Most Popular Books by Linda Hayward

This beloved bible story is now available for emerging readers! Noah's Ark, one of the bible's most beloved stories, is now available for beginning readers in this Step into Reading (Step 1) edition of the exciting tale. Join Noah, his family, and two of every animal, for a story full of adventure, hope, and love. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text is paired with picture clues to help children decode the story.

An adaptation of the Aesop fable, "The Crow and the Pitcher," in which a clever crow figures out how to get a drink of water when another crow has given up.

A collection of five early reader Sesame Street books.

Illus. in full color. "In this very simple retelling of the Old Testament story, baby Moses is hidden in the river and later found and raised by the pharaoh's daughter. Lush watercolors provide the backdrop for a large-print text with only a few difficult words. A good addition to the series, offering new readers the satisfaction of mastering a Bible story on their own."--Booklist.

Oscar the Grouch describes the things he likes about living in a garbage can on Sesame Street, as well as the things that make him grouchy.

« Vos animaux préférés ont-ils une queue ? Une queue brillante ou blanche ? Une queue épaisse ? Ou une queue de chat ! Ou une queue qu’on ne voit que la nuit, des QUEUES ! » Découvrez toutes sortes de queues avec ce livre de lecture pour débutants, amusant et illustré de textes répétitifs ! Ce livre de niveau 1 utilise en moyenne 2 à 4 mots par page, des images qui suggèrent le sens et des rimes amusantes. « Queues !» aidera les enfants à progresser en lecture, à l’école comme à la maison, et leur donnera le goût de la lecture pour la vie ! Les titres de la collection « Premières lectures » incluent : Queues !, Chapeaux ! Chapeaux !, Compter les ours, Si j’avais un dinosaure, Qui est dans ma baignoire ?, Nouvelles chaussures, Sel et poivre et Dent qui remue. / “Do your favorite animals have tails? Are they bright tails or white tails? Thick tails? Or cat tails! Or tails you only see in the night, TAILS?” Read along about all kinds of tails with this fun Early Reader that uses repetitive text and bright illustrations! This Level 1 Early Reader uses an average of 2- 4 words per page, pictures that suggest meaning, and fun rhymes. “Tails!” will help children achieve reading success in and outside of the classroom while laying the foundation for a lifetime of reading enjoyment! Titles in the Early Reader Series include: Tails!, Hats! Hats! Hats!, Counting Bears, If I Had A Dinosaur, Who’s In My Tub? New Shoes, Salt and Pepper, and Wiggly Tooth.

Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with the Science Solves It! series. These fun books for kids ages 5–8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these questions and more as kid characters dive into physical, life, and earth sciences. Jenna and Kyle's older siblings tease them constantly! After noticing shadows during a day at the beach, Kyle devises a plan to get back at the older kids. All it takes is a flashlight, a lobster costume, and a little creativity. Books in this perfect STEM series will help kids think like scientists and get ahead in the classroom. Activities and experiments are included in every book! (Level One; Science topic: Shadows)

Animals at the Compare-A-Thon compete to determine who is the tallest, longest, slowest, largest, and fastest.

How is a book made? What are the different parts of a book? Readers will learn firsthand as the book they are reading describes how it was made.

Describes how a pencil is manufactured, distributed, and used.

A retelling of Uncle Remus's classic tale of Brer Rabbit written for emergent readers! Brer Fox is always trying to catch Brer Rabbit. But Brer Rabbit is smart! Will he escape from a sticky trap set by that wily fox? Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. "About fifty sentences, with one or two per gracefully color-cartooned page, this tale is reduced to the most basic motifs, but it does respect the ones it keeps. It will be a book to hand to kids who clamor for a version they can read for themselves."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.

Photographs and text follow television reporter Mark Garcia through an exciting day at work.

A boy and his friend share a sailing adventure.

In this adaptation of a familiar story, a father and son take the advice of different people on how they should carry their chiles to market.

Five novels about the spirit of the holiday.

Early one morning Big Bird goes downtown to find someone to play with him.

Some butter. Some sugar. Some eggs. Some flour. Can Cookie Monster bake the biggest cookie in the world? He's sure going to try in this mouth-watering tale.

Andy forgot to do his homework. He only has a few minutes to find out what he needs to complete the project.

When he wakes up earlier than usual, Big Bird observes the morning activities of other early birds in the city.