In this playful rendition of the traditional game of "I Spy," very young readers will meet a menagerie of their favorite animals. Turn the pages of I Spy in the Jungle and see if you can spy lions and great, big gorillas lurking among the trees. Then, strap on your flippers and go under the sea where angelfish swim and sharks dive between the pages of I Spy in the Ocean. Bright, lush illustrations accompany these fun board books that are perfect for nature lovers of all ages!
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From Publishers Weekly
Damon Burnard invites readers to play the familiar "I Spy" game on each page of I Spy in the Ocean and I Spy in the Jungle, both illus. by Julia Cairns. In a spread for Ocean, for example, "something beginning with the letter A" highlights "A" in a circle, and readers can see part of a sea creature through a die-cut circle on the opposite page. Once the page is turned, the "A" shows through the circle, to begin the word "Angelfish," while the background of the full-bleed spread features the fish swimming past in colorful waters. Each book provides relevant "Animal Facts" at the end.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
reS-K-Jungle begins with the phrase: "I spy with my little eye something beginning with the letter-J." A die-cut circle provides a glimpse of a jaguar's spotted coat through the verdant foliage. Flipping the page reveals the animal, and the word "Jaguar" with the letter "J" from the previous page shown through the cutout. This pattern is repeated throughout both texts, and the first letter of each animal named corresponds with the spelling of the respective habitat. The pleasing illustrations, done in soft, lush colors, and the clever format are integral parts of the stories. Although the typical audience for board books will enjoy these titles, the guessing element and animal-fact pages may be beyond this group, and better suited to children in preschool or kindergarten. Attractive additions offering a slightly new variation on the popular "I spy" theme.
Melinda Piehler, North Tonawanda Public Library, NY
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Cute science book; otherwise disappointing,
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This review is from: I Spy in the Ocean (Board book)
I ordered this with along with I Spy in the Jungle, thinking they were similar to the scholastic "I Spy" series (where children practice visual discrimination and memory by hunting for objects) with an ocean/jungle theme and including letter sound practice.The text on each page reads,"I spy with my little eye something beginning with the letter..." The problem is that the object in question does not appear in the accompanying ocean/jungle picture. The object is on the next page, not hidden at all. There is a cutout hole on each page for the first letter which is cute, but doesn't enhance the I Spy theme. Also, the letter sound practice can be confusing because it uses "eels" for e and "angelfish" for a, which are the long sounds. Young children usually learn the short sound first such as a for apple. There is a list of ocean/jungle animal facts at the end of each. The books would be nice for a vocabulary study of the habitats and a little phonics, but that's about it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A winnner at my house,
By A Customer
This review is from: I Spy in the Ocean (Board book)
My 3 year old grandchild loves this book and the "I spy in the Jungle." She has learned to "read both books" and we have spent countless hours enjoying them. We are waiting for another in this series! An excellent choice!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
good, not great,
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This review is from: I Spy in the Ocean (Board book)
My three-year-old really likes this book. He can remember "A" is for - Angelfish "O" is for Octopus... and so on. Personally I think it was a nice try but came up a little short. The pictures are nice (other than the menacing looking eels but they don't seem to bother my son) but "N" for Nurse Shark???? What was wrong with "S" for Shark? The cut-out porthole windows views to the next page are nice and we read this one a lot..... that nurse shark thing just bugs me.
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I spy with my little eye something beginning with the letter ... Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
I spy with my little eye something beginning with the letter ... Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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