CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2012
"A good "starter" version, though younger children may need some prodding to see how silly the whole premise is. (Pop-up/fairy tale. 6-9)"
The ever-popular (and controversial) "princess" test gets a handsome retelling amid a series of large-scale tableaux.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 10, 2012
"A small gem, elegantly simple from patterned text to creatively engineered moving parts. (Pop-up/concept book. 2-4)"
A smiling square demonstrates eight pairs of opposites thanks to a sturdy array of pull-tabs, nested flaps and pop-ups.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2012
"Perhaps not the best choice for naptime or bedtime (bwa ha ha), but certain to elicit audience demand for multiple re-reads and sturdy enough to stand up to them. (Novelty picture book. 4-7)"
Tactile terrors await anyone intrepid enough to insert little hands into the raised pockets of this nighttime ramble.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 7, 2012
"A quick fix for younger dinosaur devotees, from the co-author of the spectacular Encyclopedia Prehistorica (2005-2007). (Pop-up/informational picture book. 4-6)"
Making up in drama for what it lacks in numbers, this slender paperbound gallery of dinos features pop-up or pull-tab surprises on each of its five spreads.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 7, 2012
"Insipid. (Pop-up/picture book. 4-7)"
A candy-coated burst of high-fructose goo, saturated with pink and equipped with pop-ups on every page.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 14, 2012
"Younger flapoholics are unlikely to absorb much of the content, and older lab rats will do better with more systematic surveys. (Informational novelty. 7-10)"
Lots of flaps and the occasional pull-tab or pop-up don't make these swift passes at chemistry any less superficial.
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