Customer Reviews

The Field Guide to Safari Animals (Field Guides)

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With the majestic elephant on the cover, my son was hooked - the African elephant is his absolute favorite animal in the world. The book itself is very cool - each section is about 4 or 5 pages long and focuses on one specific animal. The "date sighted" is provided and the "field notes" give you the impression you are reading an heirloom book from someone's attic about their grandfather or great-grandfather's safari. Each section has an animal puzzle to put together. These puzzles can be taken apart again. After the entire book is completed, there is a removable diorama backdrop. My 5 year old son told me it was not a diorama, it was a habitat. My mistake, obviously!

We put the animals together and set up the background. We played for an afternoon, and then put the animals back in the book. There is no envelope for the backdrop, but that is literally the only complaint I have about this wonderful set. At 5, my son is too young to have read and put the animals together on his own, but the pieces were sturdy enough for us to play without becoming damaged. This set would be great to set up in his room (out of reach to avoid being lost) - something that he will probably get for his birthday (along with the other two books in this "series").

I highly recommend this book set for any safari-animal lovers out there. It is very well put together and quite entertaining.

Cheers!

My 7 year old granddaughter had no trouble putting these together all by herself and loved to read the stories about the Rain Forest and Safari - the 2 books I purchased for her. Her second grade class has been studying these areas and these books enhanced her educational experience.

My son received this as a gift today. He's 7, an animal lover, and is a good reader--this book is probably written on about a 4th grade level? and he had no problems with it. After opening the present, his eyes were drawn to the well-designed cover--immediately started looking through the book. And before I knew it, he was punching out the lion to put together. The other kids and I were looking at other gifts, talking, getting ready to watch a movie--and he was still putting animals together. I asked him if he needed help but he didn't--he sat there and put every animal and the background together and arranged his diorama. This is a beautifully designed book that appeals to animal lovers who also like hands-on. A winner---- We'll have to write a GOOD thank-you note for this awesome gift!

Length:: 0:50 Mins

This time lapse video shows a six year old child assembling a cardboard zebra from the Safari Animals book. This is her third Field Guide series animal book and she loved all of them. As you can see, she did the zebra assembly by herself with a little adult help removing the cardboard slivers from the notches. The video was taken using the camera on a Motorola Xoom tablet computer.

This is a neat book on safari animals for kids or adults. The book is made to look like a real handwritten safari guide, rustic and worn, with illustrations and notes. There is an assembly project for each animal, stored in its own packet, and a removable diorama at the end of the book to fold out and position the animals within. All in all a nice, cleverly designed and sturdy book! Great value, also.

My son and I love this book so much, we have given it to many of his friends for birthday presents. The kids love putting the animals together and making safari scenes.

This is a high quality book - the pieces are nicely reinforced and our 8 yr old son agreed that it was nicer than he thought it would be. Lots of beautiful illustrations and good information.