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Title: Brandon's Birthday Surprise

Author: Lisa Bullard

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Brandon and his brother Riley want to surprise their mom on her birthday. They bake a cake and even make a piñata! They also make a mess. What will Brandon pick for his mom's present? Find out the many ways people celebrate their birthdays.

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Title: Know the Parts of a Book

Author: Janet Piehl

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

From the table of contents to the index, the parts of a book each have a job to do. Do you know what those jobs are? And do you know how certain features make it easier to use a book? Find out in this audiobook that helps you get to know the parts of a book!

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Perfect!

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Title: Windows, Rings, and Grapes - a Look at Different Shapes

Author: Brian P. Cleary

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

In this humorous look at shapes, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable introduce circles, ovals, triangles, squares, and rectangles. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical series explain how to identify each shape and provide loads of examples. Peppy rhymes and kid-friendly examples make shaping up a snap!

Members Reviews:

This is an easy, zany way to identify the elements of five basic shapes and learn to compare and contrast them!

A shape is "the form or outline of an object." They can be easy to name if you just know what you are looking for. In this book you will learn all about circles, squares, rectangles, ovals and triangles and their specific qualities. It's very easy once you've seen them, know what they are all about and have seen many examples. You will learn that "A rectangle has four sides and four corners" and that "The corners are right angles." But, when those wacky cats and monkey get out their rulers, smile, wave and really show you what a rectangle is all about, you're going to SNAP! ... understand what one is in a minute and have a smile wider than a monkey's!

"If two side were smaller

and the other two taller,

a rectangle is what you'd call it.

It's the shape of this doorway,

this postcard from Norway,

this screen,

and a check and this wallet.

Like a square, only wider,

this billboard for cider

is rectangular

in its shape.

Like a square, only taller,

so is the wall or

the frame for this fine

painted ape."

For some children the ability to learn basic geometric shapes can be very difficult. This type of book is a real boon to the visual and/or auditory learner; one will benefit from the wonderfully zany illustrations in this book and the other will benefit from the fun and kooky rhymes. By the time a youngster gets through with this book, he or she should be able to identify the elements of five basic geometric shapes and have the ability to compare and contrast one with the other with ease. This is the first "Math Is Categorical" book I've read by Brian Cleary and I'm hooked. I've loved of any of his "Words Are Categorical" had the privilege to meet and highly recommend them to any parent of a reluctant learner. Any Cleary book would be a welcome addition to any homeschool or classroom shelf!

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Title: Are You Ready for Winter?

Author: Sheila Anderson

Narrator: The ADS Group

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

The trees are bare. Puddles have turned to ice. Birds puff up their feathers to stay warm. Hot cocoa hits the spot! Do you know what season is here? Its winter! What else happens in winter? Listen to this audiobook to find out!

Members Reviews:

This is a fun, interesting seasonal book that would be perfect for story or circle time in a library or classroom setting!

In the winter many children love to go outside to play in the snow. "Whoosh!" You can see a girl slide down a hill on a flying saucer. In many parts of the country it is "so cold that you can see your breath" when winter arrives. It's time to get on your snow jacket, ski pants, hands and mittens because "temperatures drop in the wintertime." Do you like to try to catch snowflakes with your tongue or build a snowman? Sometimes the snow is blown across the road and you can actually hear the wind howl. "Woooooooo!" When the snowfall is heavy, you might have to hold onto someone's hand because "it is hard to see." Not many people want to be out in a snowstorm!

A couple of children have mugs of cocoa in their hands as they try to keep warm. They have sweaters, scarfs and hats to keep their bodies warm, but caribou grow "thick winter coats to keep warm." Wolves and other animals will "huddle together for warmth" while birds look all fat and puffy sitting on a branch when they "puff up their feathers" to keep warm. Bears eat lots of food in preparation for winter so they won't have to "search for food" and can hibernate in their dens. When heavy snows or blizzards fall some children help their parents when they "shovel their sidewalks." In winter you can see skating rinks, icicles, deep snows, snow angels and feel the cold weather, but before you know it, spring is on its way.

