The Adventures of Scooter and Smack will delight early readers with five different stories, each a tale of adventure for Scooter the dog and his best friend, Smack the squirrel. Drawing on her early education background, Darlien Simos uses each story to introduce children to rhyming, plot, and sequence, with a moral of the story for each ending.
Over 100 fun easy-to-color, large pages with letters, numbers, colors, shapes and games to introduce children to dot-to-dot, mazes, spot the difference and more Especially created for early learners that will have fun while learning important motor and concentration skills. Coloring pages to help with motor skillsGames that are fun, to help with articulation and focusA fun introduction to basic skills: ABCs, shapes, colors, numbersActivities to express creativity This book is a great introduction to preschool and early elementary, packed with lots of engaging fun The perfect companion, it goes well with The Adventures of Scooter and Smack: 5 Stories for Early Readers and The Adventures of Scooter and Smack Making a Difference: 3 Stories (also for ages 3-8). Each story ends with a life lesson.
The Adventures of Scooter and Smack Making a Difference leads children through 3 new stories in this second book in the series, "The Adventures of Scooter and Smack." Simos tells each story using rhyming. Large printed sight words and engaging story lines help children learn to read alone or with an adult. The full-color illustrations show the familiar and lovable characters, Scooter the dog and his best friend Smack, the squirrel, throughout each adventure. Each story brings in new characters to meet, too, including a fox, a skunk, an opossum, and even a grateful spider.The stories, "Scooter and Smack Recycle," "Scooter and Smack Welcome a New Friend," and "Scooter and Smack Return a Lost Treasure" can be enjoyed in any order, so one at a time or all together as a book. Each has a different moral or lesson, but all show the two friends encountering an opportunity to do the right thing as their adventures include "making a difference."
The Adventures of Scooter and Smack Holiday Fun takes young readers into the traditions, activities, and fun that each year brings during the holidays. The three holiday-themed stories will delight early readers, each a tale of adventure for Scooter the dog and his best friend, Smack the squirrel. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are the major themes. Dozens of colorful illustrations will keep children excited to follow along as each adventure has a different setting and illustrated scenes, including additional cute characters like an owl, bear, fox, beaver, and more. Perfect for bedtime, this book can be enjoyed one short story at a time, or as a book of stories. Celebrate with Scooter and Smack as they engage young readers with traditions from around the world, thinking of others, and sharing while having fun.
