Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780027164404 |
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| Publisher: | Little Simon |
| Publication date: | 10/01/1986 |
| Series: | Dear Zoo & Friends Series |
| Edition description: | Reissue |
| Pages: | 24 |
| Sales rank: | 68,253 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d) |
| Lexile: | BR (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 1 - 3 Years |
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Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
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This is a classic story that I have read and reread with my young girls over the years. They really enjoy lifting the flaps to see and say which animal is hiding behind them.
I had bought this 25th anniversary edition to replace my old, worn copy. However - once I got home I noticed that they "updated" all the pictures. They are not the same as in the original edition! I was very disappointed, and so were my girls.
I don't understand why they (the publishers? the author?) felt the need that this classic story needed new illustrations. It was perfect the way it was. What a bummer!
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I work with special needs preschoolers who absolutely love this book.
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It is an adorable book and my 22 month old loves to read it over and over again!
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The 3-year olds got a kick out of this guessing game. Lift the flap and find what animal the zoo is sending for the wrong pet
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Dear Zoo is a wonderful picture book about the zoo. It has many lifts and engaging pictures to keep the children's attention.
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When a child asks the zoo to send a pet, they send an assortment of silly animals, hidden in lift-the-flap packages. Liam and I both love this one, the board book is a great size, although I was constantly worried he'd tear the flaps. I changed the snake's description to slithery instead of scary, I'm not sure if he'll be afraid of snakes or not.
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Seems great and reminds me of 'please send a panda', Which I loved as a child. Unfortunately my baby doesn't get flaps yet!
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A charming lift-the-flap book that has become a mainstay in its genre. The story is suitably simple, aimed for the youngest of readers, and the subject of collecting exotic pets will appeal to a wide range of ages. What sets this book apart from other books like it, though, is the creativity of the various flaps. Some are cages, some have the animals peeking out the top, some are baskets ... it is fun to guess what animal you will find, based on the shape and clues in the flaps, along with the clues from the story. Making the appropriate animal sound is another fun game to accompany the reading. Both my daughters love this book, making me a happy mama.
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Children like a repetitive structure because it helps them understand what's going on and predict what will happen next. (For that matter, adults like it too! Repetition is a crucial part of traditional storytelling and modern-day speechifying.)This one is about a child who wrote to the zoo for a pet and, being a zoo, they sent him/her all manner of exotic, but unsuitable animals before finally hitting on a puppy. Each animal is hidden inside a box of some sort, that's where the flaps come in.It's great fun (at least the first thousand times, then it's only a little fun) to lift the flaps and adlib some animal sounds to describe whatever's hiding. And, as a plus, the flaps on this book are actually fairly sturdy - we haven't had a rip yet, and we've had this book a few years.Definitely a keeper.
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Another favorite - he loves opening the flaps, especially the snake. He makes a hissing sound when he opens it - just adorable. My only complaint about this book is I wish the flaps were a little heavier - they bend quite easily which then doesn't let them shut fully after several reads.
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I have been reading this book to my daughter since she was 6 months old. Though intrigued, she didn't get into flipping the flaps until 7 months of age. But, as soon as she was interested, I was surprised at how well she could figure out how to open all the flaps. The story is simple enough, the illustrations are great, and I love that the flaps all open from a different side on every page so that baby keeps engaged. She is 11 months now and still loves this book. Each animal gets a kiss before she gingerly closes the flap and turns the page. This will surely become a classic addition to any nursery.
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My 5 year old kid is at a 3 year level in acedemics - unfortunate effect of giving custody to mom for so long. He loved it!
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