Gossie Plays Hide and Seek (2 page)

They find Ollie ... sound asleep.

Up, down, above, around, behind, beneath, over!

Gossie plays Hide and Seek
is filled with directional words—words that help you describe where things are and gain a better sense of spatial relationships.

Can you help find Ollie? You'll have to go inside and under, on top of, and all around the farm to find him! Punch out and fold the game pieces included here.

To play, flip a coin and move
1 space forward for heads and
2 spaces forward for tails.

Put your game pieces here!

Find a snack
among
the apples—move ahead 2 places.

Get caught
inside
a flowerpot—go back to the start.

Sleep
on top
of the hay. Feeling rested, move ahead 1 place

Look
beneath
the beehive—move quickly ahead 3 places!

Stop
inside
the henhouse—miss a turn.

Dive
Under
the water—take another turn.

You found him!

Play Hide and Seek with Gossie and Friends!

As Gossie and the other goslings play hide and seek, it seems that no one can find Ollie. Directional words and early math concepts help Gossie and all of her friends as they seek—and find—Ollie! With this irresistibly touchable, fun, and delightfully innovative multi-concept book, young readers can enjoy pull tabs, textures, flaps, and interactive surprises.

With a
bonus
fold-out board game that makes learning early math skills as fun as a game of hide and seek!

Copyright © 2009 by Olivier Dunrea
Book design and packaging by Carol Chu

All rights reserved. For information about permission to
reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions,
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company,
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Printed in Thailand
SNP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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