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The animals in this story were very hungry. The Three Billy Goats Gruff wanted to cross over a bridge to eat some delicious grass. But an ugly, hungry troll lived under the bridge. How could the go...
This is a legend, which is an old story that has been told for many years to describe how something happened. It was once believed to be true, but there is no way to prove whether the story is true...
This is a true story. It is about a family of bears that had a scary adventure. Could someone rescue them from trouble?"
When a big ship crashed onto sharp rocks, it was stuck! Black oil came out of the ship and got onto the seabirds and the beach. The seabirds could not swim with oil on their feathers. Who could sav...
This story has been told for hundreds of years. It was written by a man called Aesop, and it has a lesson to teach us. Find out what we can learn from this story."
The children in this story are enjoying some funny races. They have to run from the starting line to the end line. They don't mind whether they win or not – they just want to have fun. Look at all ...
Joe is a boy who likes seals. He often goes to the rocky beach to take photos of them. He paddles his canoe near them and he helps the wildlife rangers to look after them."
What are bugs and beetles? They are many kinds of insects or spiders. They are small animals. Some bugs can bite and others can sting. Lots of bugs can fly, and others crawl or hop or swim. Most bu...
We all need to know some rules that help us to keep safe. Do you know your Road Rules? When you are walking or riding you must remember what to do. What other rules do we need to learn? Always stay...
Can you float in the water? What else can float in the water? Can you think of something that can float in the air?
Look at this little girl with a balloon. Do you like blowing up balloons? Look at all the different shapes and Colors! What will the children do with so many balloons?
Do you forget things sometimes? Have you ever forgotten your hat? Do you ever forget to take your lunch to school? What else do you forget?
People have different kinds of hair. What is your hair like? Is it straight or curly? What kind of hair do your friends have?
The sun makes shadows of all kinds of things. The moon can make shadows at night. A light can make shadows, too.
Many people think that spiders are insects. But spiders are different to insects. Their bodies have two main parts, not three. They have eight legs, not six. What else do you know about spiders?
Can you count all the parts of your body? How many fingernails have you got? How many knuckles are on your hands? What are the parts of your body called?
There are many different kinds of dogs. Some dogs are pets. Other dogs work to help people. They are all different sizes and shapes.
Do you know about things that are under the ground? People who have been exploring have found valuable things like diamonds and silver. Explorers have found useful things like oil under the ground....
Do you know some things that are very strong? Which animals are very strong? How do you know? Which machines are very strong? What else is strong?
Most children like to play games with their friends. They have fun chasing and hiding, or playing ball games. There are lots of ways to stay fit: like swimming and diving, or skipping and jumping. ...
Have you seen a big storm? Storms can bring all kinds of bad weather, like floods, avalanches and hailstorms. What else? They can do damage to trees and buildings. People have to stay inside when t...
What can you think of that is fast and noisy? Some things make a lot of noise on the road. Where else do fast and noisy things go?
Robot went to the zoo with his friend Charlie. He asked lots of questions because he had never seen zoo animals before. He wanted to know their names. Can you read his questions with Robot's voice?
Have you seen a Puppet Show? It is good fun to have your own puppet show. The children in this story tell how they used old socks to make puppets. Then they were ready to have their Puppet Show.
Building a new road is hard work. What machines are used to build new roads? How do road workers make new roads where there are rivers and forests and mountains?
There are many kinds of dances. People in different countries have their own special ways of dancing. They all have music to dance to. Some people like to sing as they dance. How do you like to dance?
A butterfly has 4 changes in its life. First it is a little egg laid by the mother butterfly. After a while a caterpillar comes out of the egg. The caterpillar eats and grows until it is big. Then ...
We get a lot of good things from trees. People like to eat chocolate and fruit. Children like to play in trees. Wood and rubber come from trees, and some animals live in trees.
It is very important to learn to swim. You need to know how to swim so that you will be safe in the water. Then you will be able to go in boats and swim with your friends.
People and animals and plants all need water. What do people use water for? They get water from the rain. We all know that rain comes down from the sky.
A tortoise is an animal that moves very slowly. A hare is an animal that runs very fast. A tortoise has short legs and a hare has long legs. If they had a race, who do you think would win?
There are deserts in many parts of the world. Most deserts are huge, dry places where only a few special plants grow. The weather can change quickly from very hot to very cold. People who visit des...
Snakes live in many countries of the world. They belong to the group of animals called reptiles, which have cold blood and scaly skin. A snake is an unusual animal, because it has a simple body wit...
Do you know the story about Goldilocks and the three bears? She went into the bears' house when they were not at home. They had gone out for a walk. She ate their porridge and she sat on their chai...
The wool that grows on a sheep is used for many things. Do you know some ways we use wool? Farmers cut the wool off their sheep every year, then the sheep grow new wool. Do you think they like havi...
What would it be like to swim in the deep sea with the animals that live there? Dolphins are very clever, friendly animals. They often follow boats and they like to meet people. Would you like to s...
We are living in the Space Age. What do we know about space? The Earth is our planet. It is in space with many other planets. Scientists are still discovering new planets. People have always seen t...
Paper chains can be made two different ways. The easy way is to join strips of paper made into circles like rings. Another way is to fold strips of paper, then draw a picture. You must make sure yo...
In this story, poor Dad had two problems. First he made a mistake because he was thinking hard about his important work. Then a lot of noise stopped him from hearing an important message. He was ve...
Sometimes whales seem to forget that they need to stay in deep water. Whales are much too big to swim in shallow water. If they come too close to the beach they get stuck. Kind people try to push t...
Have you been given an invitation? What was it like? An invitation to a party is usually written on a card or letter so that you will know exactly where and when it will be. What would happen if yo...
