Nellie Edge
Read and Sing Big Books
for Emergent Readers
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Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Goodnight Irene
I Love the Mountains
I Can Read Colors
The Opposite Song
The More We Get Together
I've Got A Cat
Down on Grandpa's Farm
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Can Read More Colors
Make Friends with Mother Goose Vol 1
Jack-O-Faces
Mary Wore Her Red Dress
Make Friends with Mother Goose Vol 2
I Can Spell Cat
Finger Plays and Action Rhymes
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Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
Nellie Edge's endearing version of this jump-rope jingle deserves a place in every
classroom library. Adults and children alike can't resist this huggable bear.
"Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, I love you..." Also available in Spanish.
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Goodnight Irene Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
"Foxes sleep in the forest..." So begins this enduring adaptation of our
favorite "love-a-bye." This animal version of the original Ledbetter song
is sure to become your classroom favorite, too. Children's version by Raffi and D.
Pike. Also available in Spanish.
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I Love the Mountains Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
Every child deserves the delight of "owning" this lovely folk song.
Sung by generations of young campers and scouts, the lovely, repetitive phrases and melody
combine to make it a perfect Big Book. Also available in Spanish.
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I Can Read Colors
Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
"Orange is an orange/Yellow is the sun."
This simple musical rhyme uses color words in a meaningful context.
Illustrations enhance and support the meaning of the text. Success
is reinforced by the final phrase. "I can read. Listen to me."
Also available in Spanish. |
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Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
Our perfect Big Book to develop the concept of "opposites" while providing a
joyful emergent reading experience. Invite the children to sing and mime the
action. "I can say up and I can say down/I can say smile and I can say
frown." Adapted by Nellie Edge. Also available in Spanish.
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The More We Get Together
Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
Our favorite song to sing as children gather together. It affirms friendships and
builds the sense of community. "For your friends are my friends and my friends are your
friends..." Also available in Spanish.
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I've Got A Cat
Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
"I've got a cat/My cat wears a hat..." Children love to chant and mime
this charming, catchy rhyme. Ideal pattern for a variety of text innovations.
Adapted by Nellie Edge. Also available in Spanish. |
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Down on Grandpa's Farm
Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
"Oh, we're on our way, on our way, on our way to Grandpa's farm..." repeats
the chorus of this well-loved folk song. Children will want to elaborate on the
pattern and make up their own verses. "What else do we see at Grandpa's
farm?" Traditional.
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I Can Read More Colors
Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
Finally, here is the sequel to Nellie Edge' best selling I Can Read Colors Big
Book, sung to the same melody. This book reinforces the learning of seven additional
colors and begins: "Copper is a penny. Gray is Grandma's hair. Pink is a
pig, and white's a polar bear...". Success is reinforced by the final phrase:
"I can read. Listen to me." Illustrations enhance and support the
meaning of the text.
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Make Friends with Mother Goose Volume 1
Black and White Book
(includes 8 Little Book Masters)
Young readers will chant these traditional rhymes with joyful familiarity.
Includes : One, Two, Buckle My Shoe; Humpty Dumpty; Mary Had a Little Lamb; Jack and
Jill; Hey, Diddle, Diddle; Jack Be Nimble; Hickory, Dickory, Dock; and Little Miss
Muffet. Compiled by Nellie Edge.
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Jack-O-Faces
Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
"This is Jack-O-Happy/This is Jack-O-Sad..." The predictable pattern
of this seasonal rhyme leads to successful reading experiences.
Traditional.
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Mary Wore Her Red Dress
Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
"...Aaron wore his purple tennis shoes..." Nellie Edge's adaptation of this
familiar Texas folk song invites children to sing about what they are wearing. The
underlying message to children is: "Your lives are worth singing about!" This
pattern is ideal for a group-authored book.
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Make Friends With Mother Goose Volume 2
Black and White Book
(Includes 8 Little Book Masters)
More familiar, delightful nursery rhymes to maximize literacy development in the
young child. Includes : Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; Wee, Willie Winkie; Little
Jack Horner; Yankee Doodle; Old Mother Hubbard; Little Bo Peep; Baa, Baa, Black Sheep; and
This Little Pig. Compiled by Nellie Edge
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I Can Spell Cat
Black and White Book
(Includes 1 Reproducible Little Book Master)
Written by Nellie Edge and sung to the melody of Skip to My Lou, this song
supports children's understanding of word families in a most playful and brain-friendly
way. "I can spell cat, "c-a-t". I can spell rat,
"r-a-t...". Success is reinforced by the final phrase: "I can spell.
Listen to me."
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Finger Plays and Action Rhymes
Black and White Book
(includes 8 Reproducible Little Book Masters)
Begin the year with language children already know and love - familiar finger
plays. Included are: Eensy Weensy Spider; I'm a Little Tea Pot; Five Little
Monkeys; Teddy Bear; Two Little Blue Birds; Here is a Bunny; The Apple Tree; and Here
is the Beehive. Traditional. Compiled by Nellie Edge.
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