This appealing book prepares children aged 3 to 5 years old for the beginning stages of basic learning skills. Visual awareness is fostered by large, bold, colorful visuals, and the suggested activities give pre-schoolers a good start. Talking is an important step in the process of learning to read because it allows children to build up a mental store of words... "Talking Points" appear on nearly every page of each book, which help to enhance language development and verbal skills.