Saturday, January 11, 2014

Animal Opposites: A Pop-up Book by Petr Horacek- ESSENTIAL


Horacek, Petr Animal Opposites: A Pop-Up Book. PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick Press, 2013. $15.99.  Content: G.  

Short dog, Tall giraffe. Quiet rabbit, Loud lion.  Page after page, this bright, bold, colorful book explores opposites using commonly known animals.  The left page contains one animal; the right page has the second animal hidden under a flap.  Readers have a chance to guess what the opposite animal will be and are sometimes surprised with the answer.  

Not only is this a “life the flap” book, but the animals under the flap are often times pop-up animals.  We loved this book!  It is simple but fun to read and enjoy.  The best surprise comes on the very last page where the animal is larger than the book itself!  

Pre-K.  EL (K-3). ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: SL.

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