The First Skills series includes seven books designed to help parents amuse, interest and at the same time teach their children. Colours and shapes and abc contribute to the child's early understanding of the reading process. Counting teaches him to recognize and understand simple nurnbers. Telling the time helps him to relate the time on a clock face to his everyday life and activities. Big and little deals with words that describe relative sizes and positions, all shown through objects and scenes that will be familiar to the young child. Everyday words helps him to enjoy and practise his vocabulary. Verbs will develop his early reading and language skills. In each book, bright, detailed, interesting illustrations combine with a simple and straightforward text to present fundamental concepts clearly and comprehensibly