A lift-the-flap book of animal-themed nursery rhymes from bestselling children's book creator Rod Campbell. Now reissued with a fresh new cover.Join in the fun with this collection of lift-the-flap animal rhymes from the bestselling creator of preschool classic, Dear Zoo.Featuring much-loved classic rhymes "Little Miss Muffet" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" as well as a selection of original nursery rhymes from Rod Campbell, Animal Rhymes is bursting with fun rhymes and games to share with your toddler. With lots of animal friends and flaps to lift on every page, there's so much to discover - and the chunky board book format and sturdy card flaps make this perfect for small hands.

Text and photographs introduce animal nursery rhymes.

Rhymes on Lion, Monkey, Elephant etc make learning all the more interesting for the kids. Enjoy the trip to the animal kingdom.

Here’s a sneak look at who’s inside and what they get up to. ALLIGATORS—a sort of joining BUSTARD—big bird, no taste CATBIRD—a bird that eats cats? DOG—a sad hound story EEL, SEAL—no dinner today FISH (Grouper)—an awful mistake GUMMY SHARK—beware! HORSE, GOAT—a mixed marriage INVERTEBRATES—let’s hear it for the little guys! JACKRABBIT—making a monk of himself KANGAROO—(don’t tell Mama, this one’s naughty) LORIS—a sort of Dinosaur? MICE—what the farmer’s wife didn’t know . . . or did she? NEWT—an unpleasant event OWL—a horror movie PUFFERFISH—an overblown reputation QUAIL, RAIL—seeking the Holy Grail RETRIEVER—a love story SPIDER—watch what you drink, Miss Muffet! TRITON, CHITON (Mollusks)—sparring partners UROCHORDATE (Sea Squirt)—this story goes nowhere VARANUS (Lizard)—a fairy wizard saves her life! WORM—size matters XENOPUS (Frog)—a repaired blow-up YETI—the very first spelled word! ZIPHIUS (Whale) + Friends—whale mail AT THE ZOO—a field trip for you

Best-selling children's author Kaye Umansky and well-loved illustrator Chris Fisher have teamed up again to produce the latest in the Nonsense Rhymes series. There are poems about, amongst others, a chess-playing cheetah, a wolf called Keith and a gorilla who eats vanilla ice-cream! The funny, colourful illustrations capture the humour in the poems as well as they did in the previous two books in the series. Kaye Umansky's first book, Pongwiffy, won the Nottinghamshire Book Award and has sold over 150,000 copies. She has written and published picture books, song books, rhymes and novels for Puffin, Bodley Head, HarperCollins, Hodder, A and C Black and the BBC. Kaye has also won The Times EducationalSupplement Award for Junior Music Book of the Year. Chris Fisher is well-known for his vivid, lively illustrative style, and has illustrated over 40 titles for Walker Books, Hodder, Puffin, Scholastic and HarperCollins.

Here are just a few of the Animal Rhyme stories inside: ANOLE LIZARD becomes a Pig. BORZOI Puppy is a riot. CHINCHILLA has a Pet GORILLA. GNUS steal shoes! MOA didn’t make it to Noah’s Ark. TORTOISE dreams of being a Ninja athlete. WHALE ‘drops out’ and regrets it. ZINGEL FISH meets Santa in my dreams.

Rhymes, Riddles & Reasoning Activities to Make Kids Think. When one of these activities is added to the daily group time, children have opportunities to actively practice skills in visual discrimination, listening, creative thinking, problem solving, and talking in front of their peers. The 10 to 15 minute activities encourage young students to ask questions, take risks, brainstorm, and apply previously acquired information.

Rhymed text and illustrations decribe a variety of animals whose names rhyme but are of very different habits and appearance.

Don't say it, sing it! Children will listen up quick, if you say it with a trick! Rhythm, imagery, and humorous nonsense will delight children while teaching them numbers, colors, shapes, self-concept, feelings, and more. This bestseller contains more than 250 original rhymes and fingerplays which help children learn through play, imitation, and repetition. Enhance vocabulary development, language skills, memory, hand-eye coordination, finger dexterity, and even attention spans! Rhyme and song in your lessons will make the ordinary exciting and new.