spring releases by Sylvan Dell Publishing

And we have a new batch of wonderful books from Sylvan Dell Publishing to present to you.  I just love Sylvan Dell's books.  The illustrations are bright and colorful  and the content is so educational.  In each book your child is learning and you don't even have to tell them that they are learning.  Each book listed below has four pages at the end of the book packed with learning activities to supplement the book and learning process.  You may also want to check out their website for more free activities to go along with each book, it is a teacher's Paradise. 

	Gopher to the Rescue! A Volcano Recovery Story By Terry Catasus Jennings, Illus. by Laurie O’Keefe
	My Review: Very interesting to see how the forest animals react to a volcano erupting and how they put their life back together afterward.  It may take time, but nature has a way of coming back.  It will be different but life does come back to the area.  Change, but recovery are brought to life in this book.  In the extra activities your child learns about volcanoes and the core of the earth.  learns about natural disasters and how habitats can be changed.  There is a hands on experiment relating to pressure and melting.  If you have one that interested in the whys of volcanoes then this is just the book needed. You may click on book cover or title to learn more about this book.
	The Great Divide By Suzanne Slade, Illus. by Erin E. Hunter
	My Review:  When my teen daughter glanced through this book she said, "Hey, mom, that's cool kids learn to divide in this book."  This book will make math a little funner if that is such a word.  Also the reader will learn What each animal group that is presented in the book is called (ex:  lions-pride, whales-pod and llamas-herd)  Do you know what a group of humming birds is called or a group of rhinos?  The book is written in rhyming verse, Very catchy.  the hands on activity in the back of the book has the reader using cookies, Now who wouldn't want to have a cookie and learn at the same time.  there is a page with match the picture group with the collective noun word for the group.  There is also a geography activity as to where the animal may be found in the world.  Also terms of facts comparing division over multiplication.  You may click on book cover or title to learn more about this book.
	Home in the Cave By Janet Halfmann, Illus. by Shennen Bersani
	My Review:  Do you have a little cave explorer in your family?  well then Home in the Cave is just the book for them to explore and and learn more about caves and life in them.  Cave habitat can be very interesting to learn about.  The activities help the reader to learn more about life in the cave and rocks that form there.  The main animal that is brought into this book is the bat and how helps all animal life in the cave.  Very interesting.  You may click on book cover or title to learn more about this book.
	The Penguin Lady By Carol A Cole, Illus. by Sherry Rogers
	My Review:  I thought this was the cutest book the Penguin Lady helps young readers count and learn different penguin species and where they live in the world.  So your child is learning math and geography with this book.  The extra activities compare and contrast penguins along with geography fun and measuring for math.  You may click on book cover or title to learn more about this book.
	Three Little Beavers By Jean Heilprin Diehl, Illus. by Cathy Morrison
	My Review:  This book is all about learning and discovering one's special talents and living in harmony with the differences among us.  Everyone is different.  Those young readers that are interested in learning more about beavers and their life this would be a good book for them.  There's a fun hands on activity building your own lodge/dam.  Learn fun beaver facts as well as pest and environmental issues in the fun activities included in this book as well.  You may click on book cover or title to learn more about this book.

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B is for Bufflehead by Steve Hutchcraft

This book is something to tweet about, squawk about, crow about, chirp about, quack about, honk about if you are an inquisitive, young or old, bird lover. Want to help your child learn about birds? then this is the book you need. Your child will fly into the fowls' life while reading. Sssshhhh don't tell them but they'll be learning while reading. It will not only entertain young minds but also educate them as well. The author takes the reader on an ABC flight to the wonderful world of birds in North America. The photos in this book were captured by the author himself. They are bright and eye-catching some even humorous. The book is filled with fascinating bird personalities, unique behaviors of birds, and intriguing fun facts. There are common birds, silly sounding named birds and funny looking birds included in this ABCs of birds. At the end of the book are pages of Who's Who challenge, which are challenges taken from the birds they read about in the book to see if they can remember Who's Who. There is even a Baby bird challenge page and pages filled with more detailed informative facts (ex: where they live, their habitat, and the food they eat) on each bird they encountered in the book. What better way to become a feathered friend lover than with a book.

Take a peek inside the book. If you click on the banner below it will take you to the cover of the book and you can flip through the sample book with the arrows on the page. Or you can click on each picture below which will take you to the the link so you can read the page better.