Playing with Words:

Bearobics, by Vic Parker In this hip-hop counting book, a shaggy bear flips on his boom box in the woods and brings out all kinds of jiving, dancing animals to exercise with him. Preschoolers will be "bopping and shoo-wapping" right along with the animals! To understand a spoken language, a child must be able to hear the different sounds and parts of the words that make up the language. By playing with words, children develop “phonological awareness.” Most children who have phonological awareness have an easier time learning to read.