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What time will it be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAllenby\u003c\/b\u003e adds another kid-tastic instalment to the Big, Little Concept Books collection that has already graced story times with the Mathical Book Prize honor book \u003ci\u003eShape Up, Construction Trucks!\u003c\/i\u003e, the sound-celebrating \u003ci\u003eListen Up! Train Song, \u003c\/i\u003eand the most recent\u003ci\u003e Look Up High! Things that Fly\u003c\/i\u003e. Like its predecessors, this book features a closing note to caregivers with age-appropriate enrichment activities to extend both the learning and the fun. But they needn’t worry about handing the whole thing over to their children, since the padded cover, rounded corners, and extra-sturdy paper of this Toddler Tough format can endure many a rough reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303561769333,"sku":"9781772783445","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781772783445_f3696e49-4c43-460b-88f9-652fe7a81683.jpg?v=1786024964"},{"product_id":"9781772782158","title":"Shape Up, Construction Trucks!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDump Truck, Dump Truck\u003cbr\u003eComing through!I spy a triangle—how about you?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's no secret that toddlers of any gender love big vehicles. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShape Up, Construction Trucks!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e uses rhyming verse and bright photographs to celebrate this enthusiasm in a unique take on conceptual shape books. Each spread highlights geometric shapes hiding in plain sight on excavators, bulldozers, cranes, and more. And after the toddlers have browsed the pages to their heart's content, a final note to parents offers enriching, age-appropriate activities to keep building their child’s foundational learning skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith repetitive, easy-to-remember verse from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eNat the Cat Can Sleep Like That\u003c\/i\u003e, Victoria Allenby's \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eShape Up, Construction Trucks!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly visual shape book that digs deep. 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With the imaginative play of these creative preschoolers, exploring the\nconcepts of categorization and adding up to 10 has never been so much fun.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you ask a\ngrown-up to add up 8 cars + 2 trucks, they’ll probably say that’s 10 vehicles.\nAnd it’s true. But these 10 young friends know what else those things add up\nto: a race! What will they do with 7 robes + 3 capes? Or 6 pots + 4 pans? 10\nsimple objects can have infinite possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePreviously in the\nBig, Little Concepts series, author Victoria Allenby packaged important\nkindergarten readiness skills in preschooler-perfect books, featuring shape\nrecognition in \u003ci\u003eShape Up, Construction Trucks \u003c\/i\u003eand sound and rhythm in \u003ci\u003eListen\nUp! Train Song\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eLet’s Add Up!, \u003c\/i\u003eaided by the sweet and lively\nillustrations of Maggie Zeng, she cleverly tucks lessons on categorization and\nall the ways to compose the number 10 into a playdate full of enticing\nimagination and creative play. A closing note to caregivers offers enriching,\nage-appropriate activities to keep building their child’s foundational learning\nskills. After all, 5 story time snuggles + 5 more = 10 opportunities to build\nlifelong learning!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304073408885,"sku":"9781772782486","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781772782486_0c321d22-0073-4bc8-adce-e9a27fbe83f9.jpg?v=1786024939"},{"product_id":"9781772782714","title":"Listen Up! 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And after the children have sung along\nthrough the colorful pages, a final note to caregivers offers enriching,\nage-appropriate activities to keep building their child’s foundational learning\nskills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying with sounds and rhythms is a first step to language\ndevelopment. With repetitive, easy-to-remember verse from the award-winning\nauthor of \u003ci\u003eNat the Cat Can Sleep Like That\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShape Up, Construction\nTrucks!\u003c\/i\u003e, Victoria Allenby’s \u003ci\u003eListen Up! Train Song \u003c\/i\u003einvites its young\naudience to recognize the songs of the railway and to proudly sing their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Train lovers will delight in this\nbook featuring photos of trains….[A] perfect match for story hours about things\nthat go. 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Look up there!\u003cbr\u003eThe jet plane soars across the sky.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelicopters, gliders, and planes—oh my! Preschoolers never get tired of cool flying machines. Indulge their love for things with wings (and a few without) with bright photographs and jaunty verse that makes it easy for pre-readers to chime in. They won’t even notice the subtle language lesson in prepositions as the hot air balloon drifts \u003cb\u003ebetween \u003c\/b\u003ethe mountains, the water bomber swoops \u003cb\u003ethrough \u003c\/b\u003ethe smoke, and the space station orbits \u003cb\u003earound \u003c\/b\u003ethe Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eLook Up High! 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