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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: My two year old son LOVES, LOVES, LOVES this beautiful book. Although he is very "academic," and letters and numbers are his favorites, I think any child would enjoy this book. There are sooooo many things to learn - not just counting to ten, which our son already knew, but all about different and unique animals and their habitats. My child has the book absolutely memorized, including the dedication "For Bob," as I discovered when listening to him on the monitor read the book cover to cover during naptime. In fact, that is why we are ordering another . . . ours has had a very hard life from overuse!
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Summary: Outstanding Work of Art
Review: This book is just wonderful, not only for children - my 3,5-years-old son just loves it - but also for grown-ups. The drawings are excellent, a fine mixture of realistic and cartoon with lots of subtle information in the frames. The texts are funny. The message is gripping: without water (we) all will go away.From this book one can learn about the animals, the various continents and environments they live in, numbers one till ten. It is an experience for father and son to learn about the marvel of the waterhole.
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Summary: Outstanding Work of Art
Review: This is one of my 3.5 yo's favorite books. It is one of the most beautifully illustrated books that I have ever seen. I can't get over how gorgeous it is. It needs to be read many many times to soak up all there is to see 1) counting book 2)Counting backwards book (the frogs go from ten to one as the story goes on 3) A Geography book 4) an "I spy" book for all the hidden animals 5) An animal habitat book 6) humor book with the "translated" sayings and the silly frogs. 7) a science book on the importance of rain to the environment So bam - you have reading/literature, math, geography, visual discrimination, science (biology and geology), and art too all in one gorgeous package. This is my first encounter with this writer/illustrator but I am definitely going to search out other books.
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