This story is about two different giants. The Lonely Giant was sad and grumpy because he was tired of being alone. He wished he had some friends, but he was lonely until he watched the Gentle Giant...
What is a life cycle? The growth of a frog from an egg to an adult is most unusual. A frog's egg hatches into a tiny animal that does not look at all like a frog! A tadpole is more like a fish swim...
The man in this story was very hungry because he had been lost in the forest with no food. He asked an old woman to give him some food, but she was too mean to share. The young man played a clever ...
It is important for all people to look after the world we live in. We must take care of the places where animals and plants live. We need to understand how different creatures live, so that we can ...
The first time Hare and Tortoise had a race, Hare stopped and slept while Tortoise kept plodding along to win. Hare was cross that he lost the race, so he wanted to race against Tortoise again. Who...
You are sure to have seen the changes of the tide when you are at the beach. Do you know what makes the tide come in and go out again? How often does it happen? How do the tide changes help sea ani...
We all need to use numbers in our lives every day, for counting and measuring and shopping. As well as being fun, playing games is a good way to get quicker at working with numbers. We can try to w...
Reptiles are a very old group of animals that have been on Earth from the time of the most famous reptiles, dinosaurs. Which reptiles are living nowadays? Do you know how they are different from ma...
Your birthday is an important day when your family and friends celebrate with you. They might come to a party or send you cards or presents. You probably have a cake and other lovely food because i...
Have you sometimes noticed strange things on roadways, such as items that have dropped from vehicles – boxes, ropes, clothing, or strips of rubber? Perhaps you have seen fallen branches, pools of o...
Hundreds of fables were first told by a man named Aesop, who lived in Greece thousands of years ago. They all have a moral (or lesson) to teach us. This story tells what happens to someone who is a...
People have different kinds of hair. What is your hair like? Is it straight or curly? What kind of hair do your friends have?
Look at this little girl with a balloon. Do you like blowing up balloons? Look at all the different shapes and Colors! What will the children do with so many balloons?
Do you know some things that are very strong? Which animals are very strong? How do you know? Which machines are very strong? What else is strong?
There are many different kinds of dogs. Some dogs are pets. Other dogs work to help people. They are all different sizes and shapes.
Can you float in the water? What else can float in the water? Can you think of something that can float in the air?
Have you seen a big storm? Storms can bring all kinds of bad weather, like floods, avalanches and hailstorms. What else? They can do damage to trees and buildings. People have to stay inside when t...
Most children like to play games with their friends. They have fun chasing and hiding, or playing ball games. There are lots of ways to stay fit: like swimming and diving, or skipping and jumping. ...
Do you know about things that are under the ground? People who have been exploring have found valuable things like diamonds and silver. Explorers have found useful things like oil under the ground....
Do you forget things sometimes? Have you ever forgotten your hat? Do you ever forget to take your lunch to school? What else do you forget?
What can you think of that is fast and noisy? Some things make a lot of noise on the road. Where else do fast and noisy things go?
Robot went to the zoo with his friend Charlie. He asked lots of questions because he had never seen zoo animals before. He wanted to know their names. Can you read his questions with Robot's voice?
The animals in this story were very hungry. The Three Billy Goats Gruff wanted to cross over a bridge to eat some delicious grass. But an ugly, hungry troll lived under the bridge. How could the go...
The sun makes shadows of all kinds of things. The moon can make shadows at night. A light can make shadows, too.
Have you seen a Puppet Show? It is good fun to have your own puppet show. The children in this story tell how they used old socks to make puppets. Then they were ready to have their Puppet Show.
Many people think that spiders are insects. But spiders are different to insects. Their bodies have two main parts, not three. They have eight legs, not six. What else do you know about spiders?
Building a new road is hard work. What machines are used to build new roads? How do road workers make new roads where there are rivers and forests and mountains?
Can you count all the parts of your body? How many fingernails have you got? How many knuckles are on your hands? What are the parts of your body called?
Joe is a boy who likes seals. He often goes to the rocky beach to take photos of them. He paddles his canoe near them and he helps the wildlife rangers to look after them."
This is a true story. It is about a family of bears that had a scary adventure. Could someone rescue them from trouble?"
This story has been told for hundreds of years. It was written by a man called Aesop, and it has a lesson to teach us. Find out what we can learn from this story."
A butterfly has 4 changes in its life. First it is a little egg laid by the mother butterfly. After a while a caterpillar comes out of the egg. The caterpillar eats and grows until it is big. Then ...
We get a lot of good things from trees. People like to eat chocolate and fruit. Children like to play in trees. Wood and rubber come from trees, and some animals live in trees.
There are many kinds of dances. People in different countries have their own special ways of dancing. They all have music to dance to. Some people like to sing as they dance. How do you like to dance?
It is very important to learn to swim. You need to know how to swim so that you will be safe in the water. Then you will be able to go in boats and swim with your friends.
People and animals and plants all need water. What do people use water for? They get water from the rain. We all know that rain comes down from the sky.
When a big ship crashed onto sharp rocks, it was stuck! Black oil came out of the ship and got onto the seabirds and the beach. The seabirds could not swim with oil on their feathers. Who could sav...
A tortoise is an animal that moves very slowly. A hare is an animal that runs very fast. A tortoise has short legs and a hare has long legs. If they had a race, who do you think would win?
This is a legend, which is an old story that has been told for many years to describe how something happened. It was once believed to be true, but there is no way to prove whether the story is true...
We all need to know some rules that help us to keep safe. Do you know your Road Rules? When you are walking or riding you must remember what to do. What other rules do we need to learn? Always stay...
