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Concept Books

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Concept books, including alphabet books and counting books, help to foster visual literacy and language development in young children through the recognition of letters, numbers, words, and concepts such as shape, colour, and size. Many Canadian concept books serve a secondary purpose by using Canadian settings, people and events to introduce children to their cultural heritage.