books about fish

Last week we learned about fish and its environment. We had great time reading books and doing puzzles. I also asked my children to help me to clean a huge fish to prepare the dinner. They studied fish anatomy through cleaning it. I also offered a simple home made puzzle.

This is the puzzle you can print it and cut along the lines

These are the books we read:

How do fish breathe underwater?
author: Melissa Stewart

fish

author: O'hare Ted

Fish live in water
author: Berger Melvin

finding nemo

author:Mawhinney Art ill

Ten little fish

author:Audrey Wood

A is for apple (Ladybird book)

A is for apple (ladybird) 

Illustrated by   Lynn N Grundy

Age Range: 1-3 years 

Hardcover: 30 pages 

Publisher: Ladybird books

This is a ladybird book for beginners Series S808 . It is a colourful book that covers all the 26 letters of the alphabet. I like the simple illustrations that are suitable for the little ones.

Charlie and Lola's Numbers (Charlie and Lola) book review

Charlie and Lola's Numbers (Charlie and Lola) 

Written by Lauren Child

Illustrated by   

Age Range: 1-3 years 

Hardcover: 12 pages 

Publisher: Candlewick Press

ISBN-13: 9780763635343

This is a very simple and colourful  book that helps your little one count from one to ten. If your child likes the animation, I guess he Will enjoy this very clear and simple book.

Kipper's book of numbers book review

Written by  Mick Inkpin

Illustrated by   

Age Range: 1-3 years 

Hardcover: 20 pages 

Publisher: Red wagon Books

ISBN-13: 978-0152022860

This is a very simple and colourful  book. Kipper the dog counts himself, hedgehogs, hamsters, hens, tortoises, moles, chicks, frogs, snails, and ten friends in this presentation of the numbers from one to ten.

How many snails book review

How many snails?

Written by  Paul Giganti

Illustrated by  Donald Crews

Age Range: 3-6 years 

Hardcover: 24 pages 

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

ISBN-13: 978-0688063702

A young child takes a walk to different places and wonders about the amount and variety of things seen on his way.
this book requires that the child notice small details of the objects and count different specific things . For example, in the flowers page the child asks: 

"How many flowers were there? How many flowers were yellow? How many flowers were yellow with black centers? "

A very interesting website

Today I found a Nice website that contains a huge number of resources to download for free. This website is full of downloadable activities that will help you to teach your preschooler  reading and counting. There are also some activities that are related to some famous picture books. 

As I already wrote a post about the hungry caterpillar The very hungry caterpillar , I enjoyed downloading the related activities founded on the website. I hope you'll find it useful.

The very hungry caterpillar activities

The way I feel 

Written by  Janan Cain

Illustrated by  Janan Cain

Age Range: 3-8 years 

Hardcover: 18 pages 

Publisher: Penton Press

ISBN-13: 978-1884734878

"Feelings come and feelings go.
I never know what they'll be.
Silly or angry, happy or sad-
They're all a part of me!"

This book is a perfect addition to your library. It will help your child interact and better explain his feelings through words. Your little one will learn to name each feeling after reading this rhyming picture book and practicing with you on explaining himself and his feelings. When reading this book with your child try to ask him when he feels like that or what can make him feels like that. Try to find remedies for such situations with him and set boundaries such as (it is not okay to hit someone or through things when you feels angry).

Another counting book

Counting 

  

Age Range: 1-3 years 

Hardcover: 20 pages 

Publisher: Better than broccoli Books

ISBN-13: 9781593400453

Ocean animals introduce your toddler to the numbers one to ten using words, numerals, and pictures. I like the illustrations in this book, they are bright and colorful.

Count with maisy

Written by Lucy Cousins 

Age Range: 1-3 years 

Hardcover: 24 pages 

Publisher:  Candlewick Press

ISBN-13: 978-0763602345

Children everywhere are crazy for Maisy, the adorable white mouse created by Lucy Cousins. You'll have fun counting with Maisy. And look for her many other books for lots more fun! 

This book will teach your toddler to count to ten. The only criticism I have is that as a counting tool I would like to see maisy counting the same object or at least some easily identifiable objects since it is a book for toddlers.