Paper chains can be made two different ways. The easy way is to join strips of paper made into circles like rings. Another way is to fold strips of paper, then draw a picture. You must make sure yo...
Do you know the story about Goldilocks and the three bears? She went into the bears' house when they were not at home. They had gone out for a walk. She ate their porridge and she sat on their chai...
The wool that grows on a sheep is used for many things. Do you know some ways we use wool? Farmers cut the wool off their sheep every year, then the sheep grow new wool. Do you think they like havi...
What would it be like to swim in the deep sea with the animals that live there? Dolphins are very clever, friendly animals. They often follow boats and they like to meet people. Would you like to s...
What are bugs and beetles? They are many kinds of insects or spiders. They are small animals. Some bugs can bite and others can sting. Lots of bugs can fly, and others crawl or hop or swim. Most bu...
The children in this story are enjoying some funny races. They have to run from the starting line to the end line. They don't mind whether they win or not – they just want to have fun. Look at all ...
In this story, poor Dad had two problems. First he made a mistake because he was thinking hard about his important work. Then a lot of noise stopped him from hearing an important message. He was ve...
This story is about two different giants. The Lonely Giant was sad and grumpy because he was tired of being alone. He wished he had some friends, but he was lonely until he watched the Gentle Giant...
The man in this story was very hungry because he had been lost in the forest with no food. He asked an old woman to give him some food, but she was too mean to share. The young man played a clever ...
Have you been given an invitation? What was it like? An invitation to a party is usually written on a card or letter so that you will know exactly where and when it will be. What would happen if yo...
Sometimes whales seem to forget that they need to stay in deep water. Whales are much too big to swim in shallow water. If they come too close to the beach they get stuck. Kind people try to push t...
What is a life cycle? The growth of a frog from an egg to an adult is most unusual. A frog's egg hatches into a tiny animal that does not look at all like a frog! A tadpole is more like a fish swim...
There are deserts in many parts of the world. Most deserts are huge, dry places where only a few special plants grow. The weather can change quickly from very hot to very cold. People who visit des...
We are living in the Space Age. What do we know about space? The Earth is our planet. It is in space with many other planets. Scientists are still discovering new planets. People have always seen t...
Snakes live in many countries of the world. They belong to the group of animals called reptiles, which have cold blood and scaly skin. A snake is an unusual animal, because it has a simple body wit...
The first time Hare and Tortoise had a race, Hare stopped and slept while Tortoise kept plodding along to win. Hare was cross that he lost the race, so he wanted to race against Tortoise again. Who...
It is important for all people to look after the world we live in. We must take care of the places where animals and plants live. We need to understand how different creatures live, so that we can ...
Reptiles are a very old group of animals that have been on Earth from the time of the most famous reptiles, dinosaurs. Which reptiles are living nowadays? Do you know how they are different from ma...
You are sure to have seen the changes of the tide when you are at the beach. Do you know what makes the tide come in and go out again? How often does it happen? How do the tide changes help sea ani...
We all need to use numbers in our lives every day, for counting and measuring and shopping. As well as being fun, playing games is a good way to get quicker at working with numbers. We can try to w...
Have you sometimes noticed strange things on roadways, such as items that have dropped from vehicles – boxes, ropes, clothing, or strips of rubber? Perhaps you have seen fallen branches, pools of o...
Hundreds of fables were first told by a man named Aesop, who lived in Greece thousands of years ago. They all have a moral (or lesson) to teach us. This story tells what happens to someone who is a...
Your birthday is an important day when your family and friends celebrate with you. They might come to a party or send you cards or presents. You probably have a cake and other lovely food because i...
Have you seen the all the colors of the rainbow? When do we see a rainbow in the sky? What does it tell us about the weather? Bright pretty colors can cheer us up when we are feeling unhappy. The c...
In this family, there were three children who each had a small accident at home. Nobody wanted to take the blame, so their parents played a funny trick on them. They showed the children that they c...
Cats like to hide, and sometimes they get lost. Everyone in Grace's family helped her to hunt for Leo when he was missing. They tried to cheer her up when she was unhappy. Where do you think Leo wa...
Something funny happened when young Beth went to the wharf to watch her parents fishing. They thought she was too young to tell them an important message. They didn't think that she could help them...
Patterns are designs that show the same thing over and over. When shapes or colors are repeated, we see a pattern. Some patterns are made by people, and some can be seen in the world around us. Som...
Do you like dressing up in funny clothes? Look at all the costumes in the dressing-up box. Which costume would you like to wear?
Fruit is delicious food. Yum! Do you know lots of different kinds of fruit? What is your favourite fruit?
Can you get ready all by yourself? Can you do up zips and buttons and bows? What is the first thing you do when you get ready to go out in the morning?
Where do you live? Our homes are called houses. Animals' homes are not like our houses. Do you know the names of some animals' homes?
Can you sing a song? Can you play an instrument? This book shows lots of ways to make music. Which instrument would you like to play?
Do you know the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Goldilocks was a naughty girl. She went into the Bears' house when they had gone out for a walk. She ate their porridge and she sat on th...
Everyone in this story is hungry. The Three Billy Goats Gruff want to cross a bridge to eat some sweet green grass. But under the bridge is a big bad troll . He wants to eat them up. Can they cross...
Have you ever had an x-ray? X-rays are like photographs of your bones. They show what is inside your body. X-rays show if your bones are broken. Animals can have x-rays of their bodies too.
What things do you like to do at school? Who looks after you at school? What special things do you need there?
You know that chickens come from eggs. Lots of other creatures hatch out of eggs, too. Let's look at some creatures that come from eggs.
Playing games is good fun. What game do you like to play most of all? Who plays games with you? Where do you play your games?
