First Facts: Bugs: Start a Lifetime of Learning

Children reach an age when suddenly they want to simply learn. Everywhere they look it's "how," "why," "where," "what." Studies suggest that between the ages of 4 and 7, children's brains are the most like sponges, absorbing information at an extraordinary rate. Children at this age have grown out of flaps and other novelties and are perhaps only just learning to read-they need a range of books covering a lots of topics that suit this pre-reading and early-reading level.

At preschool the emp...