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Summary
Summary
In this approach to explaining the concept of opposites, close-up photographs of pre-schoolers' favourite animals are shown actual size to demonstrate the difference between fast and slow, long and short, smooth and hairy, asleep and awake, and so forth. Rhyming text introduces each one of the 13 opposing pairs and provides an extra clue to help reinforce the meaning. As a bonus two gatefolds in the middle of the book unfold to reveal, amongst other creatures, a lifesize baby crocodile for children to marvel at.
Reviews 2
School Library Journal Review
PreS-KLarge full-color photographs show familiar animals of varying sizes, such as the heavy baby elephant next to a light little butterfly, and a big mother chicken with her little chicks. Size is more accurately depicted here than in some of the publisher's other titles and the pictures are bright and appealing. Unfortunately, some of the illustrations get lost in the gutter. There is a fold-out of a rough crocodile, which is compared with a smooth egg. A serviceable concept book.Margaret C. Howell, West Springfield Elementary School, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Ages 2-5. A joyful interactive book for preschoolers, this large volume uses life-size photos of animals, beautifully reproduced in full color, with a simple rhyming text and questions to get kids naming, thinking, and talking. The concepts are simple opposites (big or little, fast or slow, front or back, open or shut), but they are presented with a theatrical flair that will spark all kinds of questions. A baby elephant swings its heavy trunk as a light butterfly flutters nearby; a cock wakes the house with its noisy sound, while a mouse is "quiet and quick and scurries around." In a centerfold double foldout a baby crocodile with its rough, scaly skin is opposed to the fragility of a smooth, small egg, its shell just beginning to crack. A great way to show the very young the drama of the world around them--and how books can tell them all about it. (Reviewed December 1, 1994)1564587207Hazel Rochman