Would you like to make a salad? Salads are made from fresh vegetables. Yum! Have you ever made a salad before? What would you put in it to make it tasty?
Do you make different noises sometimes? What noise do you make when you are happy? What noise do you make if you are sad? How do animals talk to each other?
Have you ever grown a plant? It's fun to watch a seed change to a plant. Plants need sunshine and water to grow.
The sea is like a different world. Lots of strange-looking creatures live there. How many of these creatures have you seen?
Do you have some clothes with stripes? Lots of different animals have stripes. Why do you think they have them?
Do you know some very big animals? Are they bigger than you? Which animal is the biggest?
Do you like climbing? Can you climb up high? Where do you go to climb? How high can you go?
Can you hop? How do you hop? Can you hop on your left foot? Can you hop on your right foot? Lots of animals can hop too. Do you know which animals can hop?
Can you catch a ball? What else can you do with a ball? There are lots of different kinds of balls. What games can we play with balls? What do you like to do with a ball?
What do you like to ride on? Stickybeak the parrot likes going for a ride too. Which one of these rides would you like best?
Do you like going fast? What can go very fast? Look at these things going fast.
Have you seen a parrot? What do parrots like to do? In this story you will see Stickybeak the parrot. He is busy doing all the things that parrots like to do.
Have you been flying in a plane? Was it fun to go flying? Do you know lots of things that can fly?
Do you go to the library? What do you do there? Which books do you choose? Do you take some books home? What do you like to read about?
Do you know what we mean when we say opposites? The things in this book are opposites. That means they are quite different to each other. Tall is the opposite to short. Late is the opposite to earl...
Are you good at counting? How many animals can you count in each picture? You need to count very carefully!
What are some things that feel cold when you touch them? What other things are cold? Is there something cold in your home?
Can you think of some things that feel sticky? Have you ever got so hot that your clothes felt sticky? What makes you get sticky fingers sometimes? Do you use sticky tape or paste or stickers? What...
Everyone likes to have fun. What do you like to do that is fun? Who helps us to have fun?
Can you hear any noises now? What are some things that are very noisy? Do you make a lot of noise sometimes? How?
Can you whisper with a very quiet voice? Some animals don't make any noise at all. Do you know which animals have no voice? What else is very quiet?
Have you had a picnic? What things do you need for a picnic? The people in this family have everything that they need for a good picnic. Read about what happens at their picnic.
Do you like delicious food? Yum! What is your favorite food? Do you know where our food comes from?
The children are having a picnic at the zoo. Naughty Max Monkey is looking at their picnic food. He is hungry. Read to see what he does.
Look at your hands. Your hands are good for doing lots of things. What can you do with your hands?
Here are two tricky letters – s and h. S and h together make a new sound. It is different from s for snake and h for hat. S and h together make Sh. Can you say the sound? Sh, Sh, Sh.
Do you know some animals that have spots? Which animals have stripes? Where do they live? What colors are they?
Have you ever seen a hot-air balloon? Hot-air balloons can go up very high. Max Monkey went for a ride in a hot-air balloon. It went up very high and something funny happened.
Can you swim? Lots of animals can swim too. All the animals in this book are good swimmers. They can swim fast.
Are you good at counting? Lots of things have wheels to make them move. Some things have only one wheel and some things have lots of wheels. Can you count the wheels?
Can you go fast? Do you run fast? How can you have a fast ride? What are some things that can go fast? Which animals can go fast?
Can you think of some things that go up high? Have you ever been somewhere high? What can make something go up high?
We all know that the sun is round. What else is round like the sun? Can you see something round right now?
All kinds of food have a different taste. We like food that tastes good. Some food tastes too sweet or too sour. What kind of food is good for you? Which food do you like best?
What are some things you can see in a garden? Do you know some small animals that live in a garden? What else can we find there?
You know that chickens hatch out of eggs. Lots of other baby animals hatch out of eggs too. Birds and fish lay eggs to hatch their babies. What other animals hatch out of eggs?
How do you move along? Do you move in different ways? Can you creep and bounce? Can you skip and roll? Animals can move in lots of ways, too.
Do you like painting? Do you know all the Colors in the world? In this story we will mix some paints together to make some new Colors.
These animals are all running away. The big bad tiger is chasing them. They have come to a river with no bridge. How will they cross over the river?
We like pockets on our clothes. Have you got a pocket? What is in it? What else do we put in our pockets? What do adults put in their pockets?
This Robot came to visit the young boy. The Robot had never been outside before. He saw things that he had never ever seen. He asked lots of questions about the weather. Can you read his questions ...
People all over the world live in different kinds of homes. They need houses to suit the weather where they live. What makes your home warm in winter? How do you keep your home cool in summer? W...
How old are you? Do you know someone who is very old? Who is very young? How old are your friends? How old are the other people in your family? How old will you be when you have your next birthday?
Children go to school all over the world. They get to school in lots of different ways. Some children go by bus or train. Some get a ride from their home to school. How do you go to your school?
We all know that birds have two wings. What else has wings to fly? Do you know something that has four wings? What has got two wings, but can't fly?
Things that work need power to make them go. What makes a train go? How does a light shine? How do we get heat to cook our food? What makes our homes warm? There are many kinds of power.
Some things are very scary. Everybody is frightened of something. What are you frightened of? Grace is brave about most things she sees. Find out one thing that is scary for her.
Buddy was Tom's little dog. He liked to do things that other dogs couldn't do. He liked to learn new tricks. He copied everything that Tom did.
What do people do when they get dirty? Do you know how animals get clean? They don't have a bath or a shower. They have lots of different ways to get clean.
