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Good Boy Rags

Rags is a special puppy who likes to find things and has a lot of adventures. You can go with him on his adventures as he learns about the world. Can you find all the hidden things that Rags searches out? Rags loves his walks in the Bluebell wood where he meets his doggy friends. Rags loves to sniff and find. You can see what Rags finds on his walk.

 

For parents, this book focuses on supporting important elements of speech development for pre-school children. This book helps pre-school children to understand aspects such as ON, UNDER, BESIDE, and BEHIND. Parents can develop these important elements through simply reading together.

 

This book also addresses pre-school emotional development by showing pictures of Rags learning to deal with what seems like a scary world. The guardian who looks after Rags shows how to help and praise Rags at every step. What can work for a little puppy can also work for little people too!

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Casebook: Life and Times of a Health Visitor

Everyone experiences struggles and challenges at some point in life. In the UK, if you have children under 5 years of age, you have the opportunity of support from a highly trained health professional called a health visitor. This often misunderstood role involves helping families to improve their health and navigate the hurdles of life. 

 

The emotional mountain of daily struggles can be overwhelming for young families. The health visiting service offers a metaphorical hand to hold alongside practical help and advice to enable parents to climb life’s emotional mountains.

 

To regard health as something that can be created, maintained and improved is the mission of the health visiting service. Viewing prevention of ill-health has always been seen as imperative, by the service, as it cares for families and communities. Encouraging families to share this vision and accept support for their needs is the aim of this wonderful health promoting role. Through case study this book offers insight into how the health visitor manages to create health and prevent ill-health with some surprising results.

 

Managing the stepping stones to good health and avoiding the pitfalls of poor mental and psychological health often means accepting the helping hand offered by the health visitor. This book lifts the veil on the largely hidden work of this unsung, health professional. In this book you will find that the role of the health visitor is so much more complex than their famed job of ‘just weighing babies’.

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Rags has an adventure with his friend Shadow

Rags is a young Bedlington Terrier who loves exploring nature and going on fun adventures. In this tale, you can join Rags and his wise, elder dog friend Shadow on a big adventure in the Bluebell Woods.

 

As Rags goes for his daily walk, he discovers the wonders of the woods - spotting wildlife like a hawk and deer, as well as helping a gentleman in need. Rags must pay close attention to his guardian’s commands and stick close on his leash, just as children should hold a parent’s hand.

 

Through vivid illustrations and charming storytelling, Rags models good behaviour for young readers. The book encourages appreciation of nature, rain, or shine. You never know what surprises might be in store when you go exploring! With helpful life lessons about safety, listening skills and the magic of the outdoors, this is a delightful tale for parents and children to treasure. Happy walking from Rags and his guardian!

Shadow to the rescue.

Counting with Rags in the Bluebell Wood

Rags is a spirited terrier who loves to explore every nook and cranny of the enchanting Bluebell Wood. Always alert, he’s keen to discover what’s around the next bend, ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice. Yet, Rags has been taught by the Guardian to observe without disturbing the peace of the woodland inhabitants. ‘See and walk on,’ he’s reminded, a rule that proves challenging for an energetic pup with boundless curiosity. As Rags learns to navigate the delicate balance of being a respectful visitor in the woods, his adventures become lessons in patience and restraint.

Join Rags on his exploratory walks and help him identify all the creatures that call the Bluebell Wood home. Count the fluttering butterflies, the hopping bunny rabbits, and the industrious bees. Spot the deer hiding in the thicket, the squirrels darting up trees, and the pheasants strutting through the underbrush. Ensure Rags maintains his manners around the grazing sheep, teaching him the importance of being a considerate companion. As the day winds down, tally up Rags’s doggy friends before heading home. This story isn’t just an adventure, it’s a fun counting journey for children, celebrating the natural world and the lessons of kindness and respect it teaches us. Well done, children, and well done, Rags, for a day well spent in the beauty of Bluebell Wood.

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Rags and the Adventure with Mrs Fox

Rags is a spirited terrier who loves to explore every nook and cranny of the enchanting Bluebell Wood. Always alert, he’s keen to discover what’s around the next bend, ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice. Yet, Rags has been taught by the Guardian to observe without disturbing the peace of the woodland inhabitants. ‘See and walk on,’ he’s reminded, a rule that proves challenging for an energetic pup with boundless curiosity. As Rags learns to navigate the delicate balance of being a respectful visitor in the woods, his adventures become lessons in patience and restraint.

Join Rags on his exploratory walks and help him identify all the creatures that call the Bluebell Wood home. Count the fluttering butterflies, the hopping bunny rabbits, and the industrious bees. Spot the deer hiding in the thicket, the squirrels darting up trees, and the pheasants strutting through the underbrush. Ensure Rags maintains his manners around the grazing sheep, teaching him the importance of being a considerate companion. As the day winds down, tally up Rags’s doggy friends before heading home. This story isn’t just an adventure, it’s a fun counting journey for children, celebrating the natural world and the lessons of kindness and respect it teaches us. Well done, children, and well done, Rags, for a day well spent in the beauty of Bluebell Wood.

Mrs Fox

Hattie Hook
Goes To School 

Starting school is a huge hurdle for many children. Anxious parents look on and worry about how their precious little ones will settle into this big new adventure. Some parents or carers might wonder how their mischievous offspring will manage in the confines of a classroom with strict routines. Reading all about starting school is useful in helping children to adjust to a new but also very interesting and fun routine in a big new world of learning.

In Hattie Hook Goes to School, meet capable and caring Mrs. Gulliver; the lovely early years teacher, who knows just how to manage shy Hattie, tearful Pip and lively Nigel.

Come into Mrs. Gulliver’s interesting classroom and find out how Hattie, Pip and Nigel manage on their very first day at school. They discover that school is not at all scary but really rather fun.

Look and see how the children learn all about the importance of helping and of holding hands. Learn how Mrs. Gulliver is well prepared for little five-year-old mishaps. Finally, discover how the children in Classroom 1 just might return for more school tomorrow!

Hattie Hook
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