Animal Friends [Board book]

Maya Ajmera (Author), John D. Ivanko (Author), Global Fund for Children (Organization) (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2002 | Age Level: 2 and up

A Global Celebration of Children and Animals

Children around the world love their animal friends. Meet goats, tortoises, hamsters, cats and other animals in this adorable board book. Sparkling, full-color photographs from 15 countries around the world.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Two smiling boys one Middle Eastern, one African cuddle baby goats in the opening spread of Animal Friends: A Global Celebration of Children and Animals by Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko. Later, an Asian toddler kisses a guinea pig on the nose and a freckle-faced redhead holds a kitten as the text points out the features (e.g., big/small, feathers/scales) of the animals pictured in the full-color photographs.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-An unsuccessful board book. Each spread has a photograph of a child with an animal (duck, dog, giant turtle, goat, fish, etc.) and a phrase relating to it: "Some animals have feathers [a bird is depicted]. Some have scales [fish]." As stated in the subtitle, the youngsters represent many different cultures, but nowhere are their nationalities listed. Some will be obvious to adults; the photograph of the blond girl with a koala bear most likely represents Australia. However, others are more generic, such as a redheaded girl cuddling a kitten. While the children in the photos are engaging, there's not much else here to celebrate.
Olga R. Kuharets, Broward County Libraries, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 20 pages
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570915024
• ISBN-13: 978-1570915024
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,278,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful pictures, perfect for all ages, August 15, 2004

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Beccaboney "beccaboney" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal Friends (Board book)

We found this book at our local library: what a find! The real life pictures are from all around the world, featuring children of all ages holding the animals ingidinous to their part of the globe. About 14 pages of about 5 words per page, it was perfect for my newly toddling son. A very nice example of diversity within a child's book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book, May 23, 2009

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Jessa Cloud (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animal Friends (Board book)

This is a really cute book with actual photographs of kids and their animal friends from around the world. Very educational/interesting. My daughter loves it because it's the actual photos. Makes it seem more relatable. No real story to speak of, the draw is in the pictures of the children and animals. Fun.

4.0 out of 5 stars Super cute pictures, December 22, 2008

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C. Fransen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animal Friends (Board book)

This book is perfect for introducing your little one to the many animals and ethnicities of the world.