This book is wonderful way for children to practice their reading skills at a young age. The illustrations are beautiful and just looking through the book without reading anything is just as entertaining. (Even more!) I recommend this book for any child.
Animalia
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Kids will love this spectacular illustrated book.
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This review of Animalia was written by Mark Nichol
Parents need to know that the challenging vocabulary is well supported by vivid artwork. Young children will be eager to point out letters they recognize and to hunt for hidden objects.
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- Families can talk about letter sounds. After hunting for hidden objects in the book, trying hunting for objects in your home, at the park, or while riding in the car or on the bus.
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Book Summary
Amazing animals act out alliterative actions on each busy page in this groundbreaking alphabet zoo. Some, like horrible hairy hogs, mimic humans; others, like lions lounging in a library, are out of their element. ANIMALIA takes readers on a leisurely march through the alphabet--leisurely, because it's improbable that anyone will hurry through this spectacular oversized illustrated book.
Is It Any Good?
Sesame Street long ago changed the process by which previously prim alphabet primers were packaged, but nothing prepared parents and pedagogues for the phantasmagorical pictures in Graeme Base's ANIMALIA. Creatures bask, cavort, devour, frolic, juggle, monitor, navigate, preen, queue (the author is British), slither, vocalize, yodel, and zigzag.
This book succeeds on several levels: First, it is an alphabet book that will sustain interest and guarantee frequent return visits. Second, it celebrates the richness of the English language, introducing vivid, vigorous verbs amid abundant adjectives and adverbs and nimble, notable nouns. Third, it further encourages language development by peppering background landscapes with loads of objects, inviting children to stab their fingers at the page and triumphantly call out each object's name.
Publisher’s Details
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Publication date: 01/01/1986
Number of pages: 32, Price: $18.95 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 4-6, Read Alone: 6-8
Number of pages: 32, Price: $18.95 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 4-6, Read Alone: 6-8
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I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
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Perfect for any child who can read
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No plot!
The art is wonderful and intricate, and kids will most likely love it (I did) but the "no plot" thing is annoying. Not very filling.
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