Three-year-olds meet English as shapes and sounds long before they meet it as grammar, and the opening level of this series stays firmly on that side of the line.
Marked for a reading age of three to five years, the 64-page paperback begins the Manoj Publications English strand, with the 4+ and 5+ titles following on above it. Work at the entry level tends to stay with letter shapes, tracing and matching a picture to a word, which gives a child something to do with a pencil from the first page rather than waiting to be able to read. Because every level repeats the same layout, moving up the series later does not mean learning a new way of working.
Why it stays in print:
• Entry level of the series, marked for ages three to five
• Pencil work from the first page rather than reading alone
• 64 pages bound as a light paperback
• A format repeated across the higher levels of the set
A sound first workbook for parents starting English at home and for nursery groups, published by Manoj Publications and available at Boipoka.