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| Nothing is better at developing a child’s spatial reasoning abilities then a
jigsaw puzzle. Kumon has an array of puzzles that range from simple, four-piece
and six-piece animal puzzles that younger kids will love all the way up to
140-piece train puzzles that will provide hours of fun for older kids.
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| Kumon Pencils and crayons feature a distinctive triangular body that helps
children learn to correctly hold and control a writing utensil.
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| This is not the same old run-of-the-mill block set you had as a child! Our
Color Blocks help children develop their color recognition and spatial
reasoning skills by requiring them to translate a set of instructions into a 3
dimensional object made out of colorful blocks.
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| This sturdy and lightweight clock is designed to help teach your child how to
tell the time by hours, minutes and seconds. Its unique design makes this
difficult concept a bit easier for kids to understand.
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>TOYS
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12 × 9 2/3 inches
Hardback
40 pages |
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| Author Kimihisa Motonobu won the Graphic Award at the Bologna Children’s Book
Fair for the distinctive masking technique he used in this book. Motonobu
delights young readers with visual tricks: rabbits blend together to become a
zebra, and a family of mice suddenly transforms into a cat. |
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| On a peninsula in northern Japan, two bear cubs are born. As the seasons
change, the bears grow and mature until the day comes when they are ready to be
on their own. A beautiful and poignant meditation on the joys and sadness of
growing up. |
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| A bear explains the bond between father and son to his cub. |
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| An inquisitive bear questions his mother’s love. |
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| This book was written by a 3-year old who won the Best Prize at the 2000
Children’s Creative Writing Contest in Japan. The story details how Sah-chan
eagerly awaits the ripening of the grapes in her garden. Just as she is finally
ready to eat them, something unexpected happens. |
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