Babies Start Here!: First Words; Author: Gillham, Bill; Illustrator Pichon, Liz; Illustrator: Pichon, Liz; Paperback

Author: Gillham, Bill; Illustrator Pichon, Liz; Illustrator: Pichon, Liz
Paperback; Colour Illustrations
24 pages
Published: March 2003
Frances Lincoln Ltd
ISBN: 0711218471
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The book is based on groundbreaking research conducted in the US and UK with families from diverse and varied backgroundsEducational psychologist Bill Gillham has created a fun and innovative early language book based on the words that children actually use when they start to speak. Most early language books use words that adults assume babies use.Each spread has four key illustrations taken from the list of words babies commonly use, such as teddy, doll, bricks and house. On the opposite side of the page there is an illustrated scene containing varied examples of each object,such as different sized dolls or real bricks and a picture of bricks painted on a toy box. Children are asked to identify each object and are then encouraged to search the picture for more examples ofThis unique, interactive book enables parents to actively help young children to develop early language skills. A fun and innovative early-language book, based on the words that children choose to use when they start to speak. Each spread has four key illustrations taken from the list of words, such as teddy or bricks. On the opposite page, an illustrated scene contains varied examples of each object.