Alligator, Bear, Crab is an ABC book for babies and toddlers alike! Introduce young ones to the shapes and sounds of the alphabet amid a colorful collection of critters. The bright colors and playful images make for a unique picture book.

Alligator, Bear, Crab is an ABC book for babies and toddlers alike! Introduce young ones to the shapes and sounds of the alphabet amid a colorful collection of critters. The bright colors and playful images make for a unique picture book.

An ABC book for babies and toddlers that introduces the shapes and sounds of the alphabet alongside colorful, original paintings of critters and animals. This edition combines both written and spoken words.

Bear and Alligator, two stuffed toys, compare the characteristics and habits of the black bear and the American alligator.

Bear and Alligator, two stuffed toys, compare the characteristics and habits of the black bear and the American alligator.

What could be cuter than a Rhino in a Rocket--maybe a Tiger in a Tent, or a Whale in a Wigwam? Every letter in this offbeat alphabet book will make you smile, no matter how well you know your ABCs. Have you ever seen an Alligator in an Anorak? What about a Bear in a Bathtub? Or a Crab in a Caravan? Watch out for all sorts of animals in unusual situations as you skip through the alphabet from Alligators in Anoraks to Tigers in Tents and Zebras in Zoos.

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a crab, an eel, and a manatee are part of the feast for an alligator.

Have you ever wondered what left behind those prints and tracks on the seashore, or what made those marks or dug those holes in the dunes? Life Traces of the Georgia Coast is an up-close look at these traces of life and the animals and plants that made them. It tells about how the tracemakers lived and how they interacted with their environments. This is a book about ichnology (the study of such traces) and a wonderful way to learn about the behavior of organisms, living and long extinct. Life Traces presents an overview of the traces left by modern animals and plants in this biologically rich region; shows how life traces relate to the environments, natural history, and behaviors of their tracemakers; and applies that knowledge toward a better understanding of the fossilized traces that ancient life left in the geologic record. Augmented by illustrations of traces made by both ancient and modern organisms, the book shows how ancient trace fossils directly relate to modern traces and tracemakers, among them, insects, grasses, crabs, shorebirds, alligators, and sea turtles. The result is an aesthetically appealing and scientifically grounded book that will serve as source both for scientists and for anyone interested in the natural history of the Georgia coast.

Designed to promote literacy in young children and to empower parents, educators, and librarians, this guide is filled with simple strategies, creative activities, and detailed instructions that help make reading fun. Encouraging a love of reading in young children can be a source of both great frustration and immense joy. This handy resource provides essential tips, techniques, and strategies for making early literacy development fun and inspiring a lifelong love of reading. Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents explores the six basic pre-literacy skills that experts agree are necessary for a young child to be ready to learn to read. Special sections within each chapter are dedicated to the specific needs of preschool teachers, parents, and librarians, making the content relevant to different settings. Recommended book lists, personal anecdotes, and literacy-rich activities combine to create an effective and accessible plan for implementing an early literacy program.