Do you know which side is left and which side is right? Can you make an L shape with your left hand? Hold up your right hand and touch your right ear. These children are looking for hidden treasure...
What can you do with your legs? Which animals have two legs like us? Do you know some animals with four legs? Who else has four legs? Are there some animals with six legs?
These children are good at pretending. They like to wear different clothes and pretend that they are far away having exciting adventures. They pretend that their tree house is really a castle or a ...
Rabbit has a little white tail that is round. He thinks it is a beautiful tail. All the other animals like their own tails best. Which tail do you think is the best one?
Animals are all different shapes and sizes. Which one has enormous ears but tiny eyes? Which animal is the smallest? Which one has the longest tail? Do you know which animal is the biggest in the w...
Many people choose jobs where they help other people. What work can they do that helps people? What jobs do you know that make things better for us? Do you know what job you would like to do?
Some things need a push to make them move. Some other things move when they are pulled. Which things can be moved by pushing them? Which things are moved by a pull?
Tyrannosaurus Rex was an enormous dinosaur that lived on earth millions of years ago. T Rex was probably the fiercest of all the dinosaurs. We know what the dinosaurs were like because people have ...
Do you like to do things all by yourself? What can you do all by yourself? Do you like someone to help you sometimes? When do you like to have some help?
Poor baby elephant has got a knot in his trunk! How do you think that knot got there? What will happen to poor Baby Elephant? What does an elephant do with its trunk?
One morning the zoo keeper was late. The zoo animals had to wait for their breakfast. The hungry animals made a lot of noise, but they couldn't wake the zoo keeper up. Who had a good idea to wake h...
Do you like playing hiding games? The animals are hiding from Max Monkey. He is trying to find them all. Who will be the winner?
Have you ever been lost? Where did you get lost? What did you do when you were lost? Who found you? Grace did not want to wear her ordinary clothes to the zoo. She wanted to show the animals her ne...
Do you like using scissors? What do you like to cut? Mrs Snip Snap loves to cut things with her scissors. She likes to snip all kinds of things.
Everybody likes story time. Which story do you like best? Why do you like one story best? What happens at the end of the story?
You are good at reading stories in books. There are lots of other places to read things. Where else can we read stories and messages? Why do we read signposts and notices?
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived millions of years ago. It was a long time before there were any people on the earth. Scientists have looked at dinosaur bones and found out many things about what...
Patterns are designs that show the same thing over and over. When shapes or colors are repeated, we see a pattern. Some patterns are made by people, and some can be seen in the world around us. Som...
Have you seen a telescope? What happens when you look through it? In this story, James and Molly used their telescope to help them hunt for dinosaurs. They had to be careful not to go too close to ...
Have you been flying? Paulo always loved flying. When he was young, he watched things that could fly, and he liked to make things fly. When he learned to be a pilot, he always wanted to go higher a...
Everyone knew that Grace loved cats and kittens. The only present she wanted was a real kitten. She was hoping that somebody would give her a pet kitten. She had presents of all different shapes an...
Sally Snip Snap was busy getting ready for her party. What would she have to do to get ready for a party? She asked the children to help her, but nobody would. They all said they were too busy to h...
Do you know the story about Little Red Riding Hood? The Big Bad Wolf wanted to eat the food in her basket! Poor Grandma had to hide from him. The wolf tried to trick Little Red Riding Hood. Someone...
Do you like treasure hunts? What do you have to do? These children had to follow a trail of papers to find a surprise. Where do you think it was hidden? What do you think the surprise was?
Everyone in this story was hungry. The three Billy Goats Gruff wanted to cross over a bridge to eat some delicious grass. But an ugly, hungry troll lived under the bridge. How could they cross over...
Do you know how to use a calendar? A calendar is a chart with numbers and words. It shows us the year, the months, the weeks, the days, and the dates. Can you find the date of a special day, lik...
Do you know the story about the three little pigs? The wicked wolf wanted to eat them up, but they were far too clever for him! Do you know how the pigs tricked the wolf?
Grandpa hid some treasure for Charlie to find, then he gave him clues. Grandpa told Charlie he was cold when he was far away from the hidden treasure. Then he told him that he was getting warm when...
Have you ever been camping in a tent? Where did you go? What was it like at the camp? These children went camping with their uncle, while Aunty stayed at home. How could they send her a message whe...
Do you like playing party games? These children had to read a message, then choose who to pass the box to. What do you think was written on each message? What do you think was in the box?
Have you ever been to a small island? Charlie's Grandmother, Nan, lives on an island. What would it be like to live on an island? How would you get your food and clothes? What games would you be ab...
The animals had fun at their playground, but poor Baby Elephant felt sad and lonely. He was too big and heavy to play there. He couldn't fit on the slides and swings. Who had some good ideas to hel...
Do you know what pirates look like? Where do they go? What do they do? Why? In this story, there is a good pirate called Smiler, who has a parrot called Stickybeak. They play a clever trick on the ...
What is a life cycle? A butterfly goes through four stages in its life. It changes into something different each time. It starts as a tiny egg, and later it becomes a chrysalis. More changes happen...
We all need different clothes at different times, depending on the weather and what we are doing. What do you wear when you go to a party? What clothes do you need for sports? Which clothes do you ...
Something funny happened when young Beth went to the wharf to watch her parents fishing. They thought she was too young to tell them an important message. They didn't think that she could help them...
When a fierce fire was burning through the jungle, it was dangerous for all the animals who lived there. Flames spread very quickly as they burned the trees and bushes and vines. What do you think ...
This story is about some bad pirates who were very greedy. They always wanted more money and more food. Some clever animals thought of a good way to teach them a lesson. What do you think the anima...
