Central Kansas Library System

Word Bird puts words about Halloween in his word house, introducing such words as 'witches,' 'costumes,' and 'masks.' Catch everyone's favorite little bird with a colorful, modern look! These updated versions of Jane Belk Moncure's popular beginner books from the 1980s reflect current educational standards as well as social and cultural changes. The clear, clean typeface and dynamic illustrations encourage today's kids to try their wings in fun, learn-to-read...

Short 'u' and Long 'u' introduce the long and short 'u' sounds. A new generation of beginning readers is proudly cheering, 'I can read them all by myself!,' thanks to this updated version of Jane Belk Moncure's acclaimed Sound Box Library, enhanced to meet current educational standards and reflect cultural and social changes. A clear typeface makes the fun stories easy to read, while contemporary illustrations grab kids' attention. Continuing a long...

A brief story in which characters representing the short 'i' sound and the long 'i' sound look for these vowels in different words. A new generation of beginning readers is proudly cheering, 'I can read them all by myself!,' thanks to this updated version of Jane Belk Moncure's acclaimed Sound Box Library, enhanced to meet current educational standards and reflect cultural and social changes. A clear typeface makes the fun stories easy to read, while...

Little seven introduces the concept of "seven" by interacting with seven of a variety of things, some of which are grouped and regrouped to demonstrate adding and subtracting.

Little One introduces the concept of "one" by interacting with a number of things.

Little Five introduces the concept of "five" by interacting with five of a variety of things.

Offers the reader the opportunity to guess which occupations correspond to a variety of uniforms and profiles each occupation.

A group of children and their teacher discover many ways in which they can celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

Rhyming text points out that the eyes can see all things in the world including colors, shapes, and sizes.

Mentions some sounds the ear can hear, such as the "ping" of a toaster and the "splish-splash-plop" of raindrops.