When assistant principal Mr. Wilde commandeers The Magic School Bus, the class fears they'll never get off again. Instead, they find themselves exploring the parts of the body that help us see, touch, taste, hear, and smell. Cartoon illustrations and direct text combine with factoid sidebars to take your child on a fascinating sensory adventure.

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Explaining the science of sensory experiences, this book also models the benefits of hands-on learning.

Say "hello" to this colourful first word book with bumpy pages, flaps, finger trails and tabs for easy page-turning. By seeing and feeling the images, and then hearing someone say the words, young children are using three senses to learn language and make an association between picture and word. BABY SAYS has tabs and flaps to develop gross motor skills, and bumpy finger trails for fine motor skills. Each double page has a theme based on familiar things - animals, family, park, mealtime and on the road - and a gentle rhyming text leads you through the book. This internationally successful Baby Sensory series is bright, bold and built for babies, with strong embedded materials and thick board pages that will endure lots of enthusiastic handling. Other titles in the series are BABY LOOK, a sensory playbook with sliders, holes, textures and lots to learn, and BABY LOVE, a touch-and-feel bedtime book with fur, glitter, felt, a mini book, and a soft blanket. Printed on FSC board from sustainable forests. Perfect for children 1 to 3 years.

If it's time for a nap or a sweet good night, then it's time to swaddle baby, warm and tight. As tender as a cozy hug, this interactive shaped board book celebrates the joy of welcoming a new baby to the world-and the way all new parents wrap up their little ones with love. Is there anything sweeter than a newborn swaddled in a beautiful blanket? Swaddling a baby is a labor of love for every new parent. With a gentle, loving text and a cover that folds and tucks just like a swaddle, this interactive board book captures those magical moments as baby drifts off to sleep, swaddled in softness, and is the perfect gift for new parents or new big siblings.

What did T-Rexes like to eat? How big were they? Little ones can learn fun facts about dinosaurs in this charming board book, filled with adorable illustrations and exciting touch and feel textures for babies to explore.

"A vibrant and sophisticated ode to nature." -Kirkus (starred review) From Caldecott Medalist and Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes and acclaimed painter Laura Dronzek, the bestselling and award-winning creators of Winter Is Here, When Spring Comes, and In the Middle of Fall, this book about summer celebrates the sights, sounds, and smells of the season. Bees buzz, birds sing, and children roll in the grass and feel the heat of the summer sun. With striking verbal imagery, repetition, and alliteration, Kevin Henkes introduces basic concepts of language and the summer season. Laura Dronzek's glowing paintings beautifully illustrate the wonders of summer. In the Middle of Fall, Winter Is Here, When Spring Comes, and Summer Song make for a beautiful quartet of seasonal-theme picture books to share at home or in the classroom. Ideal for introducing the season, for story time, and for bedtime reading.

Playful illustrations and minimal text make this an ideal first "reading" experience for curious babies and toddlers that offers an array of sensory experiences that strengthen fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and soothes tender gums. Our durable line of Tuffybooks are uniquely made to withstand the traditional wear and tear from teething babies and toddlers, BPA-free, and washable. Read it. Chew it. Wash it. Love it. That's the Tuffyway!

Look, what can you see? Explore the outdoors and follow a toddler and parent as they rewild an urban area with the help of their community. Written and illustrated by Amy Huntingdon, this mindful board book follows the early experiences of nature for a young child. With a focus on looking at and appreciating nature, toddlers and parents alike are encouraged to slow down and notice the natural world around them. Also available: Let's Go Out Listen

LEARNING IS FUN: Learn as you go with simple concepts like counting, matching, and opposites. Increase visual thinking, fine-motor skills, and hand-eye coordination

AT HOME OR ON THE GO: Slip into a backpack or bag and make this a quick on-the-go activity

FOR ANY OCCASION: Great for summer activities, road trips, vacations, airplane rides, rainy days, inside activities, birthday gifts and holidays

This stunningly illustrated picture book is an enchanting gift that will sweep kids away this holiday season. A curious caterpillar searches for the true meaning of the word "beautiful." But is there one true meaning-or many? "[Castrillon's] wild drawings carry a decorative impulse to unexpected heights."-New York Times A caterpillar lives a simple life on his leaf until one day, an UnKnown Thing picks him up and calls him beautiful. A question forms in the caterpillar's mind: "What is beautiful?" So begins a quest to discover the true meaning of the word beautiful. Much to the caterpillar's surprise, each animal in the forest has their own unique definition: A bear declares that honeycomb is beautiful! The squirrels say leaves are beautiful! A mole says his burrow is beautiful! What's a caterpillar to do? How Beautiful offers kids an immersive, memorable experience. Elaborate and vivid illustrations by Melissa Castrillon, author of Yellow Kayak and If I Had a Little Dream, combine with a sweet, central message: Beauty is as diverse as we are. "Beautiful" means something different to everyone, and that's okay! The beauty of the natural world is worth celebrating!

many ways! With our ears we hear the birds sing - with our nose we smell the stinky cheese - with our eyes we see the moon and stars (and sometimes glasses help us see even better!) - with our skin we feel the rain (and learn not to touch the hot stove!); and with our tongue we can taste our favourite foods. Isadora's lively art reveals the power and delight of each sense, and young children will see themselves in the charming vignettes that explore a wide range of familiar activities throughout the seasons.

A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008 It is very hard for a sighted person to imagine what it is like to be blind. This groundbreaking, award-winning book endeavors to convey the experience of a person who can only see through his or her sense of touch, taste, smell or hearing. Raised black line drawings on black paper, which can be deciphered by touch, complement a beautifully written text describing colors through imagery. Braille letters accompany the text so that the sighted reader can begin to imagine what it is like to use Braille to read. A full Braille alphabet at the end of the book can be used to learn more. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Winner of the English Association Picture Book Awards 2021, non fiction 4-7 Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2021 It's the beginning of a new day, and through a series of enticing riddles, nature invites a little girl to come out and explore. Who scribbles on the sidewalk with glistening ink? Snail! Who's a comma in a long, long sentence of a stream? Tadpole! Active readers will delight in the clever language and striking illustrations. With each page turn, children will solve the riddles about the familiar animals, plants and the weather that the girl in the story encounters outdoors throughout a whole day. 'The power of Portis's poems, and the surprise each page turn allows, lets readers experience familiar moments with awakened senses, offering them nothing less than a new world filled with fresh experiences.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review

Splish and splash and bring playful scenes to life in full colour just by wetting the pages of this clever dinosaur bath book. Who's your favourite dinosaur? Meet the colourful dinosaur characters from roaring T-rex to smiling brachiosaurus, soaring pterodactyl to strong stegosaurus. Bath time becomes a magical experience like no other with these stunning books from Wee Gallery that are durable and safe to withstand hours of splashy fun, time and time again.

A wonderful account of the sense of smell given to us by the creator, which can be explored endlessly with young children through everyday smells and fragrances, encouraging us to give thanks to God.