CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2010
"Once perused, it's likely to gather dust. (Pop-up nonfiction. 4-8)"
This striking, oversized list-the-tab survey of the animal kingdom provides a whizbang visual and interactive experience but a rather less satisfying delivery of facts.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
"The tab engineering works so well and smoothly that children will delight in counting these penguins out over and over again. (Pop-up. 4-8)"
Ten little penguins bowling (one bowls; the others are set up like ninepins) count down to one little penguin heading off to Valparaiso in this wee and winsome (and ever-so-slightly ghoulish) counting pop-up.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
"A good idea imperfectly executed. (Pop-up nonfiction. 8-12)"
Poor organization and explanation dilute the success of this rather cool interactive book of optical illusions and magic tricks.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
"Pretty nifty in concept, a little weak in execution. (Pop-up nonfiction. 4-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 19, 2010
"By complementing rather than overpowering the story, Sabuda creates a nearly perfect pop-up adaptation—a rare feat for a technology that too often subordinates book to ostentatious razzle-dazzle. (Pop-up fairy tale. 5-8)"
Heavily outlined jewel-toned watercolors emulate stained glass in this stunning retelling of the familiar tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
"It's not as though access to the animated special is limited in these days of DVD and video on demand; why, for the price of this book, you can buy a copy of the real thing and have a little left over. (Pop-up. 4-8)"
This limp adaptation proves that it takes more than pop-up paper sculptures to make a successful film-to-book transition.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
"And the Bat-Signal lights up! (Pop-up. 5 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
"It's a bit of a shame, though, that there's not more free rein given to readers' imaginations, but one hopes the exercise will give them confidence to create their own pop-ups. (Pop-up nonfiction. 8-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
"A festive invitation to creative liberation. (Pop-up. 4-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 14, 2010
"A showy introduction to a fascinating subject. (Pop-up nonfiction. 6-10)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"An elegant alphabet experience. (Pop-up. 4 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"The sheer volume of facts and busyness of the pages ensure that young rail fanatics will find something new over multiple readings. (index) (Pop-up nonfiction. 8-13)"
Less a pop-up than a pull-out, this survey of railroad history is jampacked with facts delivered in discrete chunks that are nevertheless organized to cover, spread by spread, the development of railroads in Europe and the United States, different rail and engine technologies, the spread of rail transportation around the world, challenges offered by differing terrains, modern trains and train stations.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"This has immediate and obvious appeal to dinosaur-loving preschoolers, who won't notice there's any education going on. (Pop-up. 3-6)"
A bevy of fancifully colored and benignly visaged little dinosaurs counts up from one to 10.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"Big and simple enough to dazzle a group of toddlers, it will also work well in a lap and should hold up to enough repeated readings to satisfy most little ones until they are ready to move on. (Pop-up. 2-4)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 24, 2010
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 24, 2010
"The closing fold-out that features all the animals, labeled, tumbling in a whale's spout is cool, though, even if it's zoologically impossible. (Pop-up. 2-5)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
"Just because something is creepy-crawly and has many legs is no reason to ignore basic taxonomy, even if you want to do something cool to demonstrate millipede walking action. (Pop-up nonfiction. 5-8)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2010
"As a genial introduction to locomotive technology and an outing with a favorite friend, this book gets where it's going. (Pop-up. 3-6)"
The science is slight, but the pictures are bright and the tabs work in this movable addition to the Maisy juggernaut.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2010
"Pass. (Pop-up. 2-5)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2010
"The only positive feature to this essentially pointless exercise is that the target audience is old enough to read it independently. (Pop-up. 7-11)"
