Under The Sea (Magic Window Books (Running Press)) [Board book]

Beck Ward (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Magic Window Books (Running Press)

These interactive books, perfect for engaging young minds and hands, get a whole new twist with the addition of a touch and feel element on every page. Designed for children aged 3 years and older, MAGIC WINDOWS TOUCH AND FEEL introduces early-learning concepts with an interactive component, via a touchable, changing-picture mechanism that’s fun and full of surprises.

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About the Author

Beck Ward is the former editorial director for the children’s division of a major book packaging company. She is the author of many books for children including Running Press's Life in the Jungle and Under the Sea (Magic Windows Touch and Feel series).

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Board book: 10 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Kids (September 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762418486
• ISBN-13: 978-0762418480
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars engaging and interactive, perfect for tactile toddlers, October 20, 2004

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YinYang (SoCal, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under The Sea (Magic Window Books (Running Press)) (Board book)

This & the other Magic Windows Touch & Feel books are my highly tactile 16-month-old son's VERY favorite books (well, it's a toss-up between these and the "That's Not My..." series). He loves to look at the bright colors and feel all the different textures, not to mention notice the changing pictures and "reveals" when I pull out the center panel of each page for him.

This series has a much wider variety of textures than most touch and feel books -- not just the usual smooth, soft, and rough, but also slippery, sticky, bumpy, etc. It's also blessedly free of the usual "scratch & sniff" page, which usually gives me a headache.

I'd give this 5 stars except that the inner tab panels are very difficult to pull out, even for me, and will probably still be too difficult for him when he's 3 or 4 and will be moving on from this kind of book. Also because of the moving parts and assembly of materials, it's not the most durable book -- my toddler only gets to play with it when I'm with him, as I'm afraid he'd destroy the book and/or choke on parts he pulled off if left with it unsupervised in his crib or playpen.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny for your child, May 1, 2009

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Joel (PORT WASHINGTON, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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Aside from Llama Llama Red Pajama, this is one of my 1yr young daughter's favorite books.

PROS
1. Many different textures for your child to feel. My daughter is entranced by the squishy-rubbery feel of the octupus.
2. Very durable - pages are tough and thick.
3. Easy for your child to turn the page.
4. Intentionally designed for the object of focus to be the textured item in the center. My daughter comes to look for them at each turn of the page.

CONS
1. Only one - the inserts are a bit difficult to pull out and put back in.

SUMMARY
Buy the book. Your child and you will not be disappointed. I like this idea as while your child is playing with the texture you can read to them the text on the page. A great way to hold the child's attention. My daughter comes to look for these books every night.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absoulutly fabulous book!, March 23, 2007

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Christin A. Mason "Samone" - See all my reviews
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My son has three of the magic window touch and feel books, and loves them all. They are better than other touch and feel books because: a. They offer more types of textures and b. they have a bit of mystery to them. He loves them so much that he carries them around with him.