This book is designed for preschool through first grade level use. Art and instructions are provided in the book for 49 manipulative games for use in the classroom. All game items are cut outs from various pages in the book. Skills taught and instructions for use are on each game title page. Activities are presented in a developmental sequence designed to support young children's construction of the concepts and skills essential to a basic understanding of mathematics and science.
Emphasis is placed on naturalistic, informal and structural learning.
Activities correspond to different topics that are a developed in the children's book. Vocabulary use, quizzes, art ideas, storytelling, journals, and other ideas are provided in the activity book to expand on what the student read about in the book. Other titles in the series include Number the Stars , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, James and the Giant Peach, and many others. Gunn has approximately 100 of these activity books associated with children's literature books of the same title. Not all of the children's books that would tie in to the activity books are held in Gunn, though other libraries on campus will have many of the titles.