Now in Board Book format! With eyes wide open to the mysteries of nature, a child on a hike discovers that "a leaf is a boat for a beetle" and that "a nest is a cradle for eggs." Tired from her long... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Beautiful illustrations. Thought-provoking lines on each one that will help me and my granddaughter begin a discussion about what else we can find through it and the illustrations. I had expected more of a story line or more thoughts expressed, but I like this just fine. It leaves the rest of the creative thoughts to come from us.
Very Creative
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Laya Steinberg Dawn Publications (2008) ISBN 9781584690696 Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (8/08) "All Around Me I See" is "A Simply Nature Board Book" from the series published by Dawn Publications. This book takes various occurrences and pieces of nature and encourages looking at them in a different way. For instance, "The wind is a wing for a seed." And, "The rain is a drink for the Earth." Cayden: "Those bees on the cover are drinking out of the flowers." Max: "Bees, Bzzzzzzz! Daisies!" Cayden: "I like that the rain gives the Earth a drink. Like when I water the grass with the hose, that gives the Earth a drink too!" Cayden: "A puddle is a bath for a bird but it is for kids to splash in too!" Max: "Jump in puddle!" Cayden: "The rock is the frog's island like we were on an island camping a couple of days ago." Cayden: "The forest is the tree's family? He has lots of people in his family then!" Max: "Bees!" Cayden: "There is the bee picture that was on the cover again." Max: "Girl fly! Cayden: "She IS flying! How does she do that?" Cayden: "That was a good book! My favorite part was the buffet for the bees!" Parent's comments: I thought that "All Around Me I See" by Laya Steinberg is a clever book encouraging imagination. It takes ordinary things and looks at them in a different way, like the bee buffet that Cayden mentioned. "A meadow is a feast for the bee" is the exact wording for that particular one. I found the book to be creative and unique and think that I enjoyed it almost as much as my children. It even made me look at some things in ways that I had never thought of before!
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