New Releases by Barbara Barbieri McGrath

Count five fast ostriches as they flee—and hide—from a lurking lion in this playful, rhyming twist on an early concepts counting book! Five ostriches run, stomp, and hide from a sneaky lion. . . . But a surprise ending reveals that the lion is only trying to play hide-and-seek! The back of the book includes five fun facts about ostriches and an idea for a game that will inspire your little readers to get moving, too.

Five little penguins are content in the cold--until they spot a menacing mammal! With a rhyming narrative that counts to five, adorable penguins are soaring--or flying--through the sea, trying to elude a lurking creature. But as young readers of this charming tale will discover, a friendly seal is only looking to play a game of tag.

Introduce your littlest readers to the joys of Easter by counting colorful eggs, fluffy bunnies, and springtime flowers. Count from one to five on Baby’s first Easter egg hunt! With fuzzy ducklings, Easter bonnets, and bouquets of bright daffodils Easter Counting is the perfect introduction to a variety of colors, shapes, and seasonal treats. How many eggs will you find? Welcome spring, and celebrate the holiday with this colorful counting board book that is a perfect fit for Baby''s first Easter basket!

As the McGrath Math series continues, the cute and bouncy teddies introduce subtraction to young readers. Great for in-class use with popular bear manipulatives, simple verse and bright colors make math and subtraction as easy as 3-2-1!

Children dress up in brightly colored costumes to go trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

Big bears sort, count, and add tiny teddies in this companion book to the popular McGrath Math series.

Poor little gray bunny. He’s the only one that does any work around the barn. From weaving the baskets to baking the cupcakes to caring for the flowers, the little gray bunny does it all. He gets no help from the turtle, who likes to hide all day long. The duck won’t leave the tub, pool, or wherever there is water. And forget about the lamb—all she wants to do is eat hay! When the little gray bunny finds a big pile of eggs ready for dyeing and hiding, his lazy friends refuse to help. But when it comes time for the Easter egg hunt, the turtle, duck, and lamb can’t wait to join in and get a prize. But the little gray bunny has a trick up his sleeve—and the prize is not what his friends expect. This retelling of "The Little Red Hen" is a wonderful companion to Barbara Barbieri McGrath’s earlier books, THE LITTLE RED ELF and THE LITTLE GREEN WITCH. Violet Kim’s bright and kid-friendly illustrations add to the humor of this timeless and classic story.

The teddy bears are back—this time to teach readers all about patterns. Similar to the first three books in the McGrath Math series of concept books, TEDDY BEAR PATTERNS uses rhyming verse to explain the concepts illustrated by the colorful teddies. This simple text helps children to follow along as the teddy bears sort by color, and arrange into patterns of two colors, three colors, and so on. Readers will also discover how they can use patterns to skip count, add, and even multiply, before trying their hand at creating a pattern of their own. TEDDY BEAR PATTERNS is a worthwhile addition to the classroom, especially those that already use bear counters or other manipulatives as learning tools. Back matter provides a summary of the concepts introduced in the book.

Get ready to move while you count! In this follow-up to Teddy Bear Counting and Teddy Bear Math, kids will be jumping, wriggling, and spinning as they practice their math skills. Like a game of Simon Says, children are asked to moo like cows, fly like planes, and pat their heads while they count, add, sort, and subtract. The hands-on interaction makes math exciting for young learners. Teachers will find this book perfect for use with bear counters or other classroom manipulatives. Studies show that movement stimulates the brain and helps kids focus. With its bright, colorful illustrations and simple, sing-song rhymes, this book will have little ones eager to go back to the beginning and do more math!

Colorful teddies make great counting tools. Grab four big handfuls, then follow the rules. In a follow-up to Teddy Bear Counting, young learners can build on their math skills with their colorful teddy bear friends. Math concepts include sorting, graphing, counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Even kindergartners can learn complicated math skills easily with these bouncy rhymes, familiar teddy bear manipulatives, and step-by-step instructions that make learning math fun and exciting. Simple, bright illustrations show children how to set up their teddy bear sets, graphs, and equations, with plenty of white space to make each step clear. Cute teddies and a few helping hands will ensure that little ones can’t wait to go back to the beginning and do more math!

Teddy bears introduce numbers from one to twelve, as well as colors and shapes.

In this version of "The little red hen" set at the North Pole, a penguin and a hare refuse to help an elf plant, grow, and decorate an evergreen tree but nevertheless expect to open the presents found under its branches on Christmas Day.

The little green witch''s three friends are too lazy to help her tend the pumpkin seeds she has planted, but when they all want to eat the pumpkin pie that she makes, the witch exacts her revenge.

Use M&M''s chocolate candies as a learning tool to learn subtraction.

Uses M & M colored candies to reinforce counting and addition.

An introduction to counting using the history, rules, and fun facts about soccer, the world''s most popular game.

Rhyming text and the M&M''s characters make this a fun way to learn. Full color.

Children can join in the Fourth of July parade by filling in the missing pieces in each illustration with colorful "M&M''S" "RM" Chocolate Candies. Then, they can help prepare the Thanksgiving feast. Learn to count and match colors with these interactive board books.

"Skittles "RM" Bite Size Candies, adorn each page and help young mathematicians visualize advanced math concepts, such as number sentences and fractions. Fun, clever riddles help kids think through the problems and are a great introduction to more advanced word problems.

Asks readers to place M&M candies in the slots in the illustrations as they find and count the Easter eggs. On board pages.

Asks readers to place M & M candies in the slots in the illustrations as they celebrate at a birthday party.

Fill in the eggs in the various colorful illustrations with M & M chocolate candies and then see how many you''ve collected.

Necco "Sweethearts" candies provide the text for images of doting animals and their young.

A simple counting book using Kellogg''s froot loops.

Goldfish crackers from one to ten have an underwater adventure.

Uses the numbers from one to twenty to introduce various aspects of the game of baseball.

Preparations are underway for Santa''s visit, but the reader must add M&M''s candies to the reindeer, elf, gingerbread cookies, and other Christmas symbols to complete the holiday cheer.