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> PRESS RELEASES
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| JUNE 1, 2006 |
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Teaneck, New Jersey – For the second straight year, a Kumon
Publishing book has been selected as a finalist for the Distinguished Achievement
Award by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP).
The AEP is a national nonprofit professional organization for educational publishers.
Let’s Sticker and Paste!, a Kumon First Steps Workbook for ages 2 and up,
was selected for the 2006 DAA award for the Design award in the Children’s
Educational Book category. Last year, My Book of Cutting was a finalist for
the overall award in the Children’s Workbook category. This year’s entrant is
part of a series of workbooks that focus on developing fine motor skills in
toddlers aged 2 and up.
“Often parents overlook the need to help their children develop their fine motor
skills,” says Dr. Andrea Pastorok, educational psychologist with Kumon Math &smp;
Reading Centers. Parents are beginning to recognize the importance of fine motor
skill development - especially parents of young boys who tend to have difficulty
sitting still to color. Fine motor skills include precise thumb, finger, hand, and
wrist movements that are practiced through tracing, scribbling, finger painting,
cutting and pasting.
Hanna Otero, editorial director for Flash Kids Publishing says,
“My daughter has shown real improvement in her drawing and coloring
skills after using Let’s Color! (Kumon Publishing North America, Inc.; $5.95).
“She feels a sense of accomplishment being able to hold her crayon, draw
and color the shapes and images she creates.”
Let’s Color! is one of four titles in Kumon Publishing’s First Steps
Series that are arriving in bookstores now. This workbook series is
designed specifically to help children develop fine motor skills.
By breaking more complicated skills into simple and enjoyable art
projects, these books help children learn how to master pencil and
crayon control without becoming frustrated. For instance,
Let’s Color! begins by asking children to merely scribble.
By the end of the book, the child can choose multiple colors to complete a
full page illustration.
The small size and simplicity of the First Step workbooks make them very child-friendly.
“Gradually building your child’s confidence is important,” says Dr. Pastorok.
“These books do not push children, they prepare them – so that down the road,
they will be able to use a pencil with ease.”
Let’s Color! / Let’s Sticker and Paste! / Let’s Fold! / Let’s Cut Paper!
5 ¾ x 8 ¼ in, 40 full color pages. $5.95 / C$6.95
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