Simms Taback's Safari Animals (Giant Fold-Out Book) [Hardcover]

Simms Taback (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K—This book is boldly illustrated and cheerful, with foldout pages that contain guessing games. On the first verso, "Who am I?" is written in a childlike, chunky font next to a pair of huge gray legs with pink-toed feet. The facing page is black, with the words "I have big feet" in white letters. Open it upward and a larger view of the animal is unveiled, this time exposing four gray legs, a curled-up trunk, and orange tusks. The newly opened flap is a vivid blue and contains the words, "I have a l-o-n-g nose." The page folds out once again to reveal the whole animal in an eye-catching green setting: "I'm an ELEPHANT!" That's the formula for six creatures—but the formula doesn't begin to describe the wonder of opening up each page into a satisfyingly enormous illustration in the master designer/illustrator's typically pleasing shapes with thick, black outlines and wildly contrasting colors. One particularly enjoyable spread shows a golden-brown hippo with yellow eyes, a pink polka-dot mouth, and a fabulously purple background. Young children will have a blast, over and over again, opening the pages, looking at the pictures, and identifying the animals.—Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY
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Product Description

Here's a book that's also a guessing game! Turn the page for your first clue: "I have a huge mane." Open the flap and you'll see another: "I can roar." Open one more, and you'll see the answer to the riddle: "It's a lion!" In this colorful book of safari animals, the award-winning art of Simms Taback becomes a fun, interactive guessing game.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 20 pages
• Publisher: Blue Apple Books; Ill edition (April 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934706191
• ISBN-13: 978-1934706190
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #359,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars great for little ones!, February 22, 2010

By	Amy C. (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simms Taback's Safari Animals (Giant Fold-Out Book) (Hardcover)

Our baby loves this book! She pulls out the book for us to read and she squeals with delight as we open the fold out pages.

5.0 out of 5 stars The young junior detective will have loads of fun guessing who these safari animals are!, May 23, 2009

By	D. Fowler "Dragonfly77" (Vermont) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Simms Taback's Safari Animals (Giant Fold-Out Book) (Hardcover)

Are you a young junior detective and good at guessing and following clues? If so, this book is for you. This is a fun book that can be read on a table and is even more fun to read on the floor with a few of your friends so they can join in the guessing too!

"Who Am I?" Hmmmm . . . there are two big feet and part of a tail showing.

"I have big feet." We can see that, but maybe we need another clue so flip up the page.

"I have a l-o-n-g nose."

Now we can see four big feet, a nose and some "horns." If we flip over the page we'll find out that . . .

"I'm an ELEPHANT."

In this fantastic guessing book there are several animals to discover. There is an elephant, a zebra, a hippo, an ostrich, a lion and a giraffe. This book will get a lot of `reads' so be prepared to reinforce the folds with clear, wide tape or you'll have some torn pages very quickly. This book will be a welcome addition to any shelf!