Busy City (Indestructibles Series)

by Maddie Frost (Illustrator), Amy Pixton (From an Idea by)

Overview

Explore the big city in a book that’s indestructible!
 
Traffic’s zooming by—rumble, honk, beep!
Construction workers are building—thud, rattle, clank!
People are in the park—running, strolling, playing!
 
Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are:

• Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven material
• Waterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed!
• Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic reading
• Portable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travel
• Safe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781523504688
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/18/2018
Series:	Indestructibles
Pages:	12
Sales rank:	244,663
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	6 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Maddie Frost is an illustrator living in Arlington, MA.
 

Editorial Reviews

"Vibrant color, diverse people, and assorted sounds welcome infants and toddlers to the metropolis."–Kirkus Reviews
 
"While mom and dad might love the closeness of story time, they surely don't love the ripped pages that come from reading to a curious infant. These tear-, bite-, and spit-proof books have the slimness of a paperback and the durability of a board book."–RealSimple  

 

From the Publisher

2018-09-30

Vibrant color, diverse people, and assorted sounds welcome infants and toddlers to the metropolis.

Each of the five double-page spreads in this short book contains one sentence of spare text introducing the action ("Traffic zooms by"; "People shop and eat"). People presented are of various skin colors and hair colors and of a variety of ages, from kids to gray-haired older adults, and there is one woman in a hijab. She's riding a bus, but young readers will also see women as a firefighter, a police officer, a bus driver, and as construction workers. Cartoonish illustrations are colorful, vivid, and detailed. Cats, dogs, and birds appear on most pages, and such onomatopoeic words as "chomp," "swoosh," "clank," and "rustle" are written next to the person or thing making that sound. There are many interesting details to point out, identify, and talk about with a lap-sitting infant or toddler in the different locations of the city shown, including a residential neighborhood, a construction site, and a city park. The Indestructibles are not printed on board pages but on thin, flexible pages that are "chew proof, rip proof, non-toxic and 100% washable." Co-publishing titles include Hello Farm! and My Neighborhood; the two are very similar to Busy City in illustration and text, but they do not include onomatopoeia, which seems a missed opportunity. Furthermore, My Neighborhood presents single-page scenes, making for busy and confusing spreads.

This detailed book will be best enjoyed one-on-one by engaged adult-baby duos. (Baby book. 6 mos.-2)

Kirkus Reviews