First Step series introduces includes books in a variety of formats in subjects like math, body,
life and emotion, and creative thinking. Designed to teach basic reading and book decoding skills
the titles in this series offer a broad education for first readers.
Featuring wonderful illustrations and easy to read text edited by Joy Cowley,
these are special foundation skills books.
life and emotion, and creative thinking. Designed to teach basic reading and book decoding skills
the titles in this series offer a broad education for first readers.
Featuring wonderful illustrations and easy to read text edited by Joy Cowley,
these are special foundation skills books.
First Step - Maths
Looking for Spring
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-75-1 US softcover: 978-1-925186-24-6 US library bound: 978-1-925186-30-7 Baby Bear goes looking for spring. Along the way he is helped by animal friends in the forest in groups from one to five. Will they find spring? Subject: counting one to five |
The Three Bears
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-76 US softcover: 978-1-925186-25-3 US library bound: 978-1-925186-31-4 Join Little Bear, Bigger Bear and Biggest Bear as they go fishing, fetch carrots and get water to make delicious soup. Who gets to eat the biggest bowl of soup? Subject: ratio and proportional relationship |
Scissors and Needle
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-77-5 US softcover: 978-1-925186-26-0 US library bound: 978-1-925186-32-1 A clever witch gets creative with a pair of scissors and a magical needle and thread. Using cut-out shapes she creates everything she needs for a comfortable life. Subject: shapes |
Shopping Bag
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-79-9 US softcover: 978-1-925186-28-4 US library bound: 978-1-925186-34-5 Teddy fills his shopping bag one by one helping kids learn the numbers and counting one to ten. It uses numerals and number words with clear and practical demonstrations. Subject: counting one to ten |
Stamp, Stamp
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-78-2 US softcover: 978-1-925186-27-7 US library bound: 978-1-925186-33-8 Using illustrations that relate basic shapes to solid objects and everyday items, cute Teddy helps children step up their understanding of shapes in this first introduction to geometry. Subject: geometry |
What Is in the Box?
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-80-5 US softcover: 978-1-925186-29-1 US library bound: 978-1-925186-35-2 When Teddy empties his toy box he finds things in all the colours of the rainbow. Word repetition makes this an excellent book for first readers and for memorising the colours of the rainbow. Subject: colours |
First Step - Creative Thinking
What Does the Bee See
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-81-2 US softcover: 978-1-925186-48-2 US library bound: 978-1-925186-36-9 A little bee encounters objects and guesses what they might be until the whole is revealed. Children will use their imagination and develop logical thinking skills by following the bee through the story. Subject: Observation - connect parts to whole |
There It Is!
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-82-9 US softcover: 978-1-925186-49-9 US library bound: 978-1-925186-37-6 On each page an object is hidden within the picture. Children will develop logical thinking and reasoning skills by interacting with the story. Subject: Observation - finding an object |
Crayon Road
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-83-6 US softcover: 978-1-925186-50-5 US library bound: 978-1-925186-38-3 Five crayon characters take children on a journey using lines to inspire their imaginations and desire to draw. Children will develop creative thinking and their imaginations. Subject: imagination - lines |
One Little Bean
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-49-9 US softcover: 978-1-925186-52-9 US library bound: 978-1-925186-40-6 This beautifully illustrated storybook depicts the life cycle of a bean plant. Children can learn the various stages and elements involved in the growth and reproduction of plants. Subject: Observation – life cycle |
Little Moon's Christmas
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-48-2 US softcover: 978-1-925186-51-2 US library bound: 978-1-925186-39-0 Little Moon wakes on Christmas Day and opens his presents. What could be inside? Children will use their imagination and develop logical thinking skills as they open presents with Little Moon. Subject: Imagination -shapes |
I Can't Sleep
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-50-5 US softcover: 978-1-925186-53-6 US library bound: 978-1-925186-41-3 A boy who has trouble falling asleep let’s his imagination take him to different places where he tries to sleep. Wonderfully illustrated by Josée Bisaillon, children can let their imagination roam freely with this dream-like book. Subject: Imagination- bedtime |
First Step - Life
At School
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925234-21-3 US softcover: 978-1-925248-61-6 US library bound: 978-1-925248-88-3 This cute picture book follows a child on her day at school. Let's see what she wants to do at school. Subject: School |
The Bathtub
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925234-20-6 US softcover: 978-1-925248-60-9 US library bound: 978-1-925248-87-6 Wildur's blue bathtub is too small for him to bathe in. But he can't let it go. Thanks to his parents, he can keep the bathtub and enjoy wonderful time with it. Subject: Growing |
Hello
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925234-22-0 US softcover: 978-1-925248-62-3 US library bound: 978-1-925248-89-0 The sun greets the butterfly. The butterfly greets the bee. Who is the next? Subject: Greetings |
Up and Down
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925234-23-7 US softcover: 978-1-925248-63-0 US library bound: 978-1-925248-90-6 This book will help children to have new perspectives of their surrounding environment. Let's look up and down at various places in the community in a different way. Subject: Surrounding environment |
Up and Down
The Bathtub
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