Cats like to hide, and sometimes they get lost. Everyone in Grace's family helped her to hunt for Leo when he was missing. They tried to cheer her up when she was unhappy. Where do you think Leo wa...
In this family, there were three children who each had a small accident at home. Nobody wanted to take the blame, so their parents played a funny trick on them. They showed the children that they c...
This story is about an accident that happened far out at sea. When Baby Whale was learning all kinds of whale tricks, he made a bad mistake. He had to think of a clever plan for a rescue.
Do you know that spiders' homes are called cobwebs? Where do spiders like to make their webs? They always work silently, so we don't often notice them. Have you ever watched a spider spinning its w...
The man in this story was so huge that people called him a giant. But he wasn't fierce or mean like some giants. He liked to do kind things to help anybody who was in trouble. That's why he was cal...
Have you seen the all the colors of the rainbow? When do we see a rainbow in the sky? What does it tell us about the weather? Bright pretty colors can cheer us up when we are feeling unhappy. The c...
Have you ever had an invitation? What was written on it? Where did you go? Who was there, and what did you do? There was a surprise visitor at the party in this story. Can you guess who it was?
What do you know about vintage cars? They are really old cars that are quite valuable. Sometimes people drive their vintage cars to join in a parade. Tin Lizzy was a vintage car that wanted to go i...
People who play sport usually have to spend time at practice. What does their coach do to help them? Sports teams often have competitions to find out who are the best players. Often there is a priz...
Watch Me Swim Spanish Edition. Can you swim? Lots of animals can swim too. All the animals in this book are good swimmers. They can swim fast.
The Junk Box Spanish Edition. What is junk? What can we make out of old junk? What can we put in the junk box? What else? Where do we get old junk from?
Whose Tail is This? Spanish Edition. Animals' tails are all different shapes and sizes. Some animals have tails that are wide, or strong, or curly. Some are white, and some have stripes. One tail i...
I Like to Paint Spanish Edition. When you paint a picture, you can choose the best paint to use. What would you use to paint an elephant? What would you paint with pink or purple?
A Forest Fire Spanish Edition. Do you know many animals that live in the forest? When there is a fire, they have to leave their homes and hurry out of the forest. Who do you think goes in to help t...
Hatching Eggs Spanish Edition. You know that chickens hatch out of eggs. Lots of other baby animals hatch out of eggs too. Birds and fish lay eggs to hatch their babies. What other animals hatch ou...
How Old Are You? Spanish Edition. How old are you? Do you know someone who is very old? Who is very young? How old are your friends? How old are the other people in your family? How old will you be...
What Could I Be? Spanish Edition. What work would you like to do when you grow up? You could learn how to be a firefighter or a diver. You might like to be a vet or an acrobat. What else would y...
Feed the Ducks Spanish Edition. Have you ever gone to the duck pond to feed the ducks? Beth took a bag of bread to the park to feed the ducks. On the way to the pond she met some other animals. The...
Robot at the Zoo Spanish Edition. Robot went to the zoo with his friend Charlie. He asked lots of questions because he had never seen zoo animals before. He wanted to know their names. Can you read...
Jobs People Do Spanish Edition. Many people choose jobs where they help other people. What work can they do that helps people? What jobs do you know that make things better for us? Do you know what...
Dance, Dance, Dance Spanish Edition. There are many kinds of dances. People in different countries have their own special ways of dancing. They all have music to dance to. Some people like to sing ...
Hide from Max Monkey Spanish Edition. Do you like playing hiding games? The animals are hiding from Max Monkey. He is trying to find them all. Who will be the winner?
Hare & Tortoise Spanish Edition. A tortoise is an animal that moves very slowly. A hare is an animal that runs very fast. A tortoise has short legs and a hare has long legs. If they had a race,...
Let's Make a Volcano Spanish Edition. What do you know about a volcano? When a mountain erupts, it explodes! Hot melted rock, called lava, comes out of its top and flows down the side of the mounta...
Discover Dinosaurs Spanish Edition. Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived millions of years ago. It was a long time before there were any people on the earth. Scientists have looked at dinosaur bones ...
"Kua haere koe mo tetahi haerenga? He aha nga taputapu paimo te haerenga? Kei tenei whanau nga mea tika mo te haerenga.Panuitia tenei e pa ana ki o ratou harenga."
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) Anei...
"E pai ana koe ki nga kai tino reka? Te namunamua!He aha tou tino kai?Kei te mohio koe no hea o tatou kai?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) koe | mai | te | tikina
"Do you like delicious food? Yum!...
"He pai ki te nuinga o nga tangata te toro atu ki te tahuna, te mahahoki o nga mea hei kite, hei mahi kei reira. He aha nga mea pai ki akoe ki te tahuna?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) ki | kite | m...
"Kei te mohio koe i etahi kararehe nui?Kei te nui ake ratou i a koe?He aha te kararehe nui rawa atu?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) ahau | ki | nui | tino
"Do you know some very big animals?Are t...
"Ka paru to akomanga i etahi wa? Me awhina nga tangata katoa i tewa whakapai. He aha nga mea hei mahi whakapai mau? He aha tomahi i muri i te wa whakapai?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) haere | mato...
"Kua kite koe i nga ahuatanga o te kanohi e whakaatu ana i nga karea roto o te tangata? Ka mohio koe mena ka mataku te tangata na teahua o tana kanohi. He roimata to te hunga pouri, he menemene tot...
"Kei te pai koe ki te piki ki runga?Ka taea e koe ki te piki teitei rawa atu?Ka haere koe ki hea ki te piki ki runga?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) au | haere | heke | ki runga | te
Do you like ...
