New Releases by Tony Mitton

Join a wacky animal crew for an action-packed tour of four amazing machines. Scoop and shovel with a dazzling digger, zoom to the moon in a roaring rocket and race to the rescue aboard a flashing fire engine. Last stop is a terrific train as it clickety-clacks down the track. Playful rhyming text, brilliantly bold art and a helpful picture dictionary make learning about machines more fun than ever before!

A new offering by award-winning poet Tony Mitton, beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey. Short installments comprise The Tale of Tales, the story of a group of animals making their way to Volcano Valley to hear the Tale of Tales, the greatest story ever told. Along the way, the animals meet new travelers and each shares his own story with the group. This delightful story, filled with humor and warmth, and charmingly illustrated throughout with line drawings, is sure to become a favorite for reading aloud, as well as for newly independent readers.

Young children will love hopping into a jeep and joining Bird, Mouse and Rabbit as they go on safari across the African plains to meet some truly amazing animals! From a happy hippopotamus lolling in a mud path to a pride of lions on the prowl, there’s a different animal on every spread, plus many additional creatures to spot along the way! This delightful picture book series is the perfect introduction to some really wild animals. Each of the Amazing Animals books features simple, easy-to-read text and bright, fun illustrations of a variety of creatures in their natural habitat.

While enjoying a full day of their favorite activities, a group of young penguins helps a baby seal that has been separated from her mother.

A boy and a girl build a boat and sail off to find Captain Bart''s buried treasure.

Catchy rhymes and awesome beats!

Catchy rhymes and awesome beats!

A selection of well-known nursery rhymes containing clues to help the reader guess which classic rhyme is on the next page.

A rhyming tale of Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and even Tyrannosaurus gathering at the swamp to dance.

Come and see what Mom, Dad, and Baby Bear find when they get home from their walk.

Frog and the other animals have a dancing good time both in and out of the water in the cool of the pool.

Bring Shared Reading to life Rigby Star Shared (formerly known as Rigby Red Giant) brings you a fantastic collection of fiction and non-fiction Big Books to captivate your children during shared reading sessions. The carefully balanced words and pictures foster your children''s own creative writing skills and prompt them to ''read-along'' with confidence.

A wacky animal crew take charge, inviting children to climb aboard a variety of machines as they scoop, scrunch and crunch their way around a building site. Full of the rhythm and wordplay. In ''Dazzling Diggers'', a wacky animal crew take charge, inviting