats ELMO'S WORLD

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from: Spin Master

January 01, 2006
Both my kids loved this book as toddlers we would read it every night and they would always smile as they searched for that puppy!