"E pai ana koe ki nga kai tino reka? Te namunamua!He aha tou tino kai?Kei te mohio koe no hea o tatou kai?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) ahau | awhi | Awhina | Haere mai | i | taku/aku
"Sometime...
"Kei te mohio koe ki te hanga i tetahi tangata hukarere? I etahi wahimahana kaore e kite te hukarere, kaore hoki nga tangata e hanga Itetahi tangata hukarere. Ko te pukapuka nei ka korero me pehea ...
"He aha ai e ngu ana o tatou whare i te po? I etahi wa ka ohokoe i waenganui po? He aha ai ka oho koe? Ko wai atu e ohoana i te po? He aha ai?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) kua | kuri | ngeru | te ...
"Ia ra ka tuwhera, ka kati o tatou karu me o tatou waha. He aha atuma tatou te whakatuwhera me te kati? He aha ai tatou e hiahia kinga mea e tuwhera, a, ka kati ano hoki."
Kupu Aronga (Sight Wor...
"He maha nga momo rereketanga o te huarere. Kua kite koe I temarangai me te hau? me te whatitiri me te uira? Etahi ra he ua, hehukawhatu. I nga wahi makariri he hukarere. He aha te huarere epai ana...
"Kei te pai koe ki te haere tere rawa?He aha ka haere tere rawa?Tirohia enei mea e haere tere rawa."
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) here | ki | Tirohia | te
"Do you like going fast?What can go ver...
"He pai ki a tatou nga huawhenua. Te maha hoki o nga momohuawhenua rereke. He aha nga huawhenua pai ki a koe? Ka taea ekoe te tipu i etahi i roto i to mara kai."
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) maua |...
"Ka pai koe ki te hi ika? He maha nga rautaki hei hopu ika.He maha nga wahi pai mo te hi ika. Kei hea nga wahi pai mou?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) He | ki | rawe | te
"Do you like fishing? Th...
"Kua haere koe mo tetahi haerenga? He aha nga taputapu paimo te haerenga? Kei tenei whanau nga mea tika mo te haerenga.Panuitia tenei e pa ana ki o ratou harenga."
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) Anei...
"E pai ana koe ki nga kai tino reka? Te namunamua!He aha tou tino kai?Kei te mohio koe no hea o tatou kai?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) koe | mai | te | tikina
"Do you like delicious food? Yum!...
"He pai ki te nuinga o nga tangata te toro atu ki te tahuna, te mahahoki o nga mea hei kite, hei mahi kei reira. He aha nga mea pai ki akoe ki te tahuna?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) ki | kite | m...
"Kei te mohio koe i etahi kararehe nui?Kei te nui ake ratou i a koe?He aha te kararehe nui rawa atu?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) ahau | ki | nui | tino
"Do you know some very big animals?Are t...
"Ka paru to akomanga i etahi wa? Me awhina nga tangata katoa i tewa whakapai. He aha nga mea hei mahi whakapai mau? He aha tomahi i muri i te wa whakapai?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) haere | mato...
"Kua kite koe i nga ahuatanga o te kanohi e whakaatu ana i nga karea roto o te tangata? Ka mohio koe mena ka mataku te tangata na teahua o tana kanohi. He roimata to te hunga pouri, he menemene tot...
"Kei te pai koe ki te piki ki runga?Ka taea e koe ki te piki teitei rawa atu?Ka haere koe ki hea ki te piki ki runga?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) au | haere | heke | ki runga | te
Do you like ...
"E pai ana koe ki nga kai tino reka? Te namunamua!He aha tou tino kai?Kei te mohio koe no hea o tatou kai?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) ahau | awhi | Awhina | Haere mai | i | taku/aku
"Sometime...
"Kei te mohio koe ki te hanga i tetahi tangata hukarere? I etahi wahimahana kaore e kite te hukarere, kaore hoki nga tangata e hanga Itetahi tangata hukarere. Ko te pukapuka nei ka korero me pehea ...
"He aha ai e ngu ana o tatou whare i te po? I etahi wa ka ohokoe i waenganui po? He aha ai ka oho koe? Ko wai atu e ohoana i te po? He aha ai?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) kua | kuri | ngeru | te ...
"Ia ra ka tuwhera, ka kati o tatou karu me o tatou waha. He aha atuma tatou te whakatuwhera me te kati? He aha ai tatou e hiahia kinga mea e tuwhera, a, ka kati ano hoki."
Kupu Aronga (Sight Wor...
"He maha nga momo rereketanga o te huarere. Kua kite koe I temarangai me te hau? me te whatitiri me te uira? Etahi ra he ua, hehukawhatu. I nga wahi makariri he hukarere. He aha te huarere epai ana...
"Kei te pai koe ki te haere tere rawa?He aha ka haere tere rawa?Tirohia enei mea e haere tere rawa."
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) here | ki | Tirohia | te
"Do you like going fast?What can go ver...
"He pai ki a tatou nga huawhenua. Te maha hoki o nga momohuawhenua rereke. He aha nga huawhenua pai ki a koe? Ka taea ekoe te tipu i etahi i roto i to mara kai."
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) maua |...
"Ka pai koe ki te hi ika? He maha nga rautaki hei hopu ika.He maha nga wahi pai mo te hi ika. Kei hea nga wahi pai mou?"
Kupu Aronga (Sight Words) He | ki | rawe | te
"Do you like fishing? Th...
Do you like dressing up in funny clothes? Look at all the costumes in the dressing-up box. Which costume would you like to wear?
Fruit is delicious food. Yum! Do you know lots of different kinds of fruit? What is your favourite fruit?
Can you get ready all by yourself? Can you do up zips and buttons and bows? What is the first thing you do when you get ready to go out in the morning?
