New Releases by Gillian Doherty

A picture puzzle book with busy scenes of 1001 animals to spot in different environments. Includes an information section with facts about animals, habitats and food webs, and Quicklinks to websites with video clips and activities. A great activity for improving counting, matching and observation skills.

This classic collection of Hans Christian Andersen's tales includes his best-loved characters: Thumbelina, the Ugly Duckling, the Little Mermaid, the Snow Queen, and many more. Beautifully illustrated and retold, these stories are an essential addition to any family bookshelf.

Ce recueil, magnifiquement illustré, contient quinze des contes captivants rassemblés par les frères Grimm. Tu y trouveras des châteaux enchantés, des forêts sombres et inquiétantes, et tout un éventail de personnages extraordinaires pour rêver ou pour frissonner de peur.

This beautifully illustrated volume contains fifteen of the captivating tales collected by the brothers Grimm. Within are stories of enchanted castles, deep, dark forests and a host of extraordinary characters for you to share and enjoy.

Collects and retells classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen.

A compilation of eight previously published books of things to spot, all illustrated by Teri Gower.

Un super livre interactif pour jouer et raconter des histoires. Les jeunes enfants s'amuseront beaucoup à remonter le petit tracteur et à le regarder parcourir les différents circuits. Ils peuvent ajouter des personnages et des animaux au décor pour rendre l'histoire encore plus vivante.

Text, illustrations, and activities explore various aspects of the world of birds, including their physical structure, habitats, and behavior.

Outstanding features include: * A ghoulishly fun puzzle book for aspiring monster-hunters everywhere. * With 1001 things to spot throughout the book's colourful, bustling scenes, including "clambermanders", "scufflebumps" and "pot-bellied flimbos". * Encourages visual recognition and number skills.

Tiptoe through fairyland and discover its many secrets for yourself. This magical book contains six fairy jigsaw puzzles for you to do.

Outstanding features include: * A brilliant puzzle book for wannabee wizards! * With 1001 wizard things to spot throughout the book, including broomsticks, dragons, wishing wells and black cats. * Colourfully illustrated by Teri Gower. * Encourages visual recognition and number skills.

The National statement on quality early learning and child care describes a vision of quality child care for Canada that applies in all service delivery models.

From the underworld realms of brave knights and fair maidens, to the majestic dragon kingdoms of the Far East, this book reveals the fascinating world of dragons; some fierce, some friendly - and one that just can''t stop dancing

Discover the magic of fairyland in this enchanting picture book, which will provide hours of puzzle-solving fun. Search for pretty flower fairies in a secret garden, look for frog princes at fairy school and see if you can find bluebirds flying somewhere over the rainbow.

THE PRESS-OUT STENCILS IN THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU TO DRAW PICTURES OF POPPY, SAM AND ALL THE ANIMALS ON APPLE TREE FARM.

The reader is invited to find and count various things in the illustrations of towns.

Lleno de animales para encontrar, contar y discutir, este libro ayuda desarrollar habilidades con palabras básicas y números.

Con multitud de cosas para descubrir y contar en cada pgina, este libro ofrece al nio muchas horas de entretenimiento, mientras que las atractivas ilustraciones le muestran escenas de la vida en el pasado.

This atlas introduces the basics of geography and mapping whilst facilitating the understanding of the relationship between countries and continents. A wealth of colourful maps, facts, diagrams and photographs introduce the continents and countries of the world and their peoples, physical geography and characteristics.

Young readers will discover amazing facts about birds' nest-building habits and other information with this new guide featuring Internet links to each of the book's topics.

Introduces the physical and human geography of the planet Earth, describes the peoples and societies of each continent, provides an atlas, and suggests related Web sites.

The You Bet I Care! project was the largest and most comprehensive child care study carried out in Canada to date. It produced three extensive and rich data sets which, collectively, contain extensive information about both centre-based and regulated family child care. The Childcare Resource and Research Unit, University of Toronto hosted a one-and-a-half day forum (of key participants from the child care field) in February 2002 in Toronto to discuss, identify and prioritize vital issues/questions facing child care that could be addressed by the rich data sets of YBIC. This paper is the outcome of the research forum.

This fascinating Internet-linked book offers a wide-ranging exploration of the cultures, beliefs, homes, jobs, traditions and everyday lives of the six billion people who inhabit our planet.