Pets (Touch and Explore Series)

by Geraldine Krasinski, Xavier Deneux (Illustrator)

Overview

Touch and Explore: Pets is a multisensory journey for children who want to do more than just listen!

Pet the fuzzy animals and lift the flaps to find out more about each animal friend: The Touch and Explore™ series, already bestsellers in their original French editions, are well-crafted interactive titles that encourage hands-on engagement, learning and knowledge retention. As you move through each page, young readers can touch a puppy's soft fur, a canary's feathers, and a turtle's smooth shell! It's a trip on a pet adventure that's just a touch away.

• A splashy treat for visual learners and pre-readers, kids can discover the facts, feel, and functions of pet animals
• Bright illustrations encourage kids to immerse themselves in pets' fascinating lives
• Sturdy board book design is just the right size for small hands

Fans of other books in the Touch and Explore series will also enjoy the interactive learning and excitement found in Touch and Explore: Pets.

• Great family read-aloud book
• Books for 3–5 years old
• Books for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school children

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782745981790
Publisher:	Tourbillon
Publication date:	04/04/2017
Series:	Touch and Explore Series , #5
Sales rank:	783,764
Product dimensions:	8.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.37(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Xavier Deneux's chic, bold style and insightful grasp of what makes younger children think, connect, and smile has resulted in over 100 critically lauded books. He is the creator of the My First Slide-&-Play Book and TouchThinkLearn series. He lives in Paris, France.

Géraldine Krasinski is a children's books editor in Paris. She has written many books for Éditions Milan, Tourbillon, and Larousse, particularly animated and interactive books.

Editorial Reviews

2017-05-24
Shopping for a pet? This busy board book introduces to toddlers the common characteristics of nine household pets. A cat and a dog each occupy a double-page spread, with the verso page divided into four squares of illustrated information about the pet's babies, diet, and toileting needs. A fourth square that explains the animals' space needs includes a flap with further information hidden behind it. A bird also warrants a double-page spread, with the verso providing generic information and a canary used as a specific example on the recto page. A guinea pig, hamster, fish, turtle, mouse, and rabbit are each described on just one page with factual information in a relatively large font. Each animal's depiction includes a tactile element with varying degrees of success. For example, the shiny scales of the fish are described, but, upending expectations, the fish pictured is not shiny, and the canary's feathers look and feel more like fur. Safari (written by Stéphanie Babin, illustrated by Deneux, and published simultaneously) follows the same format to highlight animals of an African savanna: lion, baboon, elephant, zebra, crocodile, and giraffe. Both volumes end with a summary page that mentions additional, related animals. The tactile patches will be the primary draw for young children. Unfortunately, they probably won't survive the rough touch of toddler fingers, and the bindings are far from sturdy. Serviceable for as long as it lasts. (Board book. 1-3)

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