Where do you live? Our homes are called houses. Animals' homes are not like our houses. Do you know the names of some animals' homes?
Can you sing a song? Can you play an instrument? This book shows lots of ways to make music. Which instrument would you like to play?
Do you know the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Goldilocks was a naughty girl. She went into the Bears' house when they had gone out for a walk. She ate their porridge and she sat on th...
Everyone in this story is hungry. The Three Billy Goats Gruff want to cross a bridge to eat some sweet green grass. But under the bridge is a big bad troll . He wants to eat them up. Can they cross...
Have you ever had an x-ray? X-rays are like photographs of your bones. They show what is inside your body. X-rays show if your bones are broken. Animals can have x-rays of their bodies too.
What things do you like to do at school? Who looks after you at school? What special things do you need there?
You know that chickens come from eggs. Lots of other creatures hatch out of eggs, too. Let's look at some creatures that come from eggs.
Playing games is good fun. What game do you like to play most of all? Who plays games with you? Where do you play your games?
Would you like to make a salad? Salads are made from fresh vegetables. Yum! Have you ever made a salad before? What would you put in it to make it tasty?
Do you make different noises sometimes? What noise do you make when you are happy? What noise do you make if you are sad? How do animals talk to each other?
Have you ever grown a plant? It's fun to watch a seed change to a plant. Plants need sunshine and water to grow.
The sea is like a different world. Lots of strange-looking creatures live there. How many of these creatures have you seen?
Do you have some clothes with stripes? Lots of different animals have stripes. Why do you think they have them?
Do you know some very big animals? Are they bigger than you? Which animal is the biggest?
Do you like climbing? Can you climb up high? Where do you go to climb? How high can you go?
Can you hop? How do you hop? Can you hop on your left foot? Can you hop on your right foot? Lots of animals can hop too. Do you know which animals can hop?
Can you catch a ball? What else can you do with a ball? There are lots of different kinds of balls. What games can we play with balls? What do you like to do with a ball?
What do you like to ride on? Stickybeak the parrot likes going for a ride too. Which one of these rides would you like best?
Do you like going fast? What can go very fast? Look at these things going fast.
Have you seen a parrot? What do parrots like to do? In this story you will see Stickybeak the parrot. He is busy doing all the things that parrots like to do.
Have you been flying in a plane? Was it fun to go flying? Do you know lots of things that can fly?
Do you go to the library? What do you do there? Which books do you choose? Do you take some books home? What do you like to read about?
Do you know what we mean when we say opposites? The things in this book are opposites. That means they are quite different to each other. Tall is the opposite to short. Late is the opposite to earl...
Are you good at counting? How many animals can you count in each picture? You need to count very carefully!
What are some things that feel cold when you touch them? What other things are cold? Is there something cold in your home?
Can you think of some things that feel sticky? Have you ever got so hot that your clothes felt sticky? What makes you get sticky fingers sometimes? Do you use sticky tape or paste or stickers? What...
Everyone likes to have fun. What do you like to do that is fun? Who helps us to have fun?
Can you hear any noises now? What are some things that are very noisy? Do you make a lot of noise sometimes? How?
Can you whisper with a very quiet voice? Some animals don't make any noise at all. Do you know which animals have no voice? What else is very quiet?
Have you had a picnic? What things do you need for a picnic? The people in this family have everything that they need for a good picnic. Read about what happens at their picnic.
Do you like delicious food? Yum! What is your favorite food? Do you know where our food comes from?
The children are having a picnic at the zoo. Naughty Max Monkey is looking at their picnic food. He is hungry. Read to see what he does.
Look at your hands. Your hands are good for doing lots of things. What can you do with your hands?
Here are two tricky letters – s and h. S and h together make a new sound. It is different from s for snake and h for hat. S and h together make Sh. Can you say the sound? Sh, Sh, Sh.
Do you know some animals that have spots? Which animals have stripes? Where do they live? What colors are they?
Have you ever seen a hot-air balloon? Hot-air balloons can go up very high. Max Monkey went for a ride in a hot-air balloon. It went up very high and something funny happened.
Can you swim? Lots of animals can swim too. All the animals in this book are good swimmers. They can swim fast.
What are some of the places you can visit near your home? Is there a playground or a school? Can you walk to a store or a park? What else is in your neighborhood? Previously published as Our Neighb...
Are you good at counting? Lots of things have wheels to make them move. Some things have only one wheel and some things have lots of wheels. Can you count the wheels?
Can you go fast? Do you run fast? How can you have a fast ride? What are some things that can go fast? Which animals can go fast?
Can you think of some things that go up high? Have you ever been somewhere high? What can make something go up high?
What are some things you can see in a garden? Do you know some small animals that live in a garden? What else can we find there?
We all know that the sun is round. What else is round like the sun? Can you see something round right now?
All kinds of food have a different taste. We like food that tastes good. Some food tastes too sweet or too sour. What kind of food is good for you? Which food do you like best?
You know that chickens hatch out of eggs. Lots of other baby animals hatch out of eggs too. Birds and fish lay eggs to hatch their babies. What other animals hatch out of eggs?
How do you move along? Do you move in different ways? Can you creep and bounce? Can you skip and roll? Animals can move in lots of ways, too.
Do you like painting? Do you know all the Colors in the world? In this story we will mix some paints together to make some new Colors.
These animals are all running away. The big bad tiger is chasing them. They have come to a river with no bridge. How will they cross over the river?
We like pockets on our clothes. Have you got a pocket? What is in it? What else do we put in our pockets? What do adults put in their pockets?
This Robot came to visit the young boy. The Robot had never been outside before. He saw things that he had never ever seen. He asked lots of questions about the weather. Can you read his questions ...