Engineer Barney uses train imagery and fun sounds to introduce preschoolers to different colors.

Have fun making flying paper airplanes with your child.

2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as these half-dozen hikers--including Barney and his wife, Sandy--trod north, slowly forming relationships and revealing their deepest secrets and aspirations. They face a once-in-a-generation drought and early severe winter storms that test their will in this bare-knuckled adventure. In fact, only a third of all the hikers who set out on the trail that year would finish. As the group approaches Canada, a storm rages. How will these very different hikers, ranging in age, gender, and background, respond to the hardship and suffering ahead of them? Can they all make the final 60-mile push through freezing temperatures, sleet, and snow, or will some reach their breaking point? Journeys North is a story of grit, compassion, and the relationships people forge when they strive toward a common goal.

Repetitive, predictable story lines and illustrations that match the text provide maximum support to the emergent reader. Engaging stories promote reading comprehension, and easy and fun activities on the inside back covers extend learning. Great for Reading First, Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension, and ESL/ELL!

Preschoolers will delight in visiting Train Land, a fictional theme park dedicated to lots of locomotives.

Read along with the cassette as the purple dinosaur gives rhyming introductions to animals whose names begin with each letter of the alphabet.

Learning to count is fun with Barney! Barney and friends visit Professor Tinkerputt at the toy factory. Children will enjoy counting the toys with Barney, from 1 toy elephant to 10 blocks. Also published as a readalong with a cassette, this book has not been widely available before on its own.

In the second "Christmas" book starring Barney and his pals, the gentle purple dinosaur, BJ, and Baby Bop make a visit to the North Pole to see Santa Claus just before the big day. BJ and Baby Bop are each able to ask Santa for one special gift . . . and their choices lead to a heartwarming surprise on Christmas morning! Full color.

As Barney and BJ build a treehouse, they lift the flaps to see all the creatures living in the tree

When Baby Bop asks who fills Santa's Christmas stocking, Barney takes a group of young friends to the North Pole