This is a fun, interesting seasonal book that would be perfect for story or circle time in a library or classroom setting. Children who live in winter wonderlands are always anxious for the first snowfall and will enjoy talking about their experiences. Other children, who have never experienced snow, will enjoy learning about it and seeing the vibrant photographs of children at play. This is a nice way to teach children how to love and appreciate nature and learn how things change with the seasons. In the back of the book is a section that discusses hibernation. There is also an index, a glossary, and additional book and website resources (National Geographic Explorer and PBS on hibernation).

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Title: Sammy Spider's First Mitzvah

Author: Sylvia A. Rouss

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Sammy Spider is back in his 15th adventure story, learning about Jewish holidays and values with his buddy Josh Shapiro. In this story, when Josh gets a cold - "Achoo!" - his friend Moti delivers some chicken soup to him, and Sammy Spider learns about the mitzvah of visiting the sick. You'll also learn the Hebrew word for "Gesundheit"!

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

My family really enjoys all the Sammy Spider books.

Five Stars

Sammy never fails us!

This is yet another Sammy Spider tale that young children will love ...

Sammy Spider looked down at Josh who was lying on the couch in his pjs. âA-c-ch-o-o-oo-o-oo!â Even Joshâs teddy bear heard that sneeze. There was definitely something wrong with Josh and Sammy asked his mother what was wrong. âHe caught a cold,â Mrs. Spider told him. Mrs. Shapiro had a spoonful of medicine for Josh, and Sammy wanted some too. âSilly little Sammy. Spiders donât take medicine,â his mother declared, âSpiders spin webs!â

Moti, Joshâs new neighbor, soon arrived with a big pot of chicken soup for Josh. It was sure to help him get better. Mrs. Spider told Sammy that âWhen someone is sick, it is a mitzvah to visit them.â The sneezes kept coming and Moti exclaimed âLabruit.â Of course that was the âHebrew word you say when someone sneezes.â Bringing that soup was Motiâs mitzvah for Josh, but was there anything that Sammy could do for his own mitzvah? He began to think as he spun a web.

This is yet another Sammy Spider tale that young children will love. Iâve read many Sammy Spider tales and this one is a perfect one to introduce the bikkur cholim. Even the youngest children can visit someone who is ill or send a card and will learn just how important this is from Sammy. The ever-popular Sammy, along with Mrs. Spider, impart a lot of Jewish traditions. The artwork is the typical Sammy Spider, a mix of collage and gouache, that has simple appeal. In the back of the book is a brief paragraphs describing bikkur cholim and the mitzvah.

This book courtesy of the publisher.

Sammy the Spider is filled with curiosity again!

In "Sammy Spiderâs First Mitzvah", Sammy the Spider is hanging around again watching Josh suffer from a cold. Sammy wonders if he can get sick like Josh and his mom explains to him how spiders are different from humans. Spiders cannot catch a cold, but she tells Sammy some things that they do different instead. Sammy also wonders why his friend is visiting him with some chicken soup, and his mom explains his friend is doing a mitzvah, which inspires Sammy to do a mitzvah for Josh as well, something that spiders do best.

Sammy the Spider is filled with curiosity about what is going on once again in the house that he is occupying. He is a great example of a friendly spider, which I hope will cause children that are afraid of spiders to be less afraid of them. I like how the book teaches a Hebrew phrase in this book related to the wish of better health and how it focuses on bikkur cholim (a mitzvah of visiting people that are sick).

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a free copy of this book from Kar-Ben Publishing. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

Kristi's Book Nook

Sammy Spider always has lots of questions, especially when it concerns his good friend Josh. Sammy has learned that Josh has caught a cold.

