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Noni the Pony
Winner of Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA): Book of the Year for Younger Children 2011. Shortlisted for Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award 2011.
A delightful rhyming pony story for young children by popular author and illustrator Alison Lester - Noni is the nicest pony and any little child could ever hope to meet.
Noni the Pony is friendly and funny. Here shimering tail is the colour of honey. She lives on a farm in Waratah bay, and likes eating apples and carrots and hay. Would you like to meet Noni?
She loves to entertain cows and play with the hens and the ducks, and her best friends are Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and adults around the world. Magic Beach, Imagine, My Farm and Are We There yet? are Australian Classics.
Suitable for: Kindergarten, Foundation, Year 1
Teddy Bear Patterns
The teddy bears are back-this time to teach readers all about patterns. Similar to the first three books in the McGrath Math series of concept books, TEDDY BEAR PATTERNS uses rhyming verse to explain the concepts illustrated by the colourful teddies. This simple text helps children to follow along as the teddy bears sort by colour, and arrange into patterns of two colours, three colours, and so on. Readers will also discover how they can use patterns to skip count, add, and even multiply, before trying their hand at creating a pattern of their own.
Teddy Bear Patterns is a worthwhile addition to the classroom, especially those that already use bear counters or other manipulatives as learning tools. Back matter provides a summary of the concepts introduced in the book.
Suitable for: Kindergarten, Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons
Pete the Cat loves his four groovy buttons… but can he keep singing without them? Pete the Cat is back in another rock’n’roll story about staying positive no matter what life throws at you.
Pete is a rock along, sing along Cat… and with his Four Groovy Buttons it’s easy to keep singing!
But when his groovy buttons don't want to stay on, what does Pete do? Don’t worry, it’s all good… Count along with Pete as he sees the bright side and keeps on ‘rockin’.
Suitable for: Foundation, Year 1,
Pancakes, Pancakes
The barnyard rooster crows and Jack wakes up - hungry of course! What does he want for breakfast? A big pancake! But first, Jack's mother needs flour from the mill, an egg from the black hen, milk from the spotted cow, butter churned from fresh cream, and firewood for the stove. Will Jack ever get his pancake? With his trademark vibrant collage illustrations and a lively text, Eric Carle has created a mouthwatering tale for young readers.
Suitable for: Kindergarten, Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
One Very Big bear
As far as he can tell, Bear is the biggest thing around. He might even be a giant! It's not long before other, smaller animals set him straight in this charmingly illustrated book about counting and relative size. Together, two walruses, three foxes, and so on, are the same size as Bear, each teasing him for foolishly thinking that there is nothing bigger than he. When six sardines arrive to tell Bear that together, they are just as big as he is, Bear has had enough and gobbles them up for breakfast.
Industry Reviews
"A picture book for children who like a bit of a surprise when they are learning their numbers."--School Library Journal
"An enjoyable read for younger readers."--Booklist
"The closing scene... will leave readers giggling."--Publishers Weekly
Suitable for: Kindergarten, Foundation, Year 1, Year 2
Equal Shmequal
Mouse and her friends want to play tug-of-war, but they’ll need to use some everyday math to figure out how to make teams that are equal. As Mouse looks at various solutions she is not sure what it means to be equal. Nothing works until Mouse starts to think about it mathematically and divides the teams based on weight. Wonderful illustrations capture Mouse and her animal friends from whiskers to tails as they work to measure and equalize their teams based on size, weight, and effort. A perfect addition to any STEM/STEAM collection that shows readers how math can be used in everyday problem solving.
Suitable for: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
These support pages were produced using Strategic Partnership Program funding from the Department of Education and Training.
