Best Selling Books by Joanne Oppenheim

When the Prince refuses to go to bed each night, people come from near and far with "cures," but an old woman knows the best way of putting children to sleep. Reprint.

ufeffFROM AMERICA''S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Every book in the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series is targeted at the individual abilities of children ages four to eight. The three interconnecting levels of the series are structured to grow along with a child''s developing reading skills. This book is just right for a child old enough to say, "I Can Read It Myself," but it will also be enjoyed as a read-aloud by younger children. The Christmas Witch On the first Christmas, Befana missed her chance to go to Bethlehem to welcome the newborn Baby. Now, each year, the good Christmas Witch leaves cookies and gifts at the homes of sleeping children, still hoping to find the Christ Child. Perfect for early independent readers, this simple retelling captures all the wonder of the Italian legend.

Describes in verse a variety of bugs and how they look, behave, and improve our lives.

"This peppy book poses a series of simple questions...then answers them in equally simple terms.... Children just beginning to read will appreciate the text''s basic vocabulary as well as the use of repetition and rhyme...."--Booklist How do you make a bubble? You blow it! How do you pitch a ball? You throw it! Join a bisiterous brigade of dogs as they shake, bake, flip, fly, and frolic through a summer carnival in this rolloicking read-aloud romp! ufeffFROM AMERICA''S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION More than seventy years of educational research and innovative teaching have given the Bank Street College of Education the reputation as America''s most trusted name in early childhood education. Because no two children are exactly alike in their development, we have designed the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series in three levels to accommodate the individual stages of reading readiness of children ages four through eight. - Level 1: GETTING READY TO READ-- (PRE-K to GRADE 1) Books are perfect for reading aloud with children who are getting ready to read or are just beginning to read words or phrases. - Level 2: READING TOGETHER--(GRADES 1 to 3) Books are written especiallly for children who are on their way to reading independently but who may need help. - Level 3: I CAN READ IT MYSELF--(GRADES 2 to 3) Books are designed for children able to read on their own. They also can be enjoyed as read-alouds.

Allie can''t wait to bring her frog in for show-and-tell. But then the frog disappears and she can''t find him anywhere! Watchful readers will get the first and last laugh as they follow the mischievous frog in this playful, easy-to-read caper! More than seventy years of educational research and innovative teaching have given the Bank Street College of Education the reputation as America''s most trusted name in early childhood education. Because no two children are exactly alike in their development, we have designed the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series in three levels to accommodate the individual stages of reading readiness of children ages four through eight. - Level 1: Getting Ready To Read-- (Pre-K to Grade 1) Books are perfect for reading aloud with children who are getting ready to read or are just beginning to read words or phrases. - Level 2: Reading Together--(Grades 1 to 3) Books are written especially for children who are on their way to reading independently but who may need help. - Level 3: I Can Read It Myself--(Grades 2 to 3) Books are designed for children able to read on their own. They also can be enjoyed as read-alouds..

This classic children''s rhyme has been expanded to include other favorite characters such as Little Miss Muffet, Jack Horner-even Humpty Dumpty! Come along on Eency Weency''s travels through the day. FROM AMERICA''S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION More than seventy years of educational research and innovative teaching have given the Bank Street College of Education the reputation as America''s most trusted name in early childhood education. Because no two children are exactly alike in their development, we have designed the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series in three levels to accommodate the individual stages of reading readiness of children ages four through eight. - Level 1: GETTING READY TO READ- (PRE-K to GRADE 1) Books are perfect for reading aloud with children who are getting ready to read or are just beginning to read words or phrases. - Level 2: READING TOGETHER-(GRADES 1 to 3) Books are written especiallly for children who are on their way to reading independently but who may need help. - Level 3: I CAN READ IT MYSELF-(GRADES 2 to 3) Books are designed for children able to read on their own. They also can be enjoyed as read-alouds.

CHILDREN''S BOOKS/AGES 4-8

A variety of roads and the different types of transportation found on them is described in verse accompanied by black and white photographs.

Five stories and rhymes told in rebuses introduce numbers, colors, parts of the body, and other things familiar to a child.

Benny''s family owns a knishery and sells delicious round dumplings. Then the Tisch family opens a store across the street-selling square knishes-and Benny''s papa worries. So he lowers his prices! But Mr. Tisch does too. As each knishery tries to outdo the other, Benny helps his papa realize there''s room on Rivington Street for more than one knishery.

A simple description of different types of birds--how they sound and what they do.