Most Popular Books by Diane Fox

Say hello to Snip and Snap - two busy, funny and engaging crocodile friends. They might look the same, but they like very different things: Snip likes blue while Snap prefers red; Snip loves fruit while Snap would always rather have cake! Today, Snip and Snap are planning to go out for a picnic. But while Snap is ready for any kind of weather, Snip just doesn''t know what to wear! Will the pair ever get to enjoy their picnic treat? A bright, fun-filled introduction to the weather with sturdy flaps to lift and a fantastic fold-out ending.

In rollicking, fast-paced verse and colourful illustrations with strategic die-cut flaps, dinosaurs hunt for the largest poo. The queue of dinosaurs searching gets longer, the poos get larger, and so do the flaps. Young children and parents will enjoy the quest and the unexpected ending, in this humorous book that combines two popular and particularly relevant subjects.

Piggy Wiggy wants to make a surprise for Teddy. Can you guess what it is? He takes one mixing bowl. Now he needs two small bags of flour. Count with Piggy Wiggy as he makes the most elaborate birthday cake ever

PiggyWiggy and his beloved toy, Teddy, build a house, putting to use their knowledge of triangles, circles, ovals, and squares. Joining the well-received What Color is That, PiggyWiggy? and Count to Ten, PiggyWiggy! this sturdy board book is filled with more than solid information- it is bursting with intense color and overflowing with good humor.

In this multi-novelty board book, Barcode the Zebra is playing hide-and-seek with his friends. The only trouble is, he''s not very good at it. With big flaps to lift, touch-and-feel animals to find, and a GIANT surprise flap ending, there''s no end to the surprises you''ll find in Jungle Street.

Wheelyworld has come to a standstill! The fuel tanker hasn''t arrived and everyone is grinding to a halt. Only one little car is nifty and economical enough to save the town. Monty the rally car is the pluckiest car around, he''s also one of the bravest.

It''s a sunny day and Snip and Snap are at the playground. Snip likes spinning on the roundabout while Snap prefers whizzing down the slide. But Snip and Snap have saved the very best treat until last. What can it be? This fun-filled rhyming story is the perfect introduction to learning about opposites. With sturdy flaps to lift and a fantastic fold-out ending, this book is ideal for sharing and exploring with young children.

Say hello to Snip and Snap - two busy, funny and engaging crocodile friends. They might look the same, but they like very different things: Snip likes blue but Snap prefers red; Snip loves fruit while Snap would always rather have cake! Today, Snip and Snap are planning to go out for a picnic. But while Snap is ready for any kind of weather, Snip just doesn''t know what to wear! Will the pair ever get to enjoy their picnic treat? A bright, fun-filled introduction to the weather with sturdy flaps to lift and a fantastic fold-out ending.

Today is race day - the most exciting day in the Wheelyworld calender. Enzo the racing car is hot favourite to win, but his best friend, Roddy, plans to give him the race of his life. And they''re not the only ones who want to win the cup. Jake the Snake is revving his engine, and he''s a car who never plays by the rules.

What can you do with letters of the alphabet? Just about anything!

PiggyWiggy, his beloved toy, Teddy and all their friends sample space flight con brio! They are properly outfitted, they know how to make repairs to their spaceship, and they are eager to make friends with aliens. They are, in fact, nearly ideal astronauts- trained and ready and fit -as long as they get back to Earth in time for breakfast!

Esta historia para los más chicos de nuestro hogar tiene la singularidad de estar elaborado en forma didáctica que le permite trabajar con su imaginación desarrollando su sentido táctil, relevante para la etapa de desarrollo y crecimiento que está viviendo. La historia nos relata las aventuras de un gato muy gordo, que cada vez que ve al ratón no lo puede atrapar, porque es más veloz que él. Los agujeros que el ratón tiene en la pared son los que le permiten arrancarse con el queso que busca día a día. Será posible que alguna vez nuestro gran gato pueda atrapar a al rápido y astuto ratoncito? Una divertida historia que llevará a los niños a disfrutar de estas aventuras muy cómicas.

Join Piggy Wiggy as he takes off into space, lands on exciting, faraway planets and makes new friends.