Ten little ladybugs

Written by  Melanie Gerth

Illustrated by  Laura Huliska-Beith

Age Range: 2-4 years 

Hardcover: 22 pages 

Publisher:  Piggy Toes Press 

ISBN-13: 978-1581170917

Little ones will enjoy this book full of bright colours . This book will  introduce them to a number of bugs. They will also learn to count backward as long as ten ladybugs disappear one by one.

Sea sums

Sea sums book review 

Written by  Joy Hulme

Illustrated by  Carol Schwartz

Age Range: 5-8 years 

Hardcover: 32 pages 

Publisher:  Hyperion Books 

ISBN-13: 978-0786821426

This book teaches two lessons through a rhyming text . The author introduces the little child to a number of creatures of a coral reef . He also shows addition and subtraction using the actions and interactions of sea creatures.

Dora's chicks

Written by  Julie Sykes

Illustrated by  Jane Chapman

Age Range: 2-6 years 

Hardcover: 32 pages 

Publisher:  Tiger Tales  

ISBN-13: 978-1589250154

This is a story about a mother hen called Dora doing her best to take care of her six chicks . Once the little chicks gone missing after she went looking for breakfast, The hen searches the entire farmyard, and ask all the animals about the missing chicks. These little chicks appear later in strange places one by one.

toddler story book what about me

Written by  Helen Stephens  

Age Range: 1-4 years 

Hardcover: 24 pages 

Publisher:  DK Publishing 

ISBN-13: 978-0789448408

This is a story for every little child who insists on being the center of attention. A new kitten named Arthur joins  a play group of other animals, one of whom is Charlie, a large, orange cat . When Charlie's friends play with the new comer, Charlie becomes jealous. He tries to show off and attract the attention of his own friends, and refuses their invitation to join them. Then, a little girl helps him understand that Arthur needs friends and that they can all play together.

I Love you always and forever

Written by Jonathan Emmett

Illustrated by Daniel Howarth

Age Range: 2-4 years 

Hardcover: 24 pages 

Publisher:  Cartwheel  Books

ISBN-13: 978-0545209588

This book tells the story of Two brown field mice, a father Longtail and a daughter Littletail. When Littletail challenges Longtail to a race, he wins. Littletail adores hide-and-seek, but Longtail always finds her. At least when they play follow the leader, her father gets stuck because he is too big to follow her through the roots of an old tree. Longtail tells his daughter that he won't be faster, cleverer, and bigger than her forever, and that she will grow to be faster, cleverer and bigger as well. At the end of the day Longtail tells his daughter that one thing will always be the same, no matter what: "“I love you always and forever".

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Written by Eric Carle

Illustrated by Eric Carle

Age Range: 1-3 years 

Hardcover: 26 pages 

Publisher:  Philomel Books

ISBN-13: 978-0399226908

One day a caterpillar pops out of an egg and begins searching for food. The caterpillar eats a different kind of food on each of the seven days of the week. She eats this on Monday and that on Tuesday. So, it is helpful to teach children the days of the week. At the end of the book, she becomes a fat caterpillar and spins a cocoon and then emerges a beautiful butterfly. This book is good to teach the little ones the days of the week, nature, food and also counting.

Ted in a red bed

Ted in a red bed 

Written by Phil Roxbee Cox  

Illustrated by Stephen Cartwright  

Age Range: 4-6 years 

Hardcover: 16 pages 

Publisher: Usborne publishing

ISBN-13: 9780746077177

Ted is a bear. He likes shopping. Ted goes shopping and see a nice red bed. He sleeps on it and see dreams. Once he wakes up, Ted finds himself home. This book is part of an engaging phonics-based series ( easy words to read), especially written to help the little child learn to read. There's a little duck on each page that you have to find. 

Mouse moves house

Mouse moves house 

Written by Phil Roxbee Cox  

Illustrated by Stephen Cartwright Kaban 

Age Range: 4-6 years 

Hardcover: 16 pages 

Publisher: Usborne publishing

ISBN-13: 978-1452132600 

This is a story about Mack the mouse, who is moving house. Mack pack with his friend jack and move at the end of the story on Fat Cat's back. This book is part of an engaging phonics-based series ( easy words to read), especially written to help the little child learn to read.

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