Never Babysit the Hippopotamuses!


Book Description

Babysitting hippopotamuses leads to wacky events and unruly incidents.




Never Ride Your Elephant to School


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A humorous account of the disadvantages of bringing an elephant into the classroom.




Babysitter


Book Description

In Babysitter, Miriam Forman-Brunell brings critical attention to the ubiquitous, yet long-overlooked babysitter in the popular imagination and American history. --from publisher description.




Substitute Teacher Plans


Book Description

Miss Huff prepares an unusual list of activities for the substitute teacher who is covering her class when she takes a much needed day off.




Froggy's Best Babysitter


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Froggy's parents are going out for the night and they've left him with a brand-new babysitter! Froggy tries to help out by feeding his little sister and taking a bath on his own, but only Froggy could create havoc in the kitchen and turn bath time into mess time. Will the new babysitter survive his wellmeant antics until Froggy's parents get home?




Help Your Baby Talk


Book Description

Help Your Baby Talk includes: * 15 easy-to-follow strategies for having educational "conversations" with babies * A Month-by-Month Baby Development and Activity Guide for the first two years-more than 200 age-appropriate exercises, play songs, and games that grow in complexity to match the baby's development * Advice on how to turn ordinary situations and parental tasks-like feedings and diaper changes-into fun learning opportunities * Watchlists-to help parents know what to expect from their baby at each stage




Best Books for Beginning Readers


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The bulk of this volume consists of listings for 1,000-plus books for reading levels from emergent to the second grade. Each entry provides the title, author(s), publisher, year of publication, a brief plot synopsis, and brief description of dominant themes. In addition three introductory chapters d




Forthcoming Books


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Summer Legs


Book Description

Verses describe "summer legs" engaging in activities such as swimming, tree climbing, playing, and picnicking.