The little pig with the big imagination takes physical form as a high-quality doll just right for bedtime cuddling. Wearing his hallmark red-and-white-striped pajamas and, of course, accompanied by his fast and faithful friend, Teddy (firmly attached to ensure child safety), PiggyWiggy is the perfect companion to accompany a child to the land of dreams.

Qu''aimerais-tu faire quand tu seras grand ? Veux-tu devenir un courageux pompier, un aviateur intrépide ou bien un super pilote de course ? Déplie vite les maxi-pages de ce livre pour découvrir les grands rêves de Willy et de son nounours.

Many children with cerebral palsy walk with a stiff knee gait, or a reduction and delay in swing phase knee flexion, which causes tripping or energy-inefficient compensatory movements. Since over-activity of the rectus femoris muscle is frequently implicated as the cause, a common treatment is transfer of the distal end of the rectus femoris from its insertion on the patella to a location behind the knee. Outcomes, though positive on average, vary among individuals, with some patients demonstrating unimproved or worsened knee flexion postoperatively. This variability is due in part to insufficient understanding of the biomechanical causes of stiff-knee gait and the functional effects of surgical treatment. The goal of this dissertation was to clarify the causes of stiff-knee gait and examine the biomechanical mechanism of improvement following rectus femoris transfer surgery. Swing-phase rectus femoris activity is commonly thought to cause of stiff-knee gait, despite evidence that many patients have excessive knee extension moments in preswing rather than swing phase. We compared the effects of preswing to swing phase activity of the rectus femoris on peak knee flexion in swing by creating and analyzing musculoskeletal simulations of subjects with stiff-knee gait. We found that in six out of ten subjects preswing rectus femoris activity had at least a 90% higher effect on peak knee flexion than swing phase rectus femoris activity, suggesting that preswing rectus femoris activity is an important factor limiting knee flexion in some subjects and should be examined to better determine the factors leading to stiff-knee gait. To understand how other muscles, besides rectus femoris, may limit knee flexion in stiff-knee gait, it is first necessary to understand how muscles coordinate successful swing phase knee flexion in unimpaired gait and how muscle contributions change with walking speed, since many stiff-knee subjects walk slowly. We analyzed simulations of unimpaired subjects walking at different speeds to determine the muscles that accelerated and decelerated knee flexion prior to swing. We found that preswing knee flexion acceleration was achieved primarily by the hip flexor muscles with help from biceps femoris short head, suggesting that weakness in these muscles may contribute to stiff-knee gait. Vasti and soleus decelerated knee flexion, suggesting over-activity in these muscles may contribute to stiff-knee gait. We also investigated the mechanism of improvement following rectus femoris transfer surgery. We altered the geometry of rectus femoris and simulated the dynamics of the swing phase of subjects with stiff-knee gait after different surgical procedures. Analysis of the simulations demonstrated that knee flexion may be improved with a reduction of the knee extension moment generated by the rectus femoris, even if the muscle is not converted to a knee flexor. This dissertation clarifies preswing rectus femoris activity as a cause of stiff-knee gait, demonstrates the functional mechanism of improvement following transfer surgery, and informs future research investigating other potential contributors to stiff-knee gait.

Dans son bain, Willy rêve tout haut ! Il aimerait être un surfeur intrépide, un courageux sauveteur ou même un champion de ski nautique... Déplie vite les maxi-pages de ton livre et vogue sur les grands océans en compagnie de Willy !

Een varkentje mijmert over wat hij later zou willen worden, maar het kan ook nog wel iets anders worden. Prentenboek met eenvoudige tekeningen in heldere kleuren en uitvouwbare (delen van) pagina''s. Vanaf ca. 2,5 jaar.

Varkentje Jan bakt een taart en telt al doende van 1 t/m 10. Hardkartonnen prentenboek met eenvoudige tekeningen in felle kleuren. Vanaf ca. 2,5 jaar.

Varkentje Jan zit in bad en droomt over wat hij allemaal in het water zou kunnen doen. Prentenboek met grote, felgekleurde tekeningen met beweegbare delen. Vanaf ca. 3 jaar.

Découvre les Formes avec Willy et aide-le à préparer une surprise pour Nounours !