1000 Useful Words Build Vocabulary and Literacy Skills by DK, Dawn Sirett

This exciting collection of 1,000 words will broaden young children's vocabulary, and strengthen their early reading and writing skills. Arranged thematically, topics include Me and My Family, Animals, How We Look and Feel, Around the World, and I know... Colors, Shapes, Numbers, Weather, and Seasons. There are also four "story style" spreads that tell a simple narrative and inspire storytelling skills: for example, All in a Day is about a young child's typical day, and If I Were a Pet looks at a dog, cat, rabbit, fish, and pony, and imagines what these different animals might like to do. The book is packed with clearly labeled pictures, encouraging picture-and-word association, which helps early reading, and every page features short sentences for children to finish that reinforce grammar and encourage early writing skills. The words have been chosen with the help of a leading educational consultant, Penny Coltman, and include a combination of useful and imaginative nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Young children will be amazed and delighted by all the fascinating real-world photos, things to spot, entertaining artworks to talk about, and incredibly useful words! This fun and educational picture word book is a must-have first reference title for parents who are keen to develop their child's language and literacy skills.File: American Edition, true PDF This exciting collection of 1,000 Useful Words will broaden young children's vocabulary, and strengthen their early reading and writing skills.Arranged thematically, topics include Me and My Family, Animals, How We Look and Feel, Around the World, and I know...Colors, Shapes, Numbers, Weather, and Seasons. There are also four'story style'spreads that tell a simple narrative and inspire storytelling skills: for example, All in a Day is about a young child's typical day, and If I Were a Pet looks at a dog, cat, rabbit, fish, and pony, and imagines what these different animals might like to do.The book is packed with clearly labeled pictures, encouraging picture-and-word association, which helps early reading, and every page features short sentences for children to finish that reinforce grammar and encourage early writing skills. The words have been chosen with the help of a leading educational consultant, Penny Coltman, and include a combination of useful and imaginative nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Young children will be amazed and delighted by all the fascinating real-world photos, things to spot, entertaining artworks to talk about, and incredibly useful words! This fun and educational picture word book is a must-have first reference title for parents who are keen to develop their child's language and literacy skills. Contents......Page 9 8 Me and my body......Page 10 10 My family and friends......Page 12 12 Things to wear......Page 14 14 Food and drink......Page 16 16 Story: All in a day......Page 18 18 Around the house......Page 20 20 Toys and playtime......Page 22 22 In the kitchen......Page 24 24 Favorite pets......Page 26 25 Story: Tink’s story......Page 27 26 In the yard......Page 28 28 Describing people......Page 30 30 In the country......Page 32 32 In the city......Page 34 34 Story: Let’s play school......Page 36 36 Around the farm......Page 38 38 Animals in the wild......Page 40 40 River, lake, and sea animals......Page 42 42 Full speed ahead!......Page 44 44 Story: Where will we go?......Page 46 46 Noisy words! Noisy animal words!......Page 48 48 What people do......Page 50 50 All sorts of places......Page 52 52 Colors, shapes, and numbers......Page 54 54 Time, seasons, and weather......Page 56 56 Story time......Page 58 58 Story: Let’s make up a story......Page 60 60 Wonderful words!......Page 62 61 Acknowledgments......Page 63 Me and my body My family and friends Things to wear Food and drink Story: All in a day Around the house Toys and playtime In the kitchen Favorite pets Story: Tink's story In the yard Describing people In the country In the city Story: Let's play school Around the farm Animals in the wild River, lake, and sea animals Full speed ahead! Story: Where will we go? Noisy words! Noisy animal words! What people do All sorts of places Colors, shapes, and numbers Time, seasons, and weather Story time Story: Let's make up a story Wonderful words! Acknowledgements. Illustrated collection of 1,000 common words to build vocabulary and early writing skills