All Koreans enjoy sijosas a beloved form of poetry.But, pray, look beyond the sprinkling of wordsto find a treasure trove of history.Love Korea? You do? Then you HAVE TO dip your foot into the world of sijo! Have you heard of it? Pronounced as shijo, it is a form of poetry that has been loved through the generations. If you could believe it, it is almost eight hundred years old, a precious artifact by historical standards! However, a sijo can never ...

2016 Bronze Winner Wishing Shelf Book Award“An inspirational way of helping children to count. A Bronze Medal Winner and highly recommended.”‘A very clever and fun way to help children to remember numbers. Highly recommended!’-Wishing Shelf Book Review, England-Numbers are my friends!Numbers are my family!And learning their names is “funtastic”!Finall...

Sijo provides a picture.It's like a poetic photograph.Poets captured the momentOn the people's behalf.Love Korean drama? You know, the ones where the actors and actresses wear the traditional clothing called the "hanbok". You do? What do you know! Then you will love this! The Korean poetry called the sijo, "shijo" to be correct, is the Korean drama in the making. Each piece of poetry captures the historical happenings and the unfolding drama of that given mo...

The mountains green...The waters blue...Friends they were,Sincere and true.Ah, nature! It was a nexus of inspiration. Poets embraced it and celebrated it. They praised its virtues as they savored the beauty of each season. Regarded as a friend, a teacher, a muse--nature inspired deep contemplations and reflections about love, life, and everything else that mattered to the human heart, mind, and soul. Needless to say, nature had a huge following and a huge po...

Shapes are amazing!Yes, they are!And each one of themis without par!Shapes inspire ideas! Shapes illuminate solutions! Shapes illumine new perspectives!Imagine! Your young child comes across a poster that presents the basic shapes. Is your child excited? Is he/she inspired in any way? Far from it! The shapes are lifeless and immovable. They are stuck on the wall as matter-of-fact designs. Your child glazes over the groups of lines and then moves on t...

3-D shapesare timeless and classic.They cut quite a figure,being geometric.Yes, they are beautiful,simple and yet grand!And they are the building blocksof all creations that stand!GRAND OPENING! Shapes in 3-D! The newest amusement park for Shapes! Oh, the Shapes want you to come along. They are crossing their fingers that you do. There will be giant bubble ball runs, bumper cars, and canoe rides. There will be obstacle courses...

Apples, strawberries, and cherriesare Red, Red, and Red.Wait! How can they be just "RED"when they are different kinds of RED?Colors are a treasure worthy to be displayed in a museum! And in The Shape Story 3, they are. So many colorful hues with their shades, tints, and tones have been collected most passionately by the most unlikely friends...Shapes! Yes, Shapes! These are the most endearing outlines of geometric shapes you will ever meet. They can run, wal...

Colors are beautifuland simply divine!Leaf through the pages.They stand out!They shine!Red from a bug? Blue from a plant? Green from a rock? Amazing!Children are surrounded by colors. Nature is a treasury of colors. Hence, it is natural for children to want to express what they feel and see with colors themselves. This begs a question. How can children MAKE colors? How did people make colors in the olden days? Even people with dwelt in caves ...

The Number Story 1: Small Book One English-Montenegrin2016 Bronze WinnerWishing Shelf Book Award“An inspirational way of helping children to count. A Bronze Medal Winner and highly recommended.”‘A very clever and fun way to help children to remember numbers. Highly recommended!’-Wishing Shelf Book Review, England-Numbers are my friends!Numbers are my family!And learning their names is “funtastic”!...

Stories and facts from bygone historyHelp children attain clock reading mastery!The Numbers are concerned and visibly upset. They see children do worksheet after worksheet of clock reading drills, memorizing by rote how to read the clock hands—the hour, minute, and second hands. “But, these written exercises simply aren’t enough!” Number Seven moans, shaking its sharp pointy head. “They don’t tell the whole story!” wails Number Two as it thumps its ‘tail’ dolefully. The Num...

2016 Bronze WinnerWishing Shelf Book Award“An inspirational way of helping children to count. A Bronze Medal Winner and highly recommended.”‘A very clever and fun way to help children to remember numbers. Highly recommended!’-Wishing Shelf Book Review, England-Numbers are my friends!Numbers are my family!And learning their names is “funtastic”!

"A global slant to looking at numbers!A superb way for children to understand the importance of numbers in everyday life!"- Wishing Shelf -View the Matterhorn from the cable cars!Ride the tuk-tuks in Thailand!How about a panoramic view of Sydney’s Opera House high above from a hot air balloon?The Numbers are on the move around the world! From monster-sized trucks in Canada to the zipping skidoos in A...