By Britta Drehsen with illustration by Sara Ball
Abbyville Press, $15.95, 11 pages
Britta Drehsen?s latest board book, Flip-O-Storic, provides creativity and hours of reading fun. The interactive book describes ten real prehistoric animals, including the saber-tooth tiger, woolly mammoth, and macrauchenia. Read straightforward information about each part of the animal, and young children will get a good idea of what these creatures looked like, how they functioned, and what set them apart.
?The first thing you?ll notice about me is my long, fierce fangs. I can take down large animals with one bite to the throat. Horses, sloths, bison, and camels are my favorite meal. I?m a carnivore of course!?
Once you?ve read the eleven-page book, let the fun begin! Flip-O-Storic is divided into three sections that flip (hence, the name), letting readers mix and match nearly one thousand new creatures. For instance, a smilodon, or saber-tooth tiger, could become a sminycthus, a combination of tiger, mammoth, and bat. Imagine the possibilities!
Illustrator Sara Ball offers beautiful renditions of each animal. Brilliant colors and details stand out against a muted background. Ball is no stranger to children?s books. She?s written and illustrated a number of flip books.
My one-year-old grandson enjoyed flipping through these pages. My five-year-old grandson liked learning about the animals and creating new beasts. The book is of sturdy construction.
The one drawback for the lower range of recommended readers: vocabulary. I had to explain quite a few words to the five-year-old, but I don?t see how they could be replaced. Older readers may not experience that problem.
Reviewed by LuAnn Schindler
Source: http://sacramentobookreview.com/childrens/flip-o-storic/
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