New Releases by Steve Metzger

Learn the sounds for s, short o, and the og, op, ot word families.

When five sharks go swimming in the sea, one by one they get into a mishap and the mother must call the doctor.

The falling leaves and Scarecrow have lots of fun in the cornfield. But the crows eat the corn and pick on Scarecrow. Who is going to help Scarecrow?

All the autumn leaves want to be on top of the biggest leaf pile, but when a big bear jumps on the pile, the leaves learn an important lesson about friendship.

Danielle overcomes her dislike of getting dirty and joins the other Dinofours in playing in the mud.

Les Dinonous font une sortie à la mare Dino. Tara ne veut pas y aller, mais, une fois là-bas, elle trouve un nid et sauve trois oisillons. La sortie tant redoutée se transforme alors en belle aventure!

On his first day at preschool, Albert the dinosaur misses his mother, until he makes some new friends and discovers that school is fun.

All the fall leaves have big plans to twist and twirl in the autum wind. But not Yellow Hickory. She''s afraid. The other leaves laugh at her. But the wind has a few surprises for them all!

On class picture day, Danielle feels afraid of the noisy photographer.

When the day suddenly turns rainy, the Dinofours discover lots of indoor activities that are fun.

On a perfect day for sledding, the Dinofours find out that it can be fun to do something together.

Five little penguins slipping on the ice. One fell down--oh, no! Now there are only four penguins left! What will Mother do?

This tender picture book follows a child''s day at school.

Les Dinonous se preparent pour l''Halloween et Albert est excite a l''idee de leur montrer la jolie citrouille que sa mere lui a achetee… jusqu''a ce que sa classe decide d''en faire une lanterne. Pourquoi devrait-il partager sa citrouille avec tout le monde?

Brendan ne fait pas tres attention aux petites bestioles il les deteste! Mais lorsqu''un adulte s''amuse a son tour a lancer Brendan dans les airs, il apprend pourquoi il doit etre gentil avec tous les etres vivants.

Aujourd''hui, les Dinonous ont leur premier exercice d''incendie. Mais pour quelle raison Albert agit-il si etrangement? Il a peur des gros bruits! Pour le reconforter, Mme De lui explique que la sonnerie d''alarme est essentielle pour sauver des vies.

At playtime, the dinos discover some new dinos have taken over the playground. Who are they?

The Dinofours work together to prepare and perform a school show that celebrates Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah.

They''re dinosaurs. They''re four years old. and they''re making hand puppets to put on a play for Mrs. Dee ... But Tara wants her puppet to lead the show!

Just before Halloween, Albert brings the perfect pumpkin to school and is dismayed when the other students want to turn it into a jack-o-lantern.

Brendan the dinosaur realizes that he should treat bugs as kindly as he would like to be treated.

The Dinofours keep their teacher busy helping them make Valentine''s Day cards for their families and friends, until they realize that they want to show her how much they love her.

They''re dinosaurs. They''re four years old. And it''s nap time, but Brendan doesn''t want to go to sleep. He wants to play!

All the preschool dinosaurs are in a bad mood until something silly lifts their spirits.

A book about the fall.

Simple rhythmic text and illustrations describe the actions of the last car on a train. Includes related puzzles and activities.

Albert learns to stand up for himself at preschool when he wants to build a snow castle while his friend Brendan is insisting that they should throw snowballs.

Although the other students in his class are excited about Halloween, Albert is afraid of the monsters he is sure he will see, until his teacher helps him to make his own mask.