My First Animal Book (My First series) (Hardcover)

by Anne Millard (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Parents, get ready to put up a fight. Once kids take a peek at this fabulous book of animals, the mundane world of food, bath, and bed will lose all meaning. Packed with such marvels as the blue-ringed octopus, silverback gorilla, hummingbird, and pink-toed tarantula, this big, colorful entry in DK's bountiful My First series is sure to win a favored spot on the family bookshelf. Every page is filled with stunning close-up photos of critters, both domestic and wild. Clear labels help young readers on the road to reading, since they'll be dying to know the name of that furry brown monster (baboon spider) or the cool-looking, pointy-eared cat (caracal). Beyond the spreads on wild dogs, bears, crocodiles and alligators, butterflies and moths, snakes, etc., there are sections on camouflage ("Amazing disguises"), spotted animals, animal colors, animal movers ("strutting rooster," "stalking panther"), animal opposites ("heavy walrus," "light butterfly"), and an animal babies match-up. Readers who love DK's stellar titles might also enjoy My First Farm Book andMy First Word Book. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter

Product Description
Six new titles in the top selling My First series that continue our focus on early language development.

My First Animals Book presents a colorful gallery of critters young children will love. With wild and wonderful beasts from the jungle and ocean, as well as some cuddly creatures kids might find in their own homes, it's a great introduction to the world of animals.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: DK Preschool (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789485214
• ISBN-13: 978-0789485212
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,573,599 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the rest of the series, August 19, 2006

By	Reader Rivka (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Animal Board Book (My 1st Board Books) (Board book)

We love the "my first board books" series - they really hold our 16-month-old daughter's interest, and she asks for them again and again. I was excited to buy the "animals" book, expecting it to be fantastic, but was disappointed to find that mixed in with the crisp, gorgeous photos that are a DK Publishing hallmark were a number of flat, uninteresting drawings of animals. Even animals that should have been easy to find photos of - wolf, penguin, pigeon - are represented by drawings instead. There are still plenty of great photos, but it's a shame that ALL the pictures aren't photos.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Keeps our son's attention, March 28, 2006

By	George M. Nickles III (Cullowhee, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: My First Animal Board Book (My 1st Board Books) (Board book)

As much as our son loves trucks and truck books, he's a big fan of this one too. Each page is a theme such as "creepy crawlies" or "babies in the wild" with appropriate pictures. The pictures are quite good and eye catching. The book is somewhat above average in durability compared to others of this brand (so far). The "pages" seem thinner than in other books, most likely to accomodate many more pages than are in others.

The good: LOTS of animals to look at on each page. LOTS of pages in this book to keep you busy for a while. If you want a faster read, you can turn two pages at a time and still have a good amount of material to go through. A big variety of animals, including more and less familiar ones (to me anyway).

The bad: Perhaps too many animals on each page, and too many pages. To read the entire book in one sitting seems to take a long time.

I do recommend it as a very good, fun, interesting book for kids.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too busy, November 25, 2005

By	TJ (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Animal Board Book (My 1st Board Books) (Board book)

It's a good book, but there are too many animals on each page. The book is more for an advanced reader, rather than a beginner. A picture of a bird is sufficient, rather than 10 different types of birds and all the different names. Also, fyi, note the dimensions of the book, it's smaller than I thought it'd be.