Z Is for Zoo

by Roger Priddy

Book Overview

A touch and feel zoo's who book of animals for babies and toddlers. Simple rhyming text is fun to listen to and read. Helps children to develop early vocabulary as they learn about creatures from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312505825
• ISBN13: 9780312505820
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Priddy Books
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 1 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

_Z Is for Zoo_ Is Full of Infant Fun!

I bought _Z Is for Zoo_ for my nine-month-old son, thinking he would get a kick out of the pictures. Not only does he enjoy having it read to him, he prefers it to his other books and gets very excited when I pull it out of the stack. The photographs of the animals are big, bright, and clear, and the twenty-two pages hold an diverse selection of exotic animals, my son's favorites being the black bear, the giraffe, and the elephant. The text is written with short sentences in end-rhyme verse, which helps children pick up on the rhythm of language, and I like the variety of vocabulary, such as "Leopard has spots and whiskers that quiver." The highlight of this children's book is the interactive pages, such as the chameleons' moving eyes, the fuzzy fur on the black bear and the orangutan (for baby's tactile enjoyment), and the foldout pictures of the peacock, giraffe, and elephant, which enages baby's spatial skills (page turning and folding out in multiple directions) and supports symbol recognition, as there is a small green circle at the corner of these pages that tells in which direction to open the fold. The elephant photo opens up to four times the size of a page, which makes quite an impression. Just as important for children, this book is solidly built with thick pages and robust, spongy covers, but my son has still managed to bend the front cover, leaving a crease, and chew the corners. This only serves to lend character to a book that is already abundant with charm. Much like the other books in the Priddy Books Touch and Feel series, I recommend _Z Is for Zoo_ for anyone with a child in the infant-to-preschool age group. I further recommend purchasing a new copy of these books, as the used ones, even those described as "very good," can be well-loved and have subsequent damage that the seller might overlook, which I discovered to my dismay.