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32 pp.
| Kingfisher/Macmillan
| September, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7534-6409-0$9.99
(4)
K-3
Flip the Flaps series.
Illustrated by
Mark Bergin.
Lift-the-flap vertical half pages encourage readers to uncover the answers to basic (if random) questions about various types of vehicles. The somewhat scattered and content-lite text (e.g., Q: "What makes a car go?" A: "An engine gives it the power to turn the wheels") detracts from the visual appeal of the carefully detailed transportation illustrations.
(4)
K-3
Flip the Flaps series.
Illustrated by
John Butler.
Information is presented in large print with simple pictures illustrating very broad concepts (e.g., "Sometimes the weather is stormy," "Earth is where we live"). Between each double-page spread is a half-page flap with three questions; readers lift the flaps to discover answers beneath. The lifted flap also completes the left-side picture, showing, for example, Earth's inner layers. The approach is visually appealing. Ind. Review covers these Flip the Flaps titles: Planet Earth and Weather.
(4)
K-3
Flip the Flaps series.
Illustrated by
Nicki Palin.
Information is presented in large print with simple pictures illustrating very broad concepts (e.g., "Sometimes the weather is stormy," "Earth is where we live"). Between each double-page spread is a half-page flap with three questions; readers lift the flaps to discover answers beneath. The lifted flap also completes the left-side picture, showing, for example, Earth's inner layers. The approach is visually appealing. Ind. Review covers these Flip the Flaps titles: Planet Earth and Weather.
32 pp.
| Kingfisher/Macmillan
| September, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7534-6445-8$9.99
(4)
K-3
Flip the Flaps series.
Illustrated by
Simon Mendez.
Lift-the-flap vertical half pages encourage readers to uncover the answers to basic (if random) questions about the ocean and various types of marine animals (e.g., "Which animals have tusks like an elephant and whiskers like a cat?"). The somewhat scattered text detracts from the visual appeal of the carefully detailed nature illustrations. Ind.
32 pp.
| Kingfisher
| September, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7534-6258-4$7.99
(4)
K-3
Flip the Flaps series.
Lift-the-flap half pages encourage readers to uncover the answers to basic (if random) questions about the various types of shelters that house insects, reptiles, birds, and mammals (Homes) or information about jungle-dwelling creatures (Jungle). The somewhat scattered texts detract from the visual appeal of the carefully detailed nature illustrations. Ind. Review covers these Flip the Flaps titles: Animal Homes and Jungle Animals.
32 pp.
| Kingfisher
| November, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7534-6257-7$7.99
(4)
K-3
Flip the Flaps series.
Lift-the-flap half pages encourage readers to uncover the answers to basic (if random) questions about the various types of shelters that house insects, reptiles, birds, and mammals (Homes) or information about jungle-dwelling creatures (Jungle). The somewhat scattered texts detract from the visual appeal of the carefully detailed nature illustrations. Ind. Review covers these Flip the Flaps titles: Animal Homes and Jungle Animals.