To accompany the release of the live action movie of The Catin the Hat, starring Mike Myers, HarperCollins are proud to presentDr. Seuss’s original, classic tale of the coolest, hippest cat inhistory!When the Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, Sally and herbrother are in for a roller-coaster ride of havoc and mayhem! TheCat can rescue them from a dull rainy day, but it means lots ofthrills and spills along the way.The wonderfully anarchic Cat inthe Hat is one of the most popular characters in children’sfiction, and this book is ideal for budding readers to tackle ontheir own.
Help guour child to read and form sentences with thisinteractive book!
Join the Collins English Club today and discover the new,exciting world of English that every child will want to be a partof! Collins English Club 1 is a new activity book for younglearners of English to use at home alone or with their parents.Children can colour in, play games, use stickers, solve puzzles,and sing along to songs or listen to stories in English on theaccompanying CD ROM. They will love the fun, colourful design andpages packed full of exciting activities! With Collins English Club1 children will discover the basics of English, increase theirconfidence and remember what they learn. * Nine units coveringtopics such as 'What do you look like?' and 'At the zoo' * CD ROMcontaining songs and stories *Two pages of colourful stickers *'Close up' sections focus on the target language * Word bank toconsolidate and revise new vocabulary * Answer key for parents tocorrect the activities * Helpful notes for parents in 11 differentlanguages (English, Arabic, Chinese (traditional), German, Italian,Ja
Do you like green eggs and ham? If so, you'll love them withflaps and stickers! Flip the flaps to see where those green eggsand ham will pop up next! All the fun and charm of the originalbook is here in this interactive version of Dr. Seuss's classicGreen Eggs and Ham !
What colour are your eyes? Where do you live? How long can youstand on your hands? Do you collect walrus whiskers? Children willhave loads of fun filling in all their personal details andcreating their very own book about ?ME?! With his uniquecombination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learnto read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchicCat in the Hat, and ranking among Australia?s top ten favouritechildren?s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a globalbest-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. Ages4-7.
To accompany the release of the live action movie of The Catin the Hat, starring Mike Myers, HarperCollins are proud to presentDr. Seuss’s original tale of feline anarchy, pink snow andall-round mayhem!When the Cat in the Hat comes back, Sally and herbrother know it’s going to mean trouble. And guess what? They’reright!The Cat in the Hat is one of the most popular characters inchildren’s fiction, and this book is ideal for budding readers totackle on their own.
Henny laid an egg and then lost it. As Henny searches the farm for her precious egg, children will love guessing what happened. A die-cut hole throughout the book invites interactivity and a fuzzy spot of plush adds a delightful tactile quality to this Touch-and-Feel Board Book. The 1967 beloved Richard Scarry classic gets a new trim size and new, lower price!
Another silly title from the Beginner Books series (the sameplace that Dr. Seuss and the Berenstains hang their hats), I WishThat I Had Duck Feet follows one little guy's dreams of borrowingall sorts of useful appendages from the animal world. "I wish thatI had duck feet. And I can tell you why. You can splash around induck feet. You don't have to keep them dry." But each time heimagines something new--those duck feet, a prickly pair of deerhorns perfect for playing football, a spraying whale spout to keephis classroom cool--he realizes that it's not always all it'scracked up to be. "BUT... If I had a long, long tail, I know thatBig Bill Brown would tie me in a tree! He would! Then how would Iget down?" A vacuuming mom and pipe-smoking dad are straight out of'60s suburbia (Duck Feet first came out in 1965), but the playfulillustrations and catchy rhymes still make for good fun. (Ages 4 to8)
From Alice and Abe to Zeb and Zipper, an alphabetical array ofguests turns out for the biggest birthday party ever. But HooperHumperdink isn't on the guest list!
In Dr. Seuss tradition, another bright and colourful rhymingstory to amuse children and adults alike.
Calling all young equestrians and Cat (in the Hat) fanciers! In this latest installment of the Cat in the Hat's Learning Library, the Cat introduces Sally and Nick—and beginning readers—to all things horsey. At his Super-Tremendous-Stupendous Horse Show, the Cat explains how horses and people have worked together since ancient times; the difference between fillies, foals, yearlings, mares, colts, dams, sires, and stallions; horse anatomy from nose to tail; the work of a farrier, Western vs English riding; and much, much more—including fun facts about 13 of the most popular horse breeds! Fans of the new PBS Kids preschool science show the Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (which is based on The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) will whinny with glee over this new addition to the series!
Dr. Seuss's youngest concept book is now available in a sturdy board book for his youngest fans! All of the stunning illustrations and imaginative type designs of Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher are here, as are the intriguing die-cut squares in the cover. A brighter, more playful cover design makes this board book edition all the more appropriate as a color concept book to use with babies or a feelings and moods book to discuss with toddlers.
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield,Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attendingDartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career inadvertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick,Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading Americanmagazines. Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And ToThink That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, andthe world of children's literature was changedforever! In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became theprototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, BeginnerBooks. This popular series combined engaging storieswith outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basicreading skills. Brilliant, playful, and alwaysrespectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into theconsciousness of four generations of youngsters andparents. In the process, he helped kids learn toread. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards,Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some
From there to here, from here to there, funny things areeverywhere! This touch-and-feel book invites babies and toddlers to pet andplay with the most imaginative pets of all. Based on Dr. Seuss’scelebrated classic, this book of pettable pets has fur, feathers,flaps, slide tabs, and cardboard rings to ring Dr. Seuss’s adorableantlered Gack! From the Zed with just one hair on its head and theWink that likes to drink pink ink, to the bluehaired pet that isfun to brush–the whole family will love bringing these.
Oh, why won't Marvin K. Mooney just please go now? In this1972 classic for "beginning beginners," Dr. Seuss devotes hisrhymes to budging the reluctant young Marvin K.: "The time hascome. The time is now. Just go. Go. GO! I don't care how." Butdespite his impatience, our narrator certainly isn't short of ideason how Marvin could make an exit. "You can go on stilts. You can goby fish. You can go in a Crunk-Car if you wish." Seuss's ever wackyillustrations accompany each new mode of transport, from balloon tobroomstick to Bumble-Boat. And if those who are just learning finda word they don't know, chances are Seuss has simply made it up tofill out this ear-pleasing, easy-to-read text. This book is yetanother fun and euphonious entry from the good doctor, a sillyprimer for budding rhymers and readers. (Ages 4 to 8)
A mad outpouring of made-up words, and intriguing ideas.