Big Board First 100 Machines (Bright Baby) [Board book]

Roger Priddy (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Bright Baby

Suitable for babies and toddlers.

Over 100 first machine words to learn.

Fantastic photographs of all sorts of machines.

Sturdy, large-format board book to withstand repeated learning fun.

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About the Author

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification—in art. He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books was working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing, and then he worked with Peter Kindersley at Dorling Kindersley, where he spent 16 years. Priddy became Creative Director of DK’s Children’s Division and was Managing Director of the children’s mass market publisher Funfax when it was acquired by DK.

 

In 2000, he created Priddy Books with John Sargent at St Martin’s Press to create innovative and imaginative titles for children, from first books for babies through early reference titles for older children. Since then, over 30 million copies of Roger's 200 plus books have sold worldwide, with five of his books—My Big Animal, My Big Truck, Happy Baby Words, Happy Baby Colors and Puppy and Friends—each selling over one million copies. He is also the author of Big Board First 100 Words; Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers; and Bright Baby Noisy Monsters. His creativity has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Priddy lives in London with his wife Zena and their four children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 14 pages
• Publisher: Priddy Books (August 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312498063
• ISBN-13: 978-0312498061
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Heavy Machinery
  • #4 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Heavy Machinery
  • #8 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Art > General

More About the Author

Roger Priddy is the creator of over two hundred best selling books for young children including Wipe Clean ABC, First 100 Words, and Fuzzy Bee.

When he was at school he couldn't decide between being a patisserie chef or going to art college. On the advice of his father he chose art college and trained as an illustrator before becoming a designer at Usborne Publishing.

Roger's love for children's early learning has led him to create some of the most successful children's non-fiction books, first at Dorling Kindersley (My First Word Book, Incredible Cross Sections and My First Cook Book) before he set up Priddy Books with St. Martins Press in New York where several of his books have sold over a million copies each including My Big Animal Book and Happy Baby Words.

In total he has sold over 65 million books worldwide and his books have been translated into over 30 languages.

He says "It is always rewarding to see a child enjoying and learning something from one of our books, especially the babies when you think it could be the first book they have ever seen.

I am very lucky to have a career where you get to think up fun ways to teach a kid how to write their letters and learn their first words whilst finding out about Dinosaurs at the same time!"

Roger lives with his wife Zena in London and Cork, Ireland (when it's not raining, which isn't very often!) They have four children Sam, Rose, Alannah and Gabriel (and a dog called Wallace) who have given him most of his best ideas for his books. He still loves baking bread and cakes!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have A 2 Year Old Boy? Then Buy This Book, September 28, 2010

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This review is from: Big Board First 100 Machines (Bright Baby) (Board book)

I don't know what it is about 2 year old boys, but when they reach that age they become fascinated with machinery. I've experienced it with all of my nephews, and the latest addition to our family is no different.

This is a large-size, full-color, board book - meaning the pages are thick and sturdy. All it consists of are photographs of real motorized machinery, taken from various angles, with the names of each vehicle shown. There's a page devoted to types of cars, types of trains, types of boats, types of airplanes, types of construction vehicles, types of farm vehicles and types of emergency/city vehicles. So it covers all the bases and is full of images to bring joy to a little boy's heart.

My nephew reads this book every night with his father. Then he reads it over with me when I babysit him. There is just something so adorable seeing a 2 year old seriously pointing out a combine harvester or a dump truck as if it was the most important thing in the world. Not to mention the fact that it's a good item to use if you want the little one to have some quiet time. So if you've got a little boy in your family, or one that you need a gift for, I'd give this book two thumbs up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 yr old grandson LOVES this book!, March 10, 2011

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flower fan "Linda" (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Board First 100 Machines (Bright Baby) (Board book)

Our grandson can point to each of the machines in this book as we name them. It is the book he MUST read each day!

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, But Can't Give It 4-5 Stars Because It Is Missing Some Common/Interesting Vehicles, and Has Problematic Photos & Captions, January 11, 2011

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This review is from: Big Board First 100 Machines (Bright Baby) (Board book)

This 11"x11" book for young children contains 14 pages of photographs of 100 machines under the categories "flying machines," "cars," "on the water," "on the tracks," "rescue vehicles," "on the farm," "construction machines," and "on the road." I hate to rain on anyone's parade, in this case the 17 five-star reviews and 1 four-star review that precede this one, but this book has some problems. It lacks stationary machines; is missing some common or interesting vehicles; contains photographs that omit important aspects of the vehicles in question; and has some captions that are uncommon terms or that do not match the photographs.

LACK OF STATIONARY MACHINES: Unlike the 100 machines pictured in this book, not all machines travel from one place to another. Examples include oil drilling rigs, scrap metal shredders, and industrial robots. A better title would have been "First 100 Vehicles."

MISSING SOME COMMON OR INTERESTING VEHICLES: Assuming that the book should focus on vehicles, some vehicles that would have been nice to include are: taxi (although "water taxi" is present); limousine; locomotive (although several are pictured under "on the tracks," they are labeled "trains" which is less specific); railroad cars (e.g., boxcar, flatcar, hopper car, caboose); bicycle (to complement "motorcycle" and "[motorized] scooter"); rocket (although "space shuttle" is pictured); snowmobile; and zamboni. To make room for such vehicles, the book could have eliminated some similar photos (e.g., some of the 8 tractors under "on the farm").

PHOTOS THAT OMIT IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF VEHICLES: "Coal train" and "freight train" show only locomotives, so the reader cannot tell what the trains are carrying. It is not clear if the "subway train" is underground, without which feature the vehicle in question would be a "rapid transit." Due to the "giant excavator" photo lacking any humans, it's difficult to appreciate its size (about 20 feet high). "Big rig" shows only a frontal view; a side view of a "semi" ("semi-trailer" or "tractor-trailer" truck) would have been more helpful. Etc.

CAPTIONS THAT ARE UNCOMMON TERMS OR THAT DO NOT MATCH PHOTOS: Assuming that you want this book to grow your child's vocabulary, then the words should be common and should match the pictures, right? Unfortunately... What's labeled a "surfboard" is better described as a "windsurfing board." Google "airport fire rig" and you get fewer than 1000 results ("airport fire truck" occurs much more frequently). "Eurostar" and "Inter City Express" trains are found in Europe, but the audience for the book appears to be Americans. "Mountain train" appears to be a "tram" climbing or descending a hill. The picture of "airport express" gives no clue that the train is heading to or coming from an airport. "Quad bike" is less common a term than "all-terrain vehicle." "Cable repair truck" is rarely used; what is pictured is generically called a "bucket truck." Etc.

Nevertheless, the book is: (1) interesting for kids due to the colorful, large pictures, and (2) durable due to the thick pages. So I'll give it three stars.