199 Animals

Children need to add lots of words to their spoken vocabularly and this fantastic look-and-talk book will provide them with plenty of opportunities to do so. Images borrowed from Usborne's 1,000 Things...series are collected here in a compact, simplified series for younger children. Thin board will withstand constant use.

A new eye-catching picture word book in an attractive and unusual format with detailed images to pore over and name. This book will help broaden knowledge of rare animals in the zoo environment. Vocabulary building is essential from a very young age and this series of picture word books will give children a good headstart.

This beautifuly illustrated picture word book contains 199 images of prehistoric creatures to look at and talk about. A neat and practical format, in durable board. Part of the '199 Things' series, which includes '199 Things under the sea' and '199 Animals'.

An extraordinary menagerie of fantastical and unreal beasts featuring hundreds of illustrations, from griffins to dog-men, mermaids, dragons, unicorns, and yetis. Fire-breathing dragons, beautiful mermaids, majestic unicorns, terrifying three-headed dogs—these fantastic creatures have long excited our imagination. Medieval authors placed them in the borders of manuscripts as markers of the boundaries of our understanding. Tales from around the world place these beasts in deserts, deep woods, remote islands, ocean depths, and alternate universes—just out of our reach. And in the sections on the apocalypse in the Bible, they proliferate as the end of time approaches, with horses with heads like lions, dragons, and serpents signaling the destruction of the world. Legends tell us that imaginary animals belong to a primordial time, before everything in the world had names, categories, and conceptual frameworks. In this book, Boria Sax digs into the stories of these fabulous beasts. He shows how, despite their liminal role, imaginary animals like griffins, dog-men, yetis, and more are socially constructed creatures, created through the same complex play of sensuality and imagination as real ones. Tracing the history of imaginary animals from Paleolithic art to their roles in stories such as Harry Potter and even the advent of robotic pets, he reveals that these extraordinary figures help us psychologically—as monsters, they give form to our amorphous fears, while as creatures of wonder, they embody our hopes. Their greatest service, Sax concludes, is to continually challenge our imaginations, directing us beyond the limitations of conventional beliefs and expectations. Featuring over 230 illustrations of a veritable menagerie of fantastical and unreal beasts, Imaginary Animals is a feast for the eyes and the imagination.

What a day at school for the animals!

This beautifuly illustrated picture word book contains exactly 199 labelled images of things to be found on a farm. Lots to look at and talk about, this is a great way to extend and broaden children's vocabulary and knowledge of different environments. A neat and practical format, perfect for taking on holiday. Part of the '199 Things' series, which includes '199 Things under the sea', '199 Things in the Garden' and '199 Animals'.

EARLY LEARNING: FIRST WORD BOOKS. 199 sea creatures can be found in this extraordinary picture word book fitted into a neat and practical size. Ages 0+

This innovative collection opens a door into the rich history of animals in China. This title is also available as Open Access.

Turn wheels, pull tabs, lift flaps, and open doors to reveal twenty-six different animals and discover the many remarkable ways that going bottoms-up helps them to survive.--