Fix It! (Helping Hands) - Softcover

George Birkett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846432863 ISBN 13: 9781846432866

Publisher: Childs Play Intl Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Fix It! is an engaging children’s book that introduces young readers to repairing, organizing, and looking after their belongings. Through simple conversational text and lively illustrations, children are encouraged to think about what happens when toys break, what might be needed to repair them, and how taking care of possessions can be part of everyday responsibility.

Who’s going to mend these broken toys? Which tools will we need? And when everything is fixed, where should we keep it? These familiar questions introduce children to practical problem-solving while encouraging them to consider how objects can be repaired, cared for, and put away rather than simply replaced.

Exploring repairs and simple household tasks can help children develop problem-solving, responsibility, organization, and independence. Discussing which tools might be appropriate and how to keep belongings safely stored also creates opportunities to build vocabulary, reasoning skills, and awareness of practical routines.

Key features and benefits:

• Introduces children to repairing, fixing, organizing, and caring for toys
• Encourages practical problem-solving and reasoning
• Supports independence and a sense of responsibility
• Introduces children to the idea of repairing and reusing belongings
• Encourages discussion about tools and their purposes
• Develops vocabulary through familiar everyday activities
• Simple conversational text supports shared reading and discussion
• Lively illustrations encourage children to look, talk, and engage

Fix It! shows children that broken things can sometimes be repaired and that caring for their belongings is an important and rewarding part of growing up.

The Helping Hands series introduces children to meaningful everyday activities and shows how they can participate in real tasks. Across Clean It!, Cook It!, Grow It!, Fix It!, and Recycling!, children discover practical ways to help at home and in their community while developing responsibility, independence, cooperation, and useful life skills. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations encourage adults and children to read together, talk about their experiences, and explore how small helping hands can make a big difference.

About this title

About the Author

I graduated from Brighton University in 1996, and have illustrated many books for children, I have recently started writing too. I have made books with Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Random House, Puffin, and many more. I work from a cooperative studio space ‘Studio Greenhouse’ above a shop in the Brighton Laines. I grew up in Bristol, Bath, Salisbury, and London. I now live in Lewes. I come from an artistic family who were always drawing, and developed my interest at a very early age. My grandparents ran an art club, where as well as painting with the members, my sister and I would be portrait models with the challenge of keeping still and extra challenge of not getting the giggles! When I was born my grandfather had recently retired from directing Ladybird Books. I love to travel when I can, and have recently developed a taste for the west coast of North America – beautiful scenery and laid back people, as a result my husband has gained a passion for playing the banjo and growing beards! I love to walk the surrounding countryside of Lewes and am now finally growing vegetables in my back garden!

Edition details

• Publisher: Childs Play Intl Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846432863
• ISBN 13: 9781846432866
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24