Ready for School Merriam - We bster 250 Words f o r Big Kids toucan crayons apple eat globe bicycle St i c ker B o o k S T I C KERS! W ITH 4 00 read
Ready, Set, Action!
smile throw clap run listen sing
4
jump eat
read laugh sleep
a check mark beside things
day. 5
share
Put
you do every
Where Is the Dog?
above beside behind between
10
Add word stickers to describe the dog’s position in relation to the box.
on top of in front of
below inside
11
Playtime!
baseball bat basketball soccer ball
16
roller skate golf club jump rope
Put
tennis racket baseball volleyball
skateboard hockey stick
football
a check mark next to the equipment needed to play your favorite sports.
17
What Does It Feel Like?
feathery
slippery squishy smooth
22
fluffy prickly
rough sharp cold sticky wet
wobbly
23
Opposites
soft empty light hard full heavy 28
29
small push back big pull front
Under the Sea
Place the creatures in the ocean, then add the word stickers at the bottom.
jellyfish octopus
crab dolphin turtle starfish
36
eel coral
seahorse clownfish
An octopus uses its arms to feel and taste.
shark lobster
37
Trace the words and find the right color stickers. Cool Colors blue red yellow purple pink orange green brown 38
What color is the house?
What color is the flower?
...............................................
What color is the dog?
What color is the pumpkin?
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
39
Pet Pals
40
dog rabbit cat lizard turtle guinea pig
Put a heart sticker next to your favorite pet.
hamster ferret parakeet
chicken
goldfish pony
41
Stickers
hair eye nose mouth chin ear forehead eyebrow neck arm leg ankle foot knee hand shoulder smile throw clap jump eat share cubbies table globe teacher crayons clock chair poster lunchbox backpack bookshelf computer beside behind below in front of drum cymbals maracas guitar keyboard tambourine triangle
Busy Body
In the Classroom
Where is the Dog?
Music Makers! (more stickers on next page)
Ready, Set, Action!
p.2–3
p.6–7
p.10–11
p.12–13
p.4–5
p.28–29 Opposites
p.30–31 Weather Forecast
p.32–33 Out at Night
p.34–35 Creepy Crawlies
p.36–37 Under the Sea
Prepare for the adventure of starting school with Merriam-Webster’s playful book featuring 400 stickers! Label the classroom objects, name the animals at the zoo, identify different shapes and colors, and much more…
For ages 3-6, Merriam-Webster’s Ready-for-School Sticker Book is the ultimate activity book to help kids start school with confidence. Bursting with color, the book includes words to describe the classroom, the lunchroom, the playground, the park, the zoo, the farm, and the weather, as well as key vocabulary to identify colors, positions, textures, and shapes. There are plenty of activities to complete: You can match pictures with their labels, place stickers on backgrounds, trace letter forms, and practice puzzles!
With 400 stickers and gorgeous illustrations, this interactive book will open up a brand new vocabulary for every child getting ready for school.
Jake McDonald graduated in illustration from Brighton University, UK, and now specializes in digital illustration for kids. His work can be found across the globe, on the shelves of shops in Asia, Europe, and the USA.
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978-0-87779-147-8 • $12.99
©2023 TRADE PAPERBACK • 7.75"w x 10.75"h
48p plus 16p stickers
• Carton Qty: 40
• Weight: 10.5 oz.
Printing in China • SHIP: MAY 2023 / PUB: JUNE 2023
Selling points
• Features 250 words on a wide range of topics that kids need to know to describe the world around them, from the classroom to the zoo, with hundreds of stickers to place throughout the book.
• Includes a variety of activities, from labeling individual images to populating background scenes with stickers, as well as ‘skill-anddrill’ exercises to help with writing and comprehension.
• A line extension of our Ready for School Words book published in Summer 2022, which has earned 4.5 stars on Amazon.
• Perfect for back-to-school promotions and year-round; merchandising flexibility in both Learning and Activity Book sections
• Features beautiful, original illustrations by Jake McDonald which makes it a standout in its field of competition (which is either commodity photography or low-end line art).
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