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Title: Yellow Everywhere

Author: Kristin Sterling

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Look around you. Do you see tall sunflowers? A bunch of ripe bananas? A yellow traffic light? A puppys yellow fur? The color yellow is found in nature, at home, in the community, and in many other places. Listen to this audiobook and become an expert at spotting yellow everywhere! Learn about the colors you see all around you in the Colors Everywhere series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high energy, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

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Title: Let's Look at Bats

Author: Ruth Berman

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

What animal flies, has sharp claws, and hangs upside down to rest? Bats! But do you know what bats do at night? Or how they find food? Listen to this audiobook to find out! Learn all about different animals in the Animal Close-Ups series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high energy, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

Members Reviews:

Great little short non fiction nature book

Well written book for a level 2 reader. Everyone can learn from books written about nature and animals, so a parent reading to a child will enjoy this series of books called, "Let''s look at.."

This is a very well written, basic introduction to bats! SQUEAK! SQUEAK!

For the most part people don't think of bats except when they think of them on Halloween. Many people are afraid of them, but in fact they are a very useful animal. They are nocturnal animals who "rest during the day" and "hunt for insects" at night. They use echolocation to locate them. Their squeaking sounds hit the insect and bounce back, making it easy for bats to find them in the dark. Those somewhat eerie squeaking sounds are, in part, made from the "folds of skin on a bat's face." Bats do have predators of their own and need to watch out for things like snakes.

In this book you will learn that the bat is a mammal (they have hair and "drink milk from their mothers"), they have sharp claws on the ends of their toes, they rest hanging upside down, you'll learn about their different roosts, how they can actually drink while they fly, how some "drink nectar from flowers," the physical construction of their wings, you'll learn about baby bats (pups), how they live in nurseries, how the mother can find her baby in a large crowd of bats, how "some pups ride on their mothers' backs," and more. Do bats have thumbs? If you don't know, you should check out the pictures and diagram in this book!

This is a very well written, basic introduction to bats. The introduction of the characteristics that make the bat a mammal was very nicely done and leaves plenty of room for a classroom or homeschool discussion on the topic. There are scattered dialogue balloons that emphasize a point being made in the text. For example, one says "A bat can get a drink while flying." It has a photograph of a bat dipping to collect water and emphasizes the point that both the student and the bat "need to drink water." The book is liberally illustrated with photographs that will appeal to many students (some will be squeamish). In the back of the book there are some "Fun Facts," a diagram a bat's body parts, an index, a glossary and additional recommended book and website resources.

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Title: Pickup Trucks on the Move

Author: Jeffrey Zuehlke

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

It can drive off road. It can tow big trailers. This pickup truck is on the move! How do people use pickup trucks? And how do drivers control them? Listen to this audiobook to find out! Learn all about mighty machines in the Vroom-Vroom series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high energy, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

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Title: It's Snowy Today

Author: Kristin Sterling

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Snow swoops and swirls. It drifts from the sky and blankets the ground. People bundle up by roaring fires. Animals snuggle together to stay warm. What else happens when the weather is snowy? Listen to this audiobook to find out! Learn all about kinds of weather in the Whats the Weather Like? series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high energy, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

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Title: Macaroni and Rice and Bread by the Slice (Revised Edition)

Subtitle: What Is in the Grains Group?

Author: Brian P. Cleary

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-15-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

What is in the grains group? Popcorn, oatmeal, pasta, and much more. Brian P. Cleary's goofy verse gives young listeners a whole crop of examples from the grains group and highlights some of their health benefits. Enjoy this tasty treat of an audiobook! This revised edition contains MyPlate information and recommendations.

Members Reviews:

Great book on food groups for kids

As expected. Arrived in timely manner. Great book on food groups for kids.

Good Book

It was a good book that arrived well packed and in good condition. I returned it because the price changed while I was waiting for it. I had ordered the others in paperback and this hardback was too expensive at either the regular or discounted price. I'll wait for the cost to be reasonable and then repurchase it.

Five Stars

Great book