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 North America (Rookie Read-About Geography) $5.95 We bought the entire set of these books for our daughter ( who was five at the time) and she loves them. They are great for young learners and offer benefits for both early reading skills and gaining an interest in the world. I was expecting them to be larger, but was disappointed to see how thin they were when they arrived. However, I have been pleasantly surprised by them since then. They are small and not so much reference books as brief introductions to the various continents. We read them a lot at bed time and it's amazing how much my daughter has learned from them. Between these books and the sheppard software web site she has a great head start in geography!  Iloris with Leolynn $14.99 My 4.5-year-old preschooler loves coming up with make-believe stories about fairies, knights, dragons and castles. I finally got her the Melissa and Doug Deluxe Wooden Fold-Out Princess Castle which is great value for what you get, and of fine sturdy quality. She needed some accessories to go with the castle and I came upon the Schleich series of figures and toys based on classic fantasy. Iloris with Leolynn are beautiful elf figures - the mother elf can be detached from the horse but she can't stand on her own because of the way she's made [many of the elves sit side saddle and so on and are molded in such a way that they fit perfectly on the horses but would not be able to stand, which is a pity]. The attention to details on both mother and child are amazing! Highly recommended for imaginative play [for children & adults] and also for display. |
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