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When a new kid comes to stay with his grandmother at the house next door, Shermy's plans for a quiet, relaxing summer are completely upended. That's because Shake is nothing like Shermy. And Shermy is nothing like Shake. Shermy likes to read quietly in the shade of a tree. He knows the proper way to do a puzzle. He collects treasures in the pouch he wears around his neck, and the books on his shelves are alphabetized by author. Shake likes to play...
2) Opposites!
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Brimming With Bright Colors And Playful Illustrations, Photographs And Text, This Book Is The Perfect First Book For Little Hands And Little Minds.
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Playing in the dirt, staying up all night, and leaving clothes strewn across the floor are not a problem if you're a wild animal. Dunking food, burping, and splashing-no problem either. Human kids, who are expected to follow rules, rules, rules, will squeal with delight as the pages reveal wild animals getting away with all kinds of outlandish behavior and will relish "knowing better!"
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The essential concept of distance is, taught through an easy-to-follow narrative and illustrations featuring colorful dinosaurs. Beginning readers discover the difference between "near" and "far" with the help of this book's accessible text and vibrant cartoon dinosaurs, which are, shown interacting with common vocabulary words, including cars and horses. Strong picture-to-text correlation helps early learners enhance their vocabularies and understanding...
6) Up and Down
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Kids go up and down the slide and a cute puppy puts it head up and down. This book introduces the opposites of "up" and "down," repeated throughout the narrative with photographs displaying each action.
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Los tiburones y los delfines tienen ambos órganos en forma de torpedo con aletas en sus espaldas. Ellos cortan el agua para agarrar a sus presas con los dientes afilados. Pero a pesar de sus similitudes, tiburones y delfines pertenecen a diferentes clases de animales: una es un pez y obtiene el oxígeno del agua y el otro es un mamífero y obtiene el oxígeno del aire. Educador Marina Kevin Kurtz guía primeros lectores a comparar y contrastar estos...
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Sharks and dolphins both have torpedo-shaped bodies with fins on their backs. They slice through the water to grab their prey with sharp teeth. But despite their similarities, sharks and dolphins belong to different animal classes: one is a fish and gets oxygen from the water and the other is a mammal and gets oxygen from the air. Marine educator Kevin Kurtz guides early readers to compare and contrast these ocean predators through stunning photographs...
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From their homes in New York and New Zealand, cousins Noah and Nora have a competition to decide who can have the world's best Hanukkah, winter or summer, but as the eight nights of Hanukkah go on, they realize they have more in common than they thought.
10) Las plantas
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Did you know that orchids have the lightest seeds of any plant? The heaviest seeds can weigh as much as a four-year-old child. Young readers will discover the differences between these plant opposites and more in “Plants”, a Science Opposites book.
11) Los animales
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Did you know that an armadillo's body is covered in hard plates? A hare's body is covered in soft fur for warmth. Young readers will discover the differences between these animal opposites and more in “Animals”, a Science Opposites book.
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Opposites are among the most important concepts that children need to learn. Knowledge of the subject will allow children to understand words and their meanings, learn to follow directions, provide descriptions and even engage in classroom discussion. Hence, if your child understands the concept of opposites, he/she will become better prepared to excel in both social and academic settings. Buy a copy today!
13) Back and Front
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With great use of fun and colorful photographs, this book introduces readers to the difference between back and front. Emerging readers can get a start reading on their own.
14) Fast and Slow
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This compare and contrast narrative reinforces the concept of speed by introducing objects and animals that are fast and slow. A picture-word glossary is included.
15) In or Out?
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Directional words are important for young learners so that they can explain spatial concepts to others. With this charming book, they'll be able to practice the terms 'in' and 'out' as well as other vocabulary terms. They'll be aided in their vocabulary acquisition by bright pictures that offer visual clues to the accessible text as well as a clear understanding of why in and out are opposites.
16) Caliente y frío
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This book makes learning about the concept of opposites fun, as readers discover recognizable examples of objects that are hot and cold! Using colorful photographs that connect to simple text, alongside exciting and recognizable sight words, young readers will enjoy learning about hot and cold things, while also building confidence in their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to...
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Finding similarities and differences is an important early math skill to master. It is a building block for understanding more complex concepts such as patterns and shapes, and readers are given a helpful introduction to this topic through clear and concise text that provides relatable examples of objects that are the same and those that are different. Early learners are guided in this enjoyable math journey by interactive questions that challenge...
18) Light and Dark
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Did you know that flashlights make rays of light? If something blocks a light ray, it makes a dark shadow. Learn more about opposites in Light and Dark, part of the Opposites series.
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This compare-and-contrast text explains the technology we seldom feel we can go without; the phone, computer, and camera. Readers learn the difference between old and new versions of each. New vocabulary such as 'stationary' and 'portable' are introduced. A picture-word glossary is included.
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