Crash Bang Boom [Paperback]

Peter Spier (Author)

Book Description

A delicate panoply of sounds made by everything from a tugboat to a tuba is illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner, Peter Spier. His exuberant pictures display the unerring color sense, imagination, and attention to detail that have made his work a favorite with hundreds of thousands of children.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With bass drum ("Bom! Bom! Bom!") and blaring bugle ("Ta-terah!!"), it's a pleasure to herald the return of Caldecott Medalist Spier's exuberant--and perceptive--visualization of sounds. Now available in a large-sized board book, this appealing collection will provide parents and their children with plenty of interactive opportunity as they "listen" to such noisemakers as a a nerve-jangling jackhammer, an ominous thundercloud and a police car giving chase (sounding, appropriately enough, like "You-You-You-You-You-You."). Spier's bright and cheery illustrations are crammed full of details in this fun-filled follow-up to Gobble , Growl , Grunt . The book's spreads are organized into familiar areas and topics ranging from a kitchen with its busy blender and whistling teakettle to a jubilant musical finale. A robust, ho-ho-ho-ing Santa and fireworks bring this visual cacophony to a rousing close. Ages 3-6.
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From the Publisher

A delicate panoply of sounds made by everything from a tugboat to a tuba is illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner, Peter Spier. His exuberant pictures display the unerring color sense, imagination, and attention to detail that have made his work a favorite with hundreds of thousands of children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Doubleday (July 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 038515240X
• ISBN-13: 978-0385152402
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,268,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Unusual Picture Book, July 12, 2010

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Shanna A. Gonzalez "eyelevelbooks.com" (Gaithersburg, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crash! Bang! Boom! (Hardcover)

Crash! Bang! Boom! is an unusual picture book which, rather than telling a story, provides an auditory and visual experience of the world. Each two-page spread contains about twenty actions which are related to one another in some way, with a written-out sound effect -- a boiling coffeepot sounding "glub-blub-glubglub" and then being poured, "luck-luck-luck," a chain-saw sounding "rrrooaarrrrr" and an axe hitting a thumb with a "thack."

The book is characterized by Spier's lively, intricately detailed drawings and has a very appealing mood. It ought to provide wonderful phonetic practice for beginning readers, and will also be enjoyable for confident readers. Preschoolers will enjoy having it read to them, but adults may find it wearying to read aloud, so I recommend it primarily for self-reading.

Like many of Spier's wonderful books, this one is out of print, but is available on the used market.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Will make your child giggle!, August 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crash, Bang, Boom (Board book)

My son finds it very funny to here us read all of the household sounds that are illustrated in this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book For Toddlers and English Language Learners, April 1, 2011

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Auntie Linda - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Crash, Bang, Boom (Board book)

My son loved this book as a toddler, and now I bought it for my daughter who is teaching English to grade school kids in Germany. Kids love to hear the words that make sounds, and the pictures are great, and will bring up more words to learn for objects and people doing chores. The board book format holds up the best for young children, and in classrooms where many hands will use the book.