What
Does a Lion Say?: And Other Playful Language Games (Between the Lions) by Between the Lions Staff
Paperback from Gryphon House ISBN: 0876591470 Gryphon House is delighted to
announce a new partnership with the award-winning PBS KIDS children's television
show Between the Lions®, produced by WGBH Boston, Sirius Thinking,
Ltd., and Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
Children already love Between the Lions®, a television show
for preschoolers that focuses on developing literacy skills. The main characters,
cubs Lionel and Leona, their parents Theo and Cleo, and many others, teach
young children about phonemic awareness, letter recognition, and other
literacy skills.
This new book, What Does a Lion Say? is filled with fun and easy
literacy games for parents to play with young children anytime, anywhere.
Children play their way into discoveries in the world of letters and reading
while building the skills they need for a lifetime of future learning.
With alphabet games like "License Plate Lingo," writing games like "Au-Toe-Graph,"
and describing games like "Silly Scenarios," What Does a Lion Say?
helps parents make the most of playful everyday moments with their child.
Learning to read is one of the most important challenges children face,
but parents don'talways know how to help their children master the complex
skills involved. With this wonderful new book, based on the award-winning
public television series Between the Lions®, parents of children
ages four to eight will find all the information they need to help their
children navigate this exhilarating -- but sometimes mysterious -- journey.
Since its premiere in 2000, Between the Lions has become one
of the most popular children's series on television -- and research shows
that it actually helps children learn to read. Based on the literacy curriculum
that underlies this innovative, entertaining series, The Between the
Lions Book for Parents draws on the latest and most reliable research
to give parents practical tips to help smooth their children's path to
reading and writing. Practical, comprehensive, and fun, it's helpful both
for children who are struggling a bit and for those who are moving along
just fine. Parents will find a wealth of specific information about what
children should learn every year, how to help them learn it, and how to
tell if they're running into difficulties.
Whether your child isn't getting a comprehensive program of instruction
at school or you just want to stimulate an interest in books at home, The
Between the Lions Book for Parents is an essential addition to every
parent's home library.
So enter the world of Between the Lions and help your child fall
in love with reading.
LION
LETTERS Rhyming Card Game by Between the Lions Staff
Cards from Gryphon House ISBN: 0876593082 Using the Between the Lions®
approach to literacy, the LION LETTERS Rhyming Card Game teaches
children the importance of word families and rhyming while they're having
fun! With directions for playing games like Concentration and Go Fish,
these cards are perfect to play with at home or on the go.
Each of the fifty-two matching cards includes:
A realistic photo that represents the rhyming word
A color border on each set to help match rhymes more easily
Easy and portable, the LION LETTERS Rhyming Card Game is perfect
for busy parents who want to have fun and help their kids learn!
Between the Lions® is an award-winning PBS KIDS®
television series that offers a playful approach to teaching children literacy
skills and the joys of reading.
Reading
Between the Lions by Gillian Swordy
Paperback from Transworld Publishers Media Published: 2009-11-23 ISBN: 1848530048
The school bully Picky Pete always picks
on poor Lionel. Luckily, two stone lions in Lionel's garden who can talk
give him some advice about standing up for himself. With their help, Lionel
wins the day and realizes that bullies are not so tough after all.
This interactive activity book follows Between the Lion's whole- part-whole
reading approach. The Lions along with the library patrons join together
to read AesopÍs Fable ñThe Lion and the Mouse.î Activities
and games are then used to introduce different reading strategies. In the
end, children have a chance to write their own version of the story. Plenty
of puzzles, mazes, games, and jokes make learning to read fun!
"Intended for use in computers and CD players only. Contains wonderful
songs and stories that teach lifelong lessons about family, friendship
and making good choices. Intended for ages 4+." -- sleeve container. This
cd was included in a Chick-fil-A kid's meal originally.
