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Push and Pull: Animal Opposites
by Cecilia Minden (Author)

This Level 1 guided reader illustrates examples of “pushing and pulling” found in the animal kingdom.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The concept of opposites is shown in clear, simple terms in this beginning reader. On one page an animal pushes:

A cat can push through a flap in the door.

TURN THE PAGE and readers see a different animal pulling:

This dog is pulling in its leash.

The opposites are paired by types–these animals are both pets–so the book also teaches categorization.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Counting Machines
A Rookie Toddler board book

A digger scoops up dirt. A dump truck rumbles down the road. Bold photos of big machines make learning to count to five fun.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The book is set up just like the title. The counting is first. The left (reverso) page is the counting page:

4
four cement mixers

There are four small cement mixers to count.

The facing page on the right (the recto page) has the machine facts:

A cement mixer is used to make and pour cement.

The photos on the recto pages show the machines at work.

With just one idea per page, these simple board books are